The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-07
NOTES.

Inc village TO De supplied from foint Coupoe,
miles and back once week
NOTES.
I, Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at all Offices, where no particular
time IS specified; but railroad and steamboat
routes there is TO be delay than necessary
to deliver and receive the bags.
2 The mail is to be conveyed in preference TO
ssengers and their entire exclusion il its weight
and bulk require it.
8. A preference is TO be- given to passeng rs
brought in the connecting mail lines over those
travelling in any other.
4. Post Office banks, mail bags, and the special
agents of the Department. on the exhibition OF their
credentials, to be conveyed without further
charge mail lines admitting OF such conveyance. !
5. Mail agents are TO conveyed without charge
on the principal railroad and steamboat lines, where
the size OF the mails and the number of tue Offices
will require their employment by the Department,
and in that separate apartment for the assort-
ing and safe keeping Of the mail is to be provided
by the contractor under the direction Of the De-
partment.
6. In all cases, there is to be forfeiture OF the
pay of the trip when the trip is not run; forfeiture
of at least onefourth part oft, when the rum ng or
arrival is far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail; and a forfeiture Of due
proportion of it, when grade Of servce is rendered
inferior to that in the contract. These forfeures
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
according to the nature or frequency OF The failure
and the importance of the mail.
| Z Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing
to take from, deliver at post Office, the mail, or
any part of il; for suffering Il to be wst injured,
| lost, or destroyed for conveying il in place or
manner that exposes It to depreciation, loss, or in
jury; for refusing after demand TO convey mail by
any coach, railroad car, or steamboat, which the
contractor regularly runs the route, beyond the
specified number OF trips in the contract; and for
not arriving OF the time set. And for setting up or
running express to transmit commercial ntelli
gence in advsn Of the mail, penalty will be ex
acted equal TO quarters pay,
8 The Postmaster General may annul the con
tract for repeated failures; for violating the Post
Office laws for disobeying the instructions OF the
Department; for refusing to discharge a carrier
when required by the Depar ment; for assigning the
contract without The consent OF the Postmaster Gen
era, or for setting up or running an express as
aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the sch, dule he allowing apro rata In
crease of mpensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, If the employment OF
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may in such case, relnqu sh the
contract, on timely notice, If he prefers it to the
change. He may also discontinue or curtail the
service, he al owing months extra pay on the
7 amount dispensed with.
| 10. The payments will be made through drafts
on post Offices or otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, say in February, May, August, and
i November
II. The distances are given according to the best
information; but increased pay will be allowed,
should they prove to be greater than is advertised,
if the places are correctly named.
! ~ The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor'
tation of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
into any combination, to prevent the making OF any
bid for nail contract by any other person or per
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, or
shall have given or performed, or promised 10 give
or PERFORM an, consideration to do, or not to dc,
anything whatever to induce any other person not
| to bid Tor matt contract.
| - On coach routes where the present contractor
shall be superseded by an underbidder, who may
not have the stage property requisite for the per-
Torrance ofthe contract. he shall purchase from the
present contractor such of his coacles teams, and
| harness belonging to the route as shall be needed
and may be suitable for the service at fair valua
ton; and make pay ment therefor by reasonable in
| staments his pay becomes due, unless the pre-
sent contractor shall continue to run stages on the
route. Should they not agree rs to the suableness
Of the property, the terms or the security, tach
may choose person who may appoint third. ami
their decision shall be final; the Postmaster Cen
eta will name the umpire. Should the underbidder
i fal 10 comply DIS Dlu VIII DC OHSrtu 10 'ne COLI
| tractor; but should he decline it, the prop sails
the underbidder will be accepted Internationally
The underbidder should give early notice OF his in
iention to take or take the stock, and if the
after, of his reasons and the present contractor is
to determine, on the first application, whether be
1 will sell it or not
IA. A bid recs ived after time, to wit: the 18th
| April ne xt at 3 m, without the guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that combines several routes in
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not adJudged
to be extravagant
Is. A bidder may offer COACH railroad, or
steamboat routes where that transportation is diff
Gull or imprac cable at certain seasons 20 substt ute
horse or wagon conveyance, or TO intermt service,
specified number of days, weeks, or months. He
NAV propose to omit an office that is inaccessible,
is not on the sage road the railway, or at steam.
boat landing, the may be, or he may offer to
substitute an Inferior mode Of supply in such cases.
He may propose different days and hours Of depart
ure and arrival, provided more running time l.
asked, and it is obvious that no mail connection or
other public accommodation is prejudiced. lie
may ask for specified number Of days for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons OF pecu
liar bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro-
posal for service different from the advertisement
will prevent its being considered in competition
with regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza;
and where bid contains any OF the above altera
tons their disadvantages will be estimated in com.
pairing it with other proposals
/ L. There should be but one route bid for in
proposal.
IL. The route, the service the yearly pay, the
bidders name and residence, and the name OF each
member of the firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
10. The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be flied, the first blank with the
name of the guaranor, the second with that OF the
bidder and the third and fourth with the begin
ming and terminating points of the route and after
being dated, should be signed by The guarantor,
who must be shown by the written certificate of a
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory testmo.
NAL to be man of property, and able to make
good his guaranty This guaranty, so certified