The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-02-12
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NOTES.
l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at all Offices, where particular
time is specified; but railroad and steamboat
routes there to be delay than is necessary
to deliver and receive the bags.
2. The mail is to be conveyed in preference to
Passengers and to their entire exclusion, its weight
aud bulk require it,
3. preference is to be- given to passengers
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, are to be conveyed without further
charge on mail lines admitting OF such convey snce
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 tor the assort-
ing and safe keeping of the mail, to be provided
by the contractor under the direction of the De-
partment
g. In all cases, there is to be forfeiture OF the
pay of the trip, when the trip not run; forfeiture
of at least onefourth part Off, when the running or
arrival is far behind time as to lose the connection
with depending mail, and forfeiture Of due
proportion of it, when grade of SCI vice is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These forfeiturts
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
according to the nature or frequency of the failure
and the importance of the mail.
7. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for falling
to take from, deliver at post Office, the mall or
any part of it, for suffering it to be wet, injured,
lost, or destroyed; for conveying 1t in place or
that exposes 1t to depreciation, loss, or in
ury; for refusing after demand to convey mail by
any coach, railroad car, or steamboat, which the
contractor regularly runs on the ROUTE beyond the
soeciied number OF trips in the contract; and for
n arriving at the time set. And for setting up or
running an express to transmit commercial lnteh
gence in advance of the mail, penalty will be ex
acted equal to a quarters pay
g. The Postmaster General may annul the con
tract for repeated failures; for violating the Post
Office laws; for disobeyng the instructions of the
Departments for refusing to discharge a carrier
when required by the Department; for assigning the
contract without The consent of The Postmaster Gen
eral, or for setting up or running an express as
aforesaid
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the scht dule he allowing pro rata OF
of compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required,
for the increased speed, if the employment in
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, renqu sh the
contract, on timely notice, If he prefers it to the
change. He may also discontinue or curtail the
service, he al owing ore months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
10. The payments will be made through drafts
on post Offices otherwise, after the expiration of
each quarter, say in February, May, August and
November.
IL. The distances given according to the best
information but no increased pay will be allowed,
should they prove to be greater than is advertised,
it 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, proposed 10 enter
Into any combination, to prevent the making of any
bid Tor mail contract by any other person or per-
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, or
shall have given performed, or promised 10 give
or perform, consideration to do, or not to do,
anything whate yer to induce any other person not
to bid for mail contract.
49, On coach routes where the present contractor
shall be superseded by an underbidder, who may
not have tho stage property requisite for the per-
Torrance ofthe contract he shall purchase from the
present contractor such of his coaches, team 8, and
harness belonging to the route shall be needed
and may be suitable for the service, at fair valua
ton; and make payment therefor by reasonable in
stalments, his pay becomes due, unless the pre-
sent contractor shall continue to run stages or the
route. Should they not agree to the suitableness
of the property, the terms, or the security, each
may choose a person who may appoint third. ami
their decision shall be fina or the Postmaster Gen.
| eral will name the umpire. Should the underbdder
fail to comply, his bid will be offered to The con.
tractor; but should he decline it, the prop sails o
the underbdder will be accepted Internationally
The underbidder should give carly notice Of his in
tention take not to take the stock, and if the
latter, of his ressons and the present contractor is
to dete rhine, on the first application, whether be
will sell it or not.
IA. A bid received after time, to wit: the l4th
April next at m, or without tee guarantee re-
quired by law; or that combines several routes in
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged
to be exravagant
Is. A bidder may offer coach, rairoap, OF
steamboat routes where that transportation is diff
cult or impractcabe at certain seasons, substitute
horse or wagon conveyance, or to ntermt service,
specified number of days, weeks, months. lie
may propose to omit office that is inaccessible or
is not on the Stage road, the railway, or at steam
boat landing, the case may be, 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 no more running time j.
asked, and it is obvious that mail connection
other public accommodation is prejudiced lie
may ask for specified number of days for more
running time to the trip at certain of pecu
liar bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro
posaI 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
tions their disadvantages will be estimated in com
pairing it with other proposals.
| L. There should be but route bid for in
proposal.
II. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
bidders name and residence, and The name of each
member of the firm, where company offers, shoult
be distinctly stated.
| 10. The following is the form of the guarant,
which should be filled, the first blank with tht
of the guarantor, the second with that of The
bidder; and the third and fourth with the begin
ming and terminating points of the route; and afte
being dated, should be signed by The g'larantor
who must be shown by the written certificate of
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory testimo
NAL, to be a man of property, and able to max.
God his guaranty. This guaranty, so certified
should accompany each bid.