The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-04
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miles and back, once week
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l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at all offices, where no particular
time is specified; but on railroad aad steamboat
routes there is to be delay than Is necessary
to deliver and receive the bags
The mail /, to be conveyed in preference 10
pas engers, and TO their entire exclusion, It's wsgh
and bulk require i.
3. A preference is to BIO given to passens rs
brought IN The connecting mail lines over those
travelling in any oth"r.
4. Post Office banks mail bags, and The special
agents of the Department. on the exhibition o. the n
credentials, are to be conveyed without further
charge on ma | lines admitting OF such convey ance
S. Mail agents to conveyed without charge
on the princips 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-
parment.
6. In all cases there is to be forfeiture Of the
pay Of the trip, when The trip is not rum forfeiture
of at least one-iourth part oft, when the rum NJ or
arrival is SO far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail; and forfeiture OF due
proportion Of it, when grade ofse vice is rendered
inferior 10 that in the contract. These forfeiiures
according to the nature frequency of the failure
and the Importance of the mail.
T. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, Tor failing
to take FROM deliver at post office, the mail or
any part OF It; for suffering i to be w.t injured,
lost. or d. stroyed; for conveying il in place or
manner that exposes Il to depreciation, loss, or in
jury; for refusing after demand TO convey NAL by
any coach, railroad car, or steamboat, which the
contractor regularly runs on the route, beyond the
SIP CITED number OF trips IN the contract; and TO-
not arriving az the time set And for setting up or
running an express to transmit commercial Inleii
gence in advance of the mad, penalty will be ex
acted equal 10 a quarters pay
8 The Postmaster General may annul the con
tract for repeated failures; for violating the Post
Office Tvs; for disobryng the instruction Of the
Departments for refusing to discharge carrier
VIII, re CURED by the Depar men,; for assigning tins
contract without The consent of The Poslna ster Gen
eral, or for sitting up or running an express as
aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the sch DUE, he showing pro rata In
crease of compe nsation, whin the res,rctioLs I'm
posed by law, for the additional service required
or for the increased speed, ii the employ meht OF
additional stock or carriers is rendered necessary
but the Contractor may, in such case, re'nqu s The
contract, on tm' y notice, It he prefers II to 'hs
change. He may aso discontinue ,r curtal the
aH,ount dispensed WITH
10. The p.,menis will be made through drafts
on post offices or otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, say in February, May, August, and
November.
IL. The distances are given according to the best
information; but no increased pay viii be allowsd q,
uld they prove t. be greater than Is advertised,
IL the pl,ces are corr city named.
70 The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
Cr,m kno pplv .ki a cuu
tatipn Of he m.ii with any person who shsl have
ert d into any combination, or propos % eniet
i to sIy continuation, TO prevent the making oi any
ba for m il cont ACT B., any other person or per
sons, or Wlo shall have MADE any asrremch', or
ssal have gwen or performed, or promised 10 give
or perform, Mi, consideration To do, or not To d
any thing what 10 induce any other person not
to bid Tor a mail contract.
49, Tn coach routes where TIL present contrac or
shall be superseded by an underbiIder, who may
not have q g stage property requisite tor The per-
f,rmanc, ofthe contract. he shall purchase from the
present cont actor such OF his COACHES, teams AMI
la, belonging to the route rs shall be needed,
and may be suitable for The service, vi fair valua
t on; and make pa, ment hertfr by r, asonable IN
staments as his pay becomes due, unless the pre-
sent contractor shall continue to run stages on the
route Should they not agree "s to the suitaoeness
Of the property, tne terms or the security, tacn
may crouse person who may appoint third. AMI
their decision shall be final; or the Postmas er Gen
e al will name the umpire. Should the underbdder
fail TO comply, his bid wi be offered TO The con.
tractor; but should h decline it, the prop sails o
the un l, rbidder will be accepted Internationally
The under bidder should give early notice OF his in
lenion to take or not take the stock, and if the
AFTER OF his reasons; and the present contractor is
to Diet, rmne, on the first application, Whether no
will sellt or not.
ID. A bid received after time, to wit: the 18th
A tra CrvIa anfe
CURED by law; or that comb mes several routes in
one sum of comp. nsaton, cannot be con idt red ~
competition with regular proposal, not adJudsed
to be extravagsnt.
Is A bidder may offer coach, railroad, or
steamboat routes, where that transportation diff
cul or mpract cable at certain seasons, 70 subt tute
horse or wagon conveyance, or to intermt service,
specified number of days, weeks, or months ne
NAV propose to init office that is naccess Bile, or
is the sage road, the railway, or al 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 10 more running time
asked and il is obv GUS that no mail connection or
other pubic accommodation is preju'ictd. lie
4 nav ask for specified number Of days Tor more
running time to the trip at certain seasons OF p GU
liar bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro
posal for service different from the advertiser mt
will prevent its being considered in competition
with regular Dlu, NO. seN as'ue 'oi eA""sa6oee
and where bid contains any Of the above ai'era
tons Their disadvantages Will be estimated in COM
pairing it with other proposals.
l6 There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal.
H. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
bidders name and residence, and The name o, each
m4mber OF the firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
18. TIE following is the form Of the guaranty
whch should be filled, the first blank with the
lame Of the gnarantor, the second with that OF The
bidder; and the third and fourth with the begin
nrg and terminating points Of the route ; and ate
being date, should be signed by he g,'arantor
who must be shown by the written certhc 'te OF :
postmaster, or other equal satisfactory test mo
NAL, to be man Of property, and able to max.
rood his guaranty This guaranty, SO certifi d