The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-05

mules ana back, once week
The Village, To be supplied from Point Coupee,
q miles and back, once week.
| NOTES.
| l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at s Offices, where no particular
lime is specified; but on railroad and steamboat
routes there is TO be more delay than Is necessary
to deliver and receive the bags.
| The mail is to be conveyed in preference 70
pas eDgers, and to their entire exclusion It's weBh
and bulk require il.
| g. A preference is to be given to passeng rs
brought IN the connecting mail lines over those
| travelling in any Other.
| a. Post Office banks, mail bags, and The special
agents of the Department, on the exhibition OF thti
credentials, to be conveyed without further
charge on a lines admitting OF such conve, ance
S. Mail agents are TO conveyed without charge
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 ia that case separate apartment for the sort
ing and safe. keeping of the mail is to be provided
by the contractor under the direction OF the De-
pertinent
6. In all cases, there is to be forfeiture of the
pay Of the trip, when the trip not rum forfeiture
of at least neiour,h part oft, when the ng or
arrival is far behind time to lose the connec non
with depending mall and forfeiture OF due
proportion Of it, when grade Of So vice is render
inferior 10 that in the contract. These forfeituts
may be increased into penalties Of higher smoIn',
according to he notdre or frequency OF The failure
and the Importance Of the mail
| T. Fin will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satl tacorily explained in due time, for fains
TO take from or dc liver al post Office, the mail
any part u L; for suffering to be w.t., Injured
lost, d stroy ed for conveying II in place or
| rnanGer that exposes Il to predat"n, loss, or IN
jury; for refusing alter demand To 'nvey NAL by
any coach, ia r 'ad car, or st boat, VII CHI the
contractor regularly runs on the route, beyond the
sp fed number OF trips in the contract; and tor
no, arriving at The time set Aud for setting up o.
running AN express TO transmit commercial n'.lli
gence in advan { Of the NAL, penalty will be ex
acted equal 10 a qu,rter's pay
The Postmaster General may annu the con
tract for repeated failures; Tor v,ol4i'.g the Post
Office laws; for dsobcy ne the Instructions OF HE
DE ar men; for r. fu.ing to discharge carrle'
VIII quired by the ID. par men; for Ass gning IN,
cont act without he consent OF he Postn a,ter ten
era, or for sitting up or running an express as
aforesaid.
| The Pos master General may alter tie contract,
and alter the sch DUE, he showing pro rata In
crease OF compen sat,on, whin the res'ricti"Is i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or FIR n Increased speed it the employ ment OF
| additional stock or carriers is renl red necessary
but the nt,actor may, m such case, re inqu s the
con,rsc', ON tim, y notice, # he prefers II To MS
| change. He may so discontinue r cur'ail the
service, lie al owing ore months xtra pay on the
amount lisp, nsen with
| 10. The pa, meats W n be made through drafts
on post Offices or otherwise, after the expiration Of
-sch quart r, say in February, May, August, ana
| November.
| H. The distances given according to the best
| information; buI no increased pay wiil be allowed,
uld they prove to be greater Than is advel fused,
| if the pieces are corr city named.
l2 The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly Haking CONTRACT tor the transpor
tation Of he mail with any person who shsl have
entered into any combination, or propos 10 cutter
il to any combination, 10 prevent the making OF any
bid for msil coRu act by any other person or per.
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, or
shall have gwen or performed or promised TO give
or perform, consideration to do, or not TO d.
anything whatever to induce any other person not
to bid Tor a mail contract
Is. On coach routes where the present contractor
shall be superseded by an unde rbidder, who may
not have t.e stage property requisite for the per-
furmance ofthe contract he shalt purchase from the
present contractor such Of his coaches, teams and
harness belonging to the route shall be needed,
and may be suitable for the service, at fair valua-
ton; ami make pay ment therefor by asonable in
staments, as his pay becomes due, unless the pre-
sent contractor shall continue to run stages on the
route. Should they not sgree rs to the suiiabeness
of the property, the terms, or the security, each
may choose person who may appoint third. AMI
their decision shall be final; the Postmaster Gen
ei al will name the umpire. Should the underbdder
fail to comply, lis bid viii be offered 10 The
tractor; but should h. decline it, the prop sails o
the undtrbidder will be accepted Internationally.
The underbidder should give early notice Of his in
enton to take or not to take the stock and it the
after, Of his re.sols and the present contractor is
to d,tt rmme, the first application, whether be
will sell it or not.
IA. A bid received after time, 10 wit the 18th
A . tn. ,xfaA
quired by law; that comb mes several routes in
Que sum Of compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged
to he exravagant
Is. bidder may offer on coach, railroad, or
steamboat route where that transportation IS diff
cul impract cable at certain sea ons 10 subt tute
horse wagon conveyance, or 10 intermlt service,
specified number of days, weeks, or months HI
may propose to emit office that is naccess ble or
is not on the sage road, the railway, or al sean
boa, Landing. the case may be, or he may offer TO
substitute an Inferior mode Of supply in su h Cases
He may propose different days and hours OF depart
urc and arrv !, provided 70 more running time
asked, and il is obv Gus that no mail come c,on or
other pubic accommodation is pr'ja iced. II,
my ask for specified number Of days for more
running time to the TIP at certain seasons of Gu.
liar bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro
posaI FIR service different from the ad,t rt,sem n,
will prevent its beng considered in competition
with regular bid, not set aside for extr vasance
AMI whe bid contains any OF the above altera
tons Their Disadvantages Will be estimated in cvm-
pairing it'll other proposals.
16 There should be but one route bid for in a
proposal
IL The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
bidders rame and Tesderce, and The name o each
ms mber OF the firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
H. TIE 70 lowing is the form of the guaranty
VIII CHI should b. hiled, the first blank with tn.
anne OF the g,,aranlor, the second with that Of he
bidder and the third and fourth 18th the b, en-
nibg and t.rmn ing points of the route and At,
beng date l., should be signed by he g'israutor,
who must be shown by the written certhc tie OF
postmaster, or other equal satisfactory test mo
NAL TO be man of property, and able to maxi