The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-13
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| NOTES.
| ]. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at all Offices, where particular
time IS specified; but on railroad and steamboat
routes there is to be delay than is accessory
to deliver and receive the bags.
The mail Is to be conveyed in prefer, nee TO
pas engers and to their entire exclusion III weight
and bulk require it,
| 3. A preference is TO be- given TO passeng rs
brought in the connecting mall ines over those
| travelling in any other.
| T. Post Office banks mail bags, and The special
agents OF the Department, on the exhibition oil their
| credentials, to be conveyed without further
charge al lines admitting OF such convey ance.
S. 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 case 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-
| psrtment.
6. In all cases, there is to be forfeiture Of the
pay of the trip, when the trip not run forfeiture
OF at least one-tourth part oft, when the running
arrival is so far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail; and forfeiture OF due
proportion oft. when grade of So vice is rendered
inferior TO that in the contract These forfeitures
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
according to the natare 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,
any part of it; for suffering il to be wst injured,
lost, or destroyed; tor 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 on the route, beyond the
specified number Of trips in the contract; and for
not arriving at the time set. And for setting up or
tn tru nfe
gence in advance of the mail, penalty will be ex
acted equal TO a quarters pay
8 The Postmaster General may annul the con
tract for repeated failures; for violating the Post
Office laws for disobcyng 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
era, 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 in
crease of compensation, 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 renqu sh the
contract, on timely notice, if he prefers it to the
| change He may also discontinue curtail the
| service, he al owing ore months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
10. The payments will be made through drafts
Oh POSt OHlCcS OF OulcTWlSc, thC
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
IL The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making a contract for the transpor
entered into any combination or proposed 10 enter
into any combination to prevent the making OF any
bid for mail 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, any. consideration to do, or not to do
anything whatever to induce any other person not
to bid for a mail contract.
10. On coach routes where tn 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, teams, and
harness belonging to the route shall be needed,
and may be suitable for the service, at fair vaua-
ton; and make payment therefor by reasonable in
stalments, as his pay becomes due, unless the pre-
sent contractor shall continue to run stages on the
route. Should they not agree rs to the suitabeness
Of the property, the terms, the security, each
may choose person who may appoint third. and
their decision shall be final; the Postmaster Gen
era will name the umpire. Should the underbidder
fail to comply his bid will be offered to The con-
tractor; but should he decline it, the proposals 0
the underbidder will be accepted Internationally.
The undeibidder should give early notice of his in
lentOn to take not to take the stock and if the
after, Of his reasons; and the present contractor is
to determine on the first application, whether he
will sell it or not
April next at 3 m, without the guarantee re-
qured by law; 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 on coach, railroad, or
steamboat routes, where that transportation is diff
cult or impraccable at certain seasons to subst tute
horse wagon conveyance, or TO intermt service,
specified number of days, weeks, or months He
may propose to omit office that is inaccessible or
is not on the Stage road the railway, or at steam
boat landing as the case may be- or he may offer TO
substitute an inferior mode of supply in such
He may propose different days and hours of depart
ure and arrival, provided no more running time
asked, and it is obvious that mail connection or
other public accommodation is prsjudiced. 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
posa 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 atera
TONS their disadvantages will be estimated in COM
pairing it with other proposals.
l6 There should be but one route bid for in
proposal.
H. 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.
18. The following is the form of the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with the
name ofthe guarantor, 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 g,iarantor,
who must be shown by the written certificate of
postmaster, other equally satisfactory test mo-
NAL, to be man of property, and able to make
good his guaranty. This guaranty, so certified
should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned -- guarantees that - if
his bid for carrying the mail from -- to - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, shall enter
into an obligation prior to the LIST day of July