The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-20
NOTES.

l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular t'e
is specified.
g. Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be con
veyed without further charge mail lines admitting
of such conveyance.
g. In all cases. there to be forfeiture Of the pay
Of the trip when The trip Is not run forfeiture o
at least part Of it, when the running or ar
rival is SO far behind time as lose the connection
with depending mail /; and forfeiture OF que
proportion Of it, when grade OF service Is rendered
inferior to that in the contract. These ioiitnures
may be Increased into penalties OF higher amount ac
cording 10 the nature or frequency oil te failure ana
the importance OF the mail.
A. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, Tor iaii'ng 10
take from, deliver at post office, the mall or any
part Of for suffering it to be wet, INJURED lost or
destroyed for conveying 1t in place or manner that
exposes it to Depreciation loss, or injury and Tor not
arriving at the time set. And for setting up or run
ming an express TO transmit commercial Intelligence
in advance of the mail, penalty VIII be eAacted
equal TO O quarters pay
S. The Postmaster General may annu the contract
for repeated failures; for violating the Post Offce
laws Tor disobeying the instructions OF the Depart
ment; for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
qured by the Department; Tor assigning the con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster General
for setting up running an express as aioresaid
6 The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata In
crease Of compensation within the restrictions I'M
posed DV law, the auutt Onal SCTNICC
for the increased speed, if the employment OF addi-
tiona stock or carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such case relinqush the contract
on timely notice, if he prefers il to the change lie
may also discontinue curta the service, he allow
ing one months extra pay the amount dispensed
| with.
| T. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices or otherwise after the expiration OF each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Novem'
| Der.
8. The distances gren according to III bss iJor-
nation but increased pay ciH be aHoieed, should fy
prove to greater than adcetsed i the places are cor
reilly named.
| q The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor-
tation of the mail with any person VINO shah nave
entered into any combination or proposed 10 enter
into apy combination, TO prevent The making oil any
bid for mail contract by any other perso" or per-
sons or who shall have made any agreement, or snail
have given or ferformed or promised 10 give or per
FORM any consideration to do, or not to do, anything
whatever to induce any other person not TO b'd Tor
mail contract. . ,o,
Anr,I newt at 3 o. M. or without the guarantee re-
| ouired by law that combines several routes IN
| one sum of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, net adJu ged to
| be extraya CANT
of Jeparture and arrival, provided no more running
time Is asked and il is obvious that no mail connec-
ton or other public accommodation Is PreJudced'-
Fle NAV ask for a specified number OF days for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons Of pecur
arly bad roads. But Beyond these changes proPo-
sal for service different from the advertisement Will
prevent its being considered in composition with
regular bid, not set aside Tor extravaganza; and
where a bid contains any OF the above alterations
their disadvantages Will DC estimated III comparing
with other proposals.
-. There should be bu, route bid for in pro-
posal
IA The route. the service, the yearly pay the bid
der's name and residence, and the name "i each men,
Der of the firm, where company o"ers, snouiu DC
! distinctly stated.
"A TIL. following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filed the first blank with the name
of the qusrsntor the second with that OF the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
mnatine points Of the route; and alter being dated
should be signed by the guarantor who must be shown
by the written certificate Of postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, TO be man Of pro-
perty and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty so certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that -
his bid for carr, ing the mail from TO - be
accepted by the Post master General, - shall en-
ter into an obligation prior to the lst day OF July next
with good and sufficient suretes, TO perform the
vice proposed
"Dated--"
H. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
TO the First Assistant Postmaster General, with SNAIL
Proposals in the State of - written on the lace,
of the letters and should be despatched In time 10 be
received by or before 18th April next at O'Clock
p m.
I6 The contracts are TO be executed before the
LIST July next
Posr OrrIcE DEPARTMENT,
January 26, l543.
CHARLES A. WICkLIFFE
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