The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-07
NOTES.

1 Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at all Offices, where no particular
time is specified
2. Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be
conveyed without further chsrge on mail lines ad.
hitting of such conveyance.
g. In all cases, there is to be forfeiture of the
pay Of the trip, when the trip is not run forfeiture
of at least onefourth part tit, when the running or
arrival is far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail, and forfeiture of due
proportion of it, when grade ofssrvice is rendered
inferior to that in the contract. These iorfeurts
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
according to the nature or frequency of the failure
and the importance Of the mail.
a. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing
to take from, or deliver at post office, the mail or
any part Of it, for suffering to be wet, injured,
lost, or destroyed; for conveying il in place or
manner that exposes il to depreciation, loss,or injury
and for not arriving at the time set And for setting
up or running an express to transmit commercial
intelligence in advance OF the mail, penalty VIII
be exactcd equal to quarters pay
S The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures for violating the Post
Office lsws for dsobey wing the instructions OF the
Department; for refusing to discharge caTleI
when required by the Department; for assigning the
contract without The consent OF the Postmaster Gen
eraI, or for setting up or running an express as
aforesaid.
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the scht dule, - allowing apro rata In
crease of compensation, within the restrclioRs I'M
posed by law for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, IL the employment OF
additional stock or carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, such case, relnqu sh the
contract on timely notice, If he prefers II to the
change. He may also discontinue or curtail the
service, he al owing ore months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts
on post Offices or otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, say in February, May, August, and
November.
g. The distances are girem according 10 the best to
msiion b increased pay nil be aiio,osd should hy
prore 10 be greater than IS advertised The places are cor
reefiy named.
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the 'rsnspor-
tstion of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed TO enter
into any combination to prevent the making OF any
bid for msl contract by any other person or per.
sons, or who shall have made any agreement or
shall have given or performed, or promised TO give
or perform, any consideration to do, or not TO do
anything whatever to induce any other person not
to bid for mail contract.
10. A bid received after time, TO wit; the 18th
April next at p m, without tie guarantee re-
quired by law; or that combines several routes IN
one sum OF compensation, cannot be considered 70
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged
To be exraysgant.
IL. bidder may propose dIfiercu, days and hours
Of departure and arrival, provided more running
time asked and i, is obv ious that mail connection
or other public accommodation is prejudiced. lie
may ask for a specified number of days for more
running tune to the trip at certain seasons Of Gu.
Isrly bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro-
posaI for service different from the Advertisement
will prevent its being considered in competition
ct IL for svfra
and where bid contains any Of the above aliera.
tons, their disadvantages will be estimated in com
pairing IL with other proposals.
IL There should be but one route bid Tor m
proposal.
Is. 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.
IA. The following is the fCrm Of the gusranty
which should be flied, the first blank with The
name of the guarantor the second With That OF NE
bidder and the third and fourth with The begin
ming and terminating points Of the route and Stef
being dated, should be signed by The guarantee
who must be shown by the written oeruhcate o.
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory test mo.
NAL to be q man OF property, aud able to msAe
good ms gusran,y. This guaranty, so oertiheu'
should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned ------ guarantees that - 1t
his bid for carrying the mail from - to - pc
accepted by the Postmaster General, - haIt
enter into an obligation prior 70 the i't DAY o.
July next, with good and sufficient suretes, TO per
form the service proposed.
"Daed 10y
is The bid should be sen, under seal, addressed
to the FIRST Assistant Postmaster General, WIN
Mail Proposals IN the State Of -" written on
the face Of the letter, and should be desPstohea '"
lime to be received by before the 18Th hprl next
At O'Clock, p. m. eh
is The con,r cts are TO be executed before ho
LIST July next ,.,.
Posr Orvicr DRpARrsrsI, Feb -, IefS,
G. A. wICKLIFFE, p, NJ, General
Feb l3-lsw3m