The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-11
NOTES.

/. Seven minutes allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all offices, where no particular Time
is specified.
2. Post Office blanks, and mail bags are TO be con
yeyed without further charge mail lines admitting
of such conveyance
3. In all cases. there is to be forfeiture OF the pay
Of the trip, when the trip is not forfeiture OF
at least one-lourh part of it, when the running or ar
rival is far behind time To lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture OF due
proportion Of IT, when grade OF service Is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These iori.itures
may be Increased into penalties of higher amount ac-
cordng TO the nature frequency Of the failure and
the importance of the mail.
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained IN due lime Tor failing TO
take from, deliver at post Office, the mail or any
part of it for suffering it TO be wet, injured, lost or
destroyed for conveying il in place or manner that
exposes il to depredalon loss, injury and for not
arriving at the time set. And for setting up run
ming AN express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance Of the mail, penalty viii be exacted
equal TO quarters pay
s. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Office
laws for disobeyng the Instructions OF the Depart
ment for refusing TO discharge carrier when re-
CURED by the Department; for assigning the con-
tract without the consent Of the Postmaster General
for setting up running an express as Aforesaid
The Postm 4ster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata IN
crease OF compensation within The restrictions I'M
posed by law, for the add ona service required, or
for the creased speed, if the employment OF addi-
tiona stock or carriers rendered necessary, but the
contractor may IN such case relnquish the contract
on timely notice, if he prefers il TO the change He
may also discontinue curta the service, he allow
ing months extra pay on 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. IJe distances giren according to the bes itor-
nation but increased pay ioa be aored, should hey
prore 10 be greater than is ddreTd The places are cor
retiy named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract Tor the transport
tation of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed to enter
into any combination, TO prevent The making oil 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, promised to give or per
FORM any consideration to do or not to do, anything
whatever to induce any other person not TO bid for
mail contract -
TO- A bid received after time, to wit the 18th
April next at p. M. or without the guarantee re-
ouired by law or that combines several routes IN
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal net adJu ged 10
be extrava CANT.
IL. bidder may propose different days ana hours
of eparture and arrival, provided no more running
time IS asked and If is obvious that no mail connec
ton or other public accommodation Is preJudiced-
lie may ask for specified number OF days for more
running time the trip at certain seasons OF Pecui
arIy bad roads But beyond these changes, a propo-
sal 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 alterations,
their disadvantages VIII be esumated I'D comparing
with other proposals. 49,.
10 There should be bu, one route bid for in pro-
posal.
ders name and residence, and the name OF each mem
Der of the firm, where company oilers, should be
distinctly stated.
which should be filled the first blank with the name
Of the gsr,ntor the second with that OF the bidder
and the third aud fourth with the beginning and ter
minang 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 has guaranty. This
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned -- guarantees that - IL
his bid for csrrS ing the mail from TO - be
accepted by the Post master General - shall en-.
ter into an obligation prior TO the day Of July next
with good and sufficient sureties to perform the
vice proposed.
" Dated
Is. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the First Assistant Postmaster General with mail
Proposals 10 the State Of -- )" written on the face,
Of Tie letter and should be despatched in time TO be
received by or before the 18th April next at 3oclock
p. m.
I6. The contracts are TO be executed before the
LIST July next.
Posr OrrIcE DEPARTAEST,
January &c, 1919.
CHARLES A. WICKLlFFE
Jan. 30-lap llw
Patent Improved Electrical |