The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-28
NOTES.

| |. Seven minutes allowed luf opening eioo"
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular Tune
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 is to be forfeiture OF the pay
of the trip, when The trip Is not run forfeiture OF
at least one-fourth part Of it, when the running or ar
rival is so far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture OF cue
proportion of it, when grade Of service is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These iorititures
may be Increased into penalties Of higher amount ac-
cordng TO the nature frequency oil the failure ana
| the importance Of the mail
| A. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained IN due time, Tor lailltg 10
take FROM or deliver at post Office, the mall or any
part Of il for suffering it to be wet injured, lost or
destroyed for conveying II in place or manner mat
exposes it to Depreciation loss or injury; ana Tor mol
arriving at the time set. And for setting up or run
ming an express TO transmit commercial ineiiigence
| in advance of the mail, penalty will be exacted
equal to quarters pay
s. The Postmaster General may annu the contract
for repeated failures; FOR violating the Post once
laws for disobeying the instructions OF Inc depart
ment for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
uuired by the Department; for assigning the con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster General
or for setting up or running an express as
| The Postm aster 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 addt ona service required, or
for the increased speed, if the employment OF addi-
tional stock carriers rendered necessary Out 'he
contractor may such case, rellnqush the cohract,
on timely notice. if he prefers il to the change lie
NAV also discontinue or curta the Sc wee, he allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount uisPe"sou
| with.
| 7. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices otherwise, after the expiration OF each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and NoVem'
ber
,iuU In IN hes
nation b no increased pay ,ciH be aoued, should they
prore be greater than is advertised u The places are cor
re, tiy named
| Q The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transPor-
| tation of the mail with any person VINO snah nave
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 ehter
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 shai
have given or Performed or promised to give or per-
form any consideration to do, or mol TO 90, ahSnns
whatever to induce any other person not 10 bid ior
mail contract. ,,.,
| 10 A bid received after time, to wit; the l3th
April next al p m, or without Inc guarantee 'c
oured by law or that combines several routes III
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered ID
competition with regular ProPosa'' h'' "'J" b" "
be extraya CANT. 80 >,
| II A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time Is asked aud II is obvious Thai no ma cohnec-
pr
| N. may ask for a specified number of day. for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons oil Pecu'-
arly bad roads But beyond these changes, proPo.
sal for service different IRON the advertisements VIII
| preyent its being considered in competiiion WIN
rrevuIar hid not set aside FOR extravaganza; and
| wbere n hid contains any OF the above alterations
their dsady antages will be estimated IN comparing u
with other proposals.
10 There should be but one route bid Tor IN pro-
posal a.. ~.
49, The route, the service the yearly pay the DID
ders name and residence, and the name oil each mem
her oC the firm. where q company offers, should be
distinctly stated
| "A The following is the form Of the guarany
which should be filed, the FIST blank with the name
the guarantor the second with that oil The bidder
and The third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minating points of the route and ailer being dated,
shad lie s,oncd by the guar antor who must be shown
nv the written certificate OF postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, 10 be man of pro-
| nrr,y 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 10 - be
accepted by the Post master General shan en-.
Ter into an obligation prior to the lday OF July next
with good and sufficient sureties TO perform the ser
vice proposed
| "Da,ed-"
IL The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
10 the Fist Assistant Postmaster General, with Man
Proposals IN the State Of - >, written on The lac 4,
of Ike letter snd should be despatched IN lime 10 be
received by or before the 18th April nex at O'Clock,
p. m. --,-l - :, .
I6 The contracts are TO be executed before he
lst July next
Posr Orricr DfrAnrnrSr,
January 26, lsiJ
CHARLES A. wICKLIFFE.
Jan. 3O-lawllw
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