The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-17
NOTES.

| l Seven minutes are allowed for opening ard
closing the mails all Offices where particular
| time is spec fed
| 2 Post Office blanks, and msil bags, to be
conveyed without further charge Oh ma lines al
| hitting of such convey ance.
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 fourth part Off, when the rum or
arrival is far behind time to lose the lion
with depending mail, and forfeiture of r due
proportion of it, when grsde OF SCI vice is rendered
inferior to that in the contract. These forfeiturs
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
according to he nature 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 deliver at post Office, the mail or
| any part Of it; for suffering It to be w.t, injured,
lost, or d. stroyed for conveying il in place or
manner that exposes it TO depreciation, lossor injury
and for not arriving the time set And for setting
up running an express to transmit commercial
intelligence in advance of the mail, penalty will
be exacted equal 10 quarters pay
S The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failuIes for violating the Post
Office l,ws for dlsobsyng the instructions of the
Department; for refusing to discharge a carrier
when equired by the Depar ment fer assigning the
contract without he consent OF The Postmaster Gen
eral, or Tor setting up or running an express as
sforesaid.
and alter the sch, dule, he allowing pro rata In
crease of compensation, within the res'rcuoes I'M
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, if the employment OF
additional stock or carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may in such Case reinqu sh The
contract, on timely notice, If he prefers II TO The
change. He may also discontinue or curial The
service, he al owing ore months extra pay on the
aH,ount dispensed with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts
post Offices otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, say in February, May, August, and
November.
8. The distances given according 10 The best ,for
nation ba increased pay toiH be aiio,ced should Thy
prore 10 b. greater an is 0dre,ised Je places
rectiy NAMED
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the trsnspor-
tstion Of the mil with any person who shall have
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 TO give
or perform, any consideration to do. not 10 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 m, or without the guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that comb mes several routes IN
sum Of compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not sdjudged
to be cxrsvsgant
IL. A bidder may propose dffercp, days and hours
Of departure and arrival, provided running
time asked and IL is obvious that mail connection
other pubic accommodation ~ prejudiced. lie
may ask for specified number Of days for moro
running time tn the trip at certain seasons OF p Gu
Early bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro-
posal for service different FIR m the advertisement
will prevent its being considered in competition
with regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza;
and wheie bid contains any of the above sera
tons, their Disadvantages will be estimated in com.
pairing it with other proposals.
IL There should be but one route bid for m a
proposal.
IL. 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 dstinc ly stated.
IA. The following is the ftrm OF the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with the
name Of the gusrsn,or, the second with that OF he
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'israbtor,
who must be shown by the written certificate Of
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory tesmo
nial, ,c be man Of property, and able to make
good ms guaranty. This guaranty, so cetuhcdt
should accompany ench bid
The undersigned - guarantees that - It
hi, bid for carr, ing the mail from - to - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall
enter into an obligation prior TO the LIST day OF
July next, with good and sufficient suretics TO per.
orm the service proposed.
"Daied 10y
Is The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
10 the First Assistant Postmaster General, WIN
" Mail Proposals IN tie State OF -" written on
he face Of the letters and should be despatched N
inc be received by or before the 18th April next,
4 3 O'Clock, p. m. ..
l6 The con,r cts are to be executed before tie
Is, July next.
Posr Oyror Dsr.nrmrNr, Feb ~, Isi3.
G. A. WICKLIFFE, r. ~. Gsprai,
Feb l3-lsw3m