The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-27
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Seven minutes allowed for opening ard
closing the mails at sl Offices, where no particular
lime is spec fed.
Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are TO be
conveyed without further charge on a | lines adj
hitting of such convey ance.
s. In all cases there is to be a forfeiture of the
pay of the trip, wht the trip is not run; forfeiture
of fourth part of it, when The rum NJ or
arrival is far behind time to lose the connet ton
with depending mail; and forfeiture of due
proportion off when grad of SO vice is render
inferior 10 that in the contract. These ioriel,urts
nay be increased iHto penalties oil higher amount,
according to he nature or frequency OF the failure
and the importance OF the mail.
Fms will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be sst ,factorily explained in due time, or iahQg
to t>ke from or deliver al post Office, the mail or
any part Of IT. for suffering 1 to be wet, INJURED,
lost or d. stroy ed; f,r conveying II IN place or
that poses Il TO predst' n loss,or nJuryi
and for not arriving al the time set And ir setting
up o running express 10 transmit conmeTo'al
intelligence ia advance Of the MAJ, penaliy will
be exscted equal TO quarters pay
S The Postmaster General may annul the con
tract for repeated failures; Ter violating the Pos'
Office laws; for dsobsying the instructions OF The
Depart men,; for refusing to discharge oarrei
when required by the Depar ment; for assigning the
contract without The consent OF he Postmaster Gen
era', or for setting up or running an express as
sfOresad.
6. The Pos master General may alter tie contract,
and alter the sch, dule, he allowing pro rata in-
crease Of compensation, within the res'rc,uss I'M
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for Ia increased speed, If the employ ment OF
additional stock or carriers is rendered Necessary
but the contractor nay, in such case, re lnqu Oh Tie
Contract, on timely notice Il he prefers II 20 the
change. Tie may discontinue 'r curtail Tie
service, he al owing ore months extra pay on The
amount dispensed with.
z. The payments will be made through drafts
on post offices or otherwise, after the expiration At
each quarter, say in February, May, August AMI
November
nation bid increased pay rrid be oiio,csd sh0dhy
prore 10 be greater han is adrised, u The places coz
rcofly namsd
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the trsnspor.
tstion Of the mail Srh any person who shall have
entered into any combination, proposed 10 enter
into any combination, TO prevent the making OF any
bid for m IL contrac, by any other person " per-
sons, who shall have made any sgreemrni, or
shall have gwen or performed, or promised TO give
or perform, any consideration to do, or not TO d.,
anything whatever TO induce any other person not
to bid for mail contract
10. A bid rec lived after time, 20 wit: the 18th
April next at m, or without the guarantee re-
qurod by law; or that comb nes several routes in
sum OF compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, not adjudsed
to be extsyagsnt.
H. 4 bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided 20 more running
time asked and it - obvious that no mail connection
or other pubic accommodation !, pr,juciced. lie
may ask for a specified number Of days for more
running t.ne the trip at certain seasons oi cu.
liary bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro-
posa fr service different irum the sdy,ttis, msnt
will prevent its being considered in competition
with regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza
AMI whe,e bid contains any Of the sb, We arera.
tons, their Disadvantages viii be estimated in com
pairing II vth other proposals.
IL There should be but one route bid io- IN
proposal.
10 The route, the service, The yearly pay, tie
bidders name and residence, and he name Of each
mgmber Of the hrm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
IL. The foaowirg Is the fcim Of the guaranty
which should be hIed, tie first blank With nc
name Of the guarsnior, the second With that OF ;hc
bidder aud the third anl fourth viih the bcan.
ming and e rmnating points OF tie route anu III 2
being date l. should be signed by Inc gisrahtor'
who must be shown by The written certificate Of .
postmaster or other equally ss'isfsoiory t'S no
NAL, &c he man Of property, add able to make
good ms guaranty. THIS guaranty, so ocfth'dr
should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that - II
hi. bid for carrying the mail from - to --- be
arc, p,ed by the Postmaster General, - shall
enter into an obligation PRIOR to the LIST Day Z"
Jolly next with good and Sufficient surete', TO per
form the service proposed.
"Da'ed -"
is The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
10 the First A sistaut po,tm ssier Genera, WIN
O. Mil Proposals. IN the State OF -" written an
the face of the letter. and should be despatched N
inc 10 be received by or before the 18Th April n'h''
at O'Clock, p m.
~ The contr Ct, are 10 be executed before Tie
Is, July rer'. ,
Po,1 OyrIor Dsp,Hrytyr, Feb. 10, lef3
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