The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-15
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j. Seven minutes are 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.
g. la all cases, there TO be forfeiture OF the pay
OF the trip, when The trip is not run forfeiture Of
at least oneiour part of it, when the running or ar
rival is so far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail I; and forfeiture OF due
proportion OF il, when grade OF service is rendered
inferior to that in the contract. These forititures
may be Increased into penalties Of higher amount ac
cordDg TO the nature or frequency OF the failure and
the importance Of the mail
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due tme for failing to
take from, or deliver at post Office the mail or any
part Of it for suffering il TO be wet injured, lost or
destroyed for conveying II in place or manner that
exposes it TO depreciation, loss, or injury and for not
arriving at the time set And for setting up or run
ming express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance Of the mail, penalty will be exacted
equal to a quarters pay.
5. The Postmaster General may anDul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Once
laws for dsobeying the instructions Of the Depart
ment; for refusing to discharge carrier wheh re-
CURED by the Department; for assigning The con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster General
for setting up or running an express as Aforesaid.
The Postmaster 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 onal service required, or
for the increased speed, if the employment OF addi-
tonal stock carriers is rendered necessary Out te
contractor may in such case, relinqush The contract,
on timely notice, if he prefers 1t TO The change lie
may also discontinue curtal the Sc wee, he allow
ing months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with.
T. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices otherwise after the expiration OF each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Novem'
Der.
", ding 10 fhs hest
nation but increased pay iu be aiioued, should they
prore 10 be greater than is adrerssd the places are cor
reilly named
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transPor-
aton of the mail with any person VINO snail nave
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
into any combination, to prevent the making OF any
bid for "A mail contract by any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any agreement, or snail
have given 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. 800,
10. A bid received after time, to wit the 18th
April next at p. m, without the guarantee re-
quired by law; or that combines several routes IN
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, net adJu ged to
be eXtrava CANT.
H. bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time is asked, and if is obvious that no mail connec-
ton or other public accommodation IS preJudced-
He may ask for specified number OF days Tor more
running time TO the trip at certain seasons OF Pecui-
arIy bad roads. But beyond these changes proPo-
sal for service different from the advertisement wiz
preyent its being considered in competition with
regular bid not set aside for extravaganza; and
where bid contains any of the above alterations
their will be estimated IN comParng
with other proposals
u There should be but route bid for in pro-
posal.
49, The route, the service, the yearly pay the bid
der's name and residence, and the name Of each mem
Der of the firm, where company oilers, should be
distinctly stated.
IA. The following is the form Of the guaran'y
which should be filed the first blank with the name
of the guarsnor the second with that OF the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minatng points Of the route and alter being dated
should be signed by the guar antor who must be shown
by the written certificate oil postmaster or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, to be man of pro-
perty, and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that --i
his bid for carr, ing the mail from --to- be
accepted by the Post master General, - shall en-
ter into obligation prior to the lst day OF July next
with good aud suicien, suretes, to perform the ser
vice proposed.
"Dated-"
Is. The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed
to the First Assistant Postmaster General, with snail
Proposals IN the State of -" written on the lace
of the letter and should be despatched In time TO be
received by or before the 18th April next, at O'Clock
p. ,
I6 The contracts are to be executed before the
LIST July next
Posr 0rrIoE DErhRrnrsT,
January &c, lsI3.
CHARLES A. wICKLIFFE.
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