The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-07

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Leave Grand Prairie every Saturday al q IN; ar
rive al West Prsire next day by bpm
NOTES.
l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening aud clos
ing the mails at all Offices where no particular time
is specified.
2. Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be con
yeycd without further charge mail lines admitting
of such CONVEYANCE.
g. In all eases, there is to he a forfeiture of the pay
Of the trip, when the trip is not run forfeiture of
at least one-fourlh part Of it, when the running
rival is 30 far behind time TO lose the connection
with a depending mail and a forfeiture Of a due
proportion of II, when grade Of service Is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These foreit,lres
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
cordng TO the nature frequency OF the failure aud
I importance Of the mail.
4. Fines will he imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained In due time for failing 10
take from, or deliver at post otcc the mat, any
part of il for suffering IL TO be wet, injured lost,
destroyed for conveying ii in place II thai
exposes it TO depreciation, loss Jury and for not
arriving al the time set. And for setting up
ming express TO transmit commercial intelligence
in advance of the mail, penalty will be exacted
equal To quarters pay.
). The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures Tor violating the Post Office
laws for disobey ng the instructions Of the Depart
ment /; Tor refusing 10 discharge carrier when re-
quircd by the Department for assigning The con-
tract Wlnout The consent oil me Postmaster GcHe-
raj, or for setting up running express afore-
said.
4. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in-
crease of compensation within the restrictions inn
POSED by law, for the additional service required or
for the increased speed, If the employment of add
tiona stock carriers rendered necessary but the
contractor may, in such case, relinqush the contract
on timely notice. if he prefers ii to the change. lie
may also discontinue curtai the service, hc al
lowing one months extra pay on the amount dis
pcnscd with.
7. The payments viii be made through drafts on
post offices otherwise, after the expiration of each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Novcm
Der.
g. The distances are gren according to the best ,1r-
nation ba inc eased pay riH be aiored shouid they
prore 10 be greater than IS advertised Jhe places
= city named
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making a contract for the transpor
| tation of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combinations, or proposed to enter
into any combination TO prevent the making Of any
bid for mail contract by any other person per
sons, who shall have made any agreement shall
have given or performed or promised TO give or per-
form, any consideration to do, 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 al p m, or without the guarantee
qulred by law or that combines several routes in
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged to
be cXtrayagant
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, pro, ided no running
time Is asked, aud it is obvious that mail connec-
ton or ether public accommodation is prejudceG.-
lie may ask for specified number Of DAYS for nose
running time to the trip at certain seasons Of pecu-
ary bad roads. But beyond these changes, propo-
sal for service different frum the advertisement will
prevent its being considered in competition with a
regular bid aside xtray nd
where bld contains any OF the above alterations
their Disadvantages viii be estimated in comparing il
with other proposals
Il. There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posaI
-. The route, the service, the yearly paw the bid
der's name and residence, and the name of each
member of the firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
a. The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filled, the ii ST blank with the name
Of the guarantor the second with that Of the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
mnating points Of the route; and after being dated
should be signed 10y the guarantor, who must be
by the written certificate of postmaster or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, TO be man of pro-
lerty, and able To make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, 50 certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that - if
his bid for carrying the mail from - TO - be
accepted by the Postmaster General -- shall en-
ter INTO an obligation prior TO the 1T day of July
next, with good and sufficient sureties to perform the
service proposed
Dated ---m
Is. The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed TO
the First Assistant Postmaster General, with Mail
Proposals in the State Of - written the face
Of the letters and should be despatched in time TO be
received by or before the 18Th April next, at 3
O'Clock, p. m.
i6 The contracts arc 10 be executed before The !
lst July next
Posr OrFIcr DEPARTMENT,
January &c, lSi3.
CHARLES A. WICKLlFFE |
Jan. 30--laNllw
RICHARD THOMPSON'S LIFE PRESERFER |