The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-09

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Leave Grand Prairie every Saturday al nj ar
rive at West Prairie next day by 6Pm.
NOTES.
l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where particular time
is specified
2. Post Office blanks and mail bags, are to be
veyed without further charge on 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 moi run forfeiture OF
least fourth part Of IT, when the running
rival is so far behind time to lose the connection
with a depending mail and a forfeiture of due
proportion of II, when grade Of service is rendered
Inferior TO that in the contract These foreitures
may be increased into penalties Of higher amount,
cording TO the nature frequency of the failure and
| / importance Of the mail.
| A. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing 10
take FROM deliver at post office, The mail, any
part of it for suffering it to be wet, injured lost,
destroyed for conveying 1t IN place or amer that
exposes it to depreciation loss, injury and for not
arriving at the time set. And for setting up 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 annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Office
laws; for dsobey ny the instructions of the Depart
ment for refusing to discharge a carrier when
| CURED by the Department for assigning the
| tract without the consent of the Postmaster Gene
rail- or Tor setting up or running an express rs aiore-
| said.
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
| crease of compensation, within the restrictions inn
yosed by law for the additional service required,
for the increased speed, if the employment OF addi-
tional stock carriers rendered necessary but the
contractor may, IN such case renquIsh the contract
on timely notice, if he prefers it to tie change. He
may also discontinue or curtai the service, he al
|
| pensed 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
s. The distances giUen according 10 the best intor-
nation bat inc eaed pay ioiH be aHoiced should they
prore TO be greater than is advertised hs places
| !, cily named.
| 8. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transport
| tation of the mail with any person who shall have
| entered into any combination, or proposed to enter
into any combination, TO prevent the making OF any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per-
sons, who shall have made any agreement, or shall
have given performed, Promised TO give or per-
FORM any consideration to do, not to do, anything
whatever TO induce any other person moi 10 bid for
mail contract.
10. A bid received after time, to wit the 18th
| April next at p. m, without the guarantee re-
CURED by law that combines several routes IN
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not adudged to
| be cxtrayagant.
| IL. bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
| time is asked and il is obvious that mail connec
! ton other public accommodation is prejudiced.-
| lie may ask for specified number of days for more
running time TO the trip at certain seasons Of pecull
arly bad roads. But beyond these changes, a propo-
sal for service different r the advertisement will
| prevent its being considered in competition with
regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza; and
where bid contains any of the above alterations,
their disadvantages will be estimated IN comparing it
with other proposals.
II. There should be but route bid for in pro-
posal
Is. The route, the service the yearly pay the bid
der's name and residence, and the name of each
member Of the firm, where company Offers should
be distinctly stated.
II. The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filled the st blank with the
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 by the guarantor, who must be sworn
by the written certificate Of postmaster, other
equally satisfactory testimonial, TO be OF pro-
perty, 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 LIT day Of July
next, with good and sufficient surees TO perform the
service proposed.
Dated -"
Is The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed 10
the First Assistant Postmaster General, with " Mail
Proposals in the State Of -" written on the face
Of the letter. and should be despatched in time TO be
received by or before the 18Th April next, at
O'Clock, y. m.
I6. The contracts are 10 be executed before the
lst July next.
PosT OrrIcE DEPARTMENT,
January 26, lSi3.
CHARLES A. WICKLlFFE
Jan. 30-laV llw