The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-15
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/ Seven minutes are allowed for opening ard
closing the mails at sll Offices, where no particular
| time is spec fed.
2 Post Office blanks, and mail bags, to be
conveyed without further charge Ma lines ad.
hitting of such conveyance.
g. In all cases, there is to be forfeiture of tie
pay of the trip, when the trip runs forfeiture
of at least One-tourth part Of when the
arrival is Far behind time to lose the lion
with depending mail, and forfeiture of due
proportion OF it, when grade ofse vice is rendered
inferior TO that in the contract These iorei'ur,s
may be increased iato penalties of higher amount,
according to The nature frequency of the failure
and the Importance of the mail.
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due lime, ior failing
to take from liver al post Office the mail or
any part Of 1t; for suffering # to be wet, injured,
lost. or de stroy ed; for conveying ii in place or
manner that exposes il to depreciation. loss, INJURY
and for not arriving at the time set And for setting
up or running an express to transmit commerce
intelligence in advance of the mai, penalty viii
be exacted equal 10 quarters pay.
S. The Postmaster General msy annul the con-
tract for repeated fsilures for violating the Post
Office laws; for disobeying the instructions of the
Departments; for refusing to discharge oarrIei
when required by the D~par' meni; for assigning the
contract without The consent Of The Postmaster Cen
ers', or for setting up or running an express as
aforesaid
6. The Postmaster General may alter tie contract,
and alter the sch, dule, he allowing pro rata in-
crease of compensation, within the resricturs 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, timely notice, If he prefers 1t to The
change. He may also discontinue tr curtall the
service, he al owing ore months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
h. he ,hrap
on post Offices otherwise, after the expiration Of
each quarter, say in February, May. August, and
November
8. The distances giren according 10 the best intOr
nation ba increased pay pH be aiioced, should thy
prore 10 be greater Than is adrersed u The places
reofy nantd
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the trsnspor.
tston of the msi 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 mil contract by any other person per.
sons, who shalt have made any agreement, or
shall have given performed, promised 10 give
or perform, amy consideration 10 do, or not 10 de-
anything whatever to induce any other person not
to bid for a mail contract.
TO- A bid received after time, TO wit: the 18th
April next At m, without the guarantee re-
quired by law, or that comb mes several routes IN
oee sum Of compensation, cannot be con'id,red IN
competition with regular proposal, not adjudGed
to be exrsvagant.
H. A bidder may propose diiieren, days and hours
OF departure and arrival provided 10 more running
time l. asked and i, is obv that NAL connection
or other public accommodation j. pre- JUDGED. lie
may ask for specified number Of days Tor more
running tune to the trip at certain seasons OF Gu
hsrly bad roads. But eyond these changes, pro-
posal for service different from the sdv,ttis, ment
viii prevent its being considered in composition
with regular bid, not set aside for extrdysg2nce
and whe'e bid contains any Of the shove a!'era.
tons, their Disadvantages viii be estimated in CON-
pairing it with other proposals.
IL. There should be but one route bid for m
proposal
10. 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 distinctly stated.
IL. The following is the fcIm Of the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with the
name of the e,sranior the second with that of ;he
bidder and the third and fourth With the begin
ming and terminating points Of the route and s'tsr
being dated, should be signed by The R',srsntor,
who must be shown by the written oerthoste OF q
postmaster, or other cquslly satisfactory test mo-
NAL tc be man OF property, and sbls TO make
good ms guaranty This guaranty, so oeruh'd,
should accompany eech bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that -
MS bid for carrying the mail from - TO - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall
enter into obligation PRIOR to the l't day OF
July next with good and sufficient sureties,to per
orn the service proposed.
"Da ed -"
IS The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
o the FIRST Assistant Postmaster Genera, WIN
: Mail Proposals in the State OF -" written on
he face Of the letter; and should be despatched "
inc to be received by before the 18th April next
4 3 O'Clock, p. m.
is The oontr cts ar. TO be executed before "
81 July reri.
po,r OrrIor DurAprsrur Feb. 10, Ist3.
G. A. wtCKLTFFE, r NJ. Gerrol
Feb l3-lav3m