The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-04
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l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular time
| is specified.
q Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be con-
yeyed without further charge on mail lines admitting
| of such conveyance.
3. In all eases there is TO be forfeiture Of the pay
of the trip, when the trip is not run forfeiture of
al least oncfourth part OF IT, when the running
rival is so far behind time TO lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture OF due
proportion OF IT, when grade OF service is rendered
inferior TO that in the contract These forieitures
may be increased into penalties of higher amount
cordng TO the nature frequency Of the failure and
the importance of the mail.
A. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency
he satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing to
take from or deliver at post office, the mail, any
part of it for suffering il to be wet injured, lost,
destroyed for conveying il in place manner that
exposes IT to depreciation, loss, injury and for not
arriving at the time set And for setting up or run
ming an express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance Of the mail, penalty will be exacted
equal to quarters pay
5. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Office
laws; for disobeyng the instructions of the Depart
| ment for refusing to discharge a carrier when
quired by the Department for assigning the
| tract without the consent Of the Postmaster Gene
rail- or Tor setting up or running express as aore-
said.
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
ana aIteT tnc schedule, ne allowing III
crease OF compensation, within the restrictions Inn
posed by law for the additional service required,
for the increased speed if the employment of addi-
tona stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such case relnqulsh the contract
on timely notice. if he prefers it to the change He
may also discontinue curtail the service, he al
lowing one months extra pay on the amount dis
pensed with
2. The payments will be made through drafts
post Offices otherwise, after the expiration of each
quarter say in February May, August, aud Novem-
Der.
8. The distances girtn according 10 the best inJor
nation but increased pay mill be ailotoed should they
prore 10 be greater than advertised he places
| rectly named.
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor-
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 per-
sons, who shall have made any agreement, shall
have given or performed, promised to give per-
form, any consideration to do, not to do, anythng
whatever to induce any other person not to bid for
mail contract.
| 10. bid received after time, to wit the 18th
| April next at p. m, without the guarantee
CURED by law; or that combines several routes in
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not Judged to
be extrayagant.
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
OF departure and arrival provided no running
time is asked, and it is obvious that mail
ton other public accommodation is prejudiced-
He may ask for a specified number Of days for more
running time to the trip at certain of pecul-
arly bad roads, But beyond these changes, propo-
sal for service different from 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.
~. There should be but one route bid for in a pro-
posal.
b. The route the service the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence, and the name Of each
member OF the firm where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
IA. The following is the form of the guaranty
which should be filled the first blank with the
of the guaranor the second with that Of the bidder;
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minating points OF the route and after being dated,
should be signed by the guarantor who must be shown
by the written certificate Of postmaster, other
equally satisfactory testimonial, TO be man Of pro-
perty, and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, certified, should accompany each bid.
1.-The undersigned -- guarantees that -- If
his bid for carrying the mail from - to - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, -- shall
ter into obligation prior to the lst day Of July
next with good and sufficient sureties, to perform the
service proposed.
Dated ~
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 letter. and should be despatched in time to be
received by or before the 18th April next, at
O'Clock, p.
6. The contracts are TO be executed before the
lst July next
Posr 0rvIor DEPARTMENT, Jan. 7, 1843.
jan l1-lawl3v G.. A. WICKLIFFE.
REDUCED PRICE.