The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-01
NOTES.

Seven minutes are allowed for openipg and
closing the mails at all Offices, where no particular
Time is specified.
2. Post Office blanks and mail bags, are to be
conveyed without further charge on mail lines adj
hitting of such conveyance.
3. In all cases. there is to be forfeiture OF the
pay of the trip, when the trip is not rum forfeiture
of at least onefourth part oft, when the running or
arrival is far behind time ~ to lose the connec ton
with depending mail; and q forfeiture of due
proportion oft, when grade ofssrvice is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These forfeitures
| may be increased ioto penalties OF higher amount,
according TO the nature or frequency of the failure
| and the importance of the mail.
A. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
bs satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing
to take from, deliver at post Office, the mail, or
| any part of it; for suffering IT to be wst injured,
lost, or destroyed for conveying il in place or
manner that exposes it to depreciation, loss,o injury
and for not arriving the time set And for setting
up or running an express to transmit commercial
intelligence in advance of the mall penalty will
be exacted equal 10 quarters pay
S. The Postmaster General may annul the con
tract for repeated failures, for violating the Pos,
Office laws; for disobeyng the Instructions OF the
Department; for refusing to discharge carrier
when required by the Department. for assigning the
contract without the consent Of the Postmaster Gen
eral, or for setting up or running An express as
aforesaid.
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the sch, dule, he allowing pro rata In
crease of compensation, within the restrictions I'M
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, IL the employment ol
additional stock or carriers is rendered Necessary
but the contractor may, in such Case reinqu Sd the
contract, on timely notice, If he prefers II to the
change. He may also discontinue or cur,al the
service, he allowing ore months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts
post Offices otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, saw in February. May, August, and
November.
g. The distances giren according 10 the be, mfr
nation but increased pay wiH be oiosctd should ls
prore be greater han is advertised II the placer
reeiIy named.
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the trsnspor-
tstion Of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, proposed TO enter
into any combination, TO prevent the making OF any
bid for ms contract by any other person or per
sons or who shall have made any agreement, or
shall have given performed, or promised 10 give
or perform, any consideration to do, or not TO do,
anything whatever to induce any other person not
to bid for mail contract.
10. A bid received after time, TO wit the 18th
April next at p m. or without TIC guarantees re
CURED by law; or that combines several routes IN
ooe sum of compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not AdJudged
to be exlrHvagant.
III. bidder may propose different days and hours
OF departure and arrival, provided no more running
time j. asked and il is obv that mail connection
or other public accommodation is prsjodiced. lie
may ask for q specified number Of days for more
running tune to the trip at certain seasons OF p Gu
l,srly bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro.
posal for service different from the advertisement
viii proven, its being considered in composition
with regular bid, not set aside for extravsganoe
and wbeie bid contains any Of the above altera-
tons, their Disadvantages will be estimated in com
pairing il with other proposals.
IL There should be bu, one route bid for m
proposal
10 The route, the service the yesrly pay the
bidders 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
name of the gusrsptor, the second with that OF ihe
bidder and the third and fourth With the beein.
ming and terminating points Of the route and si'ef
being dated, should be signed by The guarantee
who must be shown by the written certificate OF q
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory tes' mo-
NAL, to be a man Of property, and able to make
good his guaranty. This guaranty, SO eer'ih'u'
should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that -
hi. bid for carrying the mail from - to - DC
accepted by the Postmaster General - sns
enter into an obligation prior to the LIST Gay |"
July next, with good and sufficient sure'ies, TO per
form the service proposed.
"Daied -"
IS The bid should be sent under seal, sddre''ea
To- the FIRST Assistant Postmaster General, WIN
/" Mail Proposals in the State OF -, written ."
,he face Of the letter; and should be despstohed
lime to be received by or before the 18Th hpni heA'
At 3 o'clook,p p. m.
rs. The contracts are TO be executed before W'
LIST July sex'.
Po,r Oyrror Drr.nrsrr, Feb. ~, 1913
c. A. WICKLIFFE, p. ", GertrsL
Feb 13-Isv3m