The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-06


ga liver, TO Bolivar, IS miles and back, once aweek
Leave Tuscumbia every Monday a. M arrive
at Bolivar next day by 81 IN.
Leave Bolivar every Wednesday al IN; arrive at
Tuscunbia next day by Spm.
4729 From Van Buren,, by Alfred Deficiencies
and John Shields, to Little Pineyi 100 mdes aud
back, once week.
Leave Van Buren livery Monday at m; arrive
al Little Piney next Wednesday by IN.
Leave Little Piney every rbund.y al g q N; ar
rive at Van Buien n, xt Saturday by 6pm.
1870 From West Prairie to Grand Prairie, So miles
and back, once week.
Leave West Prairie every Thursday a, M arrive
at Grand Prairie next day by IN.
Leave Grand Prairie every Saturday at a m; ar
rive at West Prairie next day by Opm.
NOTES
l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening aud clos
ing the mails at all offices, where particular time
is specified.
q Post Office blanks, and mail bags are to be con
veyed without further charge mail lines admitting
of such conveyance.
In all cases there is to be forfeiture of the pay
of the trip, when the trip is not forfeiture OF
at least one-fourth part of IL when the running or ar
rival is far behind time TO lose the connection
with depending mail and a forfeiture of a due
proportion OF IT, when grade of service Is rendered
inferior to that IN the contract These iorleitures
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
cordng TO the nature frequency Of the failure aud
importance Of the mail
4. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing
take from, deliver at post office The mail, any
part Of it for suffering il to be wet injured lost, or
destroyed for conveying II IN place or manner that
exposes il 10 depreciation, loss injury and for
arriving at the time set And for setting up
ming an express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance of the mail, penalty will be exacted
equal To quarters pay.
3. The Postmaster General may annu the contract
for repeated failures tor violating the Post Office
laws for dsobeyng the instructions Of the Depart
ment Tor refusing to discharge carrier when
CURED by the Department for asst gning the con
tract without the consent Of the Postmaster Gene
ral for setting up running express afore-
said.
=. The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the schedule, 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 if the employment of addi-
tional stock carriers rendered necessary but the
contractor may, in such case relnqulsh the contract
timely notice, if he prefers il to the change lie
may also discontinue curtail the service, lie al
lowing months extra pay on the amount dis
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 Noyem-
Der.
g. The distances giren according 10 The best irlt0o-
nation but eased pay rH be aiiotoed, should they
prore be greaier than is advertised yhe places
=, city named.
8. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transport
taton Of the mail 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 mail contract by any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any agreement or shall
have given performed, promised TO give or per-
FORM any consideration to do or not TO do, anything
Whatever TO induce any other person moi to bid for
mail contract.
10. A bid received after time, to wit; the 18th
April next at p. m, or without the guarantee re-
CURED by law f; that combines several routes IN
one sum of compensation cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged to
be extravagant
IL. a bidder may propose different days aud hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time Is asked, and it is obvious that mail connec
ton other public accommodation is prejuJiced--
He may ask for specified number of days for more
running time to the trip at certain of peculi
arly bad roads. But beyond these changes, propo
sal for service different from the advertisement will
prevent its being considered in competition with a
regular bid, not set aside for extrave gance; and
where bad contains any of the above alterations, |
their disadvantages will be estimated in comparing il
with other proposals.
II. There should be but route bid for in pro-
posal.
l3 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
IA. 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;
md the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minating points Of the route and after beng dated
should be signed by the guaranor who must be sworn
by the written certificate OF postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, TO be a OF pro-
lerty, and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, so 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 obligation prior TO the 1T day Of July
next, with good and sufficient sureties to perform tie
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 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, p. m.
6 The contracts are to be executed before the
lst July next
PosT OTrICE DEPARTMENT,
January &C. lsi3.
CHARLES A. WICKLlFFE.
Jan. 30-laN llw
RICHARD THOMPsoN'S LIFE PRESERFER