The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-17
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Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at ell Offices, where no particular
time is specified.
2. Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be
conveyed without further charge NAL lines adj.
hitting of such conveyance.
3. In all cases there is to be a forfeiture of the
pay of the trip, when the trip is not run; forfeiture
of at least onefourth part oft, when the running or
arrival is far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail; and q forfeiture OF due
proportion of it, when grade ofservce is rendered
inferior 10 that in the contract. These forfeiturs
may be increased into 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 time, for failing
to take from or deliver nj post Office the mail or
any part of it; for sufferngt to be wet, injured,
lost or destroyed; for conveying it in place or
manner that exposes it to depreciation, loss injury;
and for not arriving at the time set And for setting
up running an express to transmit commercial
intelligence in advance of the mail, penalty will
be exacted equal 10 quarters pay.
S The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures, for violating the Post
Office laws; for disobeying the instructions OF the
Department; for refusing to discharge Garrett
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 Post master General may alter the contract,
and alter the sch, due, he allowing pro rata in
crease of compen saton, within the restrictions i'm.
posed by law for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, it the employment Of
additional stock carriers is rendered Necessary,
but the contractor may, in such Case, renqu sh the
contract, on timely notice, If he prefers it to the
change. He may also discontinue or curtail the
service, he al owing months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts
post Offices or otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, saw in February, May, August, and
November.
g. The distances gren according 10 the best intu.
nation bui increased pay ~iH be aiioced, should h
prore TO be greater Than !, advertised II the places are
rociiy named
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by Law
from knowingly making contract for the irsnspor-
tation 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 OF
shall have given or performed, or promised 10 give
or perform any consideration to do, or not 10 o.,
anything whatever to induce any other person not
to bid for a mail contract.
10. A bid received AFTER time, TO wit the 18th
April next at 3 m, without the guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that comb mes several routes m
one sum of compensation. cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged
to be exravsgant
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
OF departure and arrival, provided no more running
time asked and !, is obvious that mail connection
or other public accommodation is pre- JUDGED. lie
may ask for a specified number Of days for more
running time the trip at certain seasons OF p Gu.
lisrly bad roads But beyond these changes, n pro.
possl for service different from the advertisement
will prevent its being considered in compehtion
with a regular bid, not set aside for e1iravagsnoc'
AMI where bid contains sny Of the above sllera'
TONS their Disadvantages will be estimated in com
pairing il with other proposals.
~. There should be but one route bid for IN
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.
IA. The follow ing !. the firm Of the guaranty
which should be flied, the first blank with the
name of the guaranior, the second with that OF ;he
bidder and the third and fourth with the begin.
ming and terminating points Of the route and after
being dated, should be signed by the guarantee
who must be shown by the written certificate Of q
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory test mo-
NAL, to be man Of property, and able to make
good his guaranty. THIS guaranty, so eerunto'
should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that -
hi. bid for carr, ing the mail from - TO - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall
enter into an obligation prior to the LIST day m
Jolly next, with good and sufficient suretes to per
Iorm the service proposed.
"Dsied -"
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 he despatched N
ime TO be received by or before the 18th April next
4 3 O'Clock, p. m.
16. The con,r. cts are 10 be executed before NV
st July next.
Posr Orrrcr DyrAarnrsr, Feb. ~, ISi3.
G. A. wICkLJFFE, p W. General
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