The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-13
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/. Seven minutes allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular tme
is specified.
2. Post Office blanks and mail bags, are TO be con-
veyed without further charge mail lines admitting
of such conveyance.
8 In all cases there is to be forfeiture OF the pay
OF the trip, when the trip Is not forfeiture oil
least onefourth part of it, when the running or ar
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 iorittures
may be Increased into penalties of higher amount, ac
cordng TO the nature or frequency oil the failure and
the importance OF the mail.
a. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained IN due time, for failing 10
take FROM or deliver post office, the mail, any
part Of it for suffering it TO be wet, injured lost or
destroyed for conveying II in place OF manner mat
exposes it TO Depreciation loss injury; and for not
arriving at the time set. And for setting up or run
ming express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance Of the mail, penalty VIII be exacted
equal 10 quarters pay.
5. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures; for violating the Post Once
laws; for dsobeyng the instructions OF the Depart
ment for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
CURED BY the Department. for assigning the con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster General
for setting up running an express as aforesaid
6 The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata M
crease of compensation, within the restrictions I'M
posed by law for the addit onal service required,
for the increased speed if the employment OF addi-
tional stock carriers rendered necessary out te
contractor may, In such case, reinqush The contract
on timely notice. if he prefers II to The change lie
may also discontinue curtail the vice. he allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with.
T. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices otherwise, after the expiration OF each
quarter, say in February, May, August and Novem-
Der.
. W. IN h bfS'
nation but increased pay teiA be Giio,ced souidhey
pror TO be greater than adrrtised, the places are cor
re,ty named
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor-
taton of the mail with any person VINO snail nave
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
into any combination, to prevent the making OF any
bid for a mail contract by any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any agreement, or shall
have given Performed or promised to give or per-
FORM any consideration to do, not to do anything
whateyef 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 the guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that combines several routes III
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, net adju ged TO
be eNtraya CANT.
II. bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time IS asked and it is obvious that no mail connec
ton or other public accommodation is projudced.-
He NAV ask for a specified number OF days for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons OF Pecu-
arly bad roads. But Beyond these changes, propo-
sal for service different rom the advertisement VIII
prevent its being considered IN compeuuoh WIN
regular bd not set aside FOR extravaganza; and
where bid contains any Of the above alterations
their disadvantages will be estimated in comparing 1t
with other proposals.
u There should be but one route bid for IN pro-
possl
der,s name and residence and the name of each mem
Der of the firm, where company oher'' should lie
distinctly stated.
IA. The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filed, the first blank With the name
of the eusrantor the second with that OF the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
mnating points Of the rout, and after being dated,
should be signed by the guarantor who must be shown
by the written certificate OF a postmaster, other
equally satisfactory testimonial 10 be a man Of pro-
perty and able to make good has guaranty This
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bad.
.The undersigned -- guarantees that -- IL
his bid for carr, ing the mail from --to-- be
accepted by the Post master General, -- shall en-
ter into an obligation prior to the ii day Of July next
with good and sufficient sureties, to perform the ser
vice proposed
"Dated-n
Is. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the First Assistant Postmaster General with snail
ProposaIs in The state of , y written on the lac,
of the letter and should be despatched in time TO be
received by or before 18th April next at O'Clock
p. m.
lst July next
PosT OfrIcE DrPARrNuNT,
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE.
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