The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-16
NOTES.

l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening aud clos
ing the mails at all offices, where no particular ""o
is specified.
3 Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are TO be con-
veyed without further charge on nail lines admitting
of such convey ance
B. In all cases, there is to be forfeiture OF the pay
of the trip when the trip is not run forfeiture OF
at least oncourh part OF IT, when the running OF ar
rival is far behind Time TO lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture OF due
proportion of il, when grade OF service IS rendered
inferior TO that in the contract. These iorieiiures
may be Increased 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, Tor iaiiins 10
take from, deliver at post Office, The man or any
part Of for suffering II to be wet, INJURED lost or
destroyed for conveying it in place or manner that
exposes it to depreciation, loss or injury; and Tor mol
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 n quarters pay.
). The Postmaster General may annu the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Office
laws; for disobeying the instructions OF the Depart
ment for refusing 10 discharge carrier when re-
qured By the Department; for assigning the con-
tract without the consent oil the Postmaster GeDcra
or for setting up or running express Aforesaid.
6 The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata III
crease OF compensation, within the restrictions I'M
posed by law for the addlt ona service required or
for the increased speed, if the employment OF add
tonal stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may, in such case reinqulsh The contract
on timely notice, il he prefers II TO The change lie
may also discontinue curail the sefsce, he allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with
7. The payments will be made through drafts on
post offices or otherwise after the expiration OF each
quarter say in February, May, August, and Novcm'
Der.
8. The distances are girtn according 10 The best tDor
nation but 40 increased PAY ,cH be atloced, houidhey
prore be greater than is advertised i The places are cor
etty named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract Tor The rahspor-
tation of the mail with any person who shall nave
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 ehler
into any combination, TO prevent The making oil any
bid for 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, or not to do, anything
whatever to induce any other person not 10 bd ior
mail contract 49,
TO- A bid received after time, TO wit the 18Th
April next al p. m or without The guarantee re-
aurcd by law; that combines several route, IN
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, net adju ged to
be extraya CANT
IL. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time IS asked, and 1t is obvious that no mail connec-
ton or other public accommodation is preJudlced-
He may ask for specified number of days for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons OF peculi-
arly bad roads. But Beyond these changes, propo-
sal for service different rom the advertisement VIII
prevent IFS being considered IN competition win
regular bid, not set aside Tor ex,ra'asancei ana
where bid contains any of the above alterations
their disadvantages will be estimated in comparing IT
with other proposals
u There should be but one route bid for in pro-
49, The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence and the name OF each mem
Der of the firm, where company offers, should be
distinctly stated.
a. The following IS the form Of the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with the name
OF the guarantor, the second with that OF the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
mnaiing points of the rout and after being dated,
should be signed by the guarantor who must be shown
by the written certificate Of postmaster, other
equally satisfactory testimonial, 10 be a Of pro-
perry, and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bid
"The undersigned -- guarantees that - If
his bid for carr ing the mail from ----t TO - be
accepted by the Post master General, -- shall en-
ter into an obligation prior TO the 1t day of July next
with good aud sufficient sureties 10 perform the ser
vice proposed
" Dated
IL. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the Fist Assistant Postmaster General, with Mail
Proposals m the State Of - )" written on the fac
Of the letter and should be despatched in time to be
received by or before the 18th April next at o'clock,
p. m.
IG The contracts are to be executed before the
LIST July next.
PosT OrrIcr DEPARTMENT,
January &c, lsi3
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE
Jan. 30-laN llw
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