The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-22
NOTES.

l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular Time
is specified
g Post Office blanks, and mail bags are TO be CON
yeyed without further charge on mail lines admitting
Of such conveyance.
g. In all cases, there is to be forfeiture OF the pay
Of the trip when The trip is not run forfeiture OF
at least onciourh part Of il, when the running or ar
rival is far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture oil cue
proportion of it, when grade of service IS rendered
inferior to that in the contract These Iorititures
may be Increased into penalties of higher amount, ac-
cording to the nature frequency Of the failure and
the importance of the mail
A. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due tme Tor failing TO
take from, or deliver at post Office the mail or any
part Of for suffering it to be wet injured, lost or
destroyed for conveying il in place or manner that
exposes it to depreciation, loss injury and Tor not
arriving at the time set. And for setting up or run
ming AN express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance of the mall penalty will be eXacted
equal to 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 wheh re-
quired by the Department; for assigning the con-
tract without The consent OF the Postmaster General,
or for setting up running an express as aforesaid
The Posma ster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata IN
crease of conversation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law for the addit onal service required, or
for the increased speed, if the employment OF addi-
tonal stock carriers is rendered necessary but The
contractor may in such case, reiinqush the contract,
timely notice, il he prefers II TO The change lie
may also discontinue curtail the sesVice 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 Novem'
Der.
Oh heey is,fr,r-
nation but increased pay iriH be alioued, should They
prope to be greaer than is advertised, the places are cor
reilly named
9. 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, OF proposed 10 eh'er
into any combination, TO prevent The making oil any
bid for a mail contract by any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any agreement, or shan
have given or Performed or promised to give or per-
form any consideration to do, or not to do anything
whatever to induce any other person not to bid Tor
mail contract. 49,
TO- A bid received after time, to wit: the 18th
April next at 3 p. m, or without The guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that combines several routes IN
one sum Of compensation, cannot be CONSIDERED Id
competition with a regular PfoPosa', ho' aoJu eeu p"
he eXtraya CANT. - .
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time Is asked and il is obvious thai no man connec-
lie may ask for a specified number OF days Tor more
running time to the trip at certain seasons oil pecu
arly bad roads But beyond these changes, propo-
sal for service different from the advertisement wiz
prevent its being considered IN competition WIN
regular bid not set aside .or extravaganza; and
where n bid contains any OF the above alterations,
their dvantages will be estimated IN comparing II
with other proposals.
10 There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posal
10 The route the service, the yearly pay the bid
der's name and residence, and the name OF each mem
Der of the firm where a company offers, should be
distinctly stated.
Ia. The following is the form Of the guarsny
which should be filled, the FIRST blank with the name
of the guarantor the second with that oil the bidder
and the third and fourth win the beginning and Ter
minatng points of the route; and after being dated
should be signed by the guaantor who must be shown
nv the written certificate Of postmaster or other
eouoIly satisfactory testimonial 10 be 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 --to-- be
accented by the Post master General, -- shall en-.
ter into an obligation prior TO the LIT day Of July next
with good aud sufficient suretes, TO perform The ser
vice proposed.
Daicd--n
IL. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
10 The First Assistant Postmaster General, with "Mal
Proposals In the State Of --," written on the face,
of lie letter and should be despatched in time TO be
received by or before tie 18th April next at O'Clock
p. m.
Is. The contracts are to be executed before the
Ist July next
Posr 0rrrcr DEPARTMENT,
January 26 lsi3.
CHARLES a. wICKLlFFE.
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