The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-26
NOTES.


l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular ume
is specified.
q 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 oil The pay
Of the trip when The trip is not run forfeiture oil
al least one fourth part Of it, when the running or ar
rival is far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture OF que
proportion of IL, when grade OF service Is rendered
inferior to that in the contract. These forfutures
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 time, Tor iaiiinB To
take from, deliver at post Office the mail, or any
part of il for suffering 1t TO be wet injured, lost or
destroyed for conveying II IN place or manner ihat
exposes il to depreciation, loss or 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-
CURED by the Department; for assigning the con-
trac, without the consent Of tie Postmaster General
or for setting up running gn express as Aforesaid
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata M
oil compensation, WilHlD tDt It,ultiioHs
posed by law for the addit onal service required or
for the increased speed If the employment OF add-
tonal stock carriers rendered necessary Out The
contractor may, in such case, reinqush The contract
Oh timely notice If he prefers IL 10 The change. tie
may also discontinue curtafl the Sc vice. 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.
g. The distances are giren according to he bes i'or-
nation but increased pay riI be aitoeed should ihey
proue be greater than is adrefSed the places are cor
ty named
O. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the trantpor-
taon of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
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 shai
have given Performed, or promised to give or per
form any consideration to do, not TO do nythIng
whateyer to induce any other person not TO bid ior
mail contract. -
10 A bid received after time to wit the 18th
Apri next at 3 D. M, without the guarantee re-
auired by law or that combines several routes III
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered III
competition with regular proposal, net adJu ged 10
he extraya CANT.
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of de parture and arrival provided no more running
time is asked and IT Is obvious that no maii cohnec-
ton or other public accommodation IS preJudieed.-
lie may ask for speched number oil days ior mort
running time the trip at certain seasons oil pecul
arly had roads hut beyond these changes, ProPo-
sal for service different IRON the advertisement WIZ
proven, its being considered in competition WIN a
regular bid, not set aside Tor extra'aSahee' anu
where bid contains any Of the above alterations
their disadvantages will be estimated in comparing 1t
with other proposals. ,c.
possl. 49,,
ders name and residence, and the name oil each mem
Der of the firm, where a company offers, should be
distinctly stated.
"a The following is the form Of the guarany
which should be filled, the hrs blank WIN Tie name
of the puarantor the second with that OF The bidder
ard The third and fourth with the beginning and ter
inafipg point, of the rout, and after being dated
should be signed BY the guarantor who must be shown
NV the written certificate Of postmaster or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, To be man oil pro-
perty. and able 10 make good his guaranty. This
guaranty. so certified, should accompany each bid.
"Tbe undersigned -- guarantees that IF
bis hid for carr, ing the mail from to - be
accepted by the Post master General, - shall en-
cr INTO an Obligation prior TO the lst day OF July next
with good and sufficient suretes, TO perform the ser
vice proposed.
Dated"
Il. The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed
IN tbe First Assistant Postmaster General with email
Proposals 10 tle State Of - - written on the fac
of the letter and should be despatched in time 10 be
received by or before the 18th April next, at O'Clock
y. ,
l6. The contracts are TO be executed before the
lst July next
PosT OTTIcE DEPARTMENT,
January 26, l843.
CHARLES A. WICKLlFFE.
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