The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-28
NOTES.

1. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular liine
is specified.
2 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 he trip is not run forfeiture oil
al least oneourh part OF IT, when the running or ar
rival is far behind time TO lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture oil due
proportion of II, when grade OF service IS rendered
inferior to that in the contract. These ior.itures
may be Increased into penalties OF higher amount ac
cording 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 at post Office, the mail or any
part Of il for suffering it TO be wet injured, lost, or
destroyed for conveying 1t IN place or manner That
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 viii be eXacted
equal to quarters pay.
s. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating The Post Office
laws; for dsobeyng the instructions OF the Depart
ment for refusing TO discharge carrier when re-
CURED by the Departments for assigning the con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster General
for setting up or running an express as Aforesaid
G. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata H.
posed by law for the addit onal service required, or
for the increased speed, if the employment OF addi-
onal stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may IN such case, relinqush The contract,
on timely notice, If he prefers Il to the change lie
may also discontinue cur.ail the se.yce he allow
ing one months extra pay the amount dispensed
with.
T. 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 grea according 10 s bes, intor
nation, bat increased PAY uiA be dioaced, stoudey
prore TO be greater than is adrersed u The places are cor
yettly named
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor-
tation of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed to 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 snail
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 TO bid ior
mail contract
no A bid received after time, to wit the 18th
April next at 3 p. m or without the guarantee re-
qured by law or that combines several routes IN
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered ~
competition with regular proposal, net adJu ged to
be eXtrava CANT
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time is asked, and Is obvious that no man eonnec-
ton other public accommodation Is preJudiced'-
He may ask for specified number OF days for more
running time 10 the trip at certain OF pecul-
arly bad roads. But Beyond these changes, Propo-
sal for service different rom the advertisement VIII
prevent its being considered IN competition with a
regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza; and
where bid contains any of the above alterations
their disadvantages vii! be estimated 10 comparing
with other proposals.
~ There should be but one route bid for IN pro-
possl
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 oilers, should be
distinctly stated
IA The following the form Of the guaranty
which should be filed the first blank with the name
of the gusrantor the second with that OF the bidder
aud the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
mnating points of the route and after being dated
should be signed By the guarantor who be shown
by the written certificate OF postmaster, other
equally satisfactory testimonial, To be man Of pro-
perty and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, certified, should accompany each bid
"The undersigned -- guarantees that -- if
his bid for carrs ing the mail from -- TO -- be
accepted by the Post master General, -- shall en-.
into obligation prior to the 1T day of July next
with good and sufficient sureies 10 perform the ser
vice proposed.
" Dattd-n
Is. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the First Assistant Postmaster General with hlail
Proposals in the State of - >" written on the face,
Of the letter end should be despatched in time to be
received by or before the 18th April next at O'Clock,
p. m.
: I6. The contracts are to be executed before the
Isl July next
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
January &c, lS43
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE
Jan. 30--laN lw
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