The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-10


Miller's next day by III m.
Leave MiIier's every Friday al ! p M arrive at
Trenton next day BY p IA.
4726. From Tuscumbia by the mouth Of Nan
ga river 10 Bolivar, 80 miles and back, once week
Leave Tuscumbis every Monday a, IN arrive
al Bolivar next day by B m.
Leave Bolivar every Wednesday at IA; arrive at
Tuseunbia ne1 day by SPIN.
4729 From Van Buren,, by Alfred Dsalhersde s
aud John Shields, 10 Little Piney, 100 miles and
back, once week
Leave Van Buren, every Monday al IN; arrive
al Little Piney next "Wednesday by IN.
Leave Little Piney every Thursday al a m; ar
rive AT Van Buien next Saturday by 6pm
4730 From West Prairie to Grand Prairie, 30 miles
and back, once week.
Leave West PTaire every Thursday at nj arrive
at Grand Prairie next day by IN
Leave Grand Prairie every Saturday at 6 N; ar
rive al West Prairie next day by 0pm.
NOTES.
l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
is specified.
g. Post Office blanks and mail bags, to be con-
veyed without further charge 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 oncfourth part Of it, when the running ar
rival is SO far behind time as 10 lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture OF due
proportion OF II, when grade OF service Is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These forfeitures
may be increased into penalties Of higher amount, ac-
cording to the nature frequency of the failure and
tue importance of the mail.
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time for failing TO
take from, deliver at post office, the mail, any
part Of it for suffering il 10 be wet, injured, lost,
destroyed for conveying il In place manner that
exposes it to depreciation, loss injury and for not
arriving at the time set. And for setting up 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 Office
laws for dsobeyng the instructions of the Depart
ment Tor refusing to discharge a carrier when re-
quired by the Department for assigning the con-
tract without the consent Of the Postmaster Gene
ral or for setting up or running an express as aore
said.
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the schedule, lie allowing pro rata in
crease of compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required, or
for the increased speed, if the employment of addi-
tional stock carriers rendered necessary but the
contractor may, in such case, renqush the contract
timely notice, if he prefers it to the change. lie
may also discontinue curta the service, he al
lowing one months extra pay on the amount dis
pensed with.
T. The payments Will be made through drafts on
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Noyem-
Der.
g. The distances giren according 10 the best inor-
nation but increased pay riH be aio,ced should they
prore TO be greater than is advertised hs places
~ city named.
8. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making a contract for the transpor-
tation of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, proposed to enter
into any combination, to prevent the making of any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any agreement, shall
have given performed promised to give per-
form, any consideration to do, or not TO do, anything
whatever 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 in
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged TO
be extrayagant
IL. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival provided no more running
time is asked, and It IS obvious that mail connec
ton or other public accommodation is pre- udiced.-
He may ask for a specified number Of days for more
running time TO the trip al certain seasons of pecu-
arly bad roads. But beyond these changes, propo-
sal for service different from the advertisement will
prevent its being considered 10 competition with a
regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza and
where bid contains any of the above alterations
their disadvantages will be estimated in comparing
with other proposals.
H. There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posa
l3. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der's and residence, and the name Of each
member of the firm, where a company offers, should
be distinctly stated
a. The following is the form of the guaranty
which should be filled, the list blank with the name
of the guarantor the second with that of the bidder
and 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 must be
by the written certificate of postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial TO be a man 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 carrying the mail from - TO - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall en-
ter into obligation prior TO the 1T day of July
next, with good and sufficient surees TO perform the
service proposed.
Dated -"
Is The bid should be sent under seal, addressed 10
the First Assistant Postmaster General, with Mail
Proposals in the State of - written on the face
of the letter and should be despatched in time TO be
received by or before the 18th April next, at
O'Clock, p. m.
l6. The contracts are 10 be executed before the
lst July next
Posr OrrIcr DEPARTMENT,
January DC, l843.
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE.
Jan. 30-lap llw
RICHARD THoMPsoN's LIFE PRESERFER