The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-24
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Seven minutes are allowed for opening ard
closing the mails at all offices, where no particular
Time is specified
3. Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be
| conveyed without further charge on mail lines ad.
hitting of such conveyance.
3. In all cases there is to be forfeiture of the.
pay Of the trip, when the trip is not run; forfeiture
OF at least one!ourth part OF IT, when the rum NJ
arrival is far behind time as to lose the connec lion
with depending mail, and forfeiture of a due
proportion of it, when grade Of service is rendered
inferior TO that in the contract. These ioreiturCs
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
according 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, lor failing
TO take from or deliver at post office, the mail or
any part of It; for suffering t to be w.t. injured,
lost, or destroyed; for conveying il in a place or
manner that exposes II TO depreciation losS,or mJuyi
and for not arriving at the time set. And for setting
up Or running an express to transmit commercial
intelligence in advance Of the mall penalty viii
be exacted equal 10 quarters pay.
5. The Postmaster General may annul the con.
tract for repeated failures; for violating the Post
Office laws; for disobeying the instructions OF the
Department; for refusing to discharge carrei
when required by the Department. for assigning the
contract without The consent of The Postmaster Gen
eral, or for setting up or running an express as
aforesaid.
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the scht due, he allowing pro rata In
crease of compensation, within the restrictions Inn
posed BY law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, If the employment OF
additional stock or carriers is rendered Necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, reInqu sh the
contract, on timely notice, If he prefers II to the
change. He may also discontinue or curail the
service, he al owing ore months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts
post offices or otherwise, after the expiration ct
each quarter, say in February, May, August and
November.
8. The distances giren according 10 The best ij0T
nation but no increased pay icH be aiiotred dodH,y
prore 10 be greater than is advertised u the places con-
recily named.
9. 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, 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, or
shall have given performed, or promised TO give
or perform, 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 m, or without tie guarantee re-
quirod by law, or that combines several routes IN
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with a regular proposal, not adjudged
to be exiravagant
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided more running
time asked and it is obvious that mail connection
or other public accommodation is prejudiced. lie
may ask for specified number of days for more
running time 20 the trip at certain Of p,cu
liarly bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro-
posal for service different from the advertisement
Will prevent its being considered in composition
with a regular bid not set aside for extravaganza;
and where bid contains any OF the above alcra.
tons, their disadvantages will be estimated IN com.
pairing it with other proposals
10 There should be but one route bid for IN
proposal.
IS. The route, the service, The yearly pay, the
bidders name and residence and The name OF each
msmber of the firm, where a company offers, should
be distinctly stated
ID 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 ne
bidder and the third and fourth With the begin.
ming and terminating points Of the route and alter
being dated, should be signed by The g'iarsntor,
who must be shown by the written certificate OF
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory testmo.
NAL &c be a man Of property, and able TO make
good ms guaranty. This guaranty, so certified,
should accompany each bid
"The undersigned - guarantees that -- It
his bid for carrying the mail from - to - De
accepted by the Postmaster General, --- shall
enter into an obligation prior to the LIST day OF
July next, with good and sufficient sureties, TO per
form the service proposed.
"Daed -"
l5 The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
10 the First Assistant Postmaster General, WIN
q Mail Proposals IN the State OF ---," written on
Tho face Of the letter; and should be despatched W
inc TO be received by or before the 18Th April next
It 3 O'Clock, p. m.
16 The oontr. cts are TO be executed before ho
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