The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-11

MjlIers next day by II m.
Leave Miller. every Friday at ! M arrive AT
Trenton next day by p
i7zs. From Tuseumb!a, by the mouth oil Nan
ga river, 10 Bolivar, 80 miles aud back, once week.
Leave Tuscumbia every Monday al . a m arrive
at Bolivar next day by . m.
Leave Bolivar every "Wednesday al N; arrive at
Tuseumbia next day by SPIN
4729. From Van Buren,, by Alfred DeatheTades
| and John Shields, 10 Little Piney, 100 miles and
back, once a week.
Leave Van Buren, every Monday at q m; arrive
at Little Pney next Wednesday by m.
Leave Little Pney every Thursdsy at q, a M ar
rive at Van BuIen next Saturday by pm.
4730 From West Prairie to Grand Pi aire, So miles
and back once a week
Leave West Prairie every Thursday at G a mi arrive
at Grand Prairie next day by pm.
Leave Grand Prairie every Saturday al D mi ar
rive at West Prairie next day by 6pm.
NOTES.
l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all offices, where particular time
is specified
q Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be
veyed without further charge mail lines admitting
Of such conveyance.
g. In all cases there TO be q forfeiture of the pay
of the trip, when the trip not run forfeiture Of
least one-iourth part of IT, when the running
rival is so far behind time to lose the connection
! with a depending mail and forfeiture Of due
proportion OF il, when grade of service is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These iorletures
may be increased into penalties Of higher amount ac-
cording TO the nature frequency of the failure and
| tie importance of the mail.
A. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time for failing to
take FROM or deliver at post office, the mall or any
part Of II for suffering II to be wet, injured, lost or
destroyed for conveying il in place manner that
exposes il to depredation loss, injury; and for not
| arriving al the time set. And for setting up
ming an n 10 transmit commercial iute
| in advance of the mail, penalty will be exacted
| equal to a quarters pay.
| s. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
| for repeated failures; for violating the Post Office
laws for disobeyng the instructions of the Depart
ment for refusing to discharge a carrier when re-
| quired by the Department for assigning the con-
tract without the consent of the Postmaster Gene
ra for setting up or running an express as afore-
| said.
| g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he 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-
tona stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such case, renquIsh the contract,
timely notice, if he prefers it to the change. He
| may also discontinue or curta the service, he al
| lowing one months extra pay on the amount dis
| pensed with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices otherwise after the expiration of each
quarter, say in February, May August, and Novem-
| Der.
g. The distances given according to the best intor-
nation but increased pay ,oiH be aiioced should they
prore 10 be greater than is advertised, he places
| r,ctly named.
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transport
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 per-
orr who shall have m on apree nj shall
have given or performed, or promised to give or per-
form, any consideration to do, not 10 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, without the guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that combines several routes IN
| one sum OF compensation, cannot be considered III
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged to
be extrayagant.
IL. A bidder may propose different days and hours
| of departure and arrival, provided more running
time is asked, and il obvious that no mail connec-
ton or other public accommodation is prejudiced-
lie may ask for specified number of days for more
running time TO the trip at certain seasons of pecu
arly bad roads. But beyond these changes a propo-
sal for service different from the advertisement will
prevent its being considered in competition with
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.
IL. There should be bu, 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
member OF the firm, where a company oilers, should
be distinctly stated
IA. 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 the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minatng points Of the route and after being dated,
should be signed by the guaranor who must be sworn
by the written certificate Of postmaster, other
equally satisfactory testimonial, 10 be a Of pro-
perty and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bid.
The undersigned - guarantees that -- il
his bid for carrying the mail from - to - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, -- shall en-
ter into obligation prior 10 the ls day Of July
next with good and sufficient sureties, TO perform the
service proposed.
Dated -"
Is The bid should be sent under seal, addressed TO
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
PosT OrrIcE DEPARTMENT,
January &c, lSi3.
CHARLES A. WICkLlFFE.
Jan. 30-lap llw
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