The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-23
NOTES.


Seven minutes are allowed for opening arr
closing the mails at all Offices, where no particular
time is spec fed.
. Post Cffice blanks, and mail bsgs, are to be
conveyed without further charge o, a lines ad
hitting of sucl, convey ance.
g. In all cases, there is to be forfeiture Of tie
pay Of the trip wh,n the trip is not run forfeiture
Of at least -ourb part OF 1t, hen the rum or
arrival is far behind time AS to lose The connet non
with depending mail; and forfeiture OF due
proportion Of it, when grade OF SO vice is rendered
inferior to that in the contract. These iorftiurs
my be increased toto penalties Of higher amount,
according TO The nature or frequency OF the failure
| and the importance of the mail.
4 Fin will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, FOR failing
to take from deliver at post Office the mail or
any part of it; for suffering I to be W.T., injured,
lost, d stroyed; for conveying 1t in a place or
that exposes il to epredstion oss,or irJuj
and for arriving the time set And for setting
up running express TO transmit con mcleod
intelligence in advance of the mail, penaly VIII
be exscted equal TO quarters pay.
S The Postmaster General may annul the con
tract for repeated failures; for ylolsrirg the Post
Office laws; for disobeying the instructions OF The
Department; for refusing to discharge earrioi
when re quired by the Depar men'; for assigning the
contract without the consent of the Postmaster Gen.
era', for setting up or running an express as
aforesaid.
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the -ch, due, he allowing pro rata In
crease Of compensation, within the resirc'iols I'M
posed by law, for the additional service required
or for TIL increased speed, If the employ ment OF
additional stock carriers is rendered nect ssaTy
but the contractor may, IN such case, inqu "a The
contract on timely notice, Il he prefers II To The
change. lie may also discontinue or cur'sil The
service, he al owing ore months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
7. The payments VIII be made through drafts
on post Offices otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, say in February, May, August and
November.
g. The distances are riren according 10 The best irtn
ntaor but increased pay uI be alo,esd should y
prore 10 be greater han is Advertised Dhs piae" are cor
reeiiy named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the ranspor-
tation of The msi with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, proposed 10 enter
into any combination, to prevent the making OF any
bid for m ii contract by any other pe'son or per
sons, or who shall have made any agreem, ~, or
shall have gwen performed, or promised 10 give
or perform, any consideration to do, not 10 Dc,
anything whatever TO induce any other person not
to bid foe mail contract.
10. bid rec lived after time, 10 wit; the 18th
April next At p m, or without tie guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that comb mes several routes IN
oae sum Of compensation, cannot be considered ~
competition with regular proposal, not sdjudged
to- he ex'rsvsgsnt.
IL. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided 20 more running
time asked. and II is oby that NAL connection
or other public accommodation !, r,judiced lie
may ask FOR specified number of days for more
running tune Il the trip at certain seasons OF GU
harly bad roads. Bu, beyond these changes, pro-
posal for service different ir, m the advertisement
will prevent it, being considered in competition
with regular bid, not set aside FOR extravaganza,
and whe c bid contains any Of the sbUve sliera.
tions, their Disadvantages will be estimated IN com
pairing 1t with other proposals.
IL. There should be but one route bid for m a
proposal.
10. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
bidders name and residence, and ,he name ol each
member of the firm, where = company offers, should
be ds,ino w stated.
ID. The following is the firm of the guaranty
which should BE- flied, tie first blank with the
name of the gsrsntor, the second with that Of ;he
bidder and the third and fourth With the begin.
ming and I, rminlting points Of the route and altar
being da'eI should be signed by The g''srsutor
who must be shown by the written certificate OF =
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory test mo.
NAL &c DC man OF property, and abla to make
good ms guaranty. THIS guaranty, 80 eeruhtd
should accompany erch bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that - "
nj. bid for carrying the mail from - to - be-
accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall
enter into obligation pror TO the LIST DAY oi
July next with good and Sufficient sureties, to per.
form tie service proposed
"Ds'ed --n
IS The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the FIRST Assistant Postmaster Genera, WIN
" Mail Proposals IN the State OF -" wr,ttn ca
the face of the letters and should be despatched N
inc TO be received by or before the l3h April next
at O'Clock, p. m.
l6. The eontr eta are to be executed before h0
LIST July neIL o,,
Po,r OrrIoG DrrlsrnrNT, Feb H. leA5.
G. A. WICKL1FFE, p. NJ o'nS"
Feb l3--ls~9m