The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-14

and John Shields To Little PiDey, iOO miles and
back once week.
at Little Piney next "Wednesday by p m.
Leave Little Pinsy every Thursday at I'M; ar
rive at Van Buren, next Saturday by Gpm
1880 From West Prairie TO Grand Prairie, 80 miles
and back, once week.
Leave West Prairie every Thursday al D M arrive
at Grand Prairie next day by p M
Leave Grand Prairie every Saturday at nj ar
rive at West Prairie mex, day by 6pm
NOTES.
l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all offices, where no particular time
is specified.
q Post Office blanks and mail bags, 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 the trips not run forfeiture OF
at least one-fourth part Of it, when the running or ar
rival is far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail and a forfeiture OF due
proportion Of it, when grade of service Is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These ioreitures
may be increased into penalties of higher amount, ac-
cordng to the nature frequency Of the failure and
| the importance of the mail.
A. Fines 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 it to be wet injured lost, or
destroyed for conveying ii in place manner that
exposes it to depreciation, loss injury and for not
|
ming express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance of the mall penalty will be exacted
| equal to 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 carrier when re-
quired by the Department for assigning the con-
tract without the consent of the Postmaster Gene
raj for setting up running 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,
for the increased speed, If the employment of add-
tona stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such case, relDqush 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.
| T. 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 are gipe according to the best ifor-
nation but reased pay tciH be aiiooed should they
prors to be greater than advertised e places
| rectiy named.
| 8. 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 per-
have given performed, promised to give or per-
form, any consideration to do, 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, without the guarantee
CURED by law that combines several routes in
| one sum of compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not adudged to
| be extravagant.
IL. A bidder may propose different days and hours
Iof de ri, nd ayriya M mn
time is asked, and il is obvious that mail
| ton other public accommodation is prejudiccd.-
He may ask for specified number Of days for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons of pecul-
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 it
with other proposals.
H. There should be but route bid for in pro-
posal.
H. The route the service the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence, and the of each
member Of the firm, where company offers should
be distinctly stated
IA. The following is the form of the guaranty
which should be filled, the st blank with the name
of the guaranor the second with that of the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minating points of the route and after being dated,
should be signed by the guarantor, who be
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, 50 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 an obligation prior TO the LIST day of July
next, with good and sufficient surc,es, TO perform the
service proposed.
Dated --n
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.
is. The contracts TO be executed before the
lst July next
PosT OrFicE DEPARTMENT,
January 26, l6i3
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE.
Jan. 30-lapllw
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