The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-23
NOTES.

1. Seven minutes allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular Time
is specified
2. Post office blanks and mail bags, are TO be con-
yeyed without further charge mail lines admitting
Of such conveyance.
g. In all cases, there TO be forfeiture oil the pay
of the trip when The trip is not run forfeiture oil
least onciourtb part of it, when the running or ar
rival is so far behind time to 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 iorti,ures
may be Increased into penalties Of higher amount ac
cordng to tie 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, for failing 10
take from, deliver at post ofhce, the mall or any
part Of it for suffering it to be wet, injured lost or
destroyed for conveying il in place or manner That
exposes il TO depredation loss, injury; aud Tor not
arriving at the time set. And for setting up or run
ming an express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance of the mail, penalty VIII be eAacied
equal to quarters pay
5. The Postmaster General may annu the contract
for repeated failures; for violating the Post once
laws; for disobeying the instructions Of the Depart
ment; for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
CURED by the Department, for assigning the con-
tract without the of the Postmaster General
or for setting up running an express as aforesaid
6 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 addt ona service required or
for the increased speed, if the employment OF add-
tona stock carriers is rendered necessary but lhe
contractor may, in such case reliquish the contract
on timely notice. if he prefers II 10 The change lie
may also discontinue curai the sc wee, he allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices or otherwise, after the expiration of each
quarter, say in February, May August, and Novem
Der.
III sfylfnr
nation but increased pay ,ru be aioced should they
prore 10 be greater than ADVERTISED the places are cor
| re, lily named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transPor-
ta,ion Of the mail with any person VINO snail nave
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 ehter
into any combination to prevent The making oil any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any agreement or snail
have given or Performed, promised to give or per-
form any consideration to do, or not to do, anything
whateyer to induce any other person not TO bid Tor
mail contract -
| TO- A bid received after time, to wit: the 18th
April next at p. m or without The guarantee re-
qured by law; or that combines several routes IN
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal net aoJu geo W
be extrava CANT
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 no mail cobnec-
lie may ask for specified number of days for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons oil pecui-
arly bad roads. But beyond these changes, proPo-
sal for service different rom the advertisement WIN
prevent its being considered IN competition WIN
regular b,d not set aside for extravaganza; and
where hid contains any of the above alterations,
their disadvantages will be estimated IN comparingh
with other proposals
| - There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posal
~ The route the service, the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence and the name oil each mem
Der of the firm, where a company offers, should be
distinctly stated.
! IA. The following is the form Of the guarany
which should be filed, the first blank WITH the name
of the guarantor the second with that oil ue 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 shown
by the written certificate of postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial 10 be a man Of pro-
perry and able To make good ms guaranty Tins
guaranty so certified, should accompany each bid
"The undersigned - guarantees that -- If
his bid for carr, ing the mail from 10 be
accepted by the Post master General, shall en-
ter into an obligation prior TO the lt day of July next
with good and sufficient sure,ies, to perform the ser
vice proposed
" Dated---n
Il. 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 tse letter and should be despatched in time to be
received by before the 18th April next at 3oclock,
p. m.
LIST July next
Posr OrrIcE DEPARTMENT,
January 26, lS43.
CHARLES A. wICKLlFFE.
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