The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-06
NOTES.


|. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular Tune
is specified.
g. Post office blanks, and mail bags are to be con-
veyed without further charge Oh mail lines admitting
Of such conveyance,
3 In all cases there is to be forfeiture OF the pay
of the trip when The trip not forfeiture oil
least onc-fourlh part of it, when the running OF ar
rival is far behind time as to lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture Oh uue
proportion of it, when grade Of service IS rendered
inferior to that in the contract These fortitures
may be Increased into penalties Of higher amount ac
cordng 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, for failing TO
take from or deliver at post Office the mall or any
part of it for suffering it to be wet, injured lost or
destroyed for conveying in place or manner that
exposes it to depreciation, loss or injury and Tor mol
arriving at the lime set. And Tor scting up or rum
ming an express TO transmit commercial Intelligence
in advance of the mail penalty VIII be exacled
equal to Q quarters pay.
S. The Postmaster General may annul 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-
quired by the Department; for assigning the con
tract without the consent of the Postmaster General
for setting up or 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 addit onal service required or
for the increased speed, if the employment Of sSdi-
tonal stock carriers is rendered neeehais ouf 1e
contractor may in such case, relEs41ss1 lise oViiUae
on timely notice, if he prefers II 70 TIE change lie
may also discontinue curtsil lhae sessiee, be allow
ing one months extra pay On Tie a.4o-H oisft1ssa
with.
T. The payments will be made through drafts %
post Offices otherwise, after the expiration Of each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and No'em
Der.
g. The distances are giren according 70 tn, bes isor-
nation but no increased pas VIA BE- aliSe< should They
prore to be greater than is aartised, h places are car
reilly named
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transPor-
tation of the mail with any person who shah nave
entered into any combination, OF proposes " sn1'
bid for mail contract by any other person or per,
sons or who shall have made any agreement, or shaii
have given or Performed promised to give or per
form any consideration TO do or not 10 DO
whatever to induce any other person mol 10 oo ioi
mail contract a, ,,u
10 A bid received after time TO wit the ISth
April next at p. m, or without the guarantee re-
ouired by law or that combines several routes I'D
one sum Of compensation, cannot De CONSIDERED 10
competition with regular PioPosa'' h'' "'Ju 5~ "
be extrava CANT.
IL. 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 connec
ton or other public accommodation Is PreJuaiced'-
He NAV ask for a specified number OF days ior more
running time the trip at certain seasons oil Pecuii
arly bad roads. But beyond these changes, ProPo-
sal for service different the advertisement VIII
prevent its being considered in comPetition win
regular bid, not set aside for extravaSance; ana
where a bid contains any Of the above alterations,
their disadvantages will be estimated in comParingn
with other proposals.
10 There should be but one route bid for in pro-
possl
ders name and residence, and the name Of each mem
Der of the firm, where company offers, 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
mnating points of the route; and alter beng dated,
should be signed by the guaranor who must be shown
by the written certificate Of postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, To be man of pro-
perry, and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, so certified should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that -
his bid for carving the mail from TO - be
accepted by the Post master General, - shall en-
ter into an obligation prior to the lst day Of July next
with good and sufficient suretcs, to perform the ser
vice proposed.
DATED"
Is. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the FIRST Assistant I osa"ias"' ocoe'"', "''u "
Proposals in the State Of - written on the lace
of Ike letter and should be despatched in time to be
received by or before the 18th April next at 3ocock
p. m. a.
LIST July next
Posr OrrrcE DEPARTMENT,
January 26, I843.
CHARLES A. WICKLlFFE
Jan. 30-1aw1lw
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