The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-13
NOTES.


1. Seven minutes are allowed for opening ard
closing the mails at all Offices. where no parcu,,
time 10 specified.
2. Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be
conveyed without further charge on nal lines at
hitting Of such convey ance.
3. In all cases, there is to be a forfeiture Of lie
pay Of the trip when the trip is not run; forfeiture
OF at least fourth part oft, when the rum
arrival is far behind time as to lose The connection
with depending mail, and forfeiture OF due
proportion Of it, whom grade ofsefvice is RENDERED
inferior TO that in the contract. These iorfeurs
may be increased into penalties of higher amount
according to he nature or frequency OF The failure
and the Importance of the mail.
T. Fines will be imposed. unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due lime, Tor failing
to take FROM deliver At post Office, the mail or
any part Of it, for suffering II to be ws' injured
lost, or destroyed; for conveying il in place or
manner that exposes il to depreciation loss or uur
and for not arriving at the time set And for setting
up running express to transmit commerce.
intelligence in advance Of the mail, penalty Will
be exacted equal 10 4 quarters pay
The Postmaster General may annnl the con-
tract for repeated failures; for violating the Pos
Office laws; for disobeying the Instructions OF we
Department; for refusing to discharge carried
when required by the Department. for assigning the
contract without the consent of The Postmaster Gen
eral or for sitting up or running an express I"
aforesaid.
g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the sch dule, he allowing pro rata IN
crease of compensation, within the res'ricuuss I'M
posed by law, for the additional service required
or for the increased speed, If the emplo! mcnt OF
additional stock or carriers is rendered Necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, reinqu 81 e
contract, on timely notice, IL he prefers II TO The
change. He may also discontinue 'r cur'ail lhe
service, he al owing ore months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with
z. The payments will be made through dral''
on post Offices or otherwise, after the expiration
each quarter, say in February, May, August and
November.
g. The distGaees giren according 10 The bfH mo-
nation bu increased pay ,riu be aio,red, shoddhg
prore TO be greater hsn is advertised The places ar co"
rsaiy named.
from knowingly making contract for the ,ranspo-
ta,ion Of the m.il with any person who shall ba"
entered into any combination, or proposed TO enid
into any combination, to prevent the making OF an!
bid for mail contract by any other person or per
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, o'
shall have given or performed, orprsmsed TO give
or perform, any consideration to do, or not to dn'
anything whatever to induce any other person not
to bid for a mail contract.
10. A bid received AFTER time, TO wit the 18th
April next At 3 p m, or without the guarantee re-
uuired BY law; or that comb nes several routes IN
one sum Of compe nsation, cannot be considered 10
with a regular proposal, not adjudged
to bs cxravagant.
IL. A bidder may propose different days and hours
OF departure and arrival, provided more running
time asked and it il obvious that mail connection
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 GU
liarly bad roads. But beyond these changes q pro-
posa for service different from the sdyerlisemsn'
will prevent its being considered in composition
with regular bid, not vet aside for ex,r-vagsnee
tons, their Disadvantages will be estimated IN com
pairing il with other proposals
IL There should be but one route bid Tor 90
proposal.
10. The route, the service, the yearly pay, 'he
bidders name and residence, and The name Of each
member Of the firm, where company offers sh'uu
be distinctly stated.
"a. The following is the fcfm OF the guarahp
which should be filled, the first blank with lhe
name of the gusrsptor the second with that OF ne
bidder /, and the third and fourth With the BEGIN
ming and te rminaing points Of the route and 'i''
being dated, should be signed by The g'~rsoiw'
who must be shown by the written eertbeate Of
postmaster or other equally satisfactory test mo-
,ia to be man Of property, and able to MAKE
rood ms guaranty. This guaranty, so oer'"'u'
hould accompany each bid.
"Tbe undersigned - guarantees that -
II. bid for carrying the mail from - to - DC
ccep,cd by the Postmaster General, - shali
inter into obligation prior to the LIST ug
uIy next, with good and sufficient sureue'' 10 per
orm the service proposed
"Da,ed ---''
i5 The bid should be sent under seal, Address.pp
o the First Assistant Postmaster Genera, WI
Mail Proposals in the State OF -, written ="
he face OF the letter; and should be de'pa. u,,,