The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-05
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, are to be con-
veyed without further charge on mail lines admitting
of such conveyance,
g. In all cases there TO be forfeiture OF the pay
of the trip when he trip is not run; forfeiture oil
at least onctourth part of it, when the running or ar
rival is SO far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture oil a due
proportion Of it, when grade OF service Is rendered
inferior to that IN the contract. These iorl.tures
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 mail, or any
part Of it for suffering it to be wet, injured lost or
destroyed for conveying IT in place or manner that
exposes it to depredalion loss or INJURY; and Tor not
arriving at the time set. And for setting up or run
ming an express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance Of the mall penalty will be exacted
equal 10 a quarters pay.
s. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Once
laws for dsobeyng the instructions Of the Depart
ment for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
CURED by the Department; for assigning the con-
tract without the consent Of the Postmaster Genera
or for setting up or running an express as aforesaid
The Posm ,ster 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 onal service required or
for the increased speed, if the employment oil addi-
tional stock carriers rendered necessary Dut te
contractor may in such case, relinqush the contract
on timely notice, if he prefers II to The change lie
may also discontinue or curtail the vice. he allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices otherwise, after the expiration OF each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Novem
ber
8. The distances given according 10 III: bts' inor-
nation but increased pay ,ciH be aiiored shouidtey
prope TO be greater than is advertised, The places are cor
retty named
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract Tor the transPor-
tation of the mail with any person who shall nave
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
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 shall
have given Performed, or promised 10 give or per
FORM any consideration to do or not 10 do, y,hing
whatever induce any other person not 10 bid Tor
mail contract. -
TO- A bid received after time, TO wit; the 18th
April next at p. m, or without The guarantee re-
CURED by law or that combines several routes IN
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered 10
competition with a regular proposal, net adJu ged to
be eXtrava CANT.
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arriNal provided no more running
time asked aud II IS obvious That no mai eohnec-
ton or other public accommodation is preJudiced.-
He NAV ask for specified number Of days for more
running time the trip at certain seasons oil pecuii-
arly bad roads But Beyond these changes, propo-
sal for service different rom the advertisement VIII
preyept its being considered in competition with
regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza and
where a bid contains any of the above alterations
their vantages will be estimated IN comparing
with other proposals
u There should be but one route bid Tor IN pro-
possl
IL The route the service, the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence, and the name OF each men,
Der Of the firm, where company oilers, should be
distinctly stated
IA The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filed the first blank with the name
of the guar,ntor the second with that Of the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minaling points Of the route and after being dated,
should be signed by the gusrantor who must be shown
by the written certificate OF postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, 10 be man oil pro
perty and able TO make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that -- If
his bid for carr ing the mail from to - be
accepted by the Post master General, - shall en-.
ter into an obligation prior to the ls day Of July next
with good and sufficient sureiies TO perform the ser.
vice proposed
"Datod-"
Is. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
10 the Fist 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 are TO be executed before the
lst July next
PosT OrrIcr DEPARTMENT,
January &c, 1919.
CHARLES a. WICkLIFFE
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