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

l Seven minutes are allowed for opening AZ d
closing the mails At I'll Offices, where no particular
Tina is spec fed
2 Post Office blanks. and mail bsg', are to be
conveyed without further chsrge O" IA a ! lines ad.
IN ting OF sucl, convey ance.
g. IN all cases there il TO be q forfeiture of tie
pay Of the trip. VIII, the trip not rur; forfeiture
Of ut least fourth part oft, hen The rum
rival is Ear behind time to ose The come, lion
al depending nal; and forfeiture OF 4 due
ropor,ion Off, ~l'en glad ufse ,'c' isrrI der Il
infer 10 that in the Contract. These tni, urs
N y be increased To penal res at higher am 40,
accord ng To he batare or fequ,hcy oil ,he failure
and The importance Of the mil.
4 Fin will be imposed, unisss the delinquency
be al, iac,orily exp:sins d IN due time, OF IA Ing
TO Ike from dc liver nj post ohcr, the mall Or
any part al IL for suffering TO he WI, 'Jmcd
lost. d stroy ed; f,r conveying IT in place or
manner that exposes n To pred.tion ioss,o IL Ir
and for not arriving a, the time set And far seltrg
up o. running an express TO transmit con mefc.pL
intelligence in advance Of the mat, penalty will
be exscted equal 10 a quarters pay.
S, The Postmaster General "sy snnul the CON
tract for repeated failures, for violating the Post
Office laws; for disobeying the instructions Of me
Department; for refusiug TO discharge carrier
when required by the Depar men,; for assigning the
contract without The consent OF The Postmaster Gen
ersl, or for setting up or running an express as
sforesad.
o. Inc fOS,mA>tcr 0encFal N'e Noi'I'N''
and alter the sch, due, he allowing pro rata In
crease Of compensation, wi,bin the res,rcuots I'M
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, If the employment OF
additional stock or carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such Case renqu sh The
contract, on timely notice. VI he prefers u to The
change. He may also discontinue or curtal The
service, he ii owing months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
z. The payments will be made through drafts
post Offices otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, say in February, May, August and
November.
g. The distances ars giren according 10 The best hJOT
nation but increased pay ,rid Be oioced Shouldn't
prore TO be greater Than Is sdrsd u the places are cor
recfig named.
9. The Postmaster General 10 prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the trsnspor-
ta,ion of the mail with any person who Shsl have
entered into any combination, or proposed ,o cutter
into any combination, to prevent the making OF any
bid for n mil contract by any other person or per
sons, or who shalt have made any agreement, or
shall have given performed, or promised TO give
or perform, any consideration to do, or no, 10 de-
anything Whatever TO induce any other person not
to bid Tor mail contract.
10. A bid received after time, 10 wit; the 18th
April next at m, or without the guarantee re-
CURED by law, that comb mes several routes m
one sum OF compensation, csnno, be con''dered ~
competition with regular proposal, not adjudsed
to be exravagsnt.
III. bidder nay propose diferen, days and hours
Of departure and arrival, provided 20 more running
time asked and IL is obv that mail connection
or other public accommodation u prsJuoiced lie
may ask for a specified number of days Tor more
running une To- the trip al certain seasons OF Gu
l,srly b.d roads. But beyond these changes, pro-
posal for service different irom the advertisement
vii prevent its being cons'dered IN composition
with ~ g,.r bid no, set aside Tor cxtrevaganoei
an whe . bwl contains any OF the above ahera'
tons their ois,dvsn,sges viii be estimated in G. m
psrn, IL Nth other proposals,
proposal
- The route, the service, the yearly pay The
bidders name and residence, and The name OF each
nc mber OF the firm, where company oh,rs, should
be .tinc ly stated.
H. The 10 lowing is the finn Of the guaranty
sh,ch should b. hied, tie hrsi b'sns with The
rame OF the guxrzn'or, the second ~nh that OF y
bidder, and the third ADD fourth v ith the b, Gun
mig Xpd I. rn;n,'ng points OF the route and Sl''
being ds'e I, should be signed by he g'"rah'or'
who must be shosn by the written ceruhc'te OF q
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory test mo-
| NAL TO be man OF property, and able TO msSe
good his guaranty. THIS EusHsnV, 70 se'H"'' -
should accompany eSch bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that -
nj. hid f,r carr, ing the mail from - 10 - be
acc. pred by the Postmaster General, - sha '
enter INTO an obligation pr or to the l' osy :"
July next, with good and Sufficient suretes, TO per
Tor n the service proposed.
"Ds'ed ----'
IS The bid should be sen, under seal, sddreis'a
| 10 the FIRST Assistant Postmaster G'nerS', VI
| .. Mail Proposals IN tie State OF - vrn,'n
a., r.. ~ ,h~ Letter, and should be dc p,ichrd m
;me 70 b. received by or before the l3t hrrI heh'
| at O'Clock, p. m.
rs. The oonu cts to be executed before w
| Isl Jnly Ell. 100,
Posr Oryror DrvAsrNsSr, Feb. 10, leiS.
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