The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-04
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l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all offices, where no particular u'ie
is specified
q 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 is to be forfeiture OF the pay
of the trip, when The trip is not run; forfeiture oil
at least onciourth part of it, when the running or ar
rival is 50 far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mall and a forfeiture OF Que
proportion of it, when grade OF service IS rendered
inferior to that in the contract These forieitures
may be Increased into penalties of higher amount ac-
cordng TO the nature or frequency oil 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, deliver at post Office the mall or any
part Of for suffering il TO be wet injured lost or
destroyed for conveying ii in place manner that
exposes ii to depreciation, loss or inury and Tor not
arriving at the time set. And for setting up or run
ming express to transmit commercial Intelligence
in advance Of the mall penalty VIII be exacted
equal to a quarters pay.
s. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Office
laws for dsobeyng 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.
& 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 onal service required, or
for the increased speed, if the employment oil addi-
ona stock or carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may, in such case, relinqush the contract
on timely notice. if he prefers il to the change lie
may also discontinue curta the service, he allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with.
T. 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.
g. The distances giren according to hs bss tDor-
nation bat increased pay ciif be aioaced should they
prope be greater than advertised the places are cor
reilly named
Q. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transport
tation Of the mail with any person who shall nave
entered into any combination, or proposed TO enter
into any combination, to prevent me making Oh any
bid for a mail contract by any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any agreement, or shall
have given Performed, or promised to give or per
FORM any consideration to do, or not to do, anything
whatever induce any other person not TO bid Tor
mail contract co.,
10. A bid received after time, to wit the 18th
April next at 3 p. M. without the guarantee re-
aured by law or that combines several routes IN
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, nct adJu ged 10
be extraya CANT.
ii. 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 connec-
ton or other public accommodation Is preJudced.-
lie may ask for specified number OF days Tor more
running time TO the trip at certain seasons OF pecu-
arIy bad roads. But beyond these changes propo-
sal for service different from the advertisement VIII
prevent its being considered IN competition WIN
regular bid, not set aside for exlraVagancei and
where a bid contains any OF the above alterations,
their disadvantages will be estimated in comparing II
with other proposals.
H. There should be but one route bid for IN pro-
possl
49, 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.
a. The following is the form Of the guaran
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
mpating points Of the route; and after being dated
should be signed by the guar antor who must be shown
by the written certificate Of postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial 10 be man of 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 lst day of July next
with good and sufficient sureties, to perform the
vice proposed
" Dated
IS. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
TO the First Assistant Postmaster General, with "Mai
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 3oclock
u.
I6. The contracts to be executed before the
LIST July next
Posr OrricE DEPARTMENT,
January &c, lst3.
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE.
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