The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-09
NOTES.

L. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular time
is specified
3 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 rum forfeiture OF
at least onefourth part OF it, when the running or ar
rival Is 50 far behind time To lose the connection
with depending mail; and forfeiture of due
proportion Of il, when grade OF service is rendered
inferior to that in the contract. These iorftitures
may be Increased into penalties of higher amount ac
cording TO the nature or 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 10
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 it in place manner that
exposes it to depreciation, loss injury and for 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 TO a quarters pay.
5. 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
or for setting up running an express as Aforesaid
6 The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata IN
Of compensation, within The restrictions I'M
posed by law for the addt onal service required, or
for the increased speed, if the employment Of add
onal stock 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 curtal the wee, 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 gren according TO hs bes itor-
nation but increased pay ci be aio1ed, should they
prore 10 be greater than is advertised the places are cor
re, tly named
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transport
tation Of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed to enter
into any combination, TO prevent the making OF any
bid for mail contract by any other person OF per,
sons or who shall have made any agreement, or shall
have given or Performed promised to give or per-
form, any consideration to do, not to do, anything
whatever to induce any other person not TO bid Tor
mail contract , o,
April next at 3 p. m. or without the guarantee re-
ouired by law or that combines several routes IN
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered In
competition with regular proposal, net adJu ged TO
be extrava CANT 49,
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time Is asked and il is obvious that no mail connec-
ton or other public accommodation IS PreJudiced-
IIe NAV ask for specified number OF days for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons oil Pecui-
arly bad roads But beyond these changes propo-
sal for service different ron the advertisement VIII
preyept its being considered in competition WIN
regular bd not set aside Tor extravaganza ana
where bid contains any OF the above alterations,
their disadvantages Will be estimated III comparing
with other proposals.
- There should be but one route bid for IN pro-
posal
49, The route, the service, the yearly pay The bid
ders name and residence, and the name oi each mem
Der of the lrm, where a company onei'i SHO'"u oo
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
minatng points Of the route and alter beng dated,
sboud be signed by the guarantor who must be shown
by the written certificate Of postmaster, or other
eoualy satisfactory testimonial, 10 be man Of pro-
perty. and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bid.
"Tbe undersigned - guarantees that -- If
his bid for carry ing the mail IRON TO - be
accepted by the Post master General, - shall en-.
Ter into an Obligation prior to the st day Of July next
with good and sufficient suretes, TO perform the
vice proposed.
"Dated-"
Is. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the First Assistant Postmaster General with Mail
proposas in the State of -" written on the face,
Of Ike letter and should be despatched in time be
received by or before the 18th April next at 3ocock,
IG. The contracts are to be executed before the
LIST July next.
Posr OrricE DEPARTMENT,
January 26, lS43.
CHARLES A. WICkLIFFE
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