The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-11
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l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at all Offices, where no particular
time is specified.
2. Post Office blanks, and mail bags are to be
conveyed without further charge on ua lines sd
hitting of such convey ance.
5. In all cases there is to be forfeiture Of the
pay Of the trip, when the trip is not run; forfeiture
Of at least one-tour,h part of when the rum ny
arrival is far behind time to lose The ton
with depending mail; and forfeiture of due
proportion Off, when grsdr offs vice is render,d
inferior TO that in the contract. These iorfelurts
may be increased into pensl''es OF higher amount,
according to he nature or frequency of the failure
and the importance of the msil.
4. Finss will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due Time, or failing
to take from de liver al post Office, the ms or
any part Of it; for suffering I to be w.t. INJURED,
lost, or d. stroyed; for conveying II in place or
manner that exposes Il to depreciation, osS,or INJURY!
and for no, arriving the time set And for setting
up o. running An express to transmit commercial
intelligence in advance Of the mai, penalty will
be exacted equal 10 quarters pay.
The Postmaster General may annul the con
tract for repeated fa,luIes' for violating the Pos
Office Laws; for disobcy the instructions OF The
Department; for refusing to discharge q carTiet
when required by the D~psr men,; Tor assigning the
contract ithout The consent of The Postmaster Gen.
eral, for ting up or running an express as
aforesaid
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the sch, due, he allowing pro rata In
crease of compensation, within the reslrcnnps I'M
posed by law, for the additional service required
or for the increased speed, If the employ meht OF
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case re inqu sh Vie
contract, on timely notice, # he prefers II to the
change. He may also discontinue ,r cur,Al The
service, he al owing ore months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
7. The pay mebts will be made through drafts
post Offices otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, say in February. May, August, and
November.
8. The distances giren according 10 the best Jyo
p,siion bat increased pay ,od be auored should thy
prore 10 be greater Than Advertised " the places are cor
reotiy named
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor.
tstion of The mil 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 a m,il contract by any other person or PEI.
sons, who shall have made any agreement or
shall have given or performed, or promised TO give
perform, any consideration TO do, or not 10 d.,
anything whatever 10 induce any other person not
TO bid for a mail contract.
10. A bid received after time, 20 wit: the 18th
April next at m, or without the guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that comb mes several routes IN
sum Of compensation, cannot be con'd,red IN
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged
to be rsvsgsnt.
H. A bidder may propose differcn, days and hours
OF departure and arrival, provided more running
time asked, and it is obvious that no mail connection
or other public accommodation Is pre- JUDGED. lie
may ask for specified number Of days for more
running tune to the trip at certain seasons OF Gu
lsry bad roads. Blu, You'd these changes, pro.
posal for service different r, m the Advertisement
viii prevent its being considered in composition
with regular bid, not set aside Tor eNtrsvagsnoc
and who bid contains any Of the above sIiera.
TONS their Disadvantages viii be estimated IN c. m
pairing II with other proposals.
IL. There should be but one route bid Tor IN
proposal.
> I3 The route, the service the yearly pay, the
bidders name and residence, and The name Of each
member of the firm, where company ot,rs should
be distinctly stated.
Ia. The following is the ftIm OF the gJarany
which should be filed, the first blank with NE
name of the gusrsnlor, the second with ths, OF ,ic
bidder and the third and fourth With the btgn'
ming and terminating points Of The route and a,l'
being date l. should be signed by The grsranto'
who must be shown by the written certificate OF
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory test mo
NAL tc be man OF property, and able TO max
good guaranty. THIS guaranty, 30 cer'"'e'
should accompany epoh bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that -
hi. bid for carrying the mail from - to --- DE-
scceptef W the Postmaster General, - f''"'5
enter into an obligation PRIOR TO the lN day OF
Jolly next, with good and Sufficient sureues, to per
form the service proposed.
"Ds'ed --n
IS The bid should be sent under seal address
TO the First Assistant Postmaster Genera, w
" Mail Proposals N tie State OF -, written ou
III. face Of the letters and should be de pHohen w
inc to be received by or before the 18Th hrrl he''
At 3 O'Clock, p. m. e,,
10. The oontr cts are to be executed De'o'e u"
LIST July rexi. 49,,
Posr OrrroE Dxp,ernrN1, Feb 10, lsiJ.
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