The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-24
NOTES.

l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular time
is specified
2 Post office blanks, and mail bags, are to be
veyed without further charge mail lines admitting
of such conveyance.
g. In all cases, there is TO be forfeiture oil The pay
Of the trip when The trip is not run; forfeiture oil
at least oneiouth part Of II, when the running or ar
rival is far behind time as 10 lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture Of due
proportion Of it, when grade of service is rendered
inferior to that in the contract. These fori.itures
may be Increased into penalties OF higher amount ac-
cording TO the nature frequency Of the failure and
the importance of the mall
A. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained IN due time, for failing to
take from, deliver al post Office the mall or any
part Of for suffering it To be wet, injured lost or
destroyed for conveying it in place or manner that
exposes it to depreciation, loss injury; and for not
arriving at the time set. And for setting up or run
ming 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 wben re-
quired by the Department. for assigning the con-
tract without the consent of the Postmaster General,
or for setting up running 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 im
posed by law, for the addt onal service required
for the increased speed if the employment OF add-
tonal stock or carriers rendered necessary but the
contractor may, in such case, renquish the contract
on timely notice. II he prefers II to the change. lie
may also discontinue curtail 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 otherwise, after the expiration OF each
quarter, say in February, May, August and NoSem'
Der.
@ ~ ;s,,ac.s ,,e ,,s, ocror,Joo In III. hest inf,-
nation b increased pay ,ciH be aiioced should they
prore 10 be greater than is advertised the places are cor
retly named
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor-
taon of the mail with any person who snail nave
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
into any combination, to prevent the making OF 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 not to do, anything
whatevel to induce any other person not to bid for
mail contract.
10. A bid received after time, to wit: the 18th
April next at p. m, without the guarantee re-
quired by law or that combines several routes ID
one of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, net adJu ged TO
be extrava CANT
H. bidder may propose different days and hours
Of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time asked, and il is obvious that no mail connec-
ton or other public accommodation is preJudiced-
lie may ask for specified number of days for more
running time TO the trip at certain seasons oil Pecu
ary bad roads. But beyond these changes, a proPo,
sal for service different from the advertisement wii
prevent its being considered in competition with a
regular bld not set aside for extravaganza; ana
where bid contains any OF the above alterations
their disady antages will be estimated IN comparing
with other proposals,
u There should be but one route bid Tor IN pro-
posal ,,.., ,hh;,
der,s name and residence and the name of each men,
Der of the firm, where a company oilers, should be
distinctly stated.
IA. The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with the name
az the cuarantor the second with that OF the bidder
and The third and fourth with the beginning and ter
ninafipp points Of the route and alter being dated
should be signed by the guarantor who must be shown
Inv the written certificate of postmaster, other
eu,IIv satisfactory testimonial, To be man of pro-
perty and able to make good ms guaranty This
guaranty so certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned --. guarantees that - II
his bid for carving the mail from ---t -- be
accented by the Post master General - shall en-.
ter into an obligation prior TO the ls day Of July next
with good and sufficient sureties TO perform the
vice proposed
Dated"
II. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
TO The First Assistant Postmaster General, with "Mail
Proposals IN the State of - written on the face,
of ke letter. and should be despatched in time TO be
received by or before the 18th April next at o'clock
p. m. ,-,
lst July next.
Posr OrrIcE DEPARTMENT,
January 26, l843
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE
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