The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-12
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l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular tiine
is specified
9 Pos, Office blanks, and mail bags to be CON
veyed without further charge on 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 forfeiture oil
least onefourth part Of IT, when the running or ar
rival is far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture oil due
proportion of it, when grade OF service Is rendered
inferior TO that in the contract These iorititures
may be Increased into penalties of higher amount, ac-
cordng TO the nature or frequency OF the failure ana
the importance of the mail
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing to
take from or deliver at a post Office the mail or any
part Of il for suffering il TO be wet injured, lost or
destroyed for conveying II In place or manner mat
exposes it to depreciation, loss or INJURY ana ior moi
arriving at the time set. And for setting up or run
ming an express to transmit commercial Intelligence
! in advance of the mail penalty VIII be eAacteu
| equal to quarters pay.
| S. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post once
laws; for disobeyng the Instructions OF the depart
ment; for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
| quired BY the Department. for assigning inc con-
tract without The consent Of the Postmaster General
for setting up running an express as aforesaid
6 The Postm aster 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 addit onal service required OF
for the increased speed, if the employment OF addi
ona stock carriers Is rendered necessary out Tue
contractor may, in such case reinquish the contract
on timely notice, if he prefers II to The change lie
may also discontinue curail the service, he allow
| ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
| with.
7. 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 10 tn bes' intor-
nation bi increased pay ,cH be ailoced shou!d they
prope be greater than advertised the places are cor
re,tiy named.
| g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor-
| talon of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
| into any combination, to prevent the making oil any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per,
| sons or who shall have made any agr cement OF sba
have given Performed, or promised TO give OF per
FORM any consideration to do, or not TO do, nythihg
whatever to induce any other person not 10 BIO ior
mail contract o,,
10. A bid received after time, to wit; the 18th
April next at p. m, or without the guarantee re-
| aujred by law or that combines several routes IN
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal net adJu geo 10
! be extraya CANT -
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of depafture and arrival, provided no more running
time is asked and it is obvious that no mail connec-
ton or other public accommodation IS preJudiced.-
lie may ask for specified number oil days ior more
running time 10 the trip at certain seasons oil Pecu
ary bad roads. But Beyond these changes, a ProPo
sal for service different from the advertisement VIII
| preyept il, being considered In competition WIN
| regular bid not set aside FOR extravaganza ana
| where a bid contains any Of the above alterations
their sadyantages will be estimated In comparing
/ with other proposals $50
II. There should be but one route oid LOT III Pfo
possl -,
der,s name and residence, and the name oil each mem
Der of the firm, where company offers, should be
distinctly stated.
"A The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filled the first blank with the
of the guaranor the second with that OF the bidder
and he third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minatng points of the route and alter being dated
should be signed by the guarantor who must be shown
| by the written certificate of postmaster or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, TO be man of pro-
| perry, 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 from --t TO - be
accepted by the Post master General, - snail en-
ter into on obligation prior to the lst 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 "Ma
Proposals in the State of - ,, written on The lac"
of the letters and should be despatched in time to be
received by or before the 18th April next, at O'Clock
p. m.
| LIST July next
! PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
January DC, lsi3.
CHARLES A. WICkLIFFE.
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