The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-23
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Seven minutes are allowed for opening ard
closing the mails at Ill offices, where no particular
time is SPECIFIC
2. Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be
conveyed without further charge on mail lines ad.
hitting Of such convey ance.
3. In all cases there is to be forfeiture of the
pay of the trip, when the trip is not run; forfeiture
of at least onefour,h part oft, when the running
arrival is so far behind time AZ TO lose the connection
with depending mail; and forfeiture of due
proportion of it, when grade OF Sc vice is render
inferior 10 that in the contract. These forfeiiurs
may be increased into penslhes of higher amount,
according to The nature frequency of the failure
and the importance of the mail.
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, Tor failing
TO take from deliver AT post Office, the mail
any part OF it, for suffering 4 to be wst injured,
lost, or destroyed; for conveying il in place
manner that exposes it to depreciation. loss injury
and for not arriving at the time set And for setting
up o. running An express to transmit commercial
intelligence in advance Of the mail, penalty will
be exacted equal 10 quarters pay.
The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures; for violating the Pos,
Office laws, for disobeying the instructions OF the
Department; for refusing to discharge carrei
when required by the Department; for assigning the
contract without The consent Of the Postmaster Gen
eral, or for setting up or running an express as
aforesaid
6. The Post aster General may alter the contract,
and alter the scho due, he allowing pro rata Ia
crease of compensation, within the restrictions I'M
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, IL the employment OF
additional stock or carriers is rendered neces sary
but the contractor may, in such case reinqu sh the
contract, on timely notice, If he prefers II to the
change. lie may also discontinue curall the
service, he al owing months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with
z. The payments will be made through drafts
post Offices or otherwise after the expiration Of
each quarter, say in February May, August, and
November.
8. The distances gren according 10 III best intr.
nation ba no increased pay rid be aiio,ced sholdhy
prore TO be greater han IS advertised De places cor
recty named
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making a contract for the ,ranspor-
taton 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 contrac, by sny other person or per
sons, who shall have made any agreement, OF
shall have given performed, or promised TO give
or perform, ANY consideration to do, or no, to do,
anything Whatever to induce any other person not
to bid for mail Contract
10. A bid lived after time, TO wit: the 18th
April next NJ 3 m, or without the guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that combines several routes m
one sum OF compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, no, adjudged
to be exravsgsnt
H. 4 bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided more running
time j. asked and 1t is obvious that mail connection
or other public accommodation IS Prejudiced lie
may ask for specified number Of days for more
running tne to the trip at certain seasons Of p
liarly bad roads. But eyond these changes, pro.
posal for service different from the Advertsement
viii prevent its being considered in composition
with regular bid, not set aside for extrAvsganee
AMI wbel bid contains any Of the above alicra
tons, their Disadvantages will be estimated in com
pairing it with other proposals
IL There should be but one route bid for m
proposal.
10. The route, the service, the yearly pay, The
bidders name and residence, and The name OF each
member OF the firm, where a company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
H. The following is the firm Of the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with the
name of the guarsntor, the second with that Of I've
bidder and the third and fourth with the begin.
ming and terminating points Of the route and alter
being dated, should be signed by The g''srsntor,
who must be shown by the written certificate OF
postmaster, or other cqually satisfactory tes'mo
NAL to be Of property, and ablu TO make
good his guaranty This guaranty, so certified,
should accompany esch bid
1.-The undersigned - guarantees that - It
hi. bid for carry ing the mail from - to - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall
enter into an obligation prior to the LIST day Of
July next, with good and sufficient suretes TO per-
orn the service proposed.
"Daicd -"
IS The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
70 the FIRST ASSISTANT Postmaster General, WIN
Mail Proposals in the State OF -" written on
he face Of the letter, and should be- despatched ~
inc to be received by or before the 18th April next
Il 3 O'Clock, p. m.
l6. The conlr cts are TO be executed before tie
Is, July nert
Po,r. Orro. DEPARTMENT, Feb. 10, lS43.
C. A. WtCKLIFFE, p W.. Gnera'
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