The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-05
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NOTES.
l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular time
is specified
q Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be con
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 forfeiture oil
at least onefourth part Of il, when the running or ar
rival is far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail /; and forfeiture oil due
proportion of ii, when grade OF service Is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These fori.tures
may be Increased into penalties of higher amount ac-
cordng TO the nature or frequency oil The failure and
the Importance OF the mail.
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained IN due time, Tor failing 10
take from, or deliver at post Office the mail or any
part Of for suffering it to be wet injured, LOST or
destroyed for conveying 1t In place or manner tat
exposes it depreciation, loss or injury and lori 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 exacled
equal TO quarters pay.
S. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the fost omce
laws; for disobeyng the instructions Of the Depart
ment for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
aured by the Department. for assigning the con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster General
or for setting up running express as aforesaid
6 The Postmaster 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 addt onal service required or
for the increased speed if the employment OF add-
tiona stock or rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such case renquish the contract
on timely notice. if he prefers it to the change. He
may also discontinue curail the service, 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 Noyem'
Der.
g. The distances giren according to the best iyor-
nation but increased pay ,ca be ao'ced should they
prore be greater than is ADVERTISED the places are cor
| reilly named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract Tor the transport
tation of the mail with any person who shall! have
entered into any combination, or proposed TO enter
into aDy combination, to prevent the making oil any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per.
sons or who shall have made any agreement, or sha
have given or Performed, promised to give or
form any consideration to do, or not TO DO, anyhhg
wboteye TO induce any other person not TO bid for
mail contract ,o,,
10. A bid received after time, to wit the 18th
April next at p. m, without the guarantee re-
o,Iired by law that combines several routes IN
one of compensation, cannot be considered 10
competition with regular proposal, not auJu' S'u W
! be eXtrayayan
| H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival provided no more running
time IS asked, and if is obvious that no man cohnec-
ton or other public accommodation Is PreJudiceu-
He NAV ask for a. specified number OF days Tor more
running time to the trip at certain seasons OF pecu-
arly had roads But beyond these changes, propo-
sal for service different from the advertisement VIII
prevent its being considered in competition win
regular bid not set aside for extravaganza; and
where bid contains any of the above alterations,
their advantages VIII De estimated III comparing II
| with other proposals.
H. There should be but one route bid Tor IN pro-
posal.
IA The route the service, the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence, and the name OF each mem
Der of the firm, where company oilers, should be
distinctly stated.
| IA. The following is the form of the guaranty
which should be filed the first blank with the name
of the guaranor the second with that of the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minatng points of the route; and after being dated,
should be signed by the arantor who must be shown
BY the written certificate of postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial to be man OF pro-
perty. and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bid.
aThe undersigned - guarantees that - If
his bid for carr, ing the mail from - TO --- be
accepted by the Post master General, - shall en-
ter obligation prior to the lst day oil July next
with good aud sufficient suretes, to perform the ser
vice proposed.
Dated"
| Is 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 the letter. and should be despatched in time TO be
received by or before the 18th April next at O'Clock
p. m.
l6 The contracts are to be executed before the
lst July next.
Posr Orrcr DEPARTMENT,
January 26, ls43.
CHARLES A. WlCKLIFFE
Jan 30-lap1lw
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