The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-27
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!. Seven minutes allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular tme
is specified.
2. Post Office blanks and mail bags, are to be con-
yeyed without further charge 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 run; forfeiture oil
least onciourth part of it, when the running or ar
rival is so far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail; and a forfeiture OF a due
proportion Of it, when grade OF service IS rendered
inferior to that in the contract These ioritltures
may be Increased into penalties of higher amount, ac-
cordng TO the nature frequency OF The failure and
the importance of the mail.
A. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing 10
take from, deliver at post Office, the mail, or any
part Of it for suffering to be wet, injured, lost or
destroyed for convey ing it in place or manner that
exposes it to Depreciation loss, or injury and for not
arriving at the time set. And for setting up or run
ming an express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance Of the mail, penalty will be exacted
equal TO quarters pay
g. The Postmaster Genera. may annul the contract
| for repeated failures for violating the Post Ofhce
laws for disobeyng the instructions OF the Depart
ment for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
quired by the Department; for assigning the con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster General
or for setting up running an express as aforesaid
6 The Postm sster 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 ona service required, or
for the increased speed, if the employment OF add
tiona stock or carriers rendered necessary but the
contractor may, in such case renquish the contract
on timely notice. if he prefers il to the change He
may also discontinue curail the Sc vice, 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 Novem'
ber
g. The distances are giren according TO the bes ior-
nation but increased pay ,ca be a!orced, should they
proue to be greater than adreised, The places are cor
reilly named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transport
tation of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
into any combination to prevent Inc making Oh any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any agreement or shall
have given or Performed, promised to give or per-
FORM any consideration to do or not 10 do, anything
whatever to induce any other person not TO bid for
mail contract. -
no. A bid received after time, TO wit: the 18th
April next at 3 D. m, without the guarantee re-
CURED 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 eXtrava CANT
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival provided no more running
time i asked and il is obvious that mail connec
ton or other public accommodation is preJudiced.-
lie may ask for u specified number of days for more
running time TO the trip at certain seasons oil pecui
arly bad roads But Beyond these changes, proPo-
sal for service different from the advertisement WIN
nreyent its being considered in competition with
regular bid not set aside Tor extravaganza and
where bid contains any OF the above alterations,
their dyanlages will be estimated in comparlnglt
with other proposals. So
II. There should be but one route ola LOT IN pro-
possl
49, The route the service the yearly pay, the bid-
ders name and residence, and the name OF each men,
Der Of the firm, where company oilers, should be
distinctly stated
IA The following is the form Of the guaraniy
which should be filled the first blank with the name
of the eusrantor the second with that Of the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minang points Of the route and alter being dated,
should be signed by the guaranor who must DC 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
"Tbe undersigned -- guarantees that - If
his bid for carrying the mail from TO - e
accepted by the Post master General, - shall en-
ter into obligation prior to the st day oil July next
with good and sufficient surecs TO perform the SER
vice proposed
Dated
H. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
TO the Fst Assistant Postmaster General, with Nail
Proposals in the State Of --," written on the face,
of he letter. and should be despatched 10 time TO be
received by or before tie 18th April next at O'Clock,
D.
I6 The contracts are to be executed before the
LIST July next
PosT OrrIcE DEPARTMENT,
January DC, lSi3.
CHARLES A. WICKLlFFE
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