The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-15

| Leave Jaeksonvil c every Thursday Il 6 mi ar.
ri's. at Spring Place next Saturday by 6pm.
3i02 From Troupvile TO Suwannee Springs, Fla,
/ 90 miles and back once week.
Leave Troupville every Monday al 9 M arrive at
Suwannee Springs next day by l2m
Leave suwannee Springs every Tuesday - p M
arrive at Troutyiile next day by 2 p m. no
| 34U3 From Waresborouph TO Mount Pleasant 50
miles and back, once a week
! Leave Waresborough every Friday at mi afnve
al Mount Pleasant same day by pm.
| Leave Mount Pleasant every Saturday, at 6 a nj
arrive at Waresboro' same day by 6 IN.
NOTES.
|. Seven minutes are allowed for opening aud clos
ing the mails at all offices, where particular time
is specified.
g. Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are 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
al least one-ourh part OF IT, when the running OF ar
rival is far behind time TO lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture oil que
proportion Of II, when grade Of service Is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These forieitures
may be increased into penalties of higher amount, ae
cording TO the nature frequency Of the failure anu
u importance OF the mail.
4. Fines will be Imposed, unless the delinquency
he satisfactorily explained in due time for failing to
take from, or deliver at post office, the ma or any
part of ii for suffering it TO be wet, injured lost or
destroyed; for conveying il 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 express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance of the mail, a penalty will be exacted
equal to quarters pay. 49,
| 5. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Once
laws for dsobeyng the instructions of the Depart
ment for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
qured by the Department for assigning the con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster Gene
raj, for setting up running express afore-
said
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule he allowing pro rata in
crease of compensation, within the restrictions ini-
posed by law, for the additional service required or
for the increased speed if the employment OF addl-
ional stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may, in such case renqulsh the contract
on timely notice, if he prefers II to the change. lie
may also discontinue curtail the SERVICE he al
lowing one months extra pay on the amount DIS
pensed with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts on,
post Offices otherwise after the expiration OF each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Noyem-
Der.
g. The distances are given according to the best iaJor-
nation but ncreased pay ,o be ao,Oed should they
prone to be greater than is advertised 1.-THE places are cor
| rectly named
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor-
tallOn Vi lle mali WIFI any ptTsoH WIZ nave
entered into any combination, or proposed to enter
into any combination, to prevent the making Of any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per-
sons, who shall have made any agreement shall
have given or performed or promised to give or per-
form, any consideration to do, not to do anything
Whatever 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 or without the guarantee re-
CURED by law that combines several routes in
| Of nSafn hn N
competition with regular proposal not adjudged to
be eKtravagant
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time is asked, and it is obvious that no mail connec-
ton other public accommodation is prejudced.-
He may ask for specified number of days for more
running time to the trip at certain of peculi
arly bad roads. But beyond these changes propo-
sal for service different from the advertisement Will
prevent its being considered in competition with
regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza and
where bid contains any of the above alterations,
their disadvantages will be estimated in comparing it
with other proposals.
u There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posal.
- The route the service, the yearly pay the bid
ders name and residence, and the name Of each
member Of the firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated
IA. The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with the name
of the guarantor the second with that of the bidder;
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minating points Of the route and after 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 a of pro-
perty, and able TO make good his guaranty This
guaranty, certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned -- guarantees that - if
his bid for carrying the mail from - to - be
accepted by the Postmaster General --- shall en-
ter into obligation prior TO the lst day OF July
next with good and sufficient suretes, TO perform the
service 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 3
O'Clock, p. IN.
I6 The contracts are 10 be executed before the
lst July next
Posr orrIcr DKrARrMrsr, Jan. 7,1s43.
ian 1l-lawI3w CT WICKLIFFE.
TENSION AGENCY.-Ihe subscriber, for the
last ten years, having been engaged in the
animation of claims for revolutionary services m the
Pension Office being well acquainted with the pen
sion laws aud the sources from which proof OF ser
vice NAV be derived, and having left the Pension
Office now offers his services "a an agent Tor Tue
prosecution of claims before that office, or any OF the
departments
iected at the Pension Office may command his ser
vices by addressing him, post paid. Charges mode
rate and attention prompt
Reference may be made to the prese mt delegation
in Congress from the several States, with most oil
whom | am acquainted. -
HENRY H. SYLVESTER.
Washington City, DC January 81, lSia
feb 3-eodu "
rr,UE undersigned respectfully, but most earnestly