The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-18
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/. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where particular time
IS specified.
2. Post Office blanks, aud mail bags, are to be con-
yeyed without further charge mail lines admitting
of such conveyance.
g. In all eases there is to be forfeiture of the pay
of the trip when the trip is not forfeiture OF
at least one-fourth part of it, when the running or
rival is SO far behind time TO lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture OF due
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, sc-
cordng 10 the nature frequency oil the failure and
tie Importance Of the mail.
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained IN due time for failing to
take from deliver at post Office, the mail or any
part of II for suffering II to be wet, injured, lost
destroyed; for conveying in place manner that
exposes II to Depreciation loss, 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, penalty will be exacted
equal TO quarters pay.
5. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures; tor violating the Post Office
laws for disobeylng the instructions Of the Depart
ment for refusing to discharge a carrier when
CURED by the Department for assigning tho
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster Gene
ra or Tor setting up or running express as aore-
said.
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contppct,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease of compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law for the additional service required,
for the increased speed, if the employment Of addL
tonal stock carriers rendered necessary but tho
contractor may, in such case, renqulsh the contract
on timely notice, if he prefers it TO the change. He
may also discontinue curtail the service, he al.
lowing one months extra pay on the amount dis
pensed with.
T. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices otherwise, after the expiration of each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Novom-
Der. ts
g. The distances are gipea according to The best isor-
nation but no inc reased pay tci be aosOed, should they
prore to be greater than advertised the places
rtciy named. trN
8. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the Transport
taton of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed to enter
into any combination, to prevent tho making of any
bid for mail contract by any other person per-
sons who shall have made any agreement or shall
have given performed, promised 10 give per-
FORM any consideration to do, or not to do anything
whatever to induce any other person not to bid for
mail contract.
TO- A bid received after time, to wit the 18th
April next at p. m, without the guarantee
CURED by law or that combines several routes in
one sum OF compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged TO
be extrayagant
IL. A bidder may propose different days and hours
Of departure and arrival provided no more running
time is asked, and il is obvious that no mail connec
ton or other public accommodation is prejudiced.-
lie may ask for specified number Of days for more
running time TO the trip 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 il
with other proposals.
H. There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posal
l3 The route the service, the yearly paw the bid
der's name and residence, and the name of each
member Of the firm, where a company offers, should
! be distinctly stated
! IA. The following is the form of the guaranty
which should be filled, the FIST blank with the name
of the guaraDtor the second with that of the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and
mnating points Of the route and after being dated
should be signed by the guarantor who must be shown
by the written certificate Of postmaster, other
equally satisfactory testimonial, 10 be man Of pro-
perry, and able to make good his guaranty This
guaranty 50 certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that - If
his bid for carrying the mail from 10 - be
accepted by the Postmaster General -- shall en-
into obligation prior TO the Isl day Of July
next with good and sufficient surcues, TO perform the
service proposed.
" Dated --h
Is The bid should be sent under seal, addressed 10
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 10 be
received by or before the 18th April next, at 3
O'Clock, p. m.
! l6. The contracts are 10 be executed before the
lst July next.
Posr oUIcr DUARrSrsr, Jan. z. 1s43.
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