The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-10
NOTES.


L. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
in, ,be mails al all Offices where particular umc
Is specified
g Post Office banks and mail bags, are To be con-
veyed without further charge on mail lines id'n'ins
of such convey ancc
g. In all cases. there is 10 be forfeiture OF the pay
of the trip, when he trip not run; forfeiture OF
al least oDeiOurth part vi II, when the running OF
rival is so far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail; and frei.ure VI . ue
proportion Of it, when grade oil service II rehdereo
inferior to that in the contract These ior'ttureS
may be Increased into penalties Of higher amount ac-
cordng TO tie nature frequency of The iailurc ana
the importance Of the mail.
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due Time, Tor iang 10
take from or deliver ut post office, the mail, or any
part Of II for suffering it to be wet, injured lost or
destroyed; for conveying il in place or manner that
exposes il {, depreciation, loss, or INJURY and Tor not
arriving at the time set And Tor setting up or run
ming express To transmit commerc,al ,nte'hgcncs
in advance Of the mail, penalty will be exacted
equal TO a quarters pay.
s. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Office
aus Tor dsobey ing the instructions of the Depart
ment for refusing TO discharge carrier when re-
o,,ired by the Department; for assigning the con-
tract without The consent OF the Postmaster General
or for setting up running IN express AZ aforesaid.
The Poatm ster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata IN
posed by law for the addt onai service CURED or
or the increased speed, if ,hs employment OF addi-
lonal stock carriers rendered necessary, put TIE
contractor may such case, reliIquish the contract
OH timely notice, il he prefers u 10 the change. ne
may also discontinue Ut cur.sh the sc wee, he allow
ing cne months extra pay on inc amount o''Pc'seo
with.
T. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices or otherwise after the expiration Of each
au1rter, say in February, May, August, and Novem'
Der.
g. The distances are gren according to IN bfs MFR
,aion but no increased pay ci be aAo'oed should hey
prore be greater than is adretsed the places are cor
10 ffy na,neI
o. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowing making contract Tor the tran,por-
aion Of the mail with any person who snail nave
entered into any combination. or proposed 10 en1er
into any combination, 10 prevent inc mak"'s u any
bid for u ms contract ly any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any az cement, shah
ha &c given or Performed Promised u give or per
FORM any con- liberation do, not 10 do anything
whateve. to induce an. other person not ~ oid LOT
mail contract. -
no. A bid received after time. To w.t. the 18th
April next at 3 D. M. without The guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that combines several routes :"
one sum Of compensation, cannot be CONSIDERED ~
competition with regular proposal, net adJu geo 10
tie exiraya CANT.
Ii. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, pr vded no more running
time asked aid II IS obvious that no mail connec-
ton or other pu ,Iic accommodation y PreJud'ced-
lie may ark for specified number Of days for more
running lime the "Trip at certain seasons oil Pecul-
ary bad roads but beyond the sc changes, proPo-
sal for service different rom the advertisement Will
prevent its being considered IN composition win
regular bld moi set aside .or extra'a3ancei ana
where bid contains any OF the above alterations
their disadvantages will he estimated in conparngn
with other proposals.
~ There should be but one route bid for in pro-
possl
"a The route the service the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence, and The name o' each en-
Der Of the frm where a company offers, should be
distinctly stated.
a. Tive following is the form Of the guoran y
which should be filed the first blank with the name
Of the euarsnor the second with that OF the bidder
and The third and fourth With the beginning and ter
m mating points Of the rout and siier being dated,
should be signed by the guaranor who must be shown
by the written certificate OF a postmaster, or other
equally sati,ls. tory testimonial, To be man Of pro-
peIt, aud able - make good his gisraDly. Ihis
guaranty, certified, should accompany each bid
"Tbe undersigned - gusranti' that -
his bad Cor ing the mail IRON ITO - be
accepted by the Posi- master General, - shall en-
ter into LEGATION prior to the lst day OF July next
sitl good and sufficient suretes, to perform the SER
vice proposed
"Dated--n
Is The bid should be sent under seal addressed
TO tie Fl 81 Assistant Postmaster General with mail
Propose the state Of -" written on the fac
of the ietr; nd should be despatched in time TO be
received BY before 18th April "eHt, at 3o'coek
y. m.
l6. The controcas are to be executed before the
Ist July next.
PosT OrricE DEPARTMENT,
ymumy 26, l6a3.
CHARLES A. WICkL1FFE-
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