The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-30
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/. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails al all Offices, where no particular time
is specified.
2 Post office blanks, and mail bags, 10 be con
ycyed without further charge Oh 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
at least oneourh part of II, when the running or ar
rival is far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture oil cue
proportion OF IT, when grade OF service - rendered
inferior TO that in the contract These iorioilures
may be Increased into penalties OF higher amount ac-
cording to the nature or frequency OF the iaure and
the Importance OF the mail
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained due time, for failing TO
take from, deliver at post Office the mail or any
part of il for suffering 1t to be wet injured, lost or
destroyed for conveying 1t in place or manner that
exposes il to depreciation, loss or injury and for not
arriving at the time set. And Tor setting up or run
ming an express To transmit commercial intelligence
in advance of the mail penalty will be exacted
equal TO a quarters pay.
5. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Ofce
laws for dsobeyng the instructions Of the Depart
ment for refusing To discharge carrier when re-
CURED By the Department. for assigning the con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster General
for setting up or running an express as Aforesaid
The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the schedule he allowing pro rata IN
posed by law for the addit onal service required,
for the increased speed if the employment of addi-
onal stock carriers IS rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such case, relinqush the contract,
on timely notice, II he prefers II 10 the change tie
may also discontinue curtail 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 otherwise after the expiration of each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Novem.
Der.
g. The distances are gcen according 10 The bes injor
nation bat increased pay iA be atotced, should they
prore 10 be greater THAI, adcersed u The places are cor
really named
g. 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 any combination, to prevent The making OF any
bid for a mail contract by any other person or per-
sons who shall have made any agreement or shall
have given Performed, promised 20 give or per-
FORM any consideration 10 do, not TO do, anything
whatever to induce any other person not TO bid Tor
mail contract
10. A bid received after time, to wit the 18th
April next at 3 p. m. without the guarantee re-
qured by law or that combines several routes 10
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, net adIu ged TO
be eXtraya CANT.
H. 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 Tor more
running time 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 a
regular bid not set aside for extravaganza; and
where a bid contains any OF the above alterations
their disadvantages will be estimated III comparing II
with other proposals.
~ There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posa
- The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence and the name of each mem
Der Of the firm, where a company offers, should be
distinctly stated.
a. The following is the form Of the guorany
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
mnating points of the route and after being dated,
should be signed by the rantor, who must be shown
BY the written certificate OF postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial 10 be a man Of pro-
perry and able TO make good his guaranty This
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bid.
"Tbe undersigned -- guarantees that - il
his bid for carryin the mail from TO - be
accepted by the Post master General, -- shall en-.
ter into on obligation prior TO the lst day of July next
with good and sufficient sureties, 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 ia the State Of -,n written on the face,
Of the letter. and should be despatched in time to be
received by before the 18th April next at O'Clock
p. IN.
I6. The contracts are to be executed before the
lst July next
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
January PC, lSi3.
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE.
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