The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-16
NOTES.

l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices where no particular time
is specified
2. Post Office blanks, and mail bags, to be con-
yeyed 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 rum forfeiture oil
at least one-fourth part Of IT, when the running or ar
rival is far behind time TO lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture of due
proportion of it, when grade OF service is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These forftitlres
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 mall or any
part Of for suffering it to be wet, injured lost or
destroyed for conveying it in place or manner that
exposes it to depreciation loss injury; and for not
arriving at the lime set. Aud for setting up or run
ming express to transmit commercial Intelligence
in advance Of the mail, penalty will be exacted
equal to quarters pay.
S. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Ofce
laws for disobeying 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
or for setting up or running express aforesaid
6 The Postmaster 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 addit onal service required,
for the increased speed, if the employment OF add-
ona stock carriers is rendered necessary put lhe
contractor may, in such case, relinqush the contract
timely notice, if he prefers il to The change lie
may also discontinue cur.aii the seiyice he allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with.
l. 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
Der.
s. The distances gren according to the 6ss iIDor-
nation bull no increased pay ciH be aiioiced should they
prore to be greater than is advertised the places are cor
reilly named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transPor-
taiion of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed to enter
into any combination, to prevent the making oil 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, or promised to give or per
FORM any consideration TO do, or not to do
whatever to induce any other person not TO bid Tor
mail contract -
no. A bid received after time, to wit the 18th
April next at 3 p. m, without the guarantee re-
oured by law or that combines several routes IN
one sum Of conversation cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, net adJu 'ged to
be extraya CANT.
IL. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
~
ton or other public accommodation is preJudlced-
lie may ask for specified number Of days for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons OF pecul-
arly bad roads. But beyond these changes, propo-
sal for service different IRON the advertisement WIZ
preyept its being considered in competition with
regular bid not set aside for extravaganza and
where a bid contains any Of the above alterations,
their disadvantages will be estimated IN comparing IL
with other proposals
u There should be but one route bid for IN pro-
posaL
IA 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 oilers, should be
distinctly stated.
a. 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
mnating points Of the route and alter beng dated
should be signed by the arantor, who must be shown
by the written certificate OF postmaster or other
equally satisfactory testimonial TO be man OF pro-
nerty and able 10 make good his guaranty. This
guaranty so certified, should accompany each bid.
"Tbe undersigned - guarantees tina, - If
his bid for carr, ing the mail from TO - be
accepted by the Post master General, - shall en-
ter into an obligation prior to the lst day OF July next
with good and sufficient suretics, to perform the ser
vice proposed
Is The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the Fist Assistant p postmaster General, with "Ma
Proposals in the State Of -" written on the face
of Tie letter and should be despatched in Tins to be
received by or before the 18th April next at O'Clock
y. m.
I6. The contracts are to be executed before the
LIST July next
PosT OrrioE DEPARTMENT,
January 26, lsi3.
CHARLES A. WICkLIFFE-
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