The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-08
NOTES.

l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular Time
is specified
9 Post Office blanks and mail bags, are to be CON
yeyed without further charge mail lines admitting
Of such conveyance.
g. In all cases there to be forfeiture OF The pay
Of the trip when The trip is not run forfeiture oil
at least onciouth part of IT, when the running or ar
rival is SO far behind time as 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 forititures
may be Increased into penalties of higher amount, ac-
cording TO the nature frequency oil the failure and
the Importance OF the mail.
A. 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 for suffering it to be wet, injured lost or
destroyed for conveying IT in place or manner That
exposes it to depredation loss, or inury and for not
arriving at the Time set. And for setting up or run
ming AN express to transmit commercial Intelligence
in advance Of the mail, penalty VIII be exacted
equal TO a quarters pay
5. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Office
laws for disobeyng the instructions Of the Depart
ment; for refusing TO discharge carrier when re-
auired by the Department; for assigning the con-
tract without the consent of the Postmaster General,
for setting up or running an express as aforesaid
6 The Postm lster 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 add ona service required, or
for the increased speed, if the employment OF addi-
tonal stock carriers is rendered necessary but The
contractor may such case, relnquish the contract,
on timely notice, if he prefers il TO The change. He
may also discontinue cur.a the service, be allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with
7. 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.
ber
g. The distances gipen according TO s bes' iwor-
nation but no increased pay ,oH be aiiooed they
prore 10 be greater than is advertised The places
reilly named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract Tor the trahspor-
laton of the mail with any person who shall have
catered into any combination, or proposed TO enter
into any combination to prevent the making oil any
bid for "a mail contract by any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any agreement or snail
have given or Performed, or promised 10 give OF per
form any consideration to do or not to do, anything
whatever to induce any other person not to bid for
mail contract. 80
10. A bid received after time, to wit the 18th
April next al D. m, or without the guarantee re-
ouired by law; or that combines several routes IN
nne sun, of COMPENSATION cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, net adjuJged to
be eXtraya CANT.
II. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival provided no more running
ton or other public accommodation is PreJudlced-
He NAV ask for specified number OF days for more
running time TO the trip al certain seasons oil pecu
ary bad roads But beyond these changes, proPo-
sal for service different IRON the advertisements WIN
preyent its being considered in competition win
regular bid not set aside for extravaganza END
where bid contains any Of the above alterations,
their disadvantages will be estimated IN comparingf
with other proposals ~
10. There should be but one route bid for in pro-
IA The route the service, the yearly pay, The bid
der,s name and residence and the name OF each mem
Der of the firm, where company offers, should be
distinctly stated
IA. The following is the form Of The guaranty
which should be filed the first blank with the name
az The guar,ntor the second with that Of the bidder
and the third aud fourth with the beginning and ter
minating points of the route and aier being dated
should be signed by the guar antor VINO must De snow"
by the written certificate OF postmaster or other
equally satisfactory testimonial TO be man oil pro-
ner,y and able TO make good his guaranty. This
guaranty so certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that - n
his bid for carving the mail from - To - be
accepted by the Post master General, - shall en-
ter into an obligation prior to the lstday oil July next
with good and sufficient sureies, to perform The ser
vice proposed
Dated--n
L. 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 tie letter. and should be despatched in time to be
received by before the 18th April next al 3ocock
p.
ls. The contracts are to be executed before the
LIST July next
PosT OrrIcr DEPARTMENT,
January 26, lsi3.
CHARLES A. WICkLlFFE.
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