The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-03
NOTES.

|. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular time
is specified.
q 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 forte ure OF the pay
of the trip, when the trip is not forfeiture oil
at least oneourh part Of it, when the running or ar
rival is far behind time TO lose the connection
with depending mail and a forfeiture oil cue
proportion of it, when grade of service rs rendered
inferior to that in the contract. These ior.itures
may be Increased into penalties of higher amount ac-
cording to the nature or frequency OF the failure and
the importance Of the mail
A. Fines will Re imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due tme for failing 10
take from or deliver post Office, the mail or any
part Of for suffering it TO be wet injured, lost or
destroyed for conveying II in place or manner that
exposes it to depreciation, loss, or INJURY aud for not
arriving at the lime SET And for setting up run
ming express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance of the mail, penalty will be exacted
equal to q quarters pay.
s. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Oihce
laws for disobeying the instructions Of the Depart
ment for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
quired 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 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 addt onal service required, or
for the increased speed, if the employment OF addi-
ona stock carriers is rendered necessary, but The
contractor may, such case, relibqush The contract,
ca timely notice, if he prefers II to the change lie
may also discontinue curta the se,vice, he allow
ing months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices otherwise alter the expiration OF each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Novem'
Der.
g. The distances are giren according 10 h: bes intor-
nation but increased pay iA be dloiced should they
prOre 10 be greater than is advertised i the places are cor
re, lily named.
9. he Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor-
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 mail contract By any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any agreement or shall
have given Performed, promised to give or per
FORM any consideration to do, or mol 10 DO, anything
whateve 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, or without The guarantee re-
qured by law or that combines several routes IN
sum Of compensation, cannot De CONSIDERED III
competition with regular proposal, net adJu ged to
be extrava CANT
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time i, asked and II is obvious that no mail connec
tion or other public accommodation Is preJudIced.-
He may ask for specified number OF days for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons oil pecu
arly bad roads. But Beyond these changes, ProPo-
sal for service different rom the advertisement VIII
prevent its being considered IN competition WIN
rey,,lar hid not set aside FOR extravaganza; and
where a bid contains any of the above alterations
their disadvantages will be estimated IN comparing 1t
with other proposals
H. There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posal
der, name and residence and the name of each mem
Der of the firm, where a company offers, should be
distinctly stated.
IA. The following is the form Of the guarany
which should be filled, the first blank with the name
of the guarantor the second with that oil The bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
mnatinp points of the route; and after being dated
should be signed by the garantor, who must be shown
by the written certificate OF q postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial TO be man Of pro
perry, and able to make good his guaranty This
guaranty. so certified, should accompany each bid.
.sTbe undersigned - guarantees that -- if
his bid for carr, ing the mail from Ito -- be
accented by the Pos, master General, -- shall en-.
ter into an obligation prior to the LIT day Of July next
with good and sufficient sureties, to perform the
vice proposed
Dated"
Is. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
TO the Fust Assistant Postmaster General, with "Mail
Pronosals m The State of , :" written the fac,
of the letter. and should be despatched in time TO be
received by or before the 18th April next at 3oclock
p. m.
I6 The contracts are to be executed before the
LIST July next.
Posr OrrIcE DEPARTMENT,
January 26, ls43.
CHARLES A. WlCKLlFFE.
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