The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-18
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|. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all offices, where particular time
is specified
q Post Office blanks and mail bags are to be con
yeyed without further charge on mail lines hu'tins
of such conveyance.
a In all cases there is TO be a forfeiture OF the pay
of the trip when The trip is not forfeiture oil
al least one-tourth part Of IT, when the running OF ar
rival is far behind time as to lose the conneeuon
| with depending mail and forfeiture OF "u.
proportion Of IT, when grade OF service y rendered
inferior 10 that in the contract These fortitures
may be Increased into penalties OF higher amount ae
cordng TO the nature frequency OF the failure ana
| the importance OF the mail.
A. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing 10
take from or deliver a post office, the mail, or any
part Of il for suffering it to be wet, injured Iosi or
destroyed for conveying il in place or manner mat
exposes it to Depreciation loss, or INJURY ana ior not
arriving the time set. And for setting up or run
ming an express TO transmit commercial intelligence
| in advance Of the mail, penalty VIII be exacied
| equal To quarters pay
| 5. The Postmaster General may annu the contract
| for repeated failures for violating the Post Once
laws for dsobeying the instructions Of the Depart
| ment for refusing TO discharge carrier wheh re-
ouired by the Department, for assigning the con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster General,
or for setting up or running express as Aforesaid.
& 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 oil addi-
tiona stock carriers is rendered necessary but The
contractor may such case, rellnqush the contract
on timely notice. if he prefers II 10 The change. lie
may also discontinue curta the service, he 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 Noyem-
Der.
8. The distances gren according 10 The bfs inor-
nation bat increased pay oi be aAored, should they
prore 10 be greater than adretsed The places are cor
really named.
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowngl making contract Tor 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 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 promised to give or per-
form any consideration to do, not to do, anything
whatever induce any other person not 10 bid for
mail contract.
April next nt p. M. without the guarantee re-
oired Inv law; or that combines several routes IN
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, net adju ged to
he cXtrava CANT.
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time Is asked and it is obvious that no mail connec-
ton or other public accommodation is preJudced,-
He may ask for specified number OF days Tor more
running time TO the trip at certain seasons OF pecu-
| 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 bud, not set aside for extravaganza; and
| where bid contains any Of the above alterations
their dsadv antages Will be estimated IN comparing IL
| with other proposals.
T. There should be but route bid for in pro-
posal
49, The route the service, the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence, and the name OF each mem
Der of the firm, where company oHers, shouid De
distinctly stated
| IL The following is the form Of the guarany
which should be filed 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 guarantor who must be shown
by the written certificate OF postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, TO be of pro-
| perty and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned -- guarantees that - 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 sure,es, TO perform the SER
vice proposed.
! " Dated"
l5 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 the letter and should be despatched in time to be
received by before the 18th April next at O'Clock,
/ p. m.
L. The contracts are to be executed before the
| ls July next.
| PosT OrrICE DEPARTMENT,
January &c lS43.
CHARLES A. WICkLIFFE.
| Jan 30-1aullw
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