The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-17
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/. Seven minutes are allowed for opening aud clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where particular time
is specified.
2. 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 is to be forfeiture OF the pay
of the trip, when The trip is not run forfeiture oil
at least one fourth part of it, when the running ar
rival is far behind time as TO lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture OF que
proportion of it, when grade OF service IS rendered
inferior TO that in the contract These iori.itures
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 TO
take FROM deliver at post Office, the mail, or any
part Of it for suffering it to be wet, injured lost,
destroyed for conveying II in place or manner that
exposes it TO depreciation, loss or injury and Tor not
arriving at the time set. And for setting up or run
ming express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance of the mail, penalty VIII be eAacted
equal TO quarters pay.
s. The Postmaster General may annu the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Office
laws for dsobeyDg the instructions oi the Depart
ment for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
quired by the Department; Tor assigning the con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster General,
for setting up running an express as aforesaid
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule he allowing a pro rata IN
of compensation, within the restrictions I'M
posed by law for the addit onal service required
for the increased speed if the employment OF addi-
ona stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such case, renqulsh the contract,
timely notice, ii he prefers II 10 the change lie
may also discontinue curtail the seEyce, he allow
ing months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with.
post offices or otherwise after the expiration of each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Novem-
Der.
g. The distances giren according 10 The best ifyor-
nation but increased pay ,ciH be atoced souidey
prore 10 BE- greater than is advertised The places are cor
reitiy named
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract Tor the transpor-
tation of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, 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 shall
have given or Performed promised to give or per-
form any consideration to do, or not 10 do anything
whatever to induce any other person not TO bid for
mail contract.
10 A bid received after time TO wit the 18th
April next at p. m, or without the guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that combines several routes IN
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, net adJu' geo 10
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-
He may ask for specified number Of days for more
running time the trip al certain seasons OF peculi-
arly bad roads. But beyond these changes, propo-
sal for service different from the advertisement Will
prevent lis being considered in competition with
regular bid not set aside for extravaganza; and
where bid contains any OF the above alterations,
their disadvantages will be estimated IN comParnglt
with other proposals.
u There should be but one 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 a company oilers, should be
distinctly stated.
IA 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
minating 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 a man of pro-
perry, and able TO make good his guaranty This
guaranty, certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned -- guarantees that - if
his bid for carry ing the mail from Ito ---- be
accepted by the Post master General, -- shall en-
ter into obligation prior to the ls day of July next
with good aud sufficient sureties, to perform the
vice proposed.
Dated"
Is. 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 or before the 18th April next, at o'clock
p. m.
l6 The contracts are to be executed before the
LIST July next.
Posr OrFIcE DEPARTMENT,
January 26, ls43
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE.
Jan 30-lavllw
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