The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-12
NOTES.

Seven minutes are allowed for opening ard
closing the mails a, all Offices, where particular
time is spec fed.
Post Office blanks, and mail bags are TO be
conveyed without further chsrge na lines sd.
hitting of such conve, ance.
3. In all cases there is to be forfeiture Of the
pay of the trip, whn the trip is not run; forfeiture
of at least one-our,h part Off, when the rum or
arrival is far behind time to lose the lion
with n depending mail; and forfeiture of due
proportion oft, when gfsde of service is rendered
inferior TO that in the contract. These forfeiturs
my be increased into penslies of higher amount,
according TO he 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, lor failing
to take from or deliver at post Office, the ms or
any part Of il, for suffering to be wst, injured,
lost, or d. stroyed; for conveying it in a place or
manner that exposes IT to dypredaton loss or injury
and for not arriving the time set And for setting
up o. running an express to transmit commerce.
intelligence in advance of the mail, a penalty VIII
be exacted equal TO quarters pay.
S The Postmaster General may annul the con.
tract for repeated failures, for violating the Post
Office l,ws for disobey'ng the instructions Of he
Department: for refusing to discharge oarrIeI
when required by the Depar ment; Tor assigning the
contract without The consent of the Postmaster Gen.
ersl, or for setting up or running an express as
storesaid.
6. The Postmaster General may alter tie contract,
and alter the sch, dule, he allowing pro rata In
crease of compensation, within the resrrctlovs I'M
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, if the employment OF
additional stock or carriers is rendered necessary
but the Contractor may, in such case, reinqu sh tie
contract, timely notice, If he prefers II TO The
change. He may SO discontinue ur curtSll the
service, he al owing ore months extra pay on the
amount iispcD>ed with.
z. The payments will be made through draiis
on post Offices otherwise after the expiration OF
each quarter, say in February, May, August, and
8. The distances giren according 10 the best iIt
nation but increased pay riH be no'ced should thy
pore 10 be greater Than is advertised, the places
recfiy named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from kno singly making contract for the trsnspor
istion Of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combnation or proposed 10 enter
toto any combination, to prevent the making OF any
bid for m Ill contract by any other person or per
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, or
SHALL have given or performed, promised 10 give
pr perform, any consideration to do, or not TO de-,
anything whatever 10 induce any other person not
TO bid for mail contract.
10. bid received after time, TO wit: the 18th
April next a, m, or without the guarantees re-
CURED by law, or tina, comb mes several routes IN
one sum OF compensation, cannot be considered ~
with regular proposal, not adjudsed
to be exrsvagant.
II. A bidder may propose dfferen, days and hours
VI departure and arrival, provided more running
time s,ked and !, is obvious that mail connection
or other pubic accommodation u prciuoiced lie
may ask for specified number Of days for more
running time t. the trip at certain seasons OF Gu
Iary bad roads But beyond these changes, pro.
posal for service different ir m the advertisement
Will prevent its being considered in competition
with regular bid, not set aside for eXtr~ysganoe'
and wbe a bid contains any OF the above alcra
lions. their Disadvantages viii be estimated in c,m.
pairing IL with other proposals.
IL. There should be bu, ono route bid Tor IN
proposal.
Is The route the service, The yearly pay, the
bidders name and residence, and he name o. each
member OF the firm where company offers, should
be di>tinc w stated.
ID. The 70 lowing is the f,Im OF the guaranty
which should be hlled, tire first blank with tie
amc of the guarsntor, the second With that OF NE
bidder |, and the third and fourth with the beRlp
ming and terminating points Of the route AMI alter
being dated, should be signed by The guarantee,
who must be shown by the written cert6cste OF
posimss,er or other equally satisfactory test mo-
nal &c be Of property, and able to make
yood ms guaranty. THIS guaranty, so ceruhed'
houId accompany each bid
"Thc undersigned - guarantees that -
ii. bid f,r carrying the mail from - to - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, - shail
inter into obligation prior To the LIST DAY ~
Iuly next, with good and sufficient sureties, to per
orn the service proposed.
"Daied -"
Is The bid should be sent under seal, addTessea
O the Firs, Assistant Postmaster General, WIN
, Mil Proposals IN the State of -" written on
n. face Of the letter, and should be despatched ~
inc to be received by before the 18th April neh'
{ 3 O'Clock, p. m
Is The oon,r cts are to be executed before tie
IT July next. ,o
Posr Oyy,os Drvsnrsrxr, Feb. IL, ls43.
G. A. WtCKLIfFE, p NJ Hsn"sf
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