The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-22
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rive at West Prairie next day by Gpm
NOTES.
1 Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular time
is specified
g. Post Office blanks and mail bags, are TO be con
yeyed without further charge on mail lines admitting
Of such conyeyan
g. In all cases there is To be forfeiture OF the pay
Of the trip when The trip is not forfeiture oil
at least onelourth part of il, when the running or ar
rival is far behind time as to lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture oil que
proportion of it, when grade Of service Is rendered
Inferior to that in the contract. These forftitures
may be Increased into penalties of higher amount ac
cording TO the nature or frequency OF the failure and
the importance of the mail
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
- satisfactorily explained in due Tune Tor ia'lg 70
tAe from, or deliver at post Office, We mail or any
part Of it for suffering II to be wet injured, Ios or
DESTROYED for conveying il in place or manner that
exposes to depreciation, loss or injury and Tor 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 will be exacted
equal to a quarters pay.
S. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post once
laws; for dsobeying 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
or for setting up running an 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 addit ona service required
for the increased speed, if the employment OF addi-
tona stock or carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such case renqulsh The contract
on timely notice. il he prefers II to the change. lie
may also discontinue or curtail the eVice, ne ahow
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 Nosem'
her,
g. The distances giren according 10 tn bes iJor-
nation Jl increased pay ,rH be aIotred, should ey
prope TO be greater than is advertised If the places cor
re, thy named.
o The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transPor-
tation of the mail with any person VINO shaiI nave
entered into any combination, or proposed 70 eh'er
into any combination to prevent The making q any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per-
sons or no shall have made any agreement or shall
have given or Performed, or promised TO give or per
FORM any sideraton to do, or not to do anything
whatever to induce other person not to bid ior
mail contract. a. ,,,,
AnriI next at 3 D. m or without the guarantee re-
ouired by law; or that combines several routes IN
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal net adJu ged to
be extraya CANT 100
Of departure and arrival provided no more running
time is asked and is obvious that no mail connec
ton or other public accommodation Is preJudiced--
lie may ask for specified number OF days Tor more
running time TO the trip at certain seasons oil Pecui
ar,v had roads But beyond these changes, propo-
.i FOR service different from the advertisement will
nrevept Il, being considered in competition with
regular bid not set aside for exra' agancei ana
where q bid contaius any Of the above alterations
their disadvantages will be estimated IN comParingh
with other proposals
~ There should be but one route oo ior IN pro-
posal -,
l3 The route, the service, the yearly pay, the Did
ders name and residence and the name oil each mem
Der of the firm, where company oilers, should be
distinctly stated.
H. The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with the name
of the euar,ntor the second with that Of the bidder
and the third and fourth nth the beginning and ter
mpating points Of the ROUTE; and alter being dated
should be signed by the arantor ~ho must be shown
nv the written certificate OF postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory TESTIMONIAL 10 be man OF pro-
pcrty and able 10 make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bid
"The undersigned - guarantees that - IL
his hid for carr, ing the mail from - TO - be
accepted by the Post master General, - shall en-
ter into an obligation prior to The Isl day OF July next
with good and sufficient surc''es, TO perform The ser
vice proposed
Daied--"
Il. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
TO the Fist Assistant Postmaster General, with "Ms
Proposals in The State of - written on The lac,
of lie letter and should be despatched in time 10 be
received by or before the 18th April next at O'Clock
p. m. a.
LIST July next.
Posr OrrrcG DIrhRrmEsr,
January PC, l643.
CHARLES A. WlCkLIFFE.
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