The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-23
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l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and co'e
ing the mails at all offices, where no particular time
is specified
2. Post Office blanks, and mail bags are to be con-
veyed without further charge on 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 OF
at least onefouth part of it, when the running or ar
rival is so far behind time TO lose the connection
with depending mail and a forfeiture Of due
proportion of IT, when grade of service is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These forieitures
may be increased into penalties of higher amount, ac-
cordng to the nature frequency Of the failure and
tie importance OF the mail.
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time for failing to
take from, deliver al post Office, the mall or any
part Of il for suffering to be wet, injured lost or
destroyed; for conveying il in place or manner that
exposes TO depreciation, loss injury and for not
arriving at the time set. And for setting up or run
ming express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance of the mall penalty will be exacted
equal to a quarters pay.
5. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures; for violating the Post Office
laws for disobeyng the instructions of the Depart
ment for refusing TO discharge carrier when re-
CURED by the Department for assigning the con-
tract without the consent of the Postmaster Gene
ra for setting up running an express as aiore-
said
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contracts
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease of compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required or
for the increased speed If the employment Of addi-
tonal stock carriers rendered necessary, but the
contractor may such case relnquIsh the contract,
on timely notice, II he prefers II TO the change. lie
may also discontinue curtail the service, he al
lowing one months extra pay on the amount dis
ponsed with.
Z. The payments will be made through drafts on
post offices Otherwise, after the expiration of each
quarter say in February May, August, and Noyem-
ber
&. The distances are gpen according 10 the best ir}or
nation bat no eased pay riA be aiiooed should they
prore 10 be greater Than is advertised, 1.-THE places are cor
rsctiy named
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making n 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, 10 prevent the making Of any
bid for a mail contract-b by any other person 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 not to 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, without the guarantee re-
quired by law or that combines several routes m
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, not adJudged to
be extrayagant
II. 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.--
lie may ask FOR specified number Of days for more
running time 20 the trip al certain seasons Of pecu
ary bad roads. But beyond these changes, propo-
sal for service different lrm the advertisement will
prevent its being considered IN competition with "A
regular bid, not sct aside for extravaganza and
where a bad contains any Of the above alterations,
their disadvantages will be estimated IN comparing IL
with other proposals.
~ There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posal.
I3 The route, the service, the yearly pay the bid
der's name and residence, and the name Of each
member Of the firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
a. The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filed the first blank with the name
of the guaranor the second with that Of the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minating points Of the route and alter 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 man OF pro-
perty and able 20 make good his guaranty lhis
guaranty, 20 certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned -- guaranuestha - If
his bid for carving the mail from - TO - be
accented by the Postmaster General, --- shall en-
ter into an obligation prior 10 the lt day Of July
next with good and sufficient surelies TO perform the
service proposed.
Dated -"
t. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed TO
the First Assistant Postmaster General, with Mail
Proposals 10 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.
I6 The contracts are TO be executed before tie
lst July next
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