The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-14
NOTES.

Seven minutes allowed for opening ard
closing the mails at all Offices, where no particular
Tine IS spec fled.
2 Post Office blanks, and ma togs, are to be
conveyed without further charge on ma lines al.
hitting of such convey ance-
8. In al cases there is to be forfeiture of tie
pay Of the trip VIII, the trip is not rum forfeiture
of at least fourth part Oft when The running
arrival is FAR behind time to ose the connection
with depending mail; and forfeiture OF a due
ropor,ion of it, when grade oise vice is rendered
inferior 10 that in the contract. These iorfeiturs
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
according to he uatare or frequency of the failure
and the importance of the mail
A. Fin will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due Time, Tor failing
TO take from deliver al post Office, the mail,
any part of 1t; for suffering It to be w.t, injured,
lost, or stroy ed, for conveying it in place or
manner that exposes il to d predstun, oss,or injury
and for not arriving a, the time set And for setting
up running express TO transmit commercial
intelligence in advance of the mail, penalty will
be exacted equal 10 a quarters pay.
S The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures; for violating the Post
Office laws, for d,sobeyng the instructions Of the
Department; for refusing to discharge carrier
wh required by the Depar ment; for assigning the
contract without the consent OF The Postmaster Gen
era, or for setting up or running an express as
sforesaid,
D. The Pos master General may after the conraCt,
and alter the sch, dule, he allowing a pro rata in
crease of compensation, within the resrictioPs I'M
posed by law for the additional service CURED,
or for tn increased speed, If the employ ment ct
additional stock carriers is rendered nect ssary
but the contractor may, in such case, re!inqu sh the
CONTRACT on timely notice, If he prefers It TO The
change. He may also discontinue or curtaIl the
service, he al owing months extra pay on the
amount dispensed 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
November.
g. The distances are gire according 10 The best intor
m~ion bu increased pay nil be aiiorced, ouidh,y
prone 10 be greater Than as advertised e places
reoilJ named.
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract tor the trauspor-
tstion Of The mail with any person who shall have
tered into any combination, proposed 10 enter
into any combination, to prevent the making OF any
bid for m,l contract by any other person or per-
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, or
shall have give performed, or promised TO give
or perform, any consideration 10 do, or not TO do,
anything whatever TO induce any other person not
to BID for mail contract.
10. A-bid rec'ved after time, 10 wits the 18th
April next at m, or without the guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that comb mes several routes IN
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered IN
with a regular proposal, not adjudged
To be exrsvsgsnt.
IL. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival provided no more running
time asked and IL is obvou that no mad connection
or other publ C accommodation is pre- judiced. lie
may ask for specified number of days for more
running une t. the trip at certain seasons OF Gu
lisrly bad roads. But beyond these changes pro.
poss for service different ir,m the advertisement
will prevent it, being considered in competition
with a regular bid, no, set aside for extravaganza
AMI ~he bid contains any Of the above aItcrd.
tons their Disadvantages viii be estimated IN com
pairing IL v ith other proposals.
ID. There should be but one route bid Tor m
proposal.
10. The route, the service, the yearly pay, tie
bidders name and residence, and lhe name Of each
msmber Of the firm, where a company Offers, should
be dlstinc ly stated.
IL. The 70 loving is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with The
lame Of the guaranlor, the second with that Of lie
bidder and the third and fourth with the begin
ming and terminating points of the route anil after
being da,cl, should be signed by Inc giarartgr,
who must be shown by the written certificate OF a
postmaster, or other oquNlly satisfactory tts, mo-
NAL tc DC man OF property, and able TO make
good guaranty. This guaranty, so certified,
should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that - It
has BID for carry ing the mail from - TO --- be
.ooep,ed by the Postmaster General, ---- shall
enter into an obligation prior to the LIST dsy oi
July next, with good and sufficient suretes, TO per-
for the service proposed
Daied -"
IS The bid should be sent under seal, sddrc 80
o the First Assistant Postmaster Genera, WIN
- Mail Proposals in the State OF -" written ON
he face Of the letters and should be despatched m
inc to be received by or before the 18Th April next
Il 3 O'clock p. m. 90
~ 1be oontr cts are TO be executed before tie
st July next
Posr Orrfor DEPARTMENT, Feb 10, lolJ
C. A. WICKIIFFE, =. NJ General
Feb l3--law3m