The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-18
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/. Seven minutes allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular Time
| is specified.
q 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 one-fourtb part of it, when the running or ar
rival is so far behind time TO lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture oil a due
proportion Of it, when grade OF service Is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These iorienuies
may be Increased into penalties OF higher amount, ac-
cordng to the nature frequency OF the failure and
| the importance of the mail.
| 4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time for failing 10
take from, deliver at post Office, the mai or any
part of il for suffering it to be wet, injured, LOST or
destroyed for conveying it in place or manner that
exposes it depreciation, loss, INJURY and Tor mol
arriving at the time set. And for setting up or rum
ming express TO transmit commercial intelligence
| in advance of the mail, penalty VIII be exacied
| equal to quarters pay. rL
5. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Office
laws; for disobeying the instructions OF the Depart
meDt for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
quired by the Department; Tor assigning the con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster General
or for setting up or running express as aforesaid
6 The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata In
crease of compensation within the restrictions in'-
posed by law, for the add ona service required or
Tor the increased speed, if the employment oil addi-
tiona stock or carriers rendered necessary but the
contractor may, such case, relinqush the contract
on timely notice. if he prefers il to the change He
may also discontinue curta the service, he allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with
T. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices or otherwise after the expiration of each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Novem-
Der.
g. The distances are gipen according to H. bes tJor-
NATION but increased pay ,rH be ao'red, shodhsy
prope TO be greater than Advertised u the places are cor
reilly named.
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract Tor The transPor-
tation Of the mail with any person who Shall nave
entered into any combination, or proposed to enter
into any combination, to prevent The making oil 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, promised to give or per-
FORM any consideration to do, or not to do, anything
whatever induce any other person not to bid Tor
mail contract. -
TO- A bid received after time, to wit: the 18th
April next at P. m, or without Inc guarantee re-
ouired by law or that combines several routes III
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered In
competition Nth regular proposal, net adJu ged to
be extrava CANT.
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival provided no more running
time i, asked and 1t obvious that no mail connec-
ton or other public accommodation is preudlced.-
file NAV ask for specified number OF days for more
running time TO the trip at certain seasons oil Pecul-
arly bad roads But Beyond these changes, proPo-
sal for service different ron the advertisement VIII
prevent its 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 comparing
with other proposals.
possl. -
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 company offers, should be
distinctly stated.
a. The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filled 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
minatng 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, 10 be man Of pro-
perty and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty so certified, should accompany each bid
"The undersigned - guarantees that -- if
his bid for carrying the mail from 10 be
accepted BY the Post master General, -- shall en-.
ter into an obligation prior TO the 1T day Of July next
with good and sufficient suretes, TO perform the ser
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 the face,
Of the etter and should be despatched in time to be
received by before the 18th April next a, O'Clock,
p. m.
I6 The contracts are to be executed before the
lst July next
Posr Orrrcr DEPARTMENT,
January DC, l643.
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE.
Jan. 30-laV1lw
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