The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-21
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l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular unc
is specified.
yeyed 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 tho trip is not run forfeiture o.
at least oneiourth part of it, when the running OF arr
rival is far behind time 10 lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture oil due
proportion of it, when grade of service IS rendered
inferior to that in the contract. These ior'tilures
may be Increased into penalties OF higher amount ac
cording TO the nature frequency OF the failure ana
the Importance of the mall
A. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, Tor iahs 10
take FROM deliver at post Office the man. or any
part of il for suffering it to be wet injured, iost OF
destroyed for conveying il in place or manner una.
exposes il depreciation, loss or INJURY and Tor mol
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 10 a quarters pay.
s. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post once
laws; for dsobeyng the instructions Of the Depart
ment for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
quired by the Department; Tor assigning the con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster General
for setting up or running an express as aioresaiu
6 The Postma stcr 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 addt onal service required or
for the increased speed if the employment OF addi-
tonal stock or is rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such case renquish the contract
on timely notice. if he prefers il to the change. lie
NAV also discontinue curtai the service, he allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with.
post Offices or otherwise after the expiration OF each
quarter say in February, May, August, and Novem'
ber
g. The distances ae giren according TO he bfs 'nor-
nation; bu increased pay ,cA be aotced, Modhey
prore TO be greater than advertised the places are cor
reilly named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract ior the .ranspoi-
tation of the mail with any person who snail nave
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
into any combination to prevent the making OF any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any agreement or shaH
have given or Performed promised to give or per-
form any consideration to do not to do, anything
whatever to induce any other person not TO bid Tor
mail contract. :, ,,,,
no. A bid received after time, to wit the 18th
April next at p. 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
he extrava CANT. .
II. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival provided no more running
time !. asked and il is obvious that no mail connec
ton ,r other public accommodation is prejudiced.-
He may ask for specified number OF days ior more
running time to the trip at certain seasons OF pecui
arly bad roads But beyond these changes, a ProPo,
sal for service different from the advertisement VIII
nrevent its being considered in competition win
reo,lar hid not set aside for extravaganza; and
where a bid contaius any of the above alterations
their disadvantages will be estimated IN comparing IL
with other proposals
H. There should be but one route bid Tor III pro-
possL -,
ia The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence and the name OF each mem
her of the firm, where company oilers, should be
distinctly stated
a. The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filled the first blank with the name
Of tn, euarantor the second with that OF the bidder
aud The third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minatinp points Of the route; and alter being dated
should be signed by the guarantor who must Dc shown
by the written certihcate oil postmaster, or DINER
equally satisfactory testimonial, TO be man OF pro-
nerty and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty. so certified, should accompany each bid.
.. The undersigned - guarantees that - If
his bid for carrsin the mail from - TO - be
accepted by the Pos, master General, - shall en-
ter into an obligation prior to The lstday OF July next
with good and sufficient sureties, to perform the SER
vice proposed
Il. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
TO the First Assistant Postmaster General, with mail
PROPOSALS in the State of -, written on the face,
of the letter and should be despatched in time to be
received by before the 18th April next at 3oclock
p. m. II,
is. The contracts are to be executed before the
Is, July next.
Posr OrrrcE DEPARTMENT,
January 26, lSa3.
CHARLES A. WICkLlFFE.
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