The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-06
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/. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices where no particular time
is specified.
2. Post Office blanks and mail bags, arc to be CON
veyed without further charge on mali 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 oil
least onclourth part of it, when the running or ar
rival is so far behind time as TO lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture OF due
proportion of it, when grade of service is rendered
inferior TO that in the contract. These ioritIures
may be Increased into penalties Of higher amount ac-
cordng TO the nature frequency of the failure and
the importance OF the mail.
A. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing to
take from, or deliver at post Office the mall or any
part Of for suffering 1t to be wet, injured lost or
destroyed for conveying II IN place or manner that
exposes it to depreciation, loss or INJURY; and Tor not
arriving at the lime set. And for setting up or run
ming an express 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 dsobeyng 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,
for setting up or running an express as aforesaid
The Postm,ste 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 II the employment oil addi-
onal stock carriers is rendered necessary, but The
contractor may in such case, relnqush the contract,
on timely notice. if he prefers il 10 the change. lie
may also discontinue curtall the Sc wee, he allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with.
T. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices otherwise after the expiration oil each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Novem'
Der.
g. The distances are giren according to The bes intor-
nation bui increased pay ua be oHo'red, should they
prore be greater than is advertised u the places are cor
tiy named.
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making 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, TO prevent The making oil any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any agreement, or shall
have given Performed, or promised to give or per-
FORM any consideration to do, or not to do, anything
whatever to induce any other person not 10 Dio LOT
mail contract.
10 bid received after time, to wit; the 18th
April next at 3 p. M or without the guarantee re-
quired by law that combines several routes IN
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, net auJu geo 10
be cxtrava CANT.
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival provided no more running
time is asked and II 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 the trip at certain seasons Of Peculi-
arIy bad roads But beyond these changes, propo-
sal for service different the advertisement viii
prevent its being considered in competition win
regular bid, not SIT aside for eXtra'agancei ana
where bid contains any of the above alterations,
their Disadvantages VIII DE estihaleu III comparing
with other proposals.
10 There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posal
~ The route the service the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence, and the name vi each men,
Der of the firm, where a company offers, should be
distinctly stated
IA The following IS the form Of the guarany
which should be flled the first blank with the name
of the guarantor the second with that OF the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
mina,ng points Of the route and aher being dated,
should be signed by the guar anor who must be shown
by the written certificate Of postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, To be man Of pro-
merry. and able to make good his guaranty. This |
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that - IL
his bid for carr, ing the mail from ---to-- be |
accepted by the Post master General, -- shall en-.
ter into an obligation prior to the st day Of July
with good aud sufficient surees to perform the ser
vice proposed.
" Dated-n
Is. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed |
to the First Assistant Postmaster General with EMAIL
Proposals in the State Of -," written on the fac,
of the letter and should be despatched in time TO be
received by or before 18th April next at O'Clock
p. m.
LIST July next.
PosT Orricr DEPARTMENT,
January 26, 1919.
CHARLES A. WICKLGFFE.
Jan. 30-laullw
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