The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-29
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/. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular line
is specified
2. Post Office blanks, and mail bags, to be con-
yeyed without further charge 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 rum forfeiture OF
at least oneiourlh part Of IT, when the running or ar
rival is SO far behind time as TO lose the connection
with depending mail and a forfeiture oil Que
proportion Of it, when grade OF service is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These foritltures
may be Increased into penalties of higher amount,
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 falling to
take from, deliver at post office, the mall or any
part Of il for suffering IT TO be wet, injured, lost, or
destroyed for conveying II IN place or manner That
exposes il to Depreciation loss, or INJURY and for not
arriving at the lime set And for setting up or run
ming an express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance of the mail, penalty will be exacted
equal TO a quarters pay
5. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the POST Once
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 General
or for setting up running an express as aforesaid
The Postmaster 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
tona stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such case, reinqush the contract
timely notice, If he prefers II to the change lie
may also discontinue curtail the seivce he allow
ing months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with.
7. 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.
8. The distances gren according 10 The best yor-
nation bui increased pay ,riH be ailotred houdhey
prope 10 be greater than is adreiised the places are cor
reilly named.
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor-
tation of the mail with any person VINO shail 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 who shall have made any agreement, or snail
have given Performed, promised TO give or per-
FORM any consideration 10 do, or not to do, anything
whatever to induce any other person not to bid Tor
mail contract go,
TO- A bid received after time, to wit: the 18th
April next at 3 p. m. without the guarantee re-
onred nv law or that combines several routes IN
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, net adJu ged to
be extrava CANT
If departure and arrival, provided no running
time i asked and II is obvious that no mail connec-
ton or other public accommodation is prejudced-
lie may ask for specified number OF days for more
running time TO the trip at certain seasons Of pecu-
arly bad roads. But beyond these changes, propo-
sal for service different ron the advertisement will
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 II
with other proposals
10 There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posal
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 a company oilers, should be
distinctly stated.
IA. The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with the name
of the euarantor the second with that of the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
mnating points of the route and after being dated
should be signed by the rantor who must be shown
BY the written certificate of postmaster or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, TO be man of pro-
perty, and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned -- guarantees that -i If
his bid for carrying the mail from - to -- be
accepted by the Post master General, -- shall en-
ter into an obligation prior to the lst day OF July next
with good and sufficient sureties, to perform the SER
vice proposed
" Dated-n
Is. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the First Assistant Postmaster General, with "Ma
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 3ocock
p. M.
I6. The contracts are to be executed before the
lst July next
PosT OrrIcE DEPARTMENT,
January &c, l643.
CHARLES a. WICKLlFFE.
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