The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-21
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| Seven minutes are allowed for opening ard
closing the mails at all Offices, where no particular
| time Is spec fled.
2 Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be
conveyed without further charge On u.a lines adj
| mitllng of such convey ance.
g. In all cases there is to be forfeiture OF the
pay of the trip when the trip not run; forfeiture
of at least onr fourth part of it, when the running or
arrival is far behind time AS to lose the connection
wi h depending msil and forfeiture Of due
roporton oft, when grade OF e'yice is render
inferior TO that in the contract These iorfeitures
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
according TO he nature or frequency OF the failure
and the importance Of the mail.
| 4 Fins will be imposed, unless The delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for IA ling
TO take from deliver at post Office, the mail
any part of III for suffering Il to be w.t., injured
lost, or d. stroyed; for conveying ii in place or
manner that exposes to depreciation oss,or mjury;
and for not arriving the time set And for setting
| up running express to transmit Commercial
intelligence in advance of the mai, penalty will
be exacted equal 10 quarters pay
5 The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures, for violating the Post
Office Laws; for disobrying the Instructions OF the
Department; for refusing to discharge a CARR
wh-n CURED by the Depar ment; for assigning the
contract without The consent of the Postmaster Gen
eral, or for setting up or running an express as
aforesaid.
o. Ihe Postmaster Gcneral may alter The cOnlrac',
and alter the sch, DUE, he allowing pro rata In
of compe nsation, within the restrIctiops i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for tn increased speed, IL the employment OF
additional stock or carriers is rendered necessary
but the Contractor may, in such case re inqu sh the
contract, on timely notice, f he prefers It TO the
change. He may aso discontinue or curtAil the
service, he al owing ore months Extra pay on the
amount dispensed with
7. The psymeLts will be made through drafts
post Offices otherwise after the expiration oi
each quarter, say in February, May, August and
November
g. The distances are gipen according 10 The bed intor
nation tu 40 increased pay ,cil be aoirsd sO,ddhy
prous 10 BE- greater hd, is adretiscd The places
reoiiy named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making a contract for the irsnspor-
tation of the ma. With any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
Into any combination, to prevent the making Of any
bid for mil contract by any other person or per
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, or
shall have gwen or performed, promised 10 give
or perform, any consideration TO do, or not 10 Do,
anything whatever to induce any other person not
10 bid for mail contract.
10. A bid rec.ived after time, 10 wit the 18th
April next at m, or without the guarantee
CURED by law, or that comb several routes IN
oee sum OF compensation, cannot be con,'dertd IN
competition with regular proposal, not sdJudged
Ia be exirsvagant
II. A bidder may propose different days anil hours
Ol departure and arrival, provided 20 more running
time sskcd and 1t is obvious that mail connection
or other public accommodation Is pr,juficed. lie
may ask for specified number Of days for more
running time tn the trip at certain seasons Of
lsrly bad roads. But eyond these changes, pro-
posal for service different iron the advertise
will prevent its beng considered in composition
with regular bid, not set sside for ex,rAvsgancei
anil ~he BID contains any Of the above shera.
tons, their Disadvantages will be estimated in com.
pairing it with other proposals
~ There should be bu, one route bid for m
proposal
-. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
bidders name and resideace, and he name OF each
me mber Of the firm where a company cfers, should
be distinctly stated.
ID. The following IS the ftim Of the guaranty
which should be filled, tie first blank with the
rame Of the garanior, the second WITH That OF ihe
bidder and the third and fourth With The Gym
ming ana termin,ting points Of the route and alter
being date !, should be signed by he giarantor,
who must be shoVn by the written certificate Ola
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory test mo-
NAL tc be man Of property, and able TO make
good ms guaranty. This guaranty, so certified,
should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that --- II
hi, bid fjr carrying the mail from - to -- be
accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall
enter into an obligation prior TO the lst day Of
Jolly next, with good and sufficient sureties, TO per
orn the service proposed.
"Da'ed -"
IS The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
o the First Assistant Postmaster General, vrh
b Mail Proposals IN the State Of ----," written on
h. face Of the letter; and should be despatched IN
inc TO be received by or before the 18Th April next
4 3 O'Clock, p m.
10. The conlr cts are to be executed before Tie
st July next.
Posr Orricr DEPARTMENT, Feb. 49, 1913.
G. A. WICKLlFFE, p. W. Gsnusl,
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