The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-23

Leave Jacksonville every Monday at 6 m; arrive
! al Cleveland next Thursday by 6 pm.
Leave Cleveland every Monday al a IN; arrive at
Jacksonville next Thursday by pm.
$3.50 From Lanier by Tazewel 10 Lumpkin, 20
miles and bach, once week
Leave Lanief every Wednesday al ) M arrive at
| Lumpkin next day toy pm
Leave LumPkln every Thursdays at a NJ; arrive at
Lanier next day by IN.
1897 From Lafay elite to Dadee h. 80 miles and back
once week.
Leave Lafayette every w ednesday at 8 IN; aure
| at Dade C b same day by 6pm.
| Leave Dade every Thursday at m; arrive at
Lafayette same day by pm.
1898 From Newman, by Ou's Stand, TO Franklin,
| 20 miles and back once u week.
| Leave Newman every Thursday al 5 a IN; arrive at
Fra nklin same day by ~ IN
Leave Franklin every thursday at m; arrive at
Newman same day by pm.
1899 From New Echta, (by the railroad bridge
the Osenoua river, throug he valley of Armuchee)
by Lafayette, 10 Dade b, 10 miles and back once
week.
Leave New Echota every Friday at mi arrive at
Dade c next day by pm.
Leave Dode every Monday at m; arrive at
New Eehota next day by & IN.
340O From Ssndersve, by John lvey's, TO Buffalo,
80 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Sandersve every w ednesday at mi ar
rive at Buffalo same day by pm.
Leave Buffalo every Thursday al . am; arrive at
Sandersville same day by m
| 3i0l From Spring Place, by Cross Plains, Buz-
zord's Roost, Medc'2al Springs, Chestnut Flat, La.
iayetie Sunimervile, Hopkinsvile and Cedar Bluff,
to Jacksonville, Ala, 100 miles and back, once a
week
| Leave Spring Place every Monday at IN; ar,
| rive al Jacksonville next Wednesday by 81 pm.
Leave jacksonville every Thursday at mi ar
rive at Spring Place mex, Saturday by 6pm.
3402 From Troupville to Suwannee Springs, Fla,
80 miles and back, once week.
Leave Troupvle every Monday at = a m; arrive at
Suwannee Springs next day by IL m
Leave Suwannee Springs every Tuesday at m;
arrive at Troupvle next day by pm
3iO3 From Woresborough to Mount Pleasant 80
miles and back once week
Leave Marlborough every Friday al IN; arrive
at Mount Pleasant same day by SPIN.
Leave Mount Pleasant every Saturday, at m;
arrive at Waresboro same day by 3 p M
NOTES. H-c
| l Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at sll Offices, where no particular
time is specified 1ar
| 2. Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be
conveyed without further charge on mail lines adj
hitting of such conveyance. sut
g. In all cases, there is to be a forfeiture of the
pay of the trip. when the trip is not run; forfeiture
of least one-iourth part oft, when the running or
arrival is 80 far behind time 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 forfeltures
may be increased into penalties OF higher amount,
according to the nature or frequency OF the failure
and the Importance of the mail.
| 4 Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, Tor 'a,hng
| to take from or deliver At post office, the ma or
any part of it; for suffering II to be wet injured,
lost. destroyed; for conveying II IN place or
manner that exposes IT to depreciation, loss' OF IN
| Jury; not arriving the time set And tor setting
| IN or running an express to transmit commercial
! intelligence in advance Of the mail, penalty Will
be exacted equal 10 quarters pay.
! S The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures, for violating the Post
Office l.ws for disobeying the instructions of the
Department.; for refusing to discharge carrier
when CURED by the Department; for assigning the
contract without The consent OF the Postmaster 1en-
eral, or for setting up or running an express a.
aforesaid.
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contract.
and alter the scht dule he allowing pro rata IN
crease of compensation within the RESTRICTIONS I'M
posed bv law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, if the employment OF
additional stock or carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may in such case, relnqu sh the
contract, on timely notice, if he prefers II to the
change He may also discontinue or curtail the
service he al owing ore 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
|
November.
8. The distances are gwen according to the best
information; but no increased pay will be allowed,
should they prove to be greater than Is advertised,
if the places are correctly named.
! g. The Postmaster General IS prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transport
ta,ion of the mail 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 OF per-
sons, who shall have made any agreement, OF
sLall have given or performed, or promised to give
or perform any consideration TO do, or not to do,
ANYTHING whatever to induce any other person not
TO bid for mail contract. -
| TO- A bid rec lived after time, TO wit the 18th
April next AT p IN, or without the guarantee re-
ouired by law; or that comb several routes in
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered IA
competition with a regular proposal, not adJudged
TO be exlrsvsgant
Ii. A bidder may propose different, days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time asked and it is obvious that no mail connection
or other public accommodation is prejutioed. lie
NAV ask for specified number of days Tor more
running time 10 the trip at certain seasons OF p=cu-
liarly bad roads But beyond these changes, pro-
possl for service different from the advertisement
will prevent its being considered IN composition
with regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza
and where bid contains any Of the above alters-
tons their disadvantages will be estimaed IN COM
psrng it with other proposals
10 There should be but one route bad Tor IN
proposal.
70 The route the service, the yearly pay, the
bidders name and residence and The name OF each
member of the firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
ID The following is the fCrm Of the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with the
name Of the guarsntor, the second with that OF ne
> bidder and the third and fourth with Inc begin
ming and terminating points Of the route and after
being dated, should be signed by The g''srantor,
who mus, be shown by the written certificate OF a
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory tes'mo-