The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-09
NOTES.

l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all offices, where no particular Tune
~ specified.
q Post Office blanks, and mail bags are to be con-
veyed without further charge on mail lines admitting
of such convey ance
g. In all cases, there is to be forfeiture o the pay
OF the trip, when he trip not run forfeiture oil
least oDc-fourlh part OF IT, when the running or ar
rival is far behind time 10 lose the connection
with a depending mail; and a forfeiture OF Que
proportion Of it, when grade OF service IS rendered
Inferior that in the contract. These iorititures
may be Increased into penalties Of higher amount ac-
cordiDg 10 tie nature or frequency oil ihe failure ana
the importance OF the mail
A. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained IN due time, for failing IL
take FROM deliver al post oice The mail or any
part Of it for suffering TO be wet, injured, ost or
destroyed for convey ing it in place or manner that
exposes it to depreciation loss injury; and for not
arriving at the lime SET And Tor setting up or run
ming an express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance Of the mail, penalty will be exacted
equal 10 d quarters pay.
S. The postmaster General may annu the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Once
laws; Tor dsobcyng 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
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
of compensation, within the restrictions I'M
posed by law, for the addi ona service required or
Tor the increased speed, il the employment OF sdd-
oDal stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may, in such case renquish the contract
on timely notice. if he prefers il TO the change lie
may also discontinue curtail the vice, he allow
ing one 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 each
quarter, say in February, May, August and Novem.
Der.
g. The distances girsn according TO the best iyor-
nation but increased pay ciH be aiio,ced, should they
props to be greater than advertised the places are cor
rsrtiy named
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making a 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 snail
have given or Performed or promised to give or per
FORM any consideration to do or not to do, anything
whatever TO induce any other person not TO bd lor
mail contract. 80,
10. 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 III
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, not adJuged 10
be extrava CANT.
H. bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
ton or other public accommodation is preJudiced.-
He may ask for specified number OF days for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons oil Pecu
arly bad roads. But beyond these changes, proPo-
sal for service different IRON the advertisement Will
preyept its being considered in competition with
regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza and
where bid contains any OF the above alterations,
their disadv antagcs will be estimated in comparinst
with other proposals.
H. There should be but one route bid for in a pro-
posal.
- The route the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der's 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 guarantor the second with that of the bidder
and The third and fourth with the beginning and ter
mnaling points of the route; and after being dated,
should be signed by the guarantor who must be shown
by the written certificate Of postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, To be man OF pro-
perry, and able to make good his guaranty. Tins
guaranty so certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that - II
his bid for csrr, ing the mail from TO - be
accepted by the Post master General, - shall Ell.
ter into obligation prior TO the lstdey OF July next
with good and sufficient suretes To perform the SER
vice proposed
Dated--n
Is The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
10 the n It Assistant Postmaster General with snail
Proposals IN the state Of -, )" written on the fac ',
of the letter. nd should be despatched IN time TO be
received by before tie 18th April next at 3ocIock,
p
I6 The contracts are TO be executed before the
lst July next
PosT OrrIcE DtrAnrnrsr,
January 26, lei3.
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE
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