The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-22
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Seven minutes are allowed for opening ard
closing the mails at all Offices, where no particulsr
time is spec fed.
3 Post Office blanks and mail bags, are to be
conveyed without further charge on ma lines ad.
hitting of such convey ance.
g. In all cases there is to be forfeiture OF tie
paw of the trip when the trip is not run; forfeiture
of at least fourth part oft, when the running or
arrival is far behind time AS to lose the connec lion
wih depending mal and forfeiture OF a due
proportion Of it, when grade OF SCI vice is rendered
| inferior 10 that in the contract These fortei'urs
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
according to The nature or frequency oil the failure
and the Importance of the mail.
| a Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due Time, Tor failing
to take from deliver al post office, the mail or
| any part of it; for suffering 1 to be w.t. injured,
lost, d. stroyed; for conveying II IN place or
manner that exposes it to depredston loss injury
and for not arriving at the time set And for setting
| up or running express to transmit Commercial
intelligence in advance of the matl, 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 disobc wing the instructions Of the
Department. for refusing to discharge carrier
VIII, r, CURED by the Department; for assigning the
contract without The consent of The Postn aser Gen.
era, or for setting up or running an express as
aforesaid.
g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the sch, dule, he allowing pro rata IN
crease of compensation, within the restrcuuEs mn
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for tn increased speed, if the employment OF
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may IN such case, re nqu sh The
contract, timely notice, IT he prefers 1t to HE
change. lie may also discontinue or curIail the
service, he al owing ore months extra pay on Tue
amount dispensed with.
z. The psyments will be made through drafts
on post offices or otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, saw in February, May. August, and
November.
3. The distances giuen according 10 the best iU0r
nation bud no Increased pay wiH be aiioctd, should hy
prore 10 be greater han is Advertised u the places af cor
reofy named
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the 'rsnspor-
ta,on of The nail with any person who shall have
entered into any combinations, proposed TO enter
into any combination, to prevent the making OF any
bid for m Ill contract by any other person or per
sons or who shall have made any agreement, or
shall have given or performed, or promised TO give
or perform, any consideration TO do, or not 10 Do,
anything whatever TO induce any other person not
to bid for mail contract.
TO- A bid received after time, 10 witt the 18th
April next at 3 p m, or without the guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that comb mes several routes IN
one sum of compe nsaton, cannot be considered IA
competition with a regular proposal, not adJudged
to be exrsvagant
II. A bidder may propose different days and hours
OF departure ndarrvhl, provided 10 more running
time asked aud il is oby that mail connection
or other pubic accommodation u prejudiced. lie
may ask for specified number Of days Tor more
running tune tn the trip at certain seasons OF p Gu
larly bad roads. Blu, beyond these changes, pro
posaI for service different from the advertisement
will prevent its being considered in competition
with a regular bid not SGT aside for c.travagancei
and whe e bid contains any OF the above aliera.
tons their Disadvantages will be estimated in COM
pairing it with other proposals
IL. There should be but one route bid for IN
proposal.
l3 The route, the service, The yearly pay, Tic
bidders name and residence and The name OF each
member OF the firm, where company oilers, SHOULD
be d,s,inc ly stated
ID The following is the ftim Of the guaranty
which should b. flied, the first blank with the
name of the gusrsnor, the second with that OF ;le
bidder and the third and fourth With the begin.
ming and terminating points of the route aud si'sr
being dated, should be signed by The g'iarahtor'
who mus, be shown by the written certificate OF a
postmaster, or other equslly satisfactory test mo.
NAL ,c DC n man OF property, and able to make
good ms guaranty. This guaranty, so certified,
should accompany epoh bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that - II
nj. bid for 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 suretes, to per-
form the service proposed.
"Daied ---'
IS The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed
to the First Assistant Postmaster General WIN
Mail Proposals in the State OF -" written o'
III. face of the letter; and should be despatched ~
inc to be received by or before the 18Th April next
AT 3 o'clock, p. m.
I6 The contr cts are TO be executed before The
lst July next - ,e,o
Posr orrIcr DEPARTMENT, Feb 10, loA5
c. A. WrCKLIFFE, y. NJ oener'L
Feb l3-Iavam