The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-30
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l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular Tune
is specified.
3 Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be con-
veyed without further charge on 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 run; forfeiture OF
at least onefourlh part of it, when the running or ar
rival is so far behind time as to lose the connection
with depending mail; and forfeiture oil que
proportion of it, when grade OF service Is rendered
inferior to that in the contract These Iori.lturcs
may be Increased into penalties Of higher amount ac-
cordng TO the nature frequency OF The laIure ana
the importance Of the mail.
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time for failing 10
take from, deliver at post oihce, the mall or any
part Of it for suffering il to be wet, injured, LOST or
destroyed for convey ing il in place or manner that
exposes it to depreciation, loss, injury and Tor mol
arriving at the time set And for setting up or run
ming an express to transmit commercial intelligence
! in advance of the mail, penalty VIII be eAacled
| equal to quarters pay.
5. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Ofhce
laws for disobeying the instructions OF the Depart
ment for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
qured by the Department; for assigning the con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster General
for setting up or running an express as aforesaid
6 The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease Of compensation within the restrictions i'm
for the increased speed, if the employment OF addi-
tona stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such case reinquish the contract
timely notice, if he prefers II to the change. lie
may also discontinue curail the service, he allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with
T. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices otherwise, after the expiration OF each
quarter say in February, May, August, and Novem-
ber
tbtk fufoy-
nation but increased pay ,oH be aiiooed should they
prore be greater than ADVERTISED the places are cor
| retty named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the iranspor-
tation of the mail with any person who shall nave
entered into any combination, or proposed TO enter
into any combination, to prevent the making OF any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any agreement or shall
have given or Performed, promised to give or per-
FORM any consideration to do or not TO 90, lhlng
whatever to induce any other person not to bid for
mail contract.
10. A bid received after time, to wit the 18th
April next at p m, or without the guarantee re-
CURED by law that combines several routes IN
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, net adju ged to
be eXtrava CANT.
IL. A bidder may propose different days and hours
Of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time is asked and If obvious that no mal connec-
He NAV ask for a specified number OF days for more
running time the trip al certain seasons OF Pecuii-
arly bad roads But Beyond these changes, proPo-
sal for service different from the advertisement VIII
prevent its being considered 10 competition WIN
regular bid, not set aside FOR extravaganza and
where a bid contains any Of the above alterations,
their disadvantages will be estimated in comparing
with other proposals.
-, There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posal.
"a 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 offers, should be
distinctly stated
IA. The following is the form Of the guaran
which should be filled, the FIRST blank with the name
of the guarsntor the second with that OF the bidder
and the third and fourth With the beginning and ter
minaing points of the route; and after being dated,
should be signed by the uarantor who must be shown
by the written certificate OF postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, To be of pro-
perty and able 20 make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bid
"TLe undersigned - guarantees that --- il
his bid for carrying the mail from Ito - be
accepted by the Post master General, - shall en-
ter into an obligation prior to the Isl day Of July next
with good aud sufficient surees to perform the SER
vice proposed.
Dated"
Is. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the FIJI Assistant Postmaster General with EMAIL
Proposals in the state of - written on the face,
of the eter and should be despatched in time TO be
received by or before tie 18th April next at o'clock
p. m.
l6 The contracts are to be executed before the
LIST July next
Posr OFTioE DEPARTMENT,
January 26, lS43.
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE.
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