The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-25
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| ! Seven minutes are allowed for opening ard
closing the mails AT all Offices, where no partcuar
| time is specified
| 2 Post Office blanks, and mail bags, to be
conveyed without further charge Ia lines I'D.
hitting of such conveyance.
| g. In all cases there is to be forfeiture Of tie
pay If the trip, when the trip Is not run; forfeiture
OF nj least one iourth part Of IT. when the running or
arrival is FAR behind time As to lose the zion
with depending mail; and forfeiture of due
proportion of it, when grade Of service is rendered
inferior 10 that in the contract. These orfeIturs
may be increased into penalties of higher smCuul,
according to he natare frequency of the failure
| and the importance OF the mail.
4 Fin viii be imposed, unIcss the delinquency
be ssti lac ioriiy explained in due time, or failing
TO take from, deliver at post Office, the mail or
any part of Il; for suffering 4 TO be w-i injured,
lost, OF destroy ed for conveying IL in place or
manner that exposes II to depreciation, loss or INJURY
and for not arriving the time set And for setting
up running express TO transmit cowmeTc.sl
intelligence in advance Of the NAL, penalty Will
be exscted equal 10 quarters pay.
S The Postmaster General may annul the con.
tract for repeated failures, for violating the Post
Office laws; for disob-yng the instructions OF the
Department. for refusing to discharge a carried
when required by the Depar ment for assigning the
contract without he consent of The Postu aster Gen
eral, or for ting up or running an express as
sforesaid.
8. The Postmaster General may alter tie contract,
aud alter the sch, dule he allowing pro rata in
crease Of compensation, within the res'rc,loss i'm
posed by law for the additional service required
for ,h- increased speed, is the employment OF
additional stock carriers is rendered Necessary
but the contractor msy ia such case re inqu 81 ihe
contract, timely notice, IL he prefers II TO The
change. He may also discontinue rr curlsll The
service, lie al OWING ore months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
z. The payments will be made through drafts
post offices otherwise, after the expiration d
each quarter, say in February, May, August, and
November.
g. The distances giren according 10 The best inj0
naiion bia increased poy rrI be aioired should Ay
prorc 10 BE- greater Than IS adred v The places arc cor
rtciiy named
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the trsnspog-
tstion Of the mil With any person who shalt have
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
into any combination, to prevent the making Of any
bid for m.il CONTRACT, BY suy other person or per
sons, who shall have made any agreement, or
SHALL have gwen or performed. promised 10 give
perform, any consideration to DO, or not TO Dc,
anything whatever TO induce any other person not
TO bid for mail contract.
10. A bid received s0er time, 10 Wit. the 18th
April next al m, or without the guarantee re-
qured by laws or that comb mes several routes IN
one sum OF compensation, canno, be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, not sdjudged
to be ex'ravsgsnt.
H. A bidder nay propose diff rent days and hours
VI depsr urc aud srriysl, provided 20 more running
time s,ked. and Il - obvious that no NAL connection
or other public accommodation Is pr'judioed, lie
may ask for specified number of days for more
running time 1, the trip al certain OF p ca.
lsrly bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro-
posal for service different from the advertisement
will prevent it, beng considered in competition
with regular bid not set aside Tor extravaganza
and whe bid contain, any Of the above aiera.
tons, their Disadvantages viii be estimated in com.
pairing II With other proposals
IL There should be but ono route bid lOr m
proposal
-, The route, the service, the yearly pay, tie
bidders name and residence, aud he name OF esrh
member of the firm, where company offers, Should
be dstinc w stated.
L. The following is the fCrm Of the guaranty
which should be filed tie hrst blank with the
name of the gusranlor, the second with that OF Che
bidder and the third and fourth vith the begin
ming and te rminlng points Of the route and alter
being da,el, should be signed by The gisrsbtor,
who must be shown by the written certificate OF
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory testmo.
NAL 10 DC a man Of property, and able to make
good ms guaranty This guaranty, so certified,
should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that -- II
his bid for carry ing the mail from - TO --- b.
accepted by The Postmaster General, -- shall
enter into an obligation PRIOR TO the l't DAY Of
Jolly next, with good and sufficient suretes to per-
orm the service proposed
"Daed 10y
Is The bid should be sent utder seal, addressed
o the FIRST Assistant Postmaster General, VIA
" Mail Proposals in the State Of -" written on
he face Of the letter, aud should be despatched IN
ime to be received by before the 18Th April next
Il 3 O'Clock, p. m,
is. The oon,r cts are to be executed before lie
s' July rexi.
po,T orrIor D,r,rrurxr, Feb 10, ls43
G. A. WTCKLIFFE, p. NJ GerreL
Feb l3--law3m