The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-18
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| Seven minutes are allowed for opening ard
closing the mails at all Offices, where no particular
| time is specified.
| 2 Post Office blanks and mail bags, are to be
conveyed without further charge on nia,l lines ad.
hitting of such convey anCe.
| g. In all cases. there is to be forfeiture OF the
pay Of the trip, win, the trip not runs forfeiture
of at least fourth part ofit, when the running
arrival is far behind time to lose the connection
| with depending mail; aud forfeiture Of due
proportion of it. when grade OF SCI vice is rendered
inferior 10 that in the contract. These forfeurts
may be increased into pensl,ies Of higher amount,
according to the mature frequency Of the failure
and the importance of the mail.
q. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing
to take FROM deliver al post Office, the mail,
any part Ut it, for suffering IT TO be wst, injured,
lost, drstroyed; for conveying il in place or
manner that exposes it to depreciation, ossor injury;
and for not arriving the time set And for setting
up running express to transmit commercial
intelligence in advance Of the matt, penalty will
be exscted equal TO gusrter'spsy.
S. The Postmaster General may annu the
tract for repeated failures; for violating the Post
Office laws; for dsobeying the instructions Of the
Department; for refusing to discharge carrier
when required by the Depar men; for assigning the
contract without the consent OF The Postmaster Gen
eral, or for setting up or running an express as
aforesaid.
U.
and alter the sch, dule, he allowing pro rata IN
crease of compensation, within the Restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required
or for the increased speed, it the employ men' OF
additional stock carriers is rendered essarl,
but the contractor may, in such reinqu sh the
contract, timely notice, IL be prefers II 10 the
change. He may also discontinue or cur'ail the
service, he al owing months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with
z. The payments will be made through drafts
post offices otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, say in February, May, August, and
November.
g. The distances are gren according 10 The best i,oT
nation bad no increased pay ,eif be ao'cod oudhy
prore be greater than, adraiised fihe places
recfiy named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the ,ranspor-
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 OF any
bid for m,i coRtractb by any other person or per
sons, who shall have made any agreement, OF
shall have gwen or performed, or promised TO give
or perform, any consideration 10 do, or not 10 dc,
anything whatever 10 induce any other person not
to bid tor mail contract,
10. A bid received after time, TO wit; the 18th
April next at p m, without the guarantee re-
CURED by law; or tina, combines several routes m
one sum Of compensation cannot be considered 10
competition with a regular proposal, not adjudged
To he exravagsnt.
H. bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time j. AXE and is obvious that no mail connection
or other public accommodation Is prsJudiced lie
may ask for specified number Of days Tor more
running tune TO the trip at certain seasons OF Gu
liarly bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro-
posal for service different from the adyertse ment
will prevent its being considered IN competition
with regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza;
AMI whe bid contains any of the shove altera.
tons their Disadvantages will be estimated in com
pairing it with other proposals.
IL There should be but route bid for m
proposal.
IS. 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 dstinc ly stated.
H. The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filed, the first blank with the
name of the guarsntor, the second with that OF he
bidder and the third and fourth with the begin.
ming and terminating points Of the route and alter
being dated, should be signed by the g'Hrantor,
who must be shown by the written certificate OF
postmaster, or other ,quslly satisfactory tes'mo-
NAL 10 be a man Of property and able TO make
good his guaranty. This guaranty, SO ceruhed,
should accompany esch bid
"The undersigned - guarantees that III
nj, bid for carry ing the mail from - to - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall
enter into an obligation prior to the LIST day OF
July next, with good and sufficient sureues 10 per
form the service proposed.
"Daled -"
IS The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
to the First Assistant Postmaster General, WIN
" Mail Proposals IN the State OF - written on
the face Of the letter; and should be despatched N
limo to be received by before the 18Th April next
nj 3 O'Clock, p. m.
l6 The contr cts are TO be executed before inc
LIST July next. ,
PoyT OrricE DrpARraEST, Feb. 10, lSi3.
c. A. WiCkLIFFE, =. NJ. GTaal
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