The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-06


day at 10 IN; arrive at New Orleans next days by
pm
Leave New Orleans every Wednesday and Satur-
day at 10 M arrive at st. Francisville next days by
Jpn.
1899 From vicksburg, Miss, by Richmond, La,
HilPs Ferry on Bayou Macon, Mackey's and Me
Clouds on Deer Greek, Norris and Sicily Island 10
Harrisonburg, 95 miles and back once week
Leave Vicksburg every Monday at N; arrive al
Harrsonburg next Wednesday by pm
Leave Harrisonburg every Thursday at IN; ar
rive at Vcksburg next Saturday by 6 IN.
Proposals for service once in z weeks will be
sidercd
NOTES.
Seven minutes are allowed for opening ard
closing the mails at al Offices where no particular
time Is specified
2. Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be
conveyed without further charge on mall lines sd-
hitting of such conveyance.
g. In all cases, there is to be forfeiture Of the
pay of the trip, when the trip is not runs forfeiture
of ut least one fourth part of when the ng
arrival is far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail, and forfeiture of due
proportion Of it, when grade ofssrvice Is rendered
inferior that in the contract. These forieiures
my be increased into penslties of higher amount,
according to The nature or frequency of the failure
and the importance of the mail.
a. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due lime, for failing
to take from, deliver At post Office, the mail,
any part Of it; for suffering It to be wet, injured
lost, or destroyed; for conveying it in place or
that exposes il to depreciation, loss, injury
and for not arriving At the time set And for setting
up or running an express to transmit commercial
intelligence in advance OF the mail, penalty will
be exacted equal 10 . quArter's pay.
S, The Postmaster General may snnu the con-
t. fall. fn. he ppS,
Office laws; for disobeyng the instructions Of The
DEPARTMENT. for refusing to discharge carried
when required by the Department; for assigning the
contract without The consent OF The Postmaster Gen
eral, or for setting up or running an express as
aforesaid.
6. The Postmaster General msy alter the contract,
and alter the scht due, he allowing a pro rata In
crease of compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by Law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, IL the employment OF
additional stock carriers is rendered Necessary
but the contractor may, in such case reNnqush The
contract, on timely notice, IL he prefers IT TO The
change. He may also discontinue curtai the
service. he allowing ore months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts
on post Offices or otherwise, after the expiration Of
each quarter, say in February, May, August, and
3. The dsfdncrs girtn according TO the best infer
nation ba incrsnsed pay ,cii be aito,csd should lh
prort 10 BE- greater Than adrertd the places
recfy NAMED
9. The Postmaster General Is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the 'rsnspor-
aton Of the mail with any peron who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
INTO any combination, to prevent the making OF any
bid for msil coatract by any other person or per
'ons or who shall have made any agreement, OF
hall have given performed, or promised TO give
DR. perform, any consideration to do, or not TO DO
anything whatever to induce any other person not
10 bid for a mail contract
TO- A bid received after time, to wit: the 18th
April next at m, or without the guarantees re-
CURED by law, or that comb mes several routes in
,ae sum Of compensation, canno, be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged
10 be exuavagsnt
IL. A bidder may propose different days and hours
II departure and arrival, provided no more running
lime H. asked and IL obvious that mail connection
Dr. other public accommodation is prejudiccd. lie
nay ask for a specified number Of days for more
running time TO the trip at certain seasons Of Gu
isrly bad roads. But be yond these changes, pro.
,osaI for service different from the Advertisement
vill prevent its being considered in composition
~i,h regular bid, no, set aside for exirsvsganee'
md where bid contains any Of the above aliera.
ions, their Disadvantages will be estimate in com
pairing ], with other proposals.
IL There should be but one route bid for m
proposal
~. The route, the service. the yearly pay, the
bidders name and residence, and The name OF each
member NJ the firm, where a company offers, should
,e distinctly stated.
IA. The following is the firm Of the guaranty
~h,ch should be h!led the FIRST blank with INC
,sme Of the guarsnior, the second with that OF ;he
bidder and the third and fourth with the begin.
ing and terminating points OF the route and sisf
,eing dated, should be signed by The guarantee,
~ho must be shown by the written certificate Of .
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory ties, mo-
,i,l to be a man Of property, and abls to make
TODD ms guaranty. This guaranty, 40 certified,
hould accompany each bid.
"Ths undersigned ---- guarantees that -
oc~p,ed by the Postmaster General, - shall
inter into obligation prior to the LIST dsy "
aly per', with good and sufficient suretie', to per
orm the service proposed.
dated ---'
IS The bid should be cent under seal, sddretssa
o the First Assistant Postmaster Genera, WIZ
Mail Proposals in the State OF -" written on
he face Of The letter, and should be despa'thed
me to b. received by or before the 18th April hei'
/ ) o'clock, p. N.
i6 The con,r4ets are to be executed before ITO
u July Hsxt.
Hssr OvvMs DspI,r~ryr, Feb. -, 1919
c. A. wICKLIFTE, p. ~. Se-sr'i'
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