The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-29
NOTES.

|. Seven minutes are allowed Tor opening anu Gus
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular ui'e
is specified.
q Post office blanks, and mail bags, are to be con
yeyed 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 Oh
at least fourth part OF IT, when the running OF ar
rival is far behind time as TO lose the conheeoh
with a depending mail and forfeiture oil a cue
proportion Of it, when grade OF service y rendered
Inferior to that in the contract. These loil..ureS
NAV be Increased into penalties OF higher amount ae
cordng to tie nature frequency o the failure ana
the importance OF the mall
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained IN due time, Tor laiiibe 10
take from or deliver at a post Office the mall or any
part of it for suffering IT to be wet INJURED ios OF
destroyed for conveying 1t IN place or manner una.
exposes it to Depreciation loss or inluryi ana LOT ho
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 eAacted
| equal to quarters pay
| s. The Postmaster General may annu the contract
for repeated failures; for violating the rost once
laws; for disobeying the instructions OF the Depart
ment; for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
quired by the Department; for assigning the con-
tract without the consent of the Postmaster General
or for setting up running AN express as aforesaid
| The PostmA ster General may alter the contract
aud alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata ID
crease Of compensation, within The restrictions I'M
posed by law for the add ona service required, or
Tor the increased speed, if the employment oil add
onal stock carriers rendered necessary, but Inc
contractor may in such case, relin4ulsh The contract
timely notice, if he prefers IL TO ihe change ne
may also discontinue or curta the Sc wee, he allow
Ing one 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 Novem'
| Der.
IN HI he's
nation but no increased pay rin be ao,eed shoudi they
prore be greater than is advertised v the places are cor
reilly named
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract Tor the transPor-
tation of the mail with any person who SHAH nave
entered into any combination, or ProPoseu 10 en'el
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 do, anything
whatever to 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, or without the guarantee re-
| ouired by law that combines several routes IN
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal hCt aoJu eeo ~
! be extrava CANT.
IL A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time IS asked and IT is obvious that no mai connec-
o
lie NAV ask for specified number OF days for more
running time TO the trip at certain seasons oil Pecu
arIy bad roads But beyond these changes, a PfoPo-
sal f1r service dihoront from tho advertisements VIM
! prevent its being considered IN composition WIN
| regular bld not set aside Tor extravaganza ana
where bid contains any Of the above alterations
their disadvantages will be estimated in comparing 1t
with other proposals
| 10 There should be but one route bid for in pro-
| possl
| "a The route the service, the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence, and the name OF each mem
| her of the firm where a company oilers, should be
distinctly stated.
| IL The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filled the first blank with the name
of the guarautor the second with That OF the bidder
and The third and fourth with the beginning and ter
ninating poins Of the route and aiier being dated
sbld he signed by the guarantor who must be shown
by the written certificate OF postmaster or other
e1ualy satisfactory testimonial 10 be man OF pro-
ner,y and able 10 make good his guaranty. This
| guaranty so certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that - If
his bid for carr ing the mail from ---to - be
accepted by the Post master General, ---slall en-
ter into an obligation prior to the lst day Of July next
with good and sufficient suretes, to perform the SER
vice proposed
! " Dated---"
Is. The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed
to the FIRST Assistant Postmaster General, with "Na
Proposals m the state of --, written on the iac'
az lie letter: and should be despatched in time TO be
received by or before the 18th April next at o'clock
p. m.
| l6 The contracts are TO be executed before the
| LIST July next.
PosT OrrIcE DEPARTMENT,
! January &c, lS43.
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE.
Jan. 3O-laullw
| DINNEFORD'S Patent Improved Electrical