The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-17
NOTES.

l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices, where no particular Tune
is specified.
q Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be con
veyed without further charge on mail lines admitting
of such conveyance.
3. In all cases. there is TO be forfeiture oil the pay
OF the trip, when the trip is not rum forfeiture Of
at least onetourth part OF it, when the running or ar
rival is far behind time as TO lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture of a due
proportion of it, when grade Of service is rendered
inferior TO that in the contract These iorftitures
may be Increased into penalties OF higher amount, ac.
cordng TO the nature frequency oil ue failure ana
the importance of the mail.
| A. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained in due time for FILLING to
take from, deliver al post Office, the mall or any
part of it for suffering il TO be wet injured, lost or
destroyed for convey ing 1t 10 place or manner that
exposes it to depreciation, loss, injury and Tor not
arriving at the time set And for setting up or run
ming express TO transmit commercial intelligence
| in advance Of the mail, penalty will be eXacted
equal To quarters pay
| 5. The Postmaster General may annu the contract
| for repeated failures for violating the Post Office
laws; for disobeying the instructions Of the Depart
ment for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
CURED 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 Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule he allowing pro rata m
crease of compensation, within the restrictions I'M
posed by law, for the addt onal service required or
for the increased speed if the employment oil addi-
tonal stock rendered necessary but The
contractor may in such case renquish the contract
on timely notice if he prefers II to the change. lie
may also discontinue cur.ail the 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 Noyem.
ber
g. The distances given according to IN bes inor-
nation but no increased pay ,ci be aliored should they
pore TO be greater than Advertised, the places are cor
re, ty named
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor-
tation of the mail with any person who snail nave
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 ehler
into any combination to prevent the making oil any
bid for mail contract by any other person or per-
sons or who shall have made any agI cement or sia
have given or Performed, promised to give or per-
FORM any consideration 10 do or moi TO do, ything
whatever to induce any other person not 10 BIC Tor
mail contract. So,
10. A bid received after time, to wit; the 18Th
April next at p m, or without the guarantee re-
quired by laws or 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 ana hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time is asked and IT obvious that no mail connec-
ton or other public accommodation IS preJudiced-
lie may ask for specified number oil days Tor more
running time TO the trip at certain seasons OF pecuI
arly bad roads But beyond these changes, ProPo-
sal for service different rom the advertisement WI
prevent its being considered IN competition WIN
regular hid not set aside for eXtrayagancei and
where bid contains any Of the above alterations,
their disadvantages will be estimated IN comparing
with other proposals.
ID There should be but one route bid for in a pro-
possl.
ders name and residence and the name Of each en-
Der Of the firm, where a company offers, should be
distinctly stated
Ia. The following is the form Of the guarany
which should be filled the first blank with the name
of the guarantor the second with that OF the bidder
and the third and fourth 18th the beginning and ter
minatinp points of the route and after being dated
should be signed by the guarantor who must be shown
by the written certificate Of postmaster, other
EQUALLY satisfactory testimonial, To be man Of pro-
perty and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bid.
"Tbe undersigned - guarantees that - If
his bid for carr ing the mail from --- TO - be
accepted by the Post master General -- shall en-.
ter into an obligation prior TO the ls day of July next
with GOOD and sufficient suretics, 10 perform the
vice proposed.
" Dated
Is. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
20 The First Assistant Postmaster General, with "Mail
Proposals in the State Of -, ;" written on the fac,
of the letter; and should be despatched in time TO be
received by or before the 18th April next at o'clock
p. IN.
I6 The contracts are to be executed before the
LIST July next
Posr OrrIcs DEPARTMENT,
January DC, lsi3
CHARLES A. WICKLlFFE
Jan 30-IaV 1lw
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