The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-13
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/ Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at ell Offices where no particular
time is spec fled.
2 Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be
| conveyed without further charge on mad lines sd.
| hitting Of such conveyance.
| g. In all cases there is to be a forfeiture Of the
pay of the trip, when the trip is not run; forfeiture
of at least one-fourth part of when the ne
arrival is far behind time to lose the connection
| with a depending mail, and forfeiture of due
proportion it, when grade ofse vice is rendered
inferior that in the contract. These iorieur,s
may be increased into pen.lties Of higher amount,
according to The nature or frequency OF the failure
and the importance of the mail
| 4 Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
bs Satisfactorily explained in due lime, Ior failing
to take from de- liver al post Office, the mail or
any part Of It; for suffering It to be w.t., injured,
| lost, d. stroyed for conveying IL in place or
manner that exposes it to depreciation, oss,o INJURY
and for arriving at the time set And for setting
up running express to transmit coEmeTcai
intelligence in advance OF the mail, penalty wA
be exActed equal TO quarters pay
S The Postmaster General may snnul the con.
tract for repeated failures, FOR vioa'i'g the Post
Office Laws; for dsobeying the instructions OF The
Department: for refusing to discharge carret
when re- CURED by the Depar meni; for assigning the
contract without The consent of the Postmaster Gen
eral, or for sctting up or running An express as
| aforesaid.
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the sch' dule, he allowing pro rata In
crease of compensatory within the restr1cunSs I'M
posed by law for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, it the employment OF
additional stock carriers is rendered Necessary
but the contractor may, such case, re Inqu sh The
contract, timely notice, If he prefers II to The
change. lie may also discontinue ct curtsll The
service, he al owing ore months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
l. Al. lpalf
on post Offices otherwise, after the expiration Of
each quarter, say in February, May. August, and
November.
g The distances are giren according 10 The best iRtu
nation b,i increased pay nil be aio,oed, should hg
prore 10 be greater han IS advertised, u The places COR
reotiy named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making con,rac, for the transpor'
ts,ion Of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enter
into any combination to prevent the making OF any
bid for msil contract by any other person or per-
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, or
shall have given or performed, promised 10 give
or perform, any consideration To do, or not 10 Dc,
anything whatever TO induce any other person not
TO hid for mail contract.
10. A bid received after time, 20 wit; the 18th
April next q, p m, without the guarantee re-
qulrcd by law, or that comb mes several routes ~
one sum Of compensation, cannot be conSdered ~
CoInpehuon WIN PiNp"s~', wv ''J"NhNN'
TO be cxrsvagant.
IL. A bidder may propose different days and hours
Of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time ssked and !, is obv,ou that mail connection
or other public accommodation is prcjudiced lie
msy ask for a specified number Of days for more
running tune t. the trip at certain seasons Of GU
Hsriy bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro-
posaI for service different from the advertisement
w,ll prevent its being considered in composition
with regular bid, no, set ASIDE FOR cntravsgsnoe'
AMI whe'e bid contains any of the above aiers'
tons their d,ssdvan,ages will be estimated in com
pairing !, with other proposals
IL. There should be but one route bid for IN
proposal
10. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
bidders name and residence, and The name Of each
msmber OF the firm, where company oilers, should
be dstinc " stated.
IA. The following is the firm of the guaranty
which should be hllcd. the first blank with The
name OF the g'Iarsnior, the second With that OF he
bidder and the third and fourth with the begin.
ming and term,nsing points Of the route and sIltf
being dated, should be signed by he grisra5ior
who must be sbosn by the written certificate OF =
postmaster, or other equslly satisfactory test mo.
NAL to be man Of property, and able TO MAKE
good ms guaranty. This guaranty, so oeruhtd,
should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - GUARANTEES that -
his BID f,r carrying the mail from - to -- br
accepted by the Postmaster General, - shsIi
cutter into an obligation pror to the lst asy ="
July next, with good aud sufficient suretes, 10 per
torn The service proposed.
f'Dsied ---n
Is The bid should he sen, under seal, addressed
to tho F,rs Assistant Postmaster General, WIN
o Mxd Proposals IN the State OF - written oh
III. face Of the letter, and should be despatched
inc be received by before the 18Th April next
1T O'Clock, y. m.
Is III. con,r cts are TO be executed before tie
ls' July rert
Posr Orrrcr Dyr,prurSr, Feb. 10, lS43.
g. A. wICkLlFFE, p VI. 6tnra'
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