The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-03
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/. Seven minutes allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all offices, where no particular time
is specified.
2. Post Office blanks and mail bags are to be con-
yeyed without further charge mail lines admitting
OF such conveyance.
3. In all cases, there is to be forfeiture of the pay
of the trip when the trip is not run a forfeiture Of
at least one-iourth part Of it, when the running
rival is SO lar behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture of a due
proportion OF II, when grade of service rendered
inferior to that in the contract These forieitures
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
cordng TO the nature frequency of the failure and
tie Importance Of the mail
a. Fines will be imposed unless the delinquency
he satisfactorily explained IN due time, for failing TO
take from, deliver at post Office the matt or any
part OF 1t for suffering il to be wet injured lost or
destroyed; for conveying it in place that
exposes 1t TO depreciation, loss, injury and for not
arriving at The time set And for setting up run
nlDg an express to transmit commercial intelligence
IN advance OIL lhe mail, penalty will be exacted
equal to quarters pay
D. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
for repeated failures for violating the Post Office
laws; for disobeyng 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 Gene
ral or Tor setting up or running an express aore
said.
D. nc Iostlaser Seneral may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, 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 if the employment Of addi-
onal stock or carriers rendered necessary but the
contractor may, such case relnqulsh the contract
on timely notice, if he prefers il to tie change. He
may also discontinue curtail the service he al,
lowing one months extra pay the amount dis
pensed with.
I. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices otherwise, after the expiration of each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Novem-
ber
8. The distances giren according 10 the best inf1r-
nation bat no inc eased pay ioiH be ao,ced should they
prort 10 be greater than IS ddueSed Je places are cor
=, city named
9, The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor-
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 mail contract by any other person or per
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, or shall
have gwen or performed, promised 10 give per-
form, any consideration to do, to do, anything
whatever to induce any other person moi TO bid for
mail contract.
10. A bid received after time, to wit the 18th
April next at p. m, or without the guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that combines several routes IN
one sum OF compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged TO
be extrayagant.
of departure and arrival, provided more running
time Is asked and il is obvious that no mail connec-
ton or other public accommodation is prejudiced.-
lie may ask for specified number of days for more |
running time to the trip at certain seasons Of peculi-
arly bad roads But beyond these changes a propo-
sal Tor service different firm The advertisement will
prevent its being considered in competition with a
regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza and |
where bid contains any Of the above alterations |
their disadvantages will be estimated in comparing il
with other proposals..
H. There should be but route bid for in pro- |
posal.
H. The route the service, the yearly pay the bid
ders name and residence, and tie name of each |
member of the firm, where a company offers, should |
be distinctly stated
IA. The following is the form Of the guaranty |
which should be filled the st blank with the name
oil The guarantor the second with that of the bidder |
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minating points Of the route and alter being dated
should be signed by the guaranor who must be sworn
by the written certificate Of a postmaster or other
equally satisfactory testimonial 10 be man Of pro-
perry, aud able 10 make good his guaranty. This |
guaranty, 50 certified, should accompany each bid
The undersigned -- guarantees that -- if |
his bid for carrying the mail from - to - be |
accepted by the Postmaster General, - shall en- |
ter INTO an obligation prior 10 the 1t day Of July
next, with good and sufficient sureties to perform the
service proposed.
Dated -"
Is. The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed TO
the First Assistant Postmaster General with Mail |
Proposals in the State Of -" written on the face |
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 |
lst July next
PosT OFrIcE DEPARTMENT
January 2G, l5i3.
CHARLES A. WICKLIFFE
Jan. 30-laVllw
RICHARD THOMPSON's LIFE PRESERFER !