The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-25
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l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening ard
closing the mails at all Offices where no particular
time is specified.
2. Post Office blanks. and mail bags, to be
conveyed without further charge on mail lines al.
hitting of such conveyance.
3. In all cases. there is to be forfeiture OF the
pay of the trip, when the trip is not rum forfeiture
of at least onefourth part Off, when the running or
arrival is SO far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail; and a forfeiture of due
proportion oft, whom grade ofservice is rendered
inferior to that in the contract. These forfeiures
may be increased into penalties 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
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing
to take from or deliver at post Office the mail OF
any part of it, for suffering Il to be wet, injured
lost. or destroyed; for conveying it in place or
that exposes il to depreciation, loss, or 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 TO a quarters pay.
S The Postmaster General may snnu the con-
tract for repeated failures for violating the Pos,
Office laws; for disobeying the Instructions OF the
Department; for refusing to discharge carrier
when required by the Department; Tor assigning the
contract without the consent Of The Postmaster Gen
eral, or for setting up or running an express as
aforesaid.
g. The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter the sch, due, 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, il the employment OF
additional stock carriers is rendered necessary
but the contractor may, in such case, renqu sh The
contract, on timely notice, If he prefers IT TO the
change. He may also discontinue or curtall the
service, he allowing months extra pay on the
amount lisDens<d with
z. The payments will be made through drafts
on post Offices or otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, saw in February. May, August, and
November
8. The dsfomoes giren according 10 the best ino'.
nation but no Increased pay Ut be oio'oed, should my
prore be greater than advertised places
recip named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the trsnspor-
taton Of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 enser
into any combination, TO prevent the making OF any
bid for nail contract by any other person or per.
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, OF
shall have given or performed, or promised TO give
or perform, any consideration to do, or not TO do,
anything Whatever to induce any other person not
to bid for mail contract.
10. A bid received after time, to wit: the 18th
April next At 3 p m, without the guarantee re-
CURED by law, or tina, comb mes several routes IN
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with a regular proposal, not adjudged
to be exrHvagant.
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
Of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time j. asked and il is obvious that no mail connection
or other public accommodation is prejudiced. lie
may ask for specified number Of days for more
running tune to the trip at certain seasons OF Gu
larly bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro-
posal for service different from the sdveriisement
will prevent its being considered in composition
with regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza
and where bid contains any Of the above altera'
tons, their Disadvantages will be estimated in com
pairing IL with other proposals
IL There should be but one route bid for IN
proposal.
10. The route, the service, the yearly pay, TIE
bidders name and residence, and The 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 filed the first blank with the
name of the gusrsntor the second with that OF The
bidder and the third and fourth with the beein'
ming and terminating points Of the route and after
being dated, should be signed by The guarantee
who mus, be shown by the written certificate OF
postmaster, or other equally satisfactory TESTING
nisl. to be man OF property, and able TO MAKE
good his guaranty. THIS guaranty, so cetun'u'
should accompany esch bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that - 1t
hi. bid for carrying the mail from - TO - De
accepted by the Postmaster General, - sha'
enter into an obligation prior to the LIST DAY o.
July next, with good and sufficient surees 10 per
form the service proposed
"Dated ---"
IS The bid should be sent under seal, sddres'sa
10 the First Assistant Postmaster General, Wlh
Mail Proposals in the State OF -" written y"
the face OF the letter. and should be despsteheo ~
time to be received by or before the 18Th hprl n'Ai
at 3 O'Clock, p. m. et,
rs The eon,rsct, are to be executed before '"'
1st July pext ,o,o
Posr orror Dsr.prsrsr, Feb. - lst5.
c. A. WICKLIFFE, p. W. Gsrfrd'
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