The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-24
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1 Seven minutes are allowed for opening ard
closing the mails at all Offices where no parcular
time is specified.
2 Post Office blanks, and msil bags, are to be
conveyed without further charge mail lines ad.
hitting of such convey ance.
8. In all cases. there is to be forfeiture of the
pay of the trip, when the trip is not run; forfeiture
of at least onefourth part Off, when the running
arrival is far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail; and forfeiture of due
proportion oft, when grade ofservce is rendered
inferior 10 that in the contract. These forfeturs
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 or
any part of it, for suffering It to be wet, injured,
lost, or destroyed; for conveying it in place or
manner that exposes to depreciation. loss injury,
and for not arriving at the time set And for setting
up or running an express to transmit conmercsI
intelligence in advance OF the mail, penalty WIN
be exacted equal TO a quarters pay.
S. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures; for violating the Pos,
Office laws; for dsobeying the instructions OF The
Department; for refusing to discharge carrlel
when required by the Department; for assigning the
contract without The consent Of The Postmaster Gen.
era, for setting 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 penSstion, within the res'ric,lops I'M
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, If the employment Of
additional stock carriers is rendered necssSy
but the contractor may, in such case, reinqu sh the
contract, timely notice, if he prefers it TO the
change. He may also discontinue curtsll the
service, he al owing months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts
post Offices otherwise, after the expiration OF
each quarter, say in February, May, August and
November.
g. The distances gipen according 10 The best intr.
nation but no increased pay ,cii be aiioiced, hay
prope 10 be greater Than is advertised u the places
recfiy named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the trsnspor-
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 a msl contract by any other person per
sons, who shall have made any agreement, OF
shall have given 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 recrived after time, TO wit: the 18th
April next at m, or without tie guarantee re-
CURED by law; or that combines several routes IN
one sum of compensation, cannot be considered ~
with a regular proposal, no, adJudgcd
To be exravsgsnt.
IL A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided more running
time asked and il is obvious that mail connection
or other public accommodation is pre- JUDGED. lie
may ask for specified number Of days for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons OF p Gu
lisrly bad roads But be yond these changes, pro-
possi for service different from the sdvertsement
will prevent its being considered in competition
with regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza
and whe bid contains any OF the above alcra.
tons. their Disadvantages will be estimated in com.
pairing it with other proposals.
IL. There should be but one route bid for IN
proposal.
I5 The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
bidders name and residence, and the name OF each
member Of the firm where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
Ia. The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with the
name Of the guarsDtor, the second with that OF me
bidder and the third and fourth with the begin
ming and terminating points OF the route and sitef
being dated, should be signed by the guarantee
must be shown by the written certificate OF
or other equally satisfactory tes'imo'
NAL TO be a man OF property, and able To MAKE
good his guaranty. This guaranty, so certified
should accompany each bid
"The undersigned - guarantees that - II
III. bid for carrying the mail from - TO - be
accepted by the Postmaster Genera, - ShaIl
enter into AN obligation prior to the l't Gay Z"
July next with good and sufficient suretes TO per
orm The service proposed.
"Daled -"
IS The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
o the First Assistant Postmaster Genera, WI"
Mail Proposals in the State OF -" written on
h. face Of the letter; and should be despatched ~
inc TO be received by before the 18th April next
Il 3 o'clock, p. m.
16 The contr cts are to be executed before ii'
st July next
posr OrricE DEPARTMENT Feb. 10, lsi3.
G. A. wICKLIFFE, r. ~. GenrsL
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