The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-25
NOTES.

l. Seven minutes are allowed lor opening anu eo'
ing the mails at all Offices where no particular line
is specified.
9 Post office blanks, and mail bags, are to be con-
veyed without further charge on mail lines admitting
of such conveyance.
g. 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 of IT, when the running or ar
rival is so far behind time TO lose the connection
with depending mail and a forfeiture oil due
proportion Of it, when grade OF service Is rendered
Inferior TO that in the contract These lorittures
may be Increased into penalties of higher amount ac-
cordng TO the nature 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 70
take from or deliver post Office, the mall or any
part Of it for suffering it to be wet, injured, LOST or
destroyed for conveying it in place or manner that
exposes it to depreciation, loss or injury ana or no'
arriving at the time set And Tor setting up or run
ming an express to transmit commercial intelligence
| in advance Of the mail, penalty will be exacted
| equal to quarters pay.
S. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
| for repeated failures for violating the Post once
laws FOR disobeying the instructions Of the Depar.
meDt for refusing to discharge a carrier when re-
ouired by the Department; for assigning the con-
tract without the consent Of the Postmaster General
or for setting up running an express as aforesaid
| 6 The Postmaster General 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 addt ona service required, or
for the increased speed, if the employment OF addi-
ona stock carriers is rendered necessary, Out te
may, in such case, relinqulsh the contract
on timely notice. if he prefers il TO the change lie
NAV also discontinue or curta the wee, he allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
| with
| T. The payments will be made through drafts on
most Offices az otherwise after the expiration OF each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and NoVem-
| Der.
g. The distances giren according 10 III tss ,ntor-
nation but no increased pay i be ao'ced, should they
prore TO be greater than advertised the places are cor
| n, thy named.
9, The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract ior the transport
| tation of the mail with any person who shall nave
| entered into any combination proposed to enter
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 agreement, or shaii
have given or Performed promised to give or per-
form anv consideration to do, not to do, anything
whatever TO induce an. other person mol 10 oid ior
| mail contract. ,
| m A hid received after time, to wit: the 18th
April next at p. m, or without the guarantee re-
ouired by law or that combines several routes IN
| one sum of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal net adJu geo 10
| be extrava CANT. 49,
H. bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no more running
time Is asked and it is obvious that no mail connec-
| ton or other public accommodation IS PreJudced.-
He may ask for specified number oil days Tor more
running time to the trip at certain seasons oil Pecui
arly bad roads But beyond these changes "a propo-
sal for service different from the advertisement WIN
| nreyent lis being considered in competition with
regular b,d not set aside for extravaganza; and
| where bid contains any Of the above alterations
their disadvantages will be estimated IN comparing
with other proposals ,e
IL. There should be Out one rou'e p'u ior III Pio
| posal -,
ders name and residence, and the name oil each mem
Der of the firm, where a company oilers, should be
distinctly stated.
IA. The following is the form Of the guarany
which should be filled, the frs, blank with the name
of the euar,ntor the second with that Of the bidder
and The third and fourth with the beginning and ter
minsting points of the route; and after being dated
should be signed by the rantor, who must be shown
nv the written certificate OF a postmaster, or other
eauaiIy 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 -
bis bid for carr, ing the mail from TO - be
accented n, the Post master General, -s shall en-.
ter into an obligation prior TO the LIT day Of July next
with good and sufficient sureties, TO perform the ser
vice proposed
Dated"
Is The bid should be sent under zeal, addressed
to the FIRST Assistant Postmaster General, with "Niail
Proposals in the State oil - written on the rae,
of tie letter. and should be despatched in time to be
received by or before the 18th April next at O'Clock
p m. ,-, r., Al,
Is, July next
Posr Oprrcn DEPARTMENT,
CHARLES A. WICKLlFFE.
Jan. 3O-lau lIw
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