The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-27

I s727 From Trenton 10 WIN. Millss's, on Grand ri
vsT 70 miles aud back, ones week.
Leave Trenton every Thursdsy Al IN, arrive at
M;ilsrs mort day by II . y.
Leave MiIisIs every Fridsy at ! PM arrive at
Tsenton next day by p m
i726. From Turcumba, by the mouth u Nan
"a river TO Bolivar, IS miles and back once week.
Leave Tuscumbia every Monday al 9 a mi arrive
| at Bolivar next day by 3 m
Leave Bolivar every Wednesday, at & ~, arrive at
Iuscumbla next day by SPIN
4T2y; From Van Buren,, by Alfred Deatherade 8
and John Shields, to Little Piney, 100 miles aud
back, once week
Leave Van Buren, every Monday at m; arrive
| at Little Pnsy next w Wednesday by p 10.
Leave LATHE Piney every Thursd4y al q m; ar
rive at Van Buien mkt Saturday by 6pm
4730. From Yves, Prairie to Grand PIarie, SIS miles
and back, once week
Leave West Prairie every Thursday at 6 IN; arrive
al Grand Prairie next day by 6pn.
Leave Grand Prairie every Saturday at a m; ar
| rive at West Prairie next day by 6pm.
NOTES.
l. Seven minutes allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices where particular time
| is specified
2. Post Office blanks, and mail bags, are to be con-
veyed without further charge mail lines admitting
OF such conveyance.
OF the trip when the trip is not run forfeiture Of
at least onefourth part Of it, when the running
rival Is so far behind time to lose the connection
with depending mail and forfeiture of due
proportion OF IT, when grade Of service is rendered
inferior TO that in the contract These forfeitures
may be increased into penalties of higher amount, ac-
cordng 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 mall any
part of il for suffering il to be wet injured lost
desroyed for conveying it in place or manner that
exposes IT to depreciation, loss, injury; and for not
| arriving at the time set And for setting up
ming an express to transmit commercial intelligence
in advance Of the mail, penalty will be exacted
equal to quarters pay
5. 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
CURED by the Department for assigning the
tract without the consent of the Postmaster Gene
rail- or Tor setting up or running express as aore
said
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing a pro rata in
crease OF compensation, within the restrictions inn
posed by law, for Unconditional service required or
for the increased speed, if the employment of addi-
tional stock carriers rendered necessary but the
contractor may, in such case reDqulsh the contract
on timely notice, if he prefers it to the change. He
may also discontinue or curtai the service, he al.
lowing one months extra pay on the amount dis
pensed with.
T. The payments viii be made through drafts on
post Offices OF otherwise after the expiration of each
quarter, say in February, May August, and Novem-
Der.
g. The distances are giren according TO the best infor-
nation but no increased pay ,oiH be aoiced should they
prore 10 be greaer than is advertised, Ve places
rectly named.
8. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transport
tation of the mail with any person who shall have
entered into any combination, proposed to enter
into any combination, to prevent the making of any
bid for mail contract by any other person per-
sons, who shall have made any agreement or shall
have given performed, promised to give or per-
form, any consideration to do, 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 p. m, or without the guarantee
CURED by law; or that combines several routes in
one sum oil compensation, cannot be considered in
competition with regular proposal not adjudged to
be extravagant.
IL. A bidder may propose different days and hours
of departure and arrival, provided no 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 of days for more
running time to the trip al certain seasons Of pecu-
arly bad roads But beyond these changes, propo-
sal for service different from 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 10 comparing il
with other proposals.
H. There should be but one route bid for in a pro-
posal
b. The route, the service, the yearly paw the bid
ders name and residence and the name of each
member OF the firm, where company offers, should
be distinctly stated.
H. The following is the form Of the guaranty
which should be filed the first blank with the name
OF the guaraDtor the second with that Of the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
mnating points Of the route; and after being dated
should be signed by the guarantor who must be shown
by the written certificate of a postmaster or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, to be a Of pro-
perty, and able to make good his guaranty. This
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bid.
"Tbe 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 TO the LIST day of July
next, with good and sufficient sureies to perform the
service proposed.
Dated -"
Is The bid should be sent under SEAL addressed 10
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 3
o'clock, p. m.
l6 The contracts are 10 be executed before the
lst July next.
PosT OrfIor DEPARTMENT,
January 26, l643.
CHARLES A. WICkLlFFE
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