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


at Little Piney next Wednesday by pm.
Leave Little Piney every Thursday at 8 a N; az
rive at Van Bulen next Saturday by pm.
473O. From West Prairie to Grand Prairie, 50 miles
AMI back, once week
Leave West Prairie every Thursday at M arrive
at Grand Prairie next day by pa.
Leave Grand Prairie every Saturday al q M ar
fNe at west Prairie next day by bpm.
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-
yeyed without further charge mail lines admitting
Of such conveyance.
g. In all cases, there is TO be forfeiture of the pay
oil The trip, when the trip Is not a forfeiture OF
AT least onefourth part Of it. when the running
rival Is so far behind time to lose the connection
WIN depending mail and forfeiture of due
proportion OF II, when grade Of service rendered
inferior to that in the contract These iorieitures
may be Increased into penalties Of higher amount, ac-
cordng TO the nature frequency of the failure aud
tne importance of the mail.
4. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
he satisfactorily explained in due time for failing 10
take from, or deliver at post Office the mail, any
part OF 1t for suffering il to be wet injured, lost or
destroyed for conveying it in place or manner that
exposes IL TO Depreciation loss injury and for not
arriving at the time set. And for setting up run
nng an express to transmit commercial intelligence
| IN advance OF the mail penalty will be exacted
equal to quarters pay.
5. The Postmaster General NAV annul the contract
for repeated failures; for violating the Post Office
laws for disobey ng the instructions of the Depart
ment for refusing TO discharge "a carrier when re-
CURED by the Department for assigning the con-
tract without the consent of the Postmaster Gene
raj, or Tor setting up or running express afore-
said
o. The Postmaster General may alter the contract
and alter The schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease oil compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required, OF
for the increased speed, if the employment of addi-
tonal stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such case, renquish the contract
on timely notice, if he prefers it to tie change. lie
may also discontinue or curta the service, he al.
lowing one months extra pay on the amount dis
pensed with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices otherw se after the expiration of each
quarter say IN February, May, August, aud Novem-
ber
8. The distances giren according 10 the best intor-
nation but no inc, eased pay UtH be aotced should eu
prore 10 be greater than advertised, ye places
=, city named
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making a 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 or per-
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, shall
have given performed, or promised to give per-
iorm any consideration to do, not to do, anything
whatever to induce any other person not 10 bid for
mail contract.
10. A bid received after time, to wit the 18th
April next al 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 10
be extrayagant.
ii. A bidder may propose different days aud hours
OF departure and arrival, provided no more running
time Is asked, and il is obvious that mail connec-
ton or other public accommodation is prejudiced.-
He may ask for a specified number Of days for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons of pecu-
ary bad roads. But beyond these changes, a propo-
sal for service different from The advertisement will
prevent its being considered IN competition with a
regular bid not set aside for extravo gance and
where bid contains any of the above alterations
their disadvantages will be estimated in comparing 1t
with other proposals.
IL. There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posal.
10. The route the service, the yearly paw, the bid
der's 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 filled, the ST blank with the name
Of the guarantor the second with that of the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and
mnating points of the route and after being dated
should be signed by the guarantor, who must be
by the written certificate Of postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial TO be man Of pro-
perty, and able TO make good his guaranty. fhi,
guaranty, so certified, should accompany each bid.
The undersigned - guarantees that -- if
his bid for carrying the mail from 10 - be
accepted by the Postmaster General, -- shall en-
ter into an obligation prior TO the 1t day Of July
next, with good and sufficient surees 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
O'Clock, p. m.
l6. The contracts are 10 be executed before the
lst July next
PosT OrrIcE DEPARTMENT,
January &c, I5i3
CHARLES A. WICKLlFFE
Jan 30-laW llw
RICHARD THOMPSoN's LIFE PRESERFER