The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-04
NOTES.

l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices where no particular time
is specified.
2. Post Office blanks and mail bags, are to be con-
veyed without further charge on mail lines admitng
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 far behind time as to lose the connection
with depending mail; and a forfeiture oil due
proportion Of it, when grade OF service u rendered
inferior to that in the contract. These forititures
may be Increased into penalties of higher amount ac-
cordng to the nature frequency OF the failure and
the importance of the mail.
A. 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, 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 depredation loss, or inury and Tor not
arriving at the time set And for setting up or run
ming 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 annu the contract
for repeated failures; for violating the Post once
laws; for disobeyiDg the instructions OF the Depart
ment for refusing to discharge carrier when re-
qured by the Department; for assigning the con-
tract without the consent of the Postmaster General
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, Wltnlh ue Testricuohs I'M
posed by law for the additional service required or
for the increased speed if the employment OF add-
tonal stock carriers is rendered necessary but the
contractor may in such case renquish the contract
on timely notice. if he prefers 1t to the change. lie
may also discontinue curtail the service, ne allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices or otherwise after the expiration of each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Novem-
Der.
g. The distances giren according TO the best iio-
nation but increased pay ,rH be alo'csd, should ey
prore be greater than advertised The places are cor
rectiy named.
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract for the transpor-
tation of the mail with any person who shall nave
entered into any combination, or proposed 10 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 or Performed, or promised to give or per-
FORM any consideration to do, or not to do, anything
whatever to induce any other person not to bid Tor
mail contract. ,o,,
| 10 A bid received after time, to wit: the 18th
April next at p. m. or without the guarantee re-
onired by law or that combines several routes in
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, net adJudged TO
be extrava CANT $50
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
time IS asked and it is obvious that no mail connec-
tion or other public accommodation is prejudoed--
He may ask for specified number OF days ior more
running time to the trip at certain seasons oil Pecu-
arly bad roads. But beyond these changes, ProPo,
AL for service different from the advertisement will
prevent il, being considered in competition with
regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza; and
where bid contains any of the above alterations,
their disadvantages will be estimated in comparing IL
with other proposals ~
~ .bo,ld he hut one route hid a pro-
posal
49, The route, the service, the yearly pay the bid
ders name and residence and the name OF each mem
Der of the firm, where company offers, should be
distinctly stated.
a. The following is the form of the guaranty
which should be filed, the first blank with the name
of the gu,r,ntor the second with that OF the bidder
and the third and fourth with the beginning and ter
mnaling points of the route; and alter being dated,
should be signed by the guar antor who must be shown
by the written certificate OF postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory testimonial, to be man OF pro-
perty. and able TO make good his guaranty. This
guaranty so certified, should accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that - if
his bid for carr, ing the mail from - to -- be
accepted by the Post master General, - shall en-
ter into an obligation prior TO the day OF July next
with good and sufficient suretes, to perform The SER
vice proposed
Dated
l5 The bid should be sent under seal, addressed
TO the First Assistant Postmaster General with snail
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.
I6 The contracts are to be executed before the
LIST July next
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
January 26, l643.
CHARLES A. WICKLlFFE
Jan. 30-Iaw1Iw
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