The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-05-10
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l. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and clos
ing the mails at all Offices where no particular time
is specified
q Post Office blanks and mail bags, are to be con
veyed without further charge mail lines admitting
of such conveyance.
J. In all cases, there to be forfeiture OF the pay
of the trip, when the trip is not run; forfeiture OF
at least ncourth part Of H. when the running or ar
rival is SO far behind time as 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 forteitures
may be Increased into penalties Of higher amount ac-
cordng to tie 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 lime, for failing to
take from, deliver at post Office, the mail, or any
part of for suffering it to be wet, injured, lost, or
destroyed for conveying 1t IN place or manner That
exposes it to depredation loss injury and for not
arriving at the time set And for setting up or run
ming 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 dsobeyDg the instructions Of the Depart
ment for refusing TO discharge carrier when re-
CURED by the Department; for assigning the con-
tract without the consent OF the Postmaster General
or for setting up or running express aforesaid.
6 The Postm lster 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 oil addi-
oDal stock carriers rendered necessary, but the
contractor may in such case renquish the contract,
on timely notice. if he prefers il to the change. lie
may also discontinue curtail the service, he allow
ing one months extra pay on the amount dispensed
with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts on
post Offices otherwise, after the expiration of each
quarter, say in February, May, August, and Noycm.
Der.
g. The distances giren according 10 tn bes' iydr-
nation b, no increased pay ,oiu be aitoced, should they
prope 10 be greater than is advertised the places
really named
g. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making contract Tor the transPor-
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 mail contract by any other person or per-
sons, or who shall have made any ag cement, or shall
have given or Performed or promised 10 give or per
FORM any liberation TO do, or not 10 do, anything
whatever to induce any other person not TO bad for
mail contract.
10. A bid received after time to wit the 18th
April next at 3 p. M, or without the guarantee re-
aured by law or that combines several routes IN
one sum Of compensation, cannot be considered IN
competition with regular proposal, net adJudg TO
be extraya CANT. tH.s-I
H. A bidder may propose different days and hours
Of departure and arrival, provided no more running
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ton or other public accommodation is preJudiced.--
He may ask for specified number OF days for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons oil pecul-
arly bad roads. But beyond these changes, propo-
sal for service different ron the advertisement wui
prevent its being considered IN competition WIN
regular bid not set aside for extravaganza; and
where a bid contains any Of the above alterations,
their dsady anages will be estimated IN comparngt
with other proposals
- There should be but one route bid for in pro-
posal
H. The route the service, the yearly pay, the bid
ders name and residence and the name vi each mem
Der of the firm, where company oilers, 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 guarantor the second with that Of the bidder
and te third aud fourth with the beginning and ter
mnaling points of the route and AFTER being dated,
should be signed by the guaGantor who must be shown
by the written certificate Of "a postmaster, or other
equally satisfactory TESTIMONIAL to be man OF pro
perty and able 10 make good his guaranty. This
guaranty so certified, should accompany each bid.
aThe undersigned - guarantees that -- If
his bid for carry ing the mail from ITO -- be
by the Post master General, -- shall en-.
ter into obligation prior TO the lst day of July next
with good and sufficient suretes, TO perform the SER
vice proposed
Is The bid should be sent under seal, sddr, ssed
10 The First Assistant Postmaster General, with "Ma
Proposals In the State Of -" written on the face
OF tie letter end should be despatched in time 10 be
received by OF before the 18th April next at O'Clock
p. m.
l6, The contracts are to be executed before the
LIST July next.
PosT OrrfcE DEPARTMENT,
yunuor, PC, l5l3.
CHARLES A. WICKLlFFE.
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