The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-15
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Seven minutes are allowed for opening and
closing the mails at all Offices, where no particular
time is specified.
2. Post Office blanks, and mail bags are to be
conveyed without further charge on mail lines al.
hitting Of such conveyance.
). In all cases, there is to be a forfeiture OF the
pay of the trip when the trip is not run; forfeiture
OF at least one-ourh part oft, when the running
arrival is far behind time to lose the ton
with n depending mail; and forfeiture of due
proportion oft when grade ofse vice is rendered
inferior 10 that in the contract. These foreiturts
may be increased into penalties of higher amount,
according to the nature or frequency of the failure
and the Importance of the mail
A. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
bs satisfactorily explained in due time, for failing
to take from or de liver at post Office the mail or
any part OF 1t; for suffering II to be wst, injured
lost. or destroyed; for conveying ii in place or
manner that exposes it to depreciation. oss,or iDjur
and for not arriving the time set And for setting
up running an express to transmit commercial
intelligence in advance Of the mail, penalty viii
be exacted equal TO quarters pay.
5 The Postmaster General may annul the
tract for repeated failures, for violating the Pos,
Office laws; for disobrying the instructions OF The
Department; for refusing to discharge carrier
when required by the Depar men'; for assigning the
contract athou, he consent OF The Postmaster Gen
erai, or for setting up or running an express ~
aforesaid.
6. The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the sch dule. he allowing pro rata in.
crease of compensation, within the restrictions i'm
posed by law, for the additional service required,
or for the increased speed, if the employment OF
additional stock carriers is rendered Necessary,
but the contractor may, in such renqu sh the
contract, timely notice, if he prefers il TO the
change. lie may also discontinue curtall the
service, he al owing ore months extra pay on the
amount dispensed with.
7. The payments will be made through drafts
on post Offices or otherwise, after the expiration oi
each quarter, say in February, May, August, AMI
November.
g. The distances giren according 10 the best infol-
nation but no increased pay rii BE- aio,red, ouidhE
prone 10 be greater han is advertised u the places
reofiy named.
9. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law
from knowingly making a contract for the ranspor-
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 msl contract by any other person or per.
sons, or who shall have made any agreement, or
shall have given or performed or promised TO give
or perform, any consideration TO do or not 10 Dc,
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 m, or without the guarantee re-.
CURED by law; OF tina, comb mes several routes in
competition with regular proposal, not adjudged
to be exravsgsnt.
H. bidder may propose different days and hours
Of departure and arrival, provided more running
time asked and II IL obvious tina, mail connection
or other public accommodation is prciudiced. lie
may ask for specified number Of days for more
running time to the trip at certain seasons OF Gu
srly bad roads. But beyond these changes, pro.
posal for service different from the sdvertisemeut
wall prevent its being considered in competition
with a regular bid, not set aside for extravaganza
md whe a bid contains any Of the above atcra.
IONS their Disadvantages will be estima ed in
pairing 1t with other proposals.
~ There should be but one route bid for IN
proposal.
ID The route, the service, the early pay The
bidders name and residence, and The name OF each
member Of the firm, where company offers, should
DC distinctly stated.
ID. The following is the fim Of the guaranty
which should be filled, the first blank with The
name Of the gusrantor, the second with that Of :le
bidder and the third snd fourth Nth the begin.
ing and terminating points Of the route and after
BENG dated, should be signed by The guarantee,
who must be shown by the written certificate oil
postmaster, or other oquslly satisfactory testmo'
hal TO be man Of property, and able to make
rood his guaranty. Thus guaranty, so certified,
hould accompany each bid.
"The undersigned - guarantees that - It
i, bid for carrying the mail from - to - BE-
ccepted by the Postmaster General, -- shall
inter into an obligation prior to the LIST day OF
uly next, with good and sufficient sureues, TO per.
orn the service proposed.
"Dscd ~
IS The bid should be sent under SEAL sddre's'a
o the First Assistant Postmaster General, WIN
Mail Proposals in the State OF -" written ON
h, face Of the letter; and should be despatched m
me to be received by or before the 18Th April neN'
{ O'Clock, p. m.
I6 The conlr. cts are 10 be executed before ne
1t July neIi.
Po,r Orricr DEPARTMENT, Feb. 10, IS43
c. A. wtCRLITFE, r. NJ Osnral,
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