Washington telegraph., 1850-03-13

feiture oi Ut least one fourth part Of when ,,a
running or arrival 10 70 far behind time as 10 lo..
the connection with a depending msiE and fo,
friture Of Z due proportion OF Il whea grade os
service rendered iuierior to that in the con,rac
These foreitures may be- Increased into pensIu..
Of higher amount, according to the nature or f..
qurncy Of the failure and the importance OF The
mail.
g. Fines will be imposed oness The d-inoue,cr
be satisfactorily explained in due time, for a;Ii,.
10 take from Or deliver at, post office, the mai
or any part 81 il: for suffering II 10 be wei, INJURED
lus., or destroyed; or conveying 1t in place d,
manner that exposes il Ia deprada,ion, ios or IN.
Jury; for refusing after dens7,d to convey a msp
ny any coach, railroad car, or steamboat, which
the contractor regularly r.ns on the route b.yous
the specified number OF trips Ia The contract and
for n"i arriving at the time st; and for sitting nm
or running an express TO trarisma comm. rclsl m
teliigencr in advance of the mail, prnait, w,g
b. exacieJ rqual To quarters psy
Z. The Post, lastrr General may annu the Gun.
tract for repeated failures; for violating the uo.
office law; ttr d,sob-ying the instructions of N.
Departments; Ior refusing Z" discharge a rsrrist
w.rn r-quIr-d by the DEPARTMENT.; Tor Hssiynins
the contract without the coas-nt OF the Posma.,.l
General, or for setting up or running All express II
aforesaid.
e. The Postmaster General may alter the co,.
tract, and alter the schedule, b~ allowing n n,A
rata iucrease OF compensation, within the resitie
tons Imposed by law, tor the additional spryic.
required, or for the Increased speed if the emp,v
meut of additional stock at carriers j. rrpd-r,s
Becessary; but the contractor may, IN such cssr
rrlinquish the contract, timely notice, il h- Or,
fers il to the change. The Postmaster t:.nrrs
npny annul the Contract or curtai th- s-ryir- ana
paw. when he WISHES TO dispense with ih- s-r,e,
in whole ia part. o. place higher or different
grade Of service on the route. h- allowing on.
m"nfhs extra pay "n th- amour. disp-ns-d with
y TIN pa, m-uts will be made through d. af.
post 'ffices or 9th rwse, after the -1pIraioh
OF -ach qaart-r-say in February, May, August
and November.
10. The distances are given according TO III.
Fest Information. but no increased pay will be a..
lowed. should they prcv- TO be greater than is sG
veriis d, iffbe places are correctly named
IL. The Postmaster General is pr .hbilad M
law from knowingly making contract for the
trs importation of The IN ii with any rrrson wlo
shall hav" entered into any conibihHiiop, or pio.
posed To enter into any coInbiuaii"n, 10 prevent
the m king oi al y hid Tor IN ~ contract by any
otiI-r person or p-rso' =, who siia have made sny
agfcr m III. shall have gwen @ EiOfn.c, OF
pr"mi~e'i To give or riorIu, as.y 'ons.d IA,
d.. or to oo. AIRY thing wha'rv-r q" Hduce arv
otter p-fyou uot 10 bd or mail contract Par.
tc"iar attention is cal I'd 10 h 2Sll s-c,ipn o TIE
b,dd,hg
IL a bad recriv.d afi, time to " !; the ltin
sprii Ia *. AT 10 III, It.iout the gusraniy rrl
qured by law. that comtdnrs sever / Toutrs -
sum vi coUii ii,eusatioir, cannot - cou-id-red
in comp. tion with regular proposal n", ad-
judged 10 b" -xtrayasant
l3. A b'ad-r may If r, where the lranaprr.
tariou called or IN the aGv-rlisrin' nj - difficult
or ,mprarticab!- ai certain s.asous, 10 substitute
.f
service II sp. Gifted number oi days, weeks Il
m"n,hs lie may propose 1" omn Office
thai ~ inaccessible, or rs moi Oh line stage roah
thu railway, or at a steamboat iandmg lie
case may b-; or he may offer TO substitute an
Inferior mode Of supply in such cases tie may
propose diff.r-ui days and .ours OF departure
and arrival, provided more running time is
asked, and IL is .bvious that no mail conurIion
or other public accomm..dat ion 10 prejudiced -
lie may ask for more running time To the up,
during a specified numb-r of days. at crrtJIn
Seasons Of peculi.ry bad roads; but bryond tiles.
changes proposal ioi service d ffrrrnt rom the
adv-rtis n,-nt will pr. vent IT'S b.ng c..nslGrred
in competition with q regular bud moi set ASIDE
tor -x,ravagancY; and whrr. a bud contains any
Of the above alterations. their disadvantag,s
will he estimated in comparing IL with other
proposals
~. There should be bat one route bid for in
a proposal.
IS. The route the service, the yearly pay,
the bidders anne ana residence, and the nan'e
Of -nch mb-r of the firm, where a company
oifrrs should b. distinctly stated; also the uodr
Of conveyance, il higher mvdr than on horse
b:ck is ,nterdcd
l6 The hid should BE- sent u,drr seal. 5ddrrs
sed To the First Assistant PusImusirr Grnrisl.
with NAL Proposals Ia na.he iI,- Stale a.d
ItrrtoFy.p wr',I"n Oh the lace OF il.- letter. sa-
should b. disp itchrd in lime 10 be- r-ceiyrd BY Or
before the 10Th April pexI, at 40 clock Il. u
l should bv aEt'arautG. and th,. suilici. ncy OF H.,
guarantors should be daly certified See !o:insl
II. The contracts age 10 be- rxrcutrd by or be-
fore the LIST Jay next,
Is Posm st. rs at ollices ,iiua' ed uPen urar
railroads.. bni msrr han rishtS ro.> iionl C'pd,
will ,mn-aiairy after tin iltA ~ hat. put
that fact io the d. Parlmen'. saiiHs "a vif '1",i
d'stsnc- fran tie rs'ir,.n.i Al. po', low o'hrr-
wise sulptr., with the mail {" enable .be Post
'na>i-r q neral to direct the proper supp y 10 be
mad- from The rsilrusd b, mail nrssrng.rs rs, irum
and after ,h.' LIST July nexi
10. U"rr the nci of March g. isI5. the route
rs Ia b.. Jet In tho lowest hi-r t-nceri ~ shrent
cuarauiirs for fathfnl performance, without other
reference To he mode Of Transportation ilsn may
be necessary Ia provid. for the due cel-niy. cer-
tahiv, aud s~cnriy OF such transportat ON.
When the lowest bid proposes d mode OF con-
veyance that is nadrqunt, for the rout- IN respect
to- the certain y, security. ad C, Ierity the malls
ASIDE from any accommodation for travel, will not
be entitled to ih. route.
2u. Wh-n The bid does not name mode of con-
vey ance IL viii be taken aud understood To- be- ior
the lowest mode of conveyance. to WI, IN horse
back. VIII IA u pr'p'srs 10 rarry ac ordlng to ihe
advertisement, and mode o c.nvr, aL,r rs stat
ed ior the route in the adv-r is-m-nt. II will be
considered as offering oniy for horseback con'ry
ance
II Sine the passage Of the &c, of March D.
lSl5. a new cesc ipiion oi biz has bern r~crVro
II Specifies mo.ir of conveyance. but en-
cages To carry the mail with certainly. ceeriy'
aud s-curity. using the terms OF the law. 1hr'e
buds called, from he in which ti'ey are
d. si mated the books OF the Department, 'sfsr
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