Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-07-08

perfect the direct line IRON Richmond, Chsrioes-
vile, Ssunion. Lewishurg, and other important ps-
ces IN virginia, 10 the seat OF government in Ohio. III
was also represented, that Gen House preparing
steamboat tor that purpose, aud would probably have
1881 He proposedto PeiDrm the service Tor $50 mile.
This was amoderae ccmpensstion.-rhe r-quesito give
20 Ohio the benefit OF the Virginia and Kentucky stage
line seemed TO be reasonab'eThe expense appeared
considers bie compared with magnitude OF the object.
Gen. House therefore directed extend his line
Cossmouth, aud between that place aud Gaipolis
ia steamboats, This extension superseded contract OF
John Black to carry the mail horseback between Gal
hpols and Cossmonth. at 1874 dollars ycer. II was
original stipulation in the whh nj r. Black
stage OF steamboat homd he established his route tho
Postmaster General should have the right annuI
tract General House did not however succeed, during
the continuance OF that contract, (wLich coded with the
year 1881 Ia bis experiment Tor running steamboats,
he htnswha; the mail was continued OH horseback
Mr. BLACK continued TO carry --and no more paid
io its transportation than the $685. Stipulated in the
tract with Mr. Black. This plain Transaction they have
endeavored to dsort into act OF official niquty
they confess that evil done, any other
produced than that OF Transferring the route from Mr.
Black TO Gen. House, who, they say well knowu as
an active and Influential political psrxsn AT the
news OF the Ohio contracts, the from Chcoihe
Ga'liPois was accepted TO A. L. Ross at SIIO0 year.
IL wac then represented that Gen. House had steamboat
10 Stale oil srdness for the Kanawhs, and deter
mined 10 make Another experiment unite these lines
snd me ctuaens were DESTROYS that should be one That
hs onee might be accompli he'd, orits praccab,y test
eI, MIR. Ross voluntarily renqu.hed the route Gen.
House A contract made with Gea. House TO carry
ne hah Three times week in our horse post coaches
between Chilcothe and Galtpos, through in one
day, instead OF day aad six hours also carry the
mail three times week between Gallpois and Goals
mouth. (whieh had bocn carried but twice week under
Mr. Blacks conrac) TO test the experiment. Of running
STEAMBOATS, on the Kanawhs, aud, II found practicable, TO
extend them to Kanawha c. H., 81 miles-and Tor the
whole service to receive 81 500 yes This sus, is 81 LOG
more than the for which Mr. Ross proposed To- carry
The mail between Chcothe and Ealipois and the sum
1884, which had been given under Mr. Blacks contract
tor carrying but twice week between GalIipos and
Soasmou'h. For this admitting that the ssam-
boat experiment should ai the Department would re-
ceive the benefit OF Increased expedition of half day
between Chl'icohe aad Gallpos; and three trips week.
INSTEAD OF two tops week, between Gapolis aad Ceas
mouth But the steamboats, should succeed, as was
Sonhdeniy expected, the gain 10 the Department would
have been very considerable The msiori,v of the Com
mee sta'e that there is clear loss on these rute by
giving them te Gen. House, oil 81 ,20S wear Their
statement carries the evidence OF misrepresentation upon
s 'ace It's tdntamoont 10 saying, that three trips in.
Stead OF two and an increased expedea Of six hours
Trip, are worth 500 year Tess ihsa soothing.
On costract nAde with Col. Asahe Savcry for the
Bay estmaed to be ESQ miles, they also animaJyert The
M esaosnIng ms route was passed. with about 500
Tor proposals TO transport the maid these routes was pre-
pared before the publication Of the law, Cor want OF
tile law as hnaiy passed. were liable 10 han
pen In the description Of In of this the
route was advertised To from Beroi, 10 reen Bay m
stead Ok Ccago to Greea Bay Several proposals, howev
er were received Tor Transporting the from Chica 90
70 Green Bays the lowest of which those Of Col Sa
very al $4,000 year. once in two weeks So 500 once
week. and OF Messrs Irwin and Arnd at SO 900 wear
once IN wo weeks without specifying any sum for which
they wenid perform the once week: bur il reour
woul be douhl and
ney wouh nave lie right to require the double amount
$4,000 year Ii intended tbsr should be eiormeJ
weekly, aud Col Saverys propoelwss al SO 500
year DO afterwards stated that fom dforfnation re-
ceivea sace he had made his proposition he od learned
that the distance was fifty miles than he had enc
paied having had advertise for his guide as Or
un'ty cases; that me waters the such as
would reqsre expensive preparations Tor passing ,hem
the country being unsettled and for these reasons he
prayed Tor reconsideration Of his and
for further allowance OF or fifteen bsdred dollars
There seemed 10 be and equity in his and
o"s.elns 'ha' me lowest proposal otherwise made
by persons some OF whom resided Green Bay and was
presumed 10 have knowledge OF the difficulties and
Pense OF 'he route was at the rate OF $6OCO year Tor
weekly tap was deemed more economical Tor the De-
Partneat TO allow 10 Col Savery 450e ear hsn 10 pe
mil hiie TO withdraw; and SUBJECT i've department 10
an annual expease of 81 500 more than that sum Inv
acce piag the prop,s,l Of Nlessrs IT, III n Wy
contract was accordingly made with Col Saverv AZ
$1,000 year The contract made on the 22I Of
February, 1883, TO the LIST Apr of III "A,
year. Dr.. John T. Temple then clerk in The (;e
neral Post Office. He had determined TO resign his sius
ton and remove 10 Chicago. en- the last day of
ry Col. Savery assigned This contract TO Dr. Temple who
resigned his situation cesk about the same ,;ms
kne Of no good reason TO object the transfer Dr. 4
temple was gentleman oil highly respectable character
and entirely worthy Of the He had determined 70
resign his clerkshp In the Department and did actually
resign and Chic beore the
OF the cog,rac,. should permit person Sybi,s
clerk in the Department held contract for trsnsport
ing the mall though the law does mot probibi, AMI an
informed that II has been done in;foFner wears before
into tho Department; butI have no rea-
son why person shoudbe refused this right after eay.
hayt npI
once been employed in Ut as clerk The moior;ty Of |
the committee haze distorted these transactions as to
present scarcely beam Of truth. They state that ohm
T. Temple made out bid in the of Asahel Sayery"
The bid 10 not in the hand writing OF Or. Temple nor
does his name appearin The whole transaction H after The
contract was made with Col Savery They state that Dr
Temple, by of his uaion the Department ob.
tanned contract giving him $500 Tor carving the mail
250 Ines On horseback weekly for which il il he
iieyed, $i50O would be very large compensation So
Jar from the TACT Is the insBaon OF this contract having
been given to Col SaVery, for the benefit OF Dr.
Temple, that did not know, suspect al the time oil
making it with Col Ssvery, that Dr. Temple had ever
thought OF 81 IL was made with Col Sagery I'm che fi
expectation that he would retain it, The cole rueioIe
that u was the lowest offer, and the circ. elsn.
css, the best contract on the part OF the Department HAT
could then be made fo carrying the law Of
effect AS 10 the amount paid it los err than
wbo wanted the CONTRACT aud who were ACQUAINTED with
the country through which il passed. would Undertake the
service for; and does not appear TO
by oil Savey an object OF sufficient interest for him 70
retain il.
Tire majority Of the Committee complain Of the correo-
non OF an evident error in proposal OF James Reside
which accepted, for carrying the mail Ha
PROPOSAL accepted, 10 four horse post coaches
on that line three times week each way for the trans
portalon OF the mall al compensation of forty dollars
year. Mr Reside, before be enceg the service
stated that IL mistake oil the whom he had e
poyed copy his bid that his intention 10 have ro
posed to daily, Tor fourteen hundred dolSrs year
The bid il received and accepted carried spon its
face the appearance OF mistake least of
that needed explanation The proposition to pei form ne
service Tor ten times that sum would have
too low to warrant the expectation tst the service would
be we'll performed unless 1t from person most Ia
vorabIy known TO the Department The explanation
Civ by him. the couecedasd
the service daily, win an increase OF distance FIVE miles