Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1834-07-03


a.. ro,,,. NJ Rss;ae xy,s therefore allowed %
correct his bid making Il 400 dollars and lyso
dollars instead Of 90 dollars and 80 dollars The
report proceeds 70 say that mr. Brotcn also tsds
snistaken that thar tr1e ~ Jacf ser.rai omtr
bids and thar as a. this was made known TO
the Postmaster General, he promptly informed
The contractor that his contract should be reduced
20 the amount at which il would have been liked
had he known the other bids at the time II was
arranged The time at which the discovery
was made and the notice given not being named
in the report Of the Postmaster General, your
committee inquired Of him on that subject aud
he stated that II took place after he received the
before mentioned informal inquiry from a mem.
Der OF the committee.
II is proper 10 add that other inquiries, infor-
NAL as that when FIRST presented had been there
tofore amended without objection; aud your com
mIttec cannot resist the conclusion that inc hSsi
TAXATION al first manifested and the refusal ~ iaa
20 answer, was merely for the purpose OF gaihths
time, AND waiting the arrival Of the contractor
(x7ho had been subpmncd by your coinnitteeJ
that better coantenance might be put upOa u
than its naked features exhibief.
James Recside is also contractor iOf carrying
the mail from Baltimore 10 Cbambersbnrg, ~
miles, daily. four 4 horse post coaehess 81 300
dollars year, from the LIST d January, isJ2.--
The schedule was 50 changed on the 9th De
eember 1884, as to lessen the time, and conse
duently to increase the speed, but the difference
was so light as to be wholly unnotced by a sub
contractor on a part Of the route, who exam
incd by your committee; and on the 18th Of April,
1882, long after the change Of schedule, the CON
tract is reported to Congress doe. 2i2, q. I6)
as snbsistng at 900 dollars In the report Of
the Sd of March, 1884, which pfofesses TO give
all the extra allowances, there is none stated on
this route, but In that part Of that report which
gives the curtalment Of mail facilities, Doc 1913.
p. 1881 the Increased expedition" is reduced at
J ,595 dollars yearly; ard on examination Of the
books of the department, il appears that the con
tractor did in fact receive that route 495
dollars yearly, instead of 500 dollars; TO which
suIn, and no more, he entitled by far and le-
gal contract
The increased expedition was Of importance
TO the contractor to enable him 10 compete with
other rapid lines in the transportation OF passen-
gers, but il does not appear 10 have been Oh any
considerable value to the public, and had il been
of Importance, the increased compensation rs
much too great for the additional service rem
dcred.
II is stated in the report Of the 18th Of April,
1882, (Doc. 2l2, p. ., that James Reside is
the contractor for the transportation Of the mail
OF the route from Philadelphia to New York, in
four horse post coaches, daily, at an annual com
pcnsafion Of 5000 dollars, for four years from the
lat day of January, 1892.
BY the report Of the 81 of March, 1894, the
contract is stated at twice a day, and the annual
compensation doc. 1873, p. 1861 at $20,500
He was allowed Up. 1877 } for extra
services yearly compensation of 5,l25
Jnere asing The compensation on this
route from 5000, the legal con
tract, to 20, 90 |
And an express mail was ordered to
be run on the same route, at
yearly compensation of $3.50
Making the grand total yearly 2S,775
In his report of the 18Th April, 1892, (Doc.
2i2, p. 1871 } the Postmaster General states that
James Clark is the contractor for carrying the
mail from Bedford to Blairs Gap, & from Blairs
Gap 10 Cumberland, once week, on horseback,
from the LIST of January 1892, to the 3lst Of De
cember, 1885, at yearly compensation of 275
dollars. In the report ofthe Sd Of March, 1884, |
(Doc. 1873, p. 1881 James Reside is reported 10 I
be the contractor for carrying the mail on these
routes, mos. 1915 and l230,) from Cumberland
20 Blair's Gap, three times week, in four horse
post coaches, at an annual compensation of
$500 90
And on The 25th Of February, 1888,
ne was directed to daily be-
tween Bedford and Blar's Gap,
al an additional compensation of 29ll IS
Thus the legal contract Of BIS dol.
lars has arisen to IAN 7S
10 be continued