Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-06-18

which may be occasioned thereby IN
nifty with this stipulation the incr eased nii
dition was ordered. The contra ctors eXpe'
evidence to show that it required two adS TinlSh
al teams, or eight horses and two drivarS
that the expense amounted to 9. 600 doII5,r u"o
Inns sum was therefore allowed them bv n.
postmaster General, and it appears to have 'ro
been no more than justice and the terms of Nv
contract required. '"e4
The road between Petersburg and Ra,oi,
l42 miles, is stated to be unusually bad dm ,s.:
the winter season; and the great weight r. v,hi
the mails have grown, rendered it impracticattIJi
for it to be carried through in proper time ::
coaches. 10 secure its regular and ro,!
transportation, the contractors from DecenobbsN,
1892, established line Of covered WAGON"
which the great mail was carried, to run an.
during the winter, so as entirely TO excludo I'LL!
sengers; and in addition to this. they ran P P
of coaches three times week by which tbe M ~.
termedate and smaller offices might be srnn ~
with the mail. This was running ten tinoes =
stead of seven times week. For this Ser,:
the Postmaster General allowed them am 49, -
lars. The service appears to have been inn,
tant to keep up without interruption the raI
lar communication between the north anG ..
south during the winter, when these roa6s nv
said to be extremely difficult 10 pass. Evidarc
satisfactory to the Postmaster General IS iiIoGf
the department to show that the allowsnca M.
was but reasonable equivalent 10. ihe ay1an.,
to which the service subjected the Gonirac,o"r
A contract was made with James Z. P.hi,
son, dated 18th October, 1881, TO az aGror, h.,
mail January |, 1892, to Decembe' g. i1e5 ~
tween Cincinnati, Ohio, and George &C Tyr. 2 -
miles, daily in four horse post COACHES 5or I'm
dollars a year After this contyac> vas nj.
and before the service under il 22lun.2c15
such increased expedition 'vas given 4, 10
western mail as to carry i, from .TGchin7,cr
city, and from Baltimore to Cincinnati in -,
days less than under the formar Coatrac,s. nd
to arrive at Cincinnati at o'cloc. in ne a,,n,
ing. To give to Kentucky the III: Jene% r.
this expedition, it was deemed neaessa.y C Il.
rect the contractor on this roLt,, 10 ac,e Gin.
cinnati every night after the arrival and Gjsf,f
button Of the mail from the east at o'cI9c,
and arrive at Georgetown the neXt mCrning 5y
o'clock so as 10 connect with the mail 10 Cpir
vile. He was therefore directed. or The 22f
December, 1881, to run through ir 2 h9ar5, ~
stead Of II hours his contracttime. Che schaG
ule in the original contract was 10 leave Cip2ra.
natl at o'clock in the morning. Gr@ a~ri,o ,,
Georgetown by 6 O'Clock in the cverrg lea,e
Georgetown at III the morning, and aTri.au
Cincinnati by 7 in the evening, giving II hs,rs
each way, and the day time for running NE
alteration gave but II hours each way. ana me
night instead of the day 70" running. '"he coz
tractor alleged that this increased expedition
added to the difficulty of running in The :gn
instead of the day. subjected him to an addison.
al expense Of $4,000 a year. and claimed Ea
sum as an extra compensation fC- the service
The second article of the contract StipuG,2S
that the Postmaster General may ale: me lime,
Of arrival and departure, and ateI the ccn:Fac.
he receiving an adequate compensation Scy sr,
th,t ,,,.,, ho h..
He did not reject the claim, bat refused 10 .ti2c
any allowance without satisfactory e2GsnIe-
He named two experienced sage prop?s.o.2 ii
that State John Hutchins and John q. Ch!2S
and proposed to refer 10 them the Ge"iSiefr0
what was the extra expense, the Postmaster &C.
neral still reserVing 10 himself the Ugh. o. e.
termining what was equitabl9, af(eT .'cceirng
their certificate.
These gentlemen certified that the inor22S9d
expedition required four additional teams Of
four horses each, and two coaches. tina ne
annual expense Of the four teams vas fairly
estimated at 500 dollars each, making 800
dollars and the two additional coaches Ct 500
dollars making an additional expense Of ? 800
dollars per annum. The Postmaster Genera.
was still unwilling to allow SO large a sum; OT,
three other citizens, Miles w. Dickey Robert
w. Ewing, and John Dudly certified that g.
600 a year would be but moderate and rea
SOnab!e compensation for the service. he
Postmaster General, upon these ,estin,5nl2E
made him an additional allowance III 5000 a
year. When it is considered, TIA, III cortraG
like this, the contractor depends mainly anon
his passengers to defray the expense o: hi2 per
Torrance, especially when the tines OF r;nnIng
are such as will be most accommodate to
passengers, as was the case originally II hE
contract, and when tie Postmaster Genera
shall afterwards give an order, the ipli,m2n d
which shall greatly increase The expense With
out any increase of profit from the passenger
but rather tending to diminish their num32
it seems reasonable that such increased eXD21sc
should be borne by the department. This pm.
ciple is also recognised in the contract %lrc
provides that the Postmaster General 2aa.
make an adequate compensation for such 2;t i,
expense. The allowance then is but the Jun.
ment of stipulation in the original ccnt~a3
and in this case, it appears to be just and eau,
able.
FRO BE CONTINUED,