Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-07-04

second article OF the spues that the Postmss
General may oler the times OF arrival and dcpar ure
the contract lac receiving adequate eoupen
saoo Tor any extra expense that may be occssoned there
by He did reiee, the claim but refused TO make any
allowance until satisfactory evidence SHOULD be produced
OF the amount OF such extra expense. tie therefore
named ia that Stale, John
uuhns aud John c. Ches and proposed TO refer 10 them
the decision of what the extra EXPENSE the Postmaster
Gcnera sn esetving 10 hiia.eit the right a determining
wha, equitable after receiving their certificate
These gentlemen certified that the increased expedition
required tour additional leans OF ous horses each. aud
coachesttat the annual expense OF the four teams
wa. fairly estimated 500 dollars each, making 32
dollars; and the two additional coaches al 800 dollars,
making additional expense Of $500 dollars per annum
The Posiuasie General was still unwilling TO allow so
large sum- but three other citizens, Miles W. Dckey,
Rober, w Ewing aud yohn Dudly, ccried that $1,000
would be bat moderate aud reasonable compensa-
lion Tor the service The Postmaster General, upon these
Testimonials. made him ADDITIONAL allowance OF S3,
900 year When il is considered, that in contract like
this the consac'er depends mainly upon his passengers
efay the expense oil his performance, especially when
the lines OF running are such as will be most accom-
modang to passengers the originally in this
contract and whca the shall after
give order, the ui6lmen u which shall greatly
increase the expense. witou any increase OF proh, from
the passengers. but rather tending 10 diminish their
ber IL reasonable that such increased expense
should be boine by the department This principle is also
in the contract which provides that the Post
master General shall make adequate compensation for
such extra expense The allowance them Is but the iul-
6meut OF stipulation in the original and in this
case, IL appears TO be just aud equitable
Josiah Horton swsars, that In 1882, he, with William
L'ws and Thomas L'ndsay. line Of stages on the
road hom Frederick 10 Hagerstown in Maryland at the
time when the articles of agreement referred to MIR.
Browns statement, entered into between the Penn
syvanis aud National Read Companies-tba that agree
men' contained article tending 10 nue him by driving
him Oft the roal and that he learned from Mr. Carter and
MIR. Tomlinson, that MIR. Brown received fifty dollars oil
Mr. Carter for the par, he haI taken in bringing about
that agreement. Fer the part which Mr. Brown took
rer to his statement OATH by which appears that he
not the author OF the articles OF agreement
they dictated by him--tist lie only the means OF
bringing The parties together and urging the necessity OF
adjustment OF their differences, aud that he arii-
Giles for Them after the parties had agreed upon the
and tia; what he received from OF the companies
was account OF tho expense which he had incur
| red in performing Journey 10 Pit,sburg and Wheel.
ing for the ptrpose Of efecting agreement between
his friends. Mr.. Horton mail contractor,
did he carry mail in the stages which he running
Ii was rather opposition lne 20 Mr. Stockton the
tractor. IL an agreement between the companies, who
were contractors, operated TO tho deuimen OF oppo
ton line upon either OF their roads, do conceive il
TO be proper subject OF Interference either by the de-
pariinent any other branch OF the Government Every
citizen has lawful right TO line OF stages upon any
highway, OF his pleasure; and the propretors OF other
lines, in making their arrangements Tor passengers are
under obi CATION in law guard his interest. But, as
this is which has reference
OF the mail but passengers only and that in stages which
do not carry the mail, bear relation the depart
ment, il is not proper subject OF inquiry
on part There nothing official in the TRANSACTION
any thing which either the department Con-
| gress could exercise any control.
Mr.. Horton also that he has been endeavornr
Tor Tour years past 10 get contracts IRON the department.
bu. he has not been able succed that he has been the
lowest bidder lie believes dozen times yet the
are always given others He instances cases-One
Is, that he proposed the mail between ashin9
ton and Winchester, via Lsesbnrg, for 1900 dollars but
the contract given TO Mr.. Stockton $500 dollars
We have examined this case and find the facts 10 he "a
follows The route from Washington City, by Leesburg,
10 Winchester, 40 miles, aud from Fairfield &. H. TO Win
chester, So miles, both three times week. in
post coaches proposed TO he taken by Messrs Stock
ton & Stokes in 1880, at 1890 dollars Tor the routes
| with the improvement the former run six times
week, Tor hall oil each year, between Washington and
Leesburg and to run thvee times week between Alex
auda aad Leesburg, and TO extend afternoon mail
times week from Washington TO Baltimore o deli
yer the Lecsbug mail in Baltimore the day il
Leesburg, instead OF suffering il be detained in Wash
1 ngfou until the next day.
Mr. Horizons bid on The route from Washington by Lees
burg TO Winchester for $3.50 year, the lows
bid on the from Fairfax Z. IL. TO Winchester was
1900 dosrs. II MIR. Horizons bid had been pied OH
the route, and tire lowest bid the other route, then
The two routes would have cost the department 3l75 dol
lars year Mr.. Stockton already the contractor on
the route; and his bid at 90 dollars for the
with the Improvements was accepted. The difference
was S25 dollars year, and for that The departure
received by this acceptance" the additional service ohee
mails week, IN Tour horse post coaches between Wash
ngton and LecsbuTg, and six afternoon mails eek be-
/ tween Washington and Baltimore, by which the mails
from Winchester and Leesburg and other places in the
northern part OF prginis delivered in Baltimore The
evening of their arrival in Washing instead OF being
detained I'LL the day, and the facilities OF afternoon
mail 10 Baltimore given 10 The citizens OF Washington
Georgetown, anu Alexandra. he Postmaster
consIesed mis- die best bid, and therefore accepted it,
The other Which he instances is that OF the route
between Washington city and Lynchburg, Va 20U miles
lie alleges that his bid lower than tina, OF Mr.. Smith
by $1,000, he believes; yet Mr. Smith obtained tho
tract The facts appear TO be as follows: William Smith,
OF Virginia, had about year before the advertising OF
this route in 1880, the pesiod TO which Horizons affidavit
refers established line OF four horse post coaches
three times week the whole between Wasins-
,on and Lynchburg When, in 1880, the advertisement
issued for proposals for The whole Of the southern
ton, Mr.. Smith proposed TO renew his contract this
route al $4,000 year. for four years, from the first of Ja
nuary 1881 Mr.. Horton proposed to take the contract
al $3.50 year. appears by the proposal books making
difference OF $50 dollars year, aud 1900 Mr.
Horton supposed. MIR Smith also proposed, without any
Their compensation, 10 furnish the mail with guards it,
any ne II should become necessary this route, il
had several other IL also bound himself 10
make such provision for passengers the from
Winchester, connecting with this at Fairfax &. H. as
would supeTsede the necessity OF extending that route
from Fairfax C.. H., TO Alexandria, IA miles The POST
master General considered MIR. Smiths bid the most eli
gble OF the two il he had only regarded the improve
meus But there other considerations before him
tits usual 10 give preference old contractors when
they know 10 be faithful. Mr. Smith the former
contractor this route add, such, very fvorabIy
known 10 the Department klr. Horton does appear
to have been avorably known TO the Department. The
present Postmaster General had been but a little more
than year Office, aud for knowledge Of the character
Of Contractors he, OF course, referred TO the testimonials
Left in the Department by his predecessor From them
he does not appear 10 have found any thing favorable
respecting MIR. Horton. 1t appears that in the fall
| of 1925 when the last lettings made under Mr.
Mclean, Josiah Horton s. Co. proposed carry the
mail daily, in stages between Boston and Providence AZ
miles for 600 dollars year Under the OF this
proposal is written, in the handwriting the late Posimds-
ter General the following "The persons associated
with MIR. Horton not being made known 10 the Depart
and there is considerable OF property
this route which, by the rules OF this Department must
be purchased by the under bidder IL Is believed that he
does not possess the 10 purchase the The
bid The contractors, is, bereiore accepted as above
Against tie names Gay & Homer above is also writ.