Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-03-26
[voI. XxxvI---No, s.

the account Of Reside, herewith exhih,t
go. (Doc. No. ID that he is paid from
TIE first Of April, 1882, TO the first Of july
1884. nine quarters. for carrying the ma,
on this route IN four horse post coaches
trl weekly. ii25 dollars per quarter. bcin,
/ 1928 dollars.
J, w Weaver. doc No. CD a wit
ness examined also by your COMMITTEES
proves 10 substance the same facts, as les
tined 10 by William Lewis. He SAYS he
was, from the commencement Of Reeside's
contract. his sub contractor ON that line
until the Isl Of April. 1883. And that he
received for carrying The mail on the
whole route during that time 1900 dollars
year, which. according TO the first allow
ance oil $500 dollars, would leave Reside
2 clear annual income upon this route Of
5000 dollars, without any service whatcy.
er rendered, or any expense incurred ss
an equivalent.
Here then IS case Of private con.
tract made by the department, with this
individual, without notice of any kind 10
the public inviting competition. and a sum
Is paid him for stipulated services for one
third part Of which he procures an indi
vidual living on the spot 10 render those
services, aud rxoneratn him from all trou
Die or cost on account OF il. If au adver
tisement calling for proposals. had been
inserted but single day in the Bedford
papers. and time had been given for bid
ders TO come forward with their offers,
there is no doubt that the department
could have procured this service 10 be
rpndarpA han ,.I., a.. A.
procured it. Why was not this done
! he law requires II, and true and just
administration Of the public funds Cor the
public benefit would seem also to require
Il The committee have already referred
to two certificates on file in the depart
ment, one Of air j. H. IIoiius, the post
mater at bedford, which ia set out above,
and the other, Of like tenor, hy Thomas
Victory, Postmaster at Alum BANK. 10
which they certify that James Clarke. con
tractor for carrying the mail from Cum.
herland to Blair's Gap. has daily delivered
the mail at their respective offices. from
the LIST Of January TO the 9th Of April.
1882. Yet. al the same fine, the &C
count of James Rceside is credited al the
rate OF $500 dollars year for carrying
The mail on the same route, from the first
q .iprii 1882. t,centy seven days before
Jas. Clarke ceased to carry il. doc No
~ The amount thus paid to Reside for
the twenty seven days that James Clarke
carried the mail and that he, Reside, did
not carry il is. 33i dollars 96 cents. and
is more by Sc dollars SO cents than that
legal and faithful contractor yeas TO receive
for actually carrying the mail through fair
and foul, for whole year. II further ap
pears by the letters of Hoiius TO the Post
master General, above set forth, that
Reeside did not begin to carry the mail
three times a week on horseback until the
2Sth Of May. For these thirty one days,
between the 9th of April and the 2sih
of May. he received 373 dollars SIS cents.
But If Clarke the original contractor,
had continued 10 carry il for the same
time. and precisely in the same manner, he
would have been entitled TO no more than
s23 25 cents. Again, from The Q8th OF
May to the Goth Of July, Mr.. Reside car
ried the same mail three times week on
horseback, and received for this service,
s733 As. and John w. Weaver, who was
sub contractor on this route under Rec
side, testifies that the mail was carried,
from the last Of October TO the first OF
April, 1882, on horseback. For this Rec.
side received at the rate Of $4,000 year
until the commencement Of his extra al
lowance on the lst Of March, 1888. and
fran iha, til the list Of April. at The rate
Of S74if ~ year, making for these five
months, Of horse-msil. 2049 dollars "a
cents For all the time that the mail was
carried by Reside on this route. on horse
back, between the lst OF April. 1882. and
the Ist Of April, 1888 we can make a We
ry exact comparison between the compen
sation received by him and that received
by the original contractor. James Clarke,
or which might have been paid 10 him, IN
der his contract. for the same and similar
services.
II has been shown that Reside received
before be commenced 10 carry the mail. or
perform any service, from the Ist TO The
9Th Amil, 1891 96
From The 9th Of April 10 the
2sth Of May, while the mail
was carried 10y him weekly on
horse back S73 So
From the sslb, OF May TO the
26th Of July, during which it
was carried on horseback tfi-
weekly 1888 As
From III, Isl Of November, 1882
to the LIST of April. 1888 dur
ing which time the mail was
again carried on horseback
Fri weekly a.o49 "a
----
Making the aggregate, for car
Tying the mail on horseback,
within that year e5,4oS W
IF James Clarke. the original contractor
had performed the same service precisely
he would have been entitled. upon the ha-
sis OF his contract, TO have been paid the
following sums:
From the LIST 10 the 9th Of April, 1882
while nothing was done, he would have
heea entitled TO pyihing.