Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-03-05

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funds. a newspaper preA, and arraycd it
on the side of the administration. Within
the time that the mail ON this route was
carried in two horse stages, it was twice
reported by the present Postmaster Gene
raj as an reproductive route, that is, a route
which does not produce 10 hostages one
third part Of IFS cost.
On the Cd day OF March. 1880, he re
ports it as yielding s409 Is, and the cost
Of transportation at $4,000.
On the Oath Of February. 1881, he re
port it as producing yearly $3.50 81, at
a cost Of $4,000 and in the fall Of this
same year, 1881, he Increased the cost
TO $500, which is about six times the
amount OF the ANNUAL nett proceeds OF the
office and since the mail was carried IN
four horse post coaches its receipts do not
seem to have improved, for on the 10Th
Of January, 1888. it is again reported as
unproductive, and the net proceeds appIi.
cable to it stated at s476 SO, less than
one seventh part Of the cost Of transport.
alton. TILLow's CASE.
In the proposals for carrying tue mails
10 the fall OF 1881, route 956 was adver-
tised in the following words: 1856, From
Newark by Bellvile, .Acquacknonck, Pat
terson, Pompton, Newfoundland, Stock
holm, and Hamburg. 10 Deckerown, fifty
miles and back twice week in stages
Leave Newark every Tuesday and Satur
day at o'clock, A. VI. arrive at Decker
town same days at p. M; leave Deck.
ertown every Monday and Friday at 4 A..
NJ. arrive at Newark same day by p.
NJ" Proposals, p. I.
On this proposal freeman Anderson bid
for $1,000, and j. j. Roy bid for $500
but offered, by way Of improvement. to
carry the mail from Newark TO Patter.
son three times week, on the rest Of liz
rente twice week. an! TO add from New
York to Patterson, by Jersey City or Ho
boken, and Acquacknonck TO Patterson.
twice every day and back, all for the year
Iy sum Of $1,000; that part from New
YORK TO Patterson IN four horse post
coaches.
In the contracts this route was united
with three others much m~re extensive,
two of them in the State Of Pennsylvania
Nos. 953, LILO. and ,035 ;and the whole
gwen TO J. j. Roy, Stockton T. Stokes,
and others. The contract is signed. not
by j. j. Roy, Stockton s. Stokes, but by
Daniel SDrle, Miller Horton. and J. G.
Horton. The whole were taken Tor 49,.
S75 per year. or IS, 493 rs per quarter.
Upon this contract there are several en-
dorsements, showing allowances TO the
contractors for changes, &c. in the seve
raj routes, of the following dates and
mounts.
g 18th February, 1893. No. 1,1I0S2
600 per annum, from the commencement
of the contract. kescinded since the Ist
December, 1888, and one months pay al
lowed"
18th June, 1892. No. LILO, $4,000
per annum, from kt January. 1882. and
$40 76 of dispensed with from LIST De
cember 1898. and from LIST December,
sl,ll5 of the $1,000 to cease, and one
months pay allowed"
"20th May. 1884. No. LILO, 1882,
and ,035, Of the 50 900 allowed 18Th
February, 1888, and reduced from Isi
December, TO be allowed from date"
"Ist December. 1884. No. LILO, re.
duccd 10 times a week between Wilkes
barre and Carbonate; deductions s 1850 a
year from 9th November, 1854"
cath December, 1884. No. 956, ser
vice between Paterson and Newark re
duced to times week deduction from
LIST January 1886"
This $4,000 was allowed on this con
tract from The beginning. which was the
LIST January. 1882, $1,000 of it under the
date Of 9Th of June, 1882, and 81 900 I'M
der date of l2th February 1888. long at
ter the service commenced. Reductions
were subsequently made when the neces-
sities Of the department demanded them.
These charges and allowances attracted
the attention Of the committee, and they
were DESTROYS Of investigating them, bu,
did not find il practicable TO do so, except
TO small extent relating 10 the part OF
$50 between Newark and Patterson. The
facts in regard TO this part are as follows ::
The bids are before stated. One was for
the route 956, as advertised, the other had
improvements added. The union of this
with other routes at a distance from it, in
another State, precludes the possibility OF
Determines what was the contract price
of $50, and convers it up in such way
that it may be made subservient TO frauds
which would escape detection.
The mail had not, before this time, been
carried direct from Newark 10 Patterson.
There were regular mails to both these
places, and the two intervening towns,
Belleville and Acquackanonck, were sup
piled the former from Newark and the lat
ter by the mails from New York TO Pater
son. fit was thought necessary 10 create
new route, there was not a necessity for
its extending beyond Acquackanonck. he
cause al that point it met the daily lines
between New York and Patterson. The
object oil extending it 20 Patterson may be
found IN the use subsequently, made of il
for the convenience and profit of Mr.. Til
low. The importance of the new route
may be estimated by the statement OF the
Postmaster at Paterson. See Doc. 81
He says, =" the average number of letters
passing between the two Offices is. about
thirty six weekly, Of daily newspapers G.
oil weekly newspapers It may be 90" and