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

Mr.. Tillow did not bid for It, lie says |
(see Doc. 31) cit was small concern /;
INV health was poor and desired 10 get
IL. drive myself" Bat he made no ap |
pIcalio for II. The manner in which he |
obtained il may be inferred from his ex
animation. He stated 'this was originally
part Of Mr.. Roy's contract, and he gave
Il to me. The contract was to have been
made out to me, but it never was sent to
me to be signed Question. "Who first
proposed TO you TO take part Of that con
tract ?" Answer. /" Mr.. Roy seard had
il, and wanted TO get it, and went down
TO see him." Question. odd any per
son 10 the department suggest TO you, by
letter or otherwise. the propriety Of taking
this route before you went to see Mr. Roy
about ~" Answer. 81 cannot say that
they did," Question. "Can you say that
they did not ?" Answer. 81 was told
that Mr.. Roy had this contract. and
went to see, him, and got it." After some
hesitation. and suggestion that the truth
must be told. he added, " was told by
person in the department TO go to Roy.
II was Mr.. Brown who told me to apply
to Roy" Thus a new route was created,
joined to longer distance; separated in
the contract from The other part, and the
brother 10 law Of the officer who superin.
tended the advertisements Of the contracts
is informed, by this officer, that he must
call on the contractor. He does SO, and
receives the contract.
The sum allowed TO Mr.. T. is S20n,
for carrying a distance Of fifteen miles a
mail Of which he says, cit might weigh
fifteen pounds, sometimes more, some
times less he cannot say, but guesscs il
would weigh fifteen pounds" II was car
red in stage for passengers, on a route
where, for number Of ears, stage had
run 10 carry passengers, and was still run.
ming, aEd TO which Mr.. Tilow was thus
10 establish rival line; and this amount
is considerably beyond the relative proper.
ton of the whole distance of the route
o56, as bid for by Mr. ko5. But Mr.. Roy
probably found his compensation "a other
portions of this contract.
But this recipient of the favor Of the de.
parIment has not been left TO his original
grant. Favors have been extended 10
him without his asking for them His
service has been increased from twice
week to three times, and then to six times,
and his pay from 900 10 500, and then
TO 5000. which is very convenient add.
ton TO the profits Of rival line of two
horse stages running 5 miles.
For these additions and extras Mr.
Iillow never applied he did not know
that the allowance was 10 be increased !;
and when the service was increased, he
did not inquire what was to be the add
tOual ~ u tka1
attended TO by another, on whom he relied
with perfect safety. The first he "knew
OF what would be paid to him was when
he got his pay"
The committee were DESTROYS Of learn.
ing how this increase Of service and com
pensatIon happened TO be made on such a
route. Mr.. Ti!low informed them that
g the people petitoned Tor it daily the
Postmaster General ordered it so; and |
got in proportion, being 5000; never
saw the petitions"
The committee thereupon called for the
petition and other papers on the subject,
which were exhibited. They consisted of
a petition, letter from the Hon. 5. Con.
dict. and an envelope, with an endorse
ment IN the hand writing of Mr.. Brown.
The petition sets out a desire 10 have a
mail daily, but does not ask 10 have the
contract or the service of Mr.. TlIow ex
tended. Ii states that "the subscribers
have conversed with MIR John Fine, re.
spectacle and trustworthy man, who now,
and for several years past, has run daily
stage Tor carrying passengers between the
aforesaid places, and fud he is willing to
carry the mail; for the four days on which
no mail is now carried. direct from New
ark, through BeIlcerle and Paterson, 10
and down each day, for two hundred dol
lars year; and if desired, he will carry
1t every day in the week Sundays except
ed) for the same price" Aud they "peti
toned that the mail may he carried be-
tween the aforesaid places, up and down
daily; and that a contract may be made
TOR that purpose with the said John Fine"
lhe pehuoG, then, was not for an in,
crease of service on MI IIliow's contract.
nor for an increase Of expense hut was
an offer to have it carried daily (Sundays
excepted) for the same sum which was
given TO Iillow for carrying it twice a
week. Yet the petition was made the pre-
tence, by the department, for trebling the
pay OF the brother in-law Of Mr.. Brown
The letter Of MIR. Condict was written
merely TO enclose The petition. But the
endorsement on the wrapper, in the hand
writing of Mr.. Brown. and the sanction Of
the Postmaster General added to it, serve
TO explain the mode of operation in this
matter. This endorsement is without
date. and in the following words:
1856, n. J. VIM. Tlllow, OF Newark,
contractor. Newark TO Paterson, 9 w. s,
Newark is the iarges: town in the State.
and Patterson the principal manufacturing
town. Distance 10 miles. intermediate
offices yield
Bclleville s166 Of
Acqnackanonek, 46 %
Together, s9I3 10
They desire daily mail. Shall it run