The Washington union., 1857-08-26
Mail Proposals.
tE4araoi Jr0m iAs act appropsa sd March, ls4S.)


Is&c TO- And be further as far as may
be practicable equal and @ Of compensation according %
United States for the transportation the mail shall be the duty
se ros'hsse eeners 70 arrAnse and eyss me a INV
ssesnboa three aocdug the size Of the malls the
VICE aad saa Be lawful for him o conveying
with any a aa $ % % s sn msS9 % s s o
railroad of shall not higher rate Of
any compensation than
aa dollars "a per mile per nor g $ ns % @ Sa any
per per And in the shall
compensation exceeding
rates for what he may deem oss9naele and fair compensation
the letter mail from The residue Of ,he either
by express Otherwise the greatest speed
reasonably DO obtained for carrying such
Of spssdl
The having Of the
Northern ogdcnsburgh Railroad Company service the ow
ing route which they hsve declined and being unable 10 make con
tract for railroad transportation such bis opinion
warranted by the Rbovesd statute the following advertisement
issued compliance with the directions contained therein vE
PROPOSALS for carrying the letter mails of the
carrying Of the mails from
he Ist day October 1857 the sO q June ncuve 1901
S ooI S q. Post onoe NJ S city e 6 Washing
day Of said month"; In the manner herein stated, viz:
llas Prom Rouse. Point, by camPsn Nooer Mooros Forks
,s.ugay, Andrusvile Malone, Bangor North Bangor,
Brushs Mills MORA, North awence Brssher Falls stock
North Potsdam, Potsdam Madrid Depot Madrid Lisbon
Centre 70 osdensburgh, ll9 miles and back, six times
run stngeoad supply
the same b5 side mails in close connexon with the main route
INSTRUCTIONS.
letter carried horseback greatest
eab speed and the residue Of the mail otherwise
slower spood Bidders win their proposals tho sched
uc Of arrivals and departures by which they and the
rate Of speed TO be accomplished The proposals set forth dis
n for the letter and for the other mails combined
FOR the entire service
No pay trips performed such
omissions satisfactorily explained three times the OF the
may deducted behind
nexon with depending mails and not sufficiently excused oneurh
Of the compensation the snbjcct Sforeture
For leaving behind throwing or the mails portion Of
them for the admission for being concerned setting
RAINING intelligence the
quarters pay may be deducted.
The Postmaster General annuI the Tor repeated fail
10 agreeaby contract violating tho office laws
dsobsg the instructions Of the department refusing discharge
carrier when required by the department do for assigning the
without the Of tho Postmaster General
aforesaid for transporting packages
ing mailable matter out of the mail
Each bid must be guaranteed by responsible Gen
era be admitted The bid should
signed plainly with the full of each person
The department reserves the right reject bid which
be deemed exraygan and also the bids Of falling contractors
bidders.
sealed superscribcd Proposals State
~ addressed second Assistant General
Once and by mail by and will
not enclose proposals (or letters of any kind in their quarterly
to be executed returned to the department
by before the lst October 1857
No proposition for transfers will be considered until the contracts
executed received the department. and hen transfers will
be allowed unless good ard sufficient reasons therefor given to be
modification Of any
TO bid and cannot be received interfere with regular
competion after the last hour set for receiving bids
O. Posmaers to be careful not to certify the suency Of
cien responsibility and all bidders
ney notified that failure to into perform the contracts
for the service proposed for in the accepted bids their loyal liabilities
win be enforced against them.
AARON V, BROWN
Postmaster General
Posi- DEPARTMENT,
August IL, 1857.
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