The Washington union., 1857-08-18
Mail Proposals.
tEaraet from he aci approved sa March, ls45.) }

(Ersraet from TIE act approved 3D. March le4b)
be Prscsa an ea and Inst rate Of coapesaaon according
the service prored among the several railroad M
the Postmaster General arrange divide he railroad routes IN
ss ssf u E Tas ss essss sdo @ x o9 h s
speed with which they conveyed and the o. the ser
with any railroad company either with or without advertising
1 say 'Ts Td q lie s class i he shall ao pay higher rate q com
peAsaon than now allowed BY law nor or ea,r the mail on
dred dollars per mile nor for carrying the mail
per mile per annum in General shall not
able 70 conclude contract for carrying The man on any rail
what he deem reasonable compensation
for the service % be performed shall be lawful for him
the letter mail from the residue the mail either
with or without adyesng for conveying the letter mail ov such
reasonably be oblr and also for carrying such
OF spcedl
The Postmaster General having made
Northern (ogdcnsbugh) Railroad Company service the ows
ing route which they havo declined and being unable a make
tract for railroad transportation such his opnon
by aboye-cd the following advertisement
issued compliance with the directions contained therein viz
DROPOSAIS for carrying the letter mails of the
United States also for carrying the residue Of the mails from
the lst day Of October 1857 70 the soh June ncusive 1891
Contract Once o the Post Once Department the city Of Washing
day of said month"; in the herein stated
1923 From Rouses Point by champan Mooers Mores Forks
ean nasss os sans NorS s @
nrnshs Mills, MOra North lawrence fas Stock.
North posdam Potsdam Madrid Depot Madrid and Lsbor
eahtfei so ogdensburgh, l9 miles and back, six times
Contractors the stagerond and supply the Offices
the by side nails in close connexon with the main route
INSTRUCTIONS.
Tho letter mail Is greatest rac
icable speed aud the wagons
slower speed Bidders will state in their proposals the schcd
ue arrivals aud departures by which they propose to ard the
speed accomplished The proposals may
tnet for the letter aud for the other mails combined
for the oniro service.
2 pay viii trips
omissions satisfactorily explained three times the of the trip
be deducted For arrivals behind time
with depending mails and sufficiently excused
compensation for the trip subject forfeiture
leaving behind throwing Off the mails any portion
then for the admission Of passengers for being
running intelligence
quarters may be deducted.
Tho Postmaster General annul the
agreeby contract for violating the office
dsobeyiag the Instructions the departments refusing discharge
without tho the Postmaster running
aforesaid on for transporting persons packages
mailable matter oat of the mail
Each bid be guaranteed by responsible persons
era cannot be admitted The bid and should
signed plainly with the full name of each person.
The department reserves the right any bid which may
be deemed exravagn and also the bids of failing contractors and
bidders.
The bid should be scaled supescrbed 'a Proposals
7 addressed Second Assistant General
Once and sent by mail not by or TO agent and osmsters will
not enclose proposals letters of kind in their quarterly
turns.
The returned department
before the lt of October 1857 tho service
No proposition for transfers win be considered until the contracts
executed and received at the department. and then transfers will
allowed unless good
determined by the department
modification Of bid any antamount
bid and be received regular
competition after the last hour receiving bills.
Pomases TO be careful certify tho suusency of
responsibility and all bidders
tncy notified that failure to enter into perform the
AARON v, BROWN
Postmaster General
Posr DEPARTMENT,
August Il, 1857.
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