The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-10
Mail Proposals.


(Euraet from. tie Vi apYrousd 3D. Ma,rA, 1881
y And o 4 s enacted TIA, to 1sS,s as sdsa q sIS .
the service prormed among the several railroad ~
the postmaster General 10 arrange railroad routes in
Guiding those which The service partly e raroa h p ~
speed with they and the importance d the ser
Ss sn nS a sl railroad either
Pydd That for the CONVEYANCE q ne na On
penson allowed by law nor for carrying the mall on
sa dollars Der mile per anDum carrying any
railroad Of class greater compensation than my dollars
able for carrying the mail such rail
rsies or for may compensation
be performed shall be lawful for him separate
without Advertising for conveying the letter mail over such
ronS BE- and also contract for carrying
route the residue OF tho mail or otherwise at slower rate
ofspeed,l
osdensburgh Railroad Company for service on tho follow.
ing they declined being unable make
transportation such terms in his opinion are
the statute the following advertisement
issued compliance with the directions contained therein viz
PROPOSALS. for carrying the letter mails of the
United States also ssa y, s the s n % ns mails san rom
the state Of New York will be received al the
S sS Us a s ID es o @ no BE- BY @
day said month"; in the manner herein stated, viz
1928 Point, by Champaign Mooers Forks
Aaronsburgh, Elenbagh, churubuseo, wrghtsvile Cha
" Asds Ts. Norm, a9ns sS s. s9r s bssSr
holm Depot, stockholm West Stockholm North stockholm,
Centre to ogdensburgh, ll9 miles and back, six times
contractors are to run on the and supply tho Offices of
side mails in close connection with the main route
INSTRUCTIONS
Tho letter horseback greatest
speed and tho residue Of tho mail wagons otherwise
arrivals and departures by which they propose to run and the
rate speed accomplished The proposals forth dis
for the letter and for the other mails or combined one
No pay viii be trips performed
omissions not satisfactorily explained three times the pay the trip
may deducted For behind time break
depending mails sufficiently excused onefour
leaving behind throwing on the mails portion Of
them the admission passengers for being concerned setting
intelligence advance the mail
a quarters pay may be deducted
agroeably for violating the
dsobcysg department. refusing discharge
when required by the depanopt 10 do so for assigning Inc
contract General running
express aforesaid for transporting packages
inc malabe matter GU Of the mall
s. Each GUARANTEED by responsible persons
ca guarantees be admitted The bid and should
signed plainly with the full name Of each person.
The department the right reject any bid which may
deemed extrayagant and also the bids OF failing
bidders.
addressed Second Assistant Postmaster General Contract
Office sent by mail by and will
proposals Tor letters Of kindly In their quarterly
turns, ae .
The be executed and returned to the department
by the LIST Of October 1857 but the service must DO
proposition transfers will be considered until the
received at the department. and then transfers will
be allowed unless good and sufficient reasons therefor given to be
s. MODIFICATION any tanamount
bid and cannot be received interfere with regular
competition after the last hour set for receiving bids
be careful certify the suncency
responsibility and all bidders and
tncty notified that failure 10 enter perform the
proposed for the accepted bids their legal liabilities
e''''' AARON v. BROWN,
Postmaster General
Posr OrncE DErAxrARsr,
August IL, 1857.
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