The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-28
Mail proposals.
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ts1c 10 further eaaed That insure
practicable equal and ia o compensation according to
the service performed among The several railroad companies "a ne
te ros'@ase General % arrange and divide ,r a ~
slssmSoa into re ' s. aor q De z Of The male de
speed with which they conveyed and h mTonss 1no s
any company either with without advertising
PROVIDED That for The The mail on
railroad class he shall not higher rate 81 com
than allowed by law nor r carrying the mn on
per per anu for carrying the mail any
railroad q the third class sealea nan MY dollars
able conclude contract for carrying the mall on q such rail
what be doom reasonable and fair
for The service be performed shah be lawful Cor him separate
with without advertising for conveying the litter mail such
reasonably be obtained and also 10 contract Tor carrying over
route the residue Of the mail Otherwise slower rate
Of spoed-l
Postmaster General having the
Northern (ogdcnsburgh Railroad Company for service the ows
route they unable make
transportation in h opinion,
warranted the the following advertisement
issued compliance with the directions contained therein Wis
DR0P0SALS for carrying the letter mails OF the
H. i. s as ss aa 1887 ~ me an f s ON
the following the state Of New York viii be received az the
a tom "n G h day. q smer is 90 be By The ISL
day Of said month"; in the manner herein stated viz
ll2s From Rouses Pon, by Champaign hooers Mores Forks
Aaronsburgh, Edinburgh, ohrrubusco wrghtsylle, Cha
snsay And,asyile MALONE Bangor North A Beng9r
holm Depot, stockholm West stockholm North stockholm
Centre 10 osiensburgh, ITO miles aud back, six times
week.
Contractors are 10 run On the stage @ aud supply Offices Of
the by side malls in close eonneSon with the man reolc
INSTRUCTIONS
Tho letter greatest prac
cabe speed and the residue the mail IN otherwise
slower rate speed Bidders viii state II their proposals The SEIZED
speed accomplished The proposals forth dis
lnc for the letter and for the other mails combined
for the entire service
q pay trips performed each
omissions satisfactorily explained three times the q the trip
may deducted For arrivals behind break
with depending mails and sufficiently excused fourth
For leaving behind or throwing OF the mails portion Of
them, for the admission Of passenger being cccncd setting
running intelligence advance the mall
quarters pay may be deducted
agreeaby contract violating the post Office laws
disobyng the instructions Of the department. refusing discharge
carrier required department so assigning
General running
aforesaid for transporting packages
s. Each bid must guaranteed by wo responsible persons
eral be admitted The h aud should be
signed plainly with the full maine of each person
Tho department the right bid which
be deemed and also the bids Of falling contractors and
The bid should be sealed upescrbcd SNAIL Proposals state
addressed Second Assistant Postmaster General Contract
Oo and sent by mail not by agent and ponasrs viii
not enclose proposals letters kind in their quarterly
Tho department
before the lt October 1857 but the service be
No proposition transfers will be considered until the
executed and received the department. and then transfers win
determined by the department
modification any its csscn, terms Is antaount
a regular
composition, after the last hour set for receiving bids.
posmasters to DO careful not TO certify the sucency of
grantors without knowing that they
cent responsibility and all bidders guaranior and uretes dis
incy that perform contracts
for the proposed for accepted bids their legal liabilities
AARON V BROWN
Postmaster General
Posr DEPARTMENT,
August H. 1887
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