The Washington union., 1857-08-21
Mail Proposals.
(E1tractfrO~ aas act approved "a aarca lSiS.,

(EItfao troa Ae act approved % hdrch, lSl6)
IsEc And Dc atber endctof insure
bopaecbe an equal ast compensation according @
s sgFye. aorg e several railroad eompa9es ~ 1s
che Postmaster General divide The rarfad rou,e ~
% sf l TS s ss % sss otsrs s 2 3 e af % as 5a Ss
sPa E which they oyeyd and the importance q the ser ser
VIII a such Iaoad company shs % w or wCs' - @ s o
any railroad OF the rs class higher
pesaa than y allowed BY law nor for Carrying The mail on
dd dollars mile per annum nor or carrying the a on any
pe nit, pr annu And Postmaster General shah not 10
able conclude contract for carrying the mail Of eh rail
rates. for what he may deem rcaQnase and fair compensation
~ letter mail residue q line mail and 10 contract either
with without advertising, r conveying mail such
reasonably obtained also to contract Tor carrying
rspeedl
The Postmaster having an trustees
Northern osdensbuh Railroad Company for service tho fow.
ing routc they declined being
tract for railroad transportation such terms his opinion
warranted by the aboveted statute the following advertisement
issued in compliance With the directions contained therein viz
DRoP0SAliS for carrying the letter mails of the
IL ag @ o & 20 e 5 me q a1I ns neJ G f from ON
The oswSs % route IN bs state Of New York @ be received g The
Sr n U1 ne 3 DAY Of, S s 60 be decided by the 18Th
1923 From Pu by Camplain, Mooers Forks
Aaronseurgh Ellenburgh, dhurubusco, wrshtsvls,
SrasSs Nils Nora North Lawrence s,S Brashsr f". saecs
ga Depot s.oeshoa wss, sqc6hola North sokhom
Centre, to esensburgh lilo miles and back six times
sageroa and supply tho Offices off
the same % sdo mails in close conuexon with the
INSTRUCTIONS
Tho carried horseback at the greatest prac
taoe speed and the residue Of the mail in Otherwise
slower Bidders proposals
u Of arrivals departures by they propose
ratio Of speed 10 be accomplished The proposals forth dis
tact sums for the letter aud for the other mails combined
No win be made performed
% h NJ saSi'stfiy explained three times the pay q The trip
nexoo with depending mails and sufficiently excused eourh
For leaving behind throwing the mails portion
the for the admission for being concerned setting
up Or running intelligence
aqisrter's pay may be deducted.
Tho the contract for repeated fail
20 agreenby contra for violating post
dobcyg tho Instructions the department for refusing discharge
contract without the assent of the Postmaster General for
express Goresa on for transporting packages convey
ing maiablc matter out Of the mail.
Each bid must be guaranteed responsible persons
ea cannot be admitted The bid and should be
signed plainly with the full of each person.
The department the right reject any bid which may
ne med exavagn and also the bids of ihng contractors and
bidders
The bid should be scaled superscbed Proposals State
- addressed Second Assistant Postmaster Genera" Contract
Office and by agent; pustnasters
not enclose proposals or letters Of kind in their quarterly
The contracts be department
by or before the h Of October 1857 but the service
enced on the 1T October whether the be
NO prop Tor transfers will be considered until the contracts
executed and received at the Department. then will
De allowed unless good and sufficient therefor given be
determined by the department.
modification Of bid Of its essential
70 bid, and received regular
competition, ancr the last hour or receiving bs
70 be careful TO certify the suhicency
Gent responsibility and all bidders guarantors
n notified that failure into perform the
for the service proposed for in the accepted bids
viii be enforced against them.
AARON v. BROWN,
Postmaster General
Po5r OFFICE DEPARTMENT
August H. 1857