The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-27
Mail proposals.
tEHy.a from tas act approved Sd sareh, Is4s.)

(Eztrset from tss approved Sd March, ls4s)
ssc further enacted That TO insure, as far as may
performed the several railroad companies IN sns
United States for The transportation o. e mall ins ~ u, in
GLIDING partly BY railroad and partly p
speed they and the importance q ne SER
and sha be lawful fer him 70 contract ior convey r ma
for such eonsrac. Provided fha Of the mail
pensOn allowed BY law nor for carrying the mail on
the second class greater IMAM one nun
railroad greater compensation than ny dollars
contract for carrying the mail on any Of such rail-
road routes not exceeding the sSea
service TO be performed shall be lawful for HIM TO separate
viii, advertising conveying the letter mail such
route b horse express or az the greatest ss
the residue Of tho mail in wagons or otherwise al
fspeed-l
(Ogdenbugh) Company for service the oows
ing route they declined and being unable to make con
tract for railroad transportation on such terms IN ms OPINION are
by aboyecid the following advertisement Is
Issued compliance with the directions contained therein viz
PROPOSALS for carrying the letter mails of the
States carrying the residue Of the mails from
the following route in the STATE Of New York
Contract once q s o o % TO- be- Sed e is
day Of said month"; in the manner herein stated, viz
1928 From ouses Point by Champaign Mooers Forks,
AarOnsbugh Enenbursh, charu1asco, wrigh,svIe, Cha
teaugay Andrusyile, Malone, Bangor, North Bangor,
holm Depot stockholm, West stockholm, North stockholm,
IotsdAm Potsdam Madrid Depot Madrid, Lisbon
Centre, ogdensburgh 10 miles and back, six times a
Contractors are TO run supply
the by side mails close connexon with the main route
INSTRUCTIONS.
l. The letter greatest pac
tcabe speed and the residue Of the mall wagons or az
u of arrivals and departures by which they propose to and the
speed be accomplished Tho set forth dis
nc for the etor and for the other mails combined
No pay trips peome each Of such
omissions satisfactorily explained three times the Of the trip
may deducted arrivals behind time break
nxon with depending mails and not sufficiently excused oneoar
Of the compensation for the trip Is subject 70 forfeiture
leaving behind throwing OIL the mails any portion of
them for the admission for being setting
up or running an express conveying intelligence In advance OF tho mail
quarters pay may be deducted
agreeaby violating the Office laws
obeyHg the instructions refusing discharge
General running
aforesaid for transporting packages
ing maiabe matter out OF the mail
guaranteed by responsible persons
ea cannot be admitted The bid and should be
si0aei plainly with the full name Of each person
The department the right any bid which may
be deemed exiravagant and also the bids failing and
bidders
The bid should sealed supercrbed snail Proposals.
addressed Second Assistant Postmaster General Contract
Once and sent by mail not by and will
not enclose proposals (o letters Of kind their quarterly
department
by or before tho LIST October 1857 the service
No proposition win considered
executed and received at the department. and then transfers will
be allowed unless good and sufficient therefor given to be
determined by the department.
bid any OF its essential terms Is antanount
bid and be interfere with regular
compeiton, after the last hour set for receiving bids,
guarantors surec without knowing that persons su
ent responsibility and all bidders
the proposed accepted bids their legal liabilities
AARON VI BROWN,
Postmaster General
Posr onIcE DEPARTMENT,
Aug l4-law4w