The Washington union., 1857-08-22
Mail Proposals.


spc further enacted That insure as far
he service performed among The several COMPANIES the
United States for the transportation Of the mail shall be the aay
eos those which The service partly s se 1S e. he ass a pa Ss S
sleapoa, mo nree eses % ~ Wy or he SER
vice. for conveying the mail
foT such @ ooaraci P,d That Of the
railroad Of the nrsi class ne ha MOI as ra M - % com
any greater compensation than hun
railroad q tne third class compensation ny
Der mile per annum
road exceeding the aforesaid maximum
for t service % be performed separate
e letter a from The residue Of the mail and 70 contract either
without Advertising the letter mail such
route By horse express or otherwise at the greatest speed that can
route the residue the mail in wagons or otherwise at slower rate
speed.l
The Postmaster General having made an offer
Northern ogdnsburgh Railroad Company service the follow.
ing route which they declined and being unable to make
for railroad transportation such terms In his opinion
aoveced statute the following advertisement Is
compliance with the directions contained therein viz
DROPOSALS for carrying the letter mails Of the
sao for the residue of the mails from
he following route in the STATE Of New York the
Once the Post ONCE department in the city Of Washing
day orsaidm monthly the manner herein stated, viz;
' From Point 0ys By aag sss M9Sss
teaugay, Andrusvile, Malone, Bangor, North Bangor,
holm Depot stockholm stockholm, North stockholm
North rotsdan po,sdam Madrid Depot Madrid and Lisbon
Contractors are to run on the stage road supply the Offices or
The by side mails close eonexon with the main route
INSTRUCTIONS
The letter mail to be greatest prac
speed and the residue Of the mail otherwise at
slower speed Bidders viii in ther proposals the ched
e departures by they propose run
Of speed TO be accomplished The proposals may set forth dis
the letter and for the other mails or combined one
No pay be trips performed such
omissions satisfactorily explained three times the Of the trip
may be deducted For arrivals SO lar behind tune as 70 oreas con
compensation for the trip is subject TO forfeiture
the admission for being concerned setting
up express conveying intelligence advance the mail
may repeated
agreeaby violating the Office laws
dsobeyag the instructions the refusing discharge
carrier when required by the department do for assigning the
contract without the assent the Postmaster Generals for running
express aforesaid transporting packages
ing mailable matter out Of tn" mail
Each bid guaranteed by responsible persons
eral guarantees guarantee
signed plainly with the full name Of each person
deemed and also the bids Of falling
bidders.
addressed "second Assistant Postmaster General Contract
omce by by and will
enclose proposals r letters Of kindly in their quarterly
4 department
by October 1857
the LIST October whether the be executed
proposition transfers will be considered until the
executed and received at the department. and then transfers will
be allowed unless good and sufficient therefor gwen be
determined by the department
g. modification bid In OF It's essential terms antamount
bid and cannot be received interfere with regular
competition after the last hour set for receiving bids
Pomasers be careful certify the sucency OF
guaranors without persons
ncy notified that failure to enter into perform the contracts
the service for the accepted bids their legal liabilities
AARON " BROWN,
Postmaster General
Posr oFFIcB DEPARTMENT,
August IL, 1857
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