The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-01
Mail Proposals.


(Ezbuet from ne approved 81 Aareh, 1851
lc 10 And Be Further enacted, ina, insure, Gar may
practicable equal and Of cmpensaon according 90
tbs performed The several ralroad companies N ne
,hs postmaster General 20 arrange and
ssng those N which the service ssr,y y % 81 s a s S
speed with which they conveyed and .e importance Of the ser
with any such railroad company without advertising
tsdd That FOR the Conveyance Of the mail On
pensaion allowed by laws nor o carrying the mail ON
sd dollars per mile per annum; carrying any
raoaa Of the third class srea,s compensation than MY dollars
conclude contract or carrying the mail such rail
sse or for what he may deem reasonable fair
Tor the service % be performed shall be lawful for him 20 separate
the letter mail from the residue Of the mail and 10 contract either
with or without advertising for conveying Che letter mail over such
reasonably obtained carrying such
route the residue Of the mail wagons Otherwise at slower rate
Of speed]
The Postmaster having the ofhc
(ogdensbug Company service the oow.
ing route which they declined and being unable TO make
transportation such terms his opinion,
by the following advertisement is
issued compliance with The directions contained therein viz
DROPOSALS for carrying the letter mails of the
i, aS esss s g o 6 ans s from
the following route in the state Of New York WI be received the
on until day september 1857 10 be decided by 18Th
day Of said month"; in The manner herein stated, va'
1923 From Roses Point, BY Campiain Mooers Mores Forks
aronsDursh Elensarss caau, so w x n ca
Rrush's NILS NORA, North Lawrence, Brashsr fal stock
holm Depot stoekholm, ives, ssockholn, North stockholm
Centre TO ogdenburgh, iis miles aud back, six times
Contractors sascroaa supply
the same by side mails in close cnnexon with the main route
INSTRUCTIONS
greatest prac
speed the residue Of the mail wagons otherwise
slower speed proposals
ule and departures by which they propose % and The
OF speed TO be accomplished The proposals set forth dis
the letter and for the other mails combined
Tor entire service.
No pay trips performed
omissions no. explained three times the pay q the trip
ncxon with depending mails and sufficiently excused oneourth
Of the compensation for the "trip Is subject 70 forfeiture
For leaving behind throwing on the mails portion Of
hem for the admission of for being concerned setting
running conveying intelligence in advance the mail
quarters pay may be deducted.
The Postmaster General annu the contract repeated fail
agreeabl violating the Office laws
dsobeag the instructions Of the department. refusing discharge
carrier when required BY the TO 90 Sol m ASSIGNING the
atoresa for transporting packages
ing maiable matter out Of the mail.
ern cannot DO admitted The bid and should be
Signed plainly with tho full name OF each person.
The tho right bid which
deemed exravagnt and also the bids Of falling contractors and
bidders
should sealed superscbed Proposals
addressed Second Assistant Postmaster General Contract
0ce mail by agent; postmasers will
not enclose proposals Tor letters Of kind in their quarterly
turns sFfag4 l3h%4 E8F
The department
by before the M of October 1857 but the service
menced the h October whether the be
No proposition for transfers will be considered until the contracts
executed and received department. then transfers will
be allowed unless good and sufficient therefor given
determined by the department.
modification Of a bid Of its
bid received, a regular
competition, after the last hour fer receiving bids
Postmasters 70 BIO careful not TO certify the sncency Of
Gent responsibility and all bidders and sncc dis
ncy notified that failure into perform the
for the service proposed Tor the accepted bids their legal liabilities
AARON V BROWN,
Postmaster General
Posf OTnoE DEPARTMENT.
August H. 1857