The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-29
Mail Proposals.
tEzsraes from sas al approved Sd ifaroA, isis.)

Issc further enacted That insure as FAR as may
DO practicable an equal and just rate q according
transportation Of The mail shall be The duly
Guiding those which the service partly BY railroad and partly BY
steamboats, into three classes according TO ihe size q h y %
vice. and contract for conveying the mail
Ss sos any % that for The conveyance
any railroad Of the r class he shall NOD pay higher rate Of com
any railroad o. the class compensation than hun
qs sr aI q s i ~a class fifty
mile annum And - case .ns Postmaster senera sa mol ee
compensation not exceeding the aforesaid maximum
for the service performed him separate
mail from the residue Of the mail and to contract either
route by horse express or otherwise greatest speed
reasonably be obtained and also 10 contract for over u
he residue Of the mail otherwise at slower rate
q speedI
having offer to the trustees Of the
gdcnsbug Railroad Company for service on The ow
ing route which they declined and being unable TO make con-
transportation such terms In his opinion are
warranted by the statute Che following advertisement rs
issued in compliance with the directions contained therein VIZ
DROPOSAIS for carrying the letter mails of the
staies the residue Of the mails from
hc october 1857 the soh Of June ncuvo 1901
Contract Once he Post ss mt sss e s. ss %
day OF said month"; in the manner herein stated, viz;
MA From Roascs Point by Champaign Mooe Moores Forks
Aaronsburgh Edinburgh, Churubusco Wrghtsvile Cha
srasEs mis- NORA, North lawrence rails
North Potsdam, potsdan Madrid Depot Madrid and Lisbon
Centre 10 Ogdensburgh, ll9 miles and back, SIX unes
Contractors stage road supply offices
by side nails close connection with the main route
INSTRUCTIONS.
The letter horseback prac
cabo speed Otherwise
Bidders will in their proposals the sched
ue Of and departures by which they propose to run and The
nc the letter and for the other mails or combined one
No pay trips performed for each Of such
satisfactorily explained three times the the
may deducted arrivals far behind time to break
Of the compensation for the trip subject TO forfeiture
For leaving behind throwing of the mails portion Of
the admission being concerned in setting
running conveying intelligence advance the
quarters pay may be deducted
agrcaby for violating the Office laws
carrier when required by the department to DO 800 M assigning the
contract without the assent the General for running
aforesaid or for transporting persons packages convey
Each bid guaranteed by responsible Gen
era be admitted The bid and should be
signed plainly with the full name OF each person.
The department the right to reject bid which
be deemed exayagan and also the bids Of FALLING contractors and
scaled superscribed SNAIL Proposals
Once by mail by and will
enclose proposals letters Of kind their quarterly
turns
department
before the t OF October 1857 but the must
the LIST October whether the executed
No proposition for transfers will be considered until tho contracts
executed md received tho department and then transfers viii
allowed sufficient therefor
determined by the department
modification any essential terms tantamoun
bid and be received interfere with regular
composition, after the last hour set fer receiving bids.
guarantos knowing they persons
Gent responsibility and all bidders and
for the proposed the accepted bids legal liabilities
will be enforced against them.
Postmaster General
Posr DEPARTMENT,
August IL, 1857.
Aug 14-Iaw4w