The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-12

CEHSaes from DE act approved sd March, ls4S)

(Ezfraa from he act approved Sd March lslS)
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The performed the several railroad ~ ~
The Postmaster General 70 arrange the railroad routes IN
a those which The service = D ye s the nails he
speed with which they are & sna n for the mail
with such railroad company either WIN o. without @
for soss So%9 ~ arss he shall MOI pay rate Of COM
pensaton allowed by awi nor nor carrying the ma on
bred dollars per per for carrying the mail on any
railroad q the a n ssAlsr n 'naI s mon s
contract for carrying the mail on Of such rail-
rates he reasonable and fair compensation
for The service 70 BE- h, be lawful pr n . be
with without advertising for conveying the letter mail over such
rsasonaby obtained carrying such
The residue Of the mail in otherwise at slower rate
Of speodl
The Postmaster having offer to the trustees Of the
Northern gdenburgh) Company for service tho follows
Ing route declined and being unable to make con
tract for transportation such in his opinion are
warranted by statute following advertisement
issuOd compliance with the directions contained therein viz
PROPOSALS for carrying the letter mails of the
"a m daT Of oSsr 1887 20 ne soth june ncusve 1901
The following route IN the state New York VIII &c % wssu ne
ton until the 18th day September 1857 90 DC decided by The lah
Point by Camplan, Mooers, Mooes Forks,
Aaronsburgh, Edinburgh Ghurubusco, wrghtsvile Cha
S%hs @ Moa North lawrence Brsshor Falls stock
holm Depot stockholm West H SGrs s1s o
Centre, ogdcnsbugh l1o miles and back, six times
Contractors are geosd supply the Offices on
the by side mails close connexion with the main route
INSTRUCTIONS
The letter mail greatest
speed tho residue of the mail in wagons
slower speed their proposals the SEIZED
by which they and the
Of be accomplished The proposals may set forth dis
for the letter and for the other mails combined one
No pay viii Re made trips performed such
omissions satisfactorily explained three the of the trip
NAV be
ncxon depending mails and sufficiently excused oneourth
q The compensation trip is subject forfeiture.
leaving behind throwing of the mails portion OF
up or running express conveying
a be deducted.
Tho General annu the contract for repeated fail
sreeaby oonrac for violating the office laws
obcyag department. refusing discharge
without the assent Of the General for an
aforesaid for transporting packages convey
ing maiabe matter out OF the mail.
Each bid DO guaranteed by two responsible persons Cen
admitted The bid should DO
signed plainly with tho full name Of each person 49, -
The department the right to reject bid which may
be deemed and also the bids of falling contractors and
The bid should sealed superscribad Proposals State
addressed aSecond Assistant Postmaster General Contract
Once by by posnasters will
not enclose proposals letters of knd in their quarterly
turnb.
department
before tho LIST October 1857 but tho service must be
proposition for transfers will be considered until the contracts
executed and received the department. and then transfers will
BIO allowed uno good sufficient therefor be
determined by the department
modification Of a bid in any its
bid with regular
competition, after tho last hour for receiving bids
guaantors surees without knowing they persons
responsibility and all bidders and surees dis
service proposed accepted bids legal liabilities
AARON V. BROWN,
Postmaster General.
Posr OsneS DEPARTMENT,
Aug 14--law4w