Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-24
Miscellaneous.
MAIL PROposALs.
(Exraet from the act app,oredsd March 1857

(Erraet from the act approved Sd Mareh. 1881
lSEo ls. And be it further snacted, That to IN.
Iats Of compensation, aocordins to the per
formed among the several rnlroad companies In the
range and divide the raiIrosd routes including those
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OF the mails, the speed with which they are convey
be lawful for him to contract for conveying the mail
with any such railroad company, either with with
for the of the mail any railroad of the
hr.t class. he shall not pay higher rate Of oompen-
the mail any railroad Of the second class rreat
or compensation than one hundred dollars per mile
Of the third class, grester condemnation than fST
0Ssss Per me per ann1 And in case the Post
tract for carrying the mail on any of SUCH railroad
routes at a compensation not exceeding the afore-
sonsbe and fair compensation for the service to be
performed it shall be lawful for him to separate the
tract either with without advertising for convey
ing the letter mail over such route BY horse
ably be obtained and also to Contract for csrrying
over such route the residue of the mail, wagons
otherwise, at a slower rate of speed.l
The Postmaster General having made an offer to
the trustees of the Northern tOgdensbu<O Rail
road Company for the service the following route
which they have declined, and being unable to make
contract for railroad transportation such terms
as in his opinion warranted by the above cited
stdtuIe, the IOHOWlng advertisement is Issued,
compliance with the directions contained therein
viz:
PROPOSALS for carrying the Letter Mails of the
= United States, also for carrying the residue of
the mails from the LIST day of October 1857, to the
in the State Of New York, will, be received at the
Contract 0tice of the Post Office Department, in
iembef ia5 ito Be decided BY the 18th day Of said
month"; in the manner herein stated, viz;
lis From Rouse's Point, by Champlain, Mooers,
MOOre'S FORKS, AarOnsburgh, Ellenburgh.
COR. B;nshs Nils, Mo 4sof North 1i'n LAW isSR
renee, Brasher Falls. Stockholm Depot,
Depot. Madrid. and Lisbon Centre. to Cd
densbursh, il9 miles and back, six times
supply all Offices off the by side mails in close
connection with the main route.
INSTRUCTIONS.
The letter mail is to be carried on horseback at
the greatest practicable speed, and the residue Of
speed Bidders will state in their Proposals the
schedule OF arrivals and departures by which they
Pished The PROPOSALS mHy set St5 dstc snms
for tho letter and for the other mails, or combined
2; No pay will be made for trips not performed |;
and Tor each OF such omissions not satisfactorily ex
Fay IMP 70 be
come xon with depending mails and not sufficiently
trip is subject to forfeiture.
B. For Leaving behind or throwing of the mails, or
any portion of them for the admission of passengers,
or for being concerned in setting up running an e1
press conveying intelligence in advance Of the mail,
a quarters pay NAV be deducted
4. The Postmaster General may annul the contract
Tor repeated failures to agreeaby to contract for
structions of the Department.; for refusing to dis
charge carrier when required by the Department to
DO so for assigning the contract without the assent
OF the POSTMASTER Genera for running an express
aforesaid; or Tor Transporting persons or packages
D. Zach bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
PERSONS. Generai guarantees cannot be admitted.
The bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with
the tull name of each person.
The Department reserves the right to reject any
bld WHICH may be deemed extravagsnt, and also the
bids Of failing contractors and bidders.
d d: The BID should be sealed supeTscEibod Mail
sistant Postmaster General" Contract Office and
sent by mail not by to agent; and
Will not enclose proposals Tor letters Of any knd) in
theI quarterly returns.
2. The contracts are to be executed and returned
TO the department by before the LIST of October,
ISL but the service must be commenced On the LIST
October, whether the contracts be executed r not
No proposition for transfers Wi be considered until
the contracts are executed and received at the de-
partment and then transfers will be allowed un-
less good and sufficient reasons therefor given
to be determined by the department.
g. modification OF bid IN any Of it's essential
terms Is tantamount to new bid, and cannot be re-
cslved so as 70 interfere with regular competition
after the last hour set for receiving bids.
suffciency OF guarantors sureties without know
ing that they persons of sufficient ponsibllity
and ali bidders, guaantors, and suretes distinct
notlhed that, on failure TO enter into or perform
cepted bids, their legal liabilities will be enforced
against them.
AARON V. BROWN.
Postmaster General.
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