The Washington union., 1857-08-25
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fsEc 4 fsytler enso15 That insure may
% epraccahe equal and s, rats q compensation according @
United tisnspot.oa q The mali. shall s Of
tho Postmaster arrange se d routes in
sssos into rss e as~aas e size q The mails he
Wee ns wSl saa ss % s % the mail
with such railroad company either With or without .vertng
any shall higher
any railroad q Tho second class greater compensation than one nun
dred dollars per mills por annsn nor m carrying the al any
per per se ostnso shall be
road roaiss .. e1ee.ins Aforesaid maximum
for ~hA he may deem reasonable compensauoe
Ss S s.r he Il the mail .ud % s sas enr
a sy hs sse Or Ssr,s S y 81 as e NAL Sys % san en
reasonably be obt~nei and cnsrsc carrying
ofspeed.l
Tho having made an
Northern oSdcDsburs Railroad oopsny service the ows
ing route which they have declined and being unable tn mako
tract for railroad transportation such his opinion,
warranted by statute, following
issued compliance with the directions therein
DROPOSALS for carrying the letter mails of the
United States also for tho residue Of the mails from
the LIST October ssy the oo Of June ncusv 1881
oonss. oaos o,she Post Once Department .no e 4 wa.hlDs
s % said a % Z &c msnn. ss l y p % BY the m
ll2S From Roasss Point, BY Champs Nooers Acorc Forks
a.aasearsa nlsssarss dnarue..eo wss,vs Chs.
nrghs Hlls Molrs, IAwrenss Brssher Fails stock
Worth Po,sd.m rosasa Madrid bSpo x.rd and fSon
Centrc to Ogdeaseursh, 1l8 miles and back,
Contractors are TO the and supply the Offices on
the same by sde mails IN close connexon with tho main route
INSTRUCTIONS.
l. Tho letter mall be horseback tho prae
acabo speed and the residue Of the mai in Or oherwo
slower speed Bidders will In their proposals the sched
rato Of speed TO be accomplished The pSs may se forth dis
ic sums for tho o'or and for tho other mails combined
pay trip, porOrmca
bo deducted For arrivals behind umo break
depending mails and safcsnty excused one fourth
Of tho compensation for the trip subject forfeiture
81 For leaving behind throwing OFT the mails portion OF
them, passengers being setting
quarters pay may bo deducted
The Postmaster may repeated
asreeably violating
dobeing tho instructions Of the for refusing discharge
without onora running
EXPRESS aforesaid for transporting packages convey
T. Each bid be guaranteed responsible persons.
sra be admitted The bid should be
xt1nef plainly with the full name Of ZACH porson.
The department the right reect bid which
be deemed and also the bids Of failing
hidaers.
Tho bid should supcrcrbed Proposals
- addressed Second Assistant Postmaster General Contract
Office and sent by aii not by and w
not enclose proposals Tor letters OF kind their quarterly
2 The contracts be executed and returned the department
by before tho 1st of 1857
encea on the Isl october wneer tho contracts be executed or mol
No proposition will
executed and received at the department. and then transfers will
M allowed unless good anil sufficient hcrr given bo
g. modification of bid in OF
bid and cannot he with regular
competition, after the last hour se, for receiving bids
o tatmaers arc 70 10 careful not 70 certify tho sueoncy Of
cient osponsbty all bidders guaran,ors suec
tnety notified that auro the
for tho proposed for the legal
VIII ba enforced against taem.
AARON BROWN,
Postmaster General
Posr OrY1cx pFrARrKSr,
August H. 1887.