The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-04-28
NAIL-MEssENoER SERVICE.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
PSsT OrEIeR DEPARTMESr,

Posr OFFICE DEPARTNEST,(
se.a P 3, X.
sJ6 next, Ito be decided by The Sth Tor the service
named below for four years from July l, 1865. to
Messenger Service II The ely q Washington
.s From he %asSinstSa afS CIV PSst oso to the
Orange aud Alexandria r. X. Depot, Mary :.
rs% &c NY sSSss CIV 6ss s y liz
Potomac STEAMBOATS,, foot Of Seventh street,
two trips daily. except Sunday, and one
From tGs Washington city Post omss to the
daily, except Sunday, aud one Sunday
From Baltimore and ohio H. I. Depot to Po'
t0mss s t,,T foot Of Seventh street.
From Baltimore and Ohio R, R. Depot t.
sna jersey Venue one Ip
Prom the Orange aud Alexandria X. r. be.
HSSandc Gy T Fc. 5:s, Ssq igS d.1
From the Pot 70 &c WS;c.%EI6CS EC, q sSS
Ace, two trips daily. except sunday. and one
w:h R%' ely M fS Ss Ss. R. P:pS
daily, except Sunday. andtwO sunday; =,
fG% pI sS aSS Sns foot
r$% Ss1ss and Alexandra 4, R. r per Pt,Pq,,
Il. Depot. one trip, daily.
hs hour 81 arrival A. and dspaSsturr from ,hs
he postmasteri the mails to be taken from and Dc.
lysrsd into The post pise. carr and boats: to b,
isssd Sy suitable ws,sr;prsof eOterins l PsS
s ss sh
panied ~ az least one person besides the driver
and guard to be subject at all times to the postmas.
ter,s control and approval.
portation Of mail matter to Or from the Washington
City post Office and to all railroads and steamboat,
city, including Congressional documents and FIRE,
publications OF any name or nature, amounting
tinety understood that the ecntrSctsr viii not re
eeiye any increase Of eompensatio9 during the con
CONSCIOUSNESS Of the failure Of the mails to arrive oil
into contract and bond with two surcties Of ample
and upquostionabe suhiciency, 10 be certified to
the faithful performance q tho service Ia eyciy re-
speet: The contract will also provide that the con
he shall commit the transportation Of the mails,
and bo accountable to the United States for any dam
Of care that fines may be Imposed and ded u,
made for failures and delnguenccs in the perform.
snnuiled for repeated failures, for Violating tRS
post Office laws. or disregardng the Instructions Of
In case OF failure Of the accepted bidder to exc.
cute a contract. or Of the abandonment Of service
yertised and re-et at the expense Of the failing bid
der or contractor.
City Post Once twhere blanks for bids can Be Oh.
tained) and inform themselves Of the character oil
the service. and what will DO required, In order
any misapprehe after the service had been let
| In Wow Of a possible Increase or reduction Of
the service, bidders will state In their bids tb,
sums for which they agree to perform each trop IL
each direction as advertised, aud increase and re
duetion will be made in accordance with thes,
figures. The sum total for all the service will
| also be stated In the body OF the bid.
The Postmaster General reserves the right to car
tail or add 70 the service In accordance with above
section, aud also reserves the right to reject al
bids which may be deemed extrayAgant,
| Proposals from failing bidders or contractor,
will not be con- idered.
| Proposals should be sealed, superscribed "Pro
posals for Mail Messenger Service, Washington,
| and addressed "Second Assistant Postmaster Gu.
eral, Post ONCE Department, "
ALEXANDER W. RANDALL,
ap2 -Th6t Postmaster General.