Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-24
NAIL.MESSENGER SERVICE.
CITY OF BALTIMORE.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, I
WASHINGTON, ID. e., March q. 1861
Sealed Proposals will be received at the Contract
once Of this Department until p m. May 18th
named oei S for four years from July l, 1853, to
Mess nZsr Ssrrice in The city Of Baltimore
so4i Prom the Baltimore Post Ofice to the BsIti.
more and ohio K X epot eight trips daily,
except Sunday, AID four Sunday. lone
From the Baltim2re Post ofics to the North
EN- central X three trips daily, except
Sunday and one sunday Zone mile
FIom the Baltimore Post once to the Phila.
deiphia, W ilmtngton ami Baltimore K de-
Iot three trips eaily except Sunday, and one
Sunday three fOurths nile.)
From the Baltimore Post Office to the Norfolk
steamboats,, one trip daily, except Sunday,
From the Baltimore Post Office to the BalG-
more and Havana steamships, two tri %
From the Baltimore Post Office to the Balti-
more and Liverpool line OF steamers, two tr ps
From the Baltimore Post Office to the North
German Lloyd ocean steamers, two trips
From III. Baltimore and Ohio railroad Depot To
the Baltimore Post Once, eight trips daily
except Sunday, and three sunday, zone
From the Northern Central railroad Depot to
s9e Bs snd pssu a t Ucs three trips daily
From The Phiiadelphia Wilmington. aud
6os i6nr Ip dsy to see Post
one sunday three f1arths mie,)
Post ONCE, one trip daily, except Monday,
three tourths mile.D
TO The Baltimore Post Office, two trips
FROM the Baltimore and LIVERPOOL, line Of
steamers T. the Baltimore Post Office, two
From ths North German Lloyd ocean .teamsr.
70 the Baltimore Post Office, two trips
From the Baltimore and Ohio R. r Depot 70
the Northern Central X. X. DE pot. one trim
daily, except Sund iy Zone and a half miles
tine NoIf9lk 81. ambosts, one trip daily,
cept sunday, 1.-TWO miles,
Ergtn h. lad iphi tpNfo
~timore r, Depot to the Norfolk steam.
boats one trip daily, except Sunday, Zone
In addition TO the foregoing service. it is bro.
posed to the wagons of the contr actor for the
Once TO and from the President. street Depot and
70 and from the Baltimore and Ohio B. T. Depot a..
messenger to meet the postal cars their arrival
at each depot, to deliver to. and receive from the
ss aT clerks sf ,r iesstsred S package.
ncst once to be at all times under the direction of
iivsred into the post Office cars and boats; TO he
carried in substantial one or two horse wagons of
teettd by suitable proof covering from the
elements, and protected also from depredations
ni.d 81 at least one person besides the YER a,
euaro; me horses, wagons, harness DIR Yer AMI
gusTd to be subject at ali times to the post asters
The bids for this service to cover all trans
post eff ce and to all railroads aud steamboats, car
wing the mails Of the United States from tn at city
including congressiona al documents and free publ
cations Of any name or 1ature smou ntine 10 sew
eTsl wagon loads daily; and it must he distinctly
under-tOod that the contra tor will not rece We
any iIcrt ase Of compensation during the contract
term Tor sue service, nor for any delsy in
9Henee OF the failure Of the mails t. arrive Jon
schedule time
The accepted bidder will be reonired to enter
aid UNREASONABLE suificiency. ito be certified 70
aesucb BY the postmaster at Baltimore. > for the
faithful performance Of the service in every re-
spect- The contract will also provide that the con-
tractor shall be answerable for all to whom
he shall commit the trans portatiOn Of the mails
and be accountable to the Unit ed States for any
want Of care; that fines may be imp 1sed nd deduc-
tions made for failures and deiDquencies in the
peri FINANCE of the service; AMI that the contract
may be annulied for repeated failures, for viola
stTuctiOns OF the department.
In case OF fixture OF the accepted bidder to exc
cute contract. or OF the abandonment of service
during the contract term the service will he re-
advertised and let at the expeI Of the failing
bifOer or contractor
Bidders are requested to call at the Baltimore
and inform themselves IF the character Of the ser-
vice and what will be lred in order tina I they
may bid upderstandingly, and 10 prevent any mis-
apprehension alter TIN service had been let.
ryice- bidders will state in their bids the sums
for hich they agree to perform each tri in each
direction ~ advertised and increase and reduction
will be made IL accordance with these igarss. The
total for NIL the service will also be stated In
the bt dy of the bid.
The Postmaster General reserves the right to
above section and aso reserves the ght to reject
all bids which may be deemei extravagaut.
Proposals from failing bidders or contractors
wi n not be considered.
Proposals should be sealed, supsrscribed "Pro-
pOsals for Mail Messenger Service, Baltimore"
and ado resssd Second Assistant Postm a,ter Gen.
ALIEN W. RANDALL.
Al VIZ pOstmaster