Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-10
MAIL MESSENGER SERVICE.
CITY OF BALTIMORE.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,


WAsHINsroN, ID. o., March %. 1854
Sealed Proposals will be received at the Contract
Be decided Sy the s6 p op h ssy 2a
named below, for four years from July ], 1853. to
Mssssss.r Srrice IN ne city of Baltimore
s4i From the Baltimore Post once to the Balti.
more and Ohio Il. X epot eight trips daily,
except Sunday, and four sunday. tone
From the Baltimore Post Office to the North.
e'n Central 4. X three trips daily, except
Sunday and one Sunday, (oae miIe.j
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore r r De-
poi, three trips daily except Sunday, and one
From the Baltimore Post on CO to the Norfolk
steamtoats, one trip daily, except Sunday,
From the Baltimore Post Office to the Balti-
more and Havana steamships, two trips
From the Baltimore Post Office to the Balti-
more and Liverpool line of steamers, two tri ps
From the Baltimore Post Office to the North
German Lloyd ocean steamers, two trips
From the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Depot 10
the Baltimore Post ONCE, eight trips daily
except Sunday, and three sunday, Zone
Prom the Northern Central railroad Depot to
seep sunday sua tTo sundas tps
From lhe Philsdelphia. MiImineton, and
one Sunday three fourths mile,)
Post Office, one trip daily, except Monday,
three fourths miie.j
Havana IA
70 the Baltimore Post Office two tri ps
From the Baltimore and Liverpool line of
steamers to the Baltimore Post Once, two
trips monthly.
From the North German Lloyd ocean steamers
to the Baltimore Post Office, two trips
monthly
Prom the Baltimore and Ohio R. R Depot to
From the ssl,imors and Ohio q; Depot 70
the Norfolk st. amboats, one trip daily, sx
cept sunday, two miles
boats one trip daily, except Sunday, Zone
In addition To- the foregoing service. il ia nro.
posed to use the wagons of the contractor for the
purpose OF conveying from the Baltimore Post
Office TO and from tie PRESIDENT street ,,enot and
messe niger t0 meet the postal cars their arrival
at each depot, to deliver to- and receive from the
The hour Of arriv i at and departure from the
poet Office to be at ell times und. .n- direction Of
Ted into The post s cs snd f bon. and s
carried IN substantial one or two horse wagons Of
sufficient capacity for the entire mail, we'll pro
tect BY suitable water proof covering from the
and when carried in the night must be accomps
MED BY at least one person besides the driver as
guard; the horses, wagons, harness, driver and
guard to be subject at ali times to the postmaster
The bids for this service are to cover all trans
portstion Of mail matter to or from the Batina0se
~ the mails Of the Uated States from tn at city
including congressional documents and free publ
eTsl wagon loads daily; and il must be distinctly
unde rstOOd that the contractor will not reCei We
any increase Of compensation during the contract
term for such service, for any delay in conse-
Qrence OF the failure Of the mails T. arrive !on
schedule time
The accepted bidder will be required to enter
into contract and bond, with two ties Of ample
and unquestionable suffciency ito be certified TO
as such 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 answerabe for all persons to whom
he shall commit the II ans portatiOn OF the mails
carnage sustained through .heir tunfsithfuness or
want of care; that fines may be IMPOSED aud deduc
tions made for failures and delipguenciss in the
n me .n1. :ns 2o
ting the pest ONCE laws, or dtsrssarding the in.
stIuctions Of the department, -.
cute secnfr.ci sf q the .ssudonment 81 service
during the contract term. the service Will be re-
advertised and TO let at the experss of the falling
Bidders are requested to call at the Baltimore
Post Once (where blanks for bids can be obtained
and inform Themselves of the character Of the
vice. and what viii be reqnired in order that hsy
may bid understAndtngiy, and to prevent any mis-
apprehension after thr service had been let
.ruice, bidders viii state n tSsir bids the sums
for which they agree TO perform each trip In each
direction N advertised. and increase and
sum total for ali the service win also be stated In
The Postmaster General. reserves the right TO
above section ana also reserves tho right to reject
all bids which may be deemed extravsgant.
Proposals. from failing bidders or rcostraetors
PIoposals shouIA be scaled, sa,srse rtbed ''Prc,
poeals for Mail Messenger Service, Baltimore"
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