Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-01
PROPOSALS.
NAIL MESSENGER SERVICE
CITY OF BALTIMORE.
PosT eFFIcE DEPARrxEx1.

Posi- eFT,eE DxPARrsExI.
Sealed Proposals viii be received at the Cootr act
once OF this Department until3 D m MAY astb
named beo~, fer four year. from july II isis fe
Mssss.ssr Srrics IN rae city Of BALTIMORE.
344 rom the Baltimore Post Ofics 30 the Balti-
more and Ohio r. X epat eight trips daily,
Except Sunday, and four Sunday. lone
Prom the Baltim re Post Office to the North.
s,n central h three trips daily, except
From the baltimore Post once to the Phila-
depa,s, Wilmington ard Baltimore 4 De
sunday (thIee- fVurths niie.J
Fram the Baltimore Post on ce TO the Norfolk
i stsamoostss one trip daily, except Sunday
From the Baltimore Post Once to the BaIti.
more and HsvaLa steamships, two trips
From the Baltimore Post Office to the BaIti
more aud Liverpool iDe oil steamers, two tri Dc
Srom tie Baltimore Post Once to the North
Germas Lloyd ocean steamers. two trips
Froai the Baltimore ant Ohio railroad Depot to
the Baltimore Post Once. eight trips dsiIv
except sunday aud three sunday, Zone
Prom the northern Central railroad pepot IN
tee Bsltimore Post Office thre. trips DALI
eSSep, sanSsy, AM two SUNDAY one mile
baltimore r Is pep & to the iitimore pnst
nnoe four trips daily except Sunday and
Erom the NorfoIs st.amboat, 70 the Ra,,;nor.
r ,n once one trip daily, except Monday,
srsn the Baltimore AMI Havana STEAMSHIP
70 The Baltimore Post Office, two trips
FROM the Baltimore aud LfvcroooI lima y,
steamers t. the Baltimore Post Once, two
From the North German Lloyd ocean steamer,
TO the baltimore Post orfce, two trips
FrOm che baltimore and Ohio R. pepo, 10
the Northern Catrai r. B. Depot, one trip
dsiiy: except Sunday. lone and a bali miles ,
the Norfolk STEAMBOATS,, oae trip daily. az,
eept SUNDAY, tive nsiles
FROM the Philadelphis, Wilmington. and BAL
huoTe X X. Depot to the Norfolk steam.
boats, one trip daily, except Sunday, lone
In addition 10 the foregoing service, ii Is pro-
posed % use the wagons OF the contr actor for the
Once 70 and from The President nsre, fEs d
10 and from the Baltimore aud Ohio r. & bepot a
~ sSs 70 meet ths postal cars on their arrival
POSTAL car clerks registered packages
me aonr 81 arriy ! AT and departure from the
pst once 10 he Al all times under the directiOs of
ne Postmaster; the mails To be taken FROM and de
vsIsd INTO The post offiee cars, and boats; TO he
suhcient capacity for the entire mail wei pro-
tsctd oy suitable waterproof covering from the
and when carried in the night must be acoompa
med bS at least one person besides the driver as
guard 70 be subject at ali times to the postm ,sters
control and approval
l-TtaileB Of riail matter 10 from the Baliin1re
post "fnCe sld To ali railroads steamboats, car
Al
including congressional documents and free puhii'
calI hs cf any name II nature. amounting to sew
eTsi wagon loads daily; ana II must be distinctly
Understood that the contra tor will not rece We
AM Increase OF compensation durinQ the contract
Term Tor such service, for any del ~ in conse-
saenSe OF the failure Of the mails t. arrive on
The accepted bidder will he reouireI 10 enter
into contract and bond with sureties of ampie
aud UNIQUE -ufticIrucy Ito be certif A 70
as -uch % the postmaster at Baltimore :, Tor the
faithful performance 90 the service. in every re-
spact he contract will also provide tn AZ tn cOa-
Ia i0i sd De ans cradle Tor all persons to nom
he shall commit the trans pCrtatiOn of the mails
and De accountable TO the CniI ed States for anv
camage Sustained through he'll ,unfaithfulnes. or
ant OF care that fines be IMP sed nd e,iur-
flons male for failures and deliUauencies 40 the
PERI ns nee OF the service, AMI that The cont ract
ting tne poet once laws OF disreg srdnR the in
strUctiOns ~ the department
In case OF failure OF the aCcepted biader o. exc
cute AC"ntr sct. or OF the abandonment Of service
during the contract term the service will b. re-
advertised and let al the expeI De of the f,ilino
2icder CT Contractor.
Bidders are requested to call at the Baltimore
Post Office here blanks for bids can b. obtanei)
. I'd inf I'm tbemselv IF the character of the Ger
wee ana what W II lie rec iTed in order tina they
HAY bud understandlngiy, and To prevent any mis-
- APPREHENSION after tn service had been let.
In view 81 possible Increase or reduction of the
3 rNice, tiddeTs Will state IN their bids the suns
for " hich they TO perform each tri in each
direction as advertised aud increase AMI reduction
VII be made IN accordance with these figures. The
snm toisl feT az the service will also he stated in
The Postmaster General reserves the rfyht TO
rurtail or add TO the servi,e in accordance with
above seciion ana iso reserves the right to reject
al bids which may he deemet eNtravassnt
Proposals from failing bidders or contractors
wi not be COnsi6 cred.
PROPOSAL. should lie sealed, 81 perscribed PRO
1osais for Mail Messenger Service, Baltimore
and addressed Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
ALIEN w RANDALL.
sPS-law6w Postmaster General.