Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-03
PROPOSALS.
4 ALL MkssENGHR SERVICE.
CITY OF BALTIMORE.
posr 0pprcp Dvp,,~~

- POSr 6FFICR DgPkRrNPer
WASHINGTON, ID. o., Mares "a lsss
sesed Prog. sais viii lie received At the oR9r sci
Once Of this Depar,rnent until p m May 2sth
h 1t, ito he decided the 3eth , for the service
n med below for four years from July 1, 1855, to
MeSs.ser Srrics 10 n. city efB1,tf,no,,
3Oii fIom The Bsitinore p Jst 0f1cr to the Bslti.
more and ohio X lepat eight trips daily
except Sunday, and four Sunday. fons
Prom the R.l,im re Pos, Post me. to the North,
SUNDAY, and ONE sunday tess mile ds,''' oS''''
From the baltimore Post Qfics to the Phi,a
Sumo ~ (th,se fouIths n,ile.5 AA1 '1'
steamboats,, one trip daily, except Sunday,
From the Baltimore Post onics 70 tn. n.,,,.
more and Havana steamships, two TRIP
From the baltimore Post Once to the pa,t;.
more and Liverpool line OF steamers, two tri %
From the Baltimore Post once to the North
German Lloyd ocean steamers, two trips
From the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Depot to
the Baltimore Post once, eight trips dsily.
except Sunday, and three sunday, lone
From the Northern Central railroad Depot to
the Baltimore Poet Office, three trips daily.
except sunday Syi ana Two sunday Zone mile
baltimore R. b. Depot to the sitimore, post
0es four trips tfhs daily y,s except Sunday and
Post Once. one trip daily, except Monday,
From the Baltimore and Havana steam, hin.
70 the Baltimore Post ONCE, two trip:
From the Baltimore and LIVERPOOL, lin. Of
steamers 70 the Baltimore Post Once, two
From sSs So5!S German Lloyd ocean steamer.
From the baltimore and Ohio R. b Depot to
the Northern Central B. r. Depot, ono trip
y1om the s1moqs .nS Sb iod hs Psas:
the Norfolk steamboats,, one trip daily, OK
From the Ss.d.iphia Wilmington and s
timors r. 4. Depot to the Norfolk steam.
f"s1sb G mil. TIP daily except Sunday, Zone
In addition o % the foregoing service. i. i. pro-
OF 'h the % the
Offceto and from the President street Depot and
to meet the postal cars on their srSy.
postal car clerks registered packages nv
The hour of arriv Il at and de arturo from thu
port Office to be At ali times nnd'r the direction Of
the postmaster; the mails to be taken from and de-
carried in substantial one or two horse wagons Of
sufficient capacity for the entire mail wei pro
elements and projected also from ah snc
and when carried in the night must be accom- Do,
guard the horses, wagons. harness, driver and
guard to be subject ut ali times to the
The bids for this service are to cover all trans
portatIon OF mail matter to or from the Baltimore
Tying the mails of the United States from thu oisr
including congressional documents and free publ
cations Of any name or nature, amounting 10 sew
eral wagon loads daily; and il must be distinctly
understood that the contractor will not receive
any increase OF compensation during the contract
term Tor such service, nor for delay in conse-
QHence OF the failure of the mails to arrive Ion
I he accepted bidder will be required to enter
into contract and bond with two sureries of ample
ard unreasonable suficieDcy. Ito la certified TO
as such by the postn aster at Baltimore, for the
faithful performance OF the service in every re-
spect The contract Will ALSO provide that the con-
tractor shall be ans~eTable for all persons whom
he shall commit the transportation of the mails
and be accountable to the United States for any
damage sustained through shei tunfsithfulness or
want OF care; that fines may be imp Used and deiuc-
tons made Tor failures and deliUIuencies .the
peri finance OF the service; AMI that the contract
ting the post Office laws or disreg arding the in.
structions of the department.
In case OF failure of the accepted bidder to exc
cute contract. or Of the Abandonment OF service
during the contract term the service will be re-.
advertised and re let at the expense of the falling
bidder or contractor.
Post Office (where blanks for bids can be Otaned)
snd inform Themselves If the character Of the
vice and what will he req ired. I'm order thai they
may bid underst tndingly, aud to prevent any mis-
apr ehension ter tn service had been let.
In view Of a possible increase or reduction Of the
service, bidders will state in their bids the sums
sction as advertised and increase and red uction
viii be made in accordance with these figures The
,pm total f@f az the service will also be stated in
The Postmaster General reserves the right to
curtail or add to the service ia accordance with
above section and also reserves the right TO reject
all bids which may be deemet extravagapt
Proposals from failing bidders or contractors
Will not be constdsred
and addressed Second Assistant Postmaster q en-.
ALEX W. RANDALL.
apSlaw6w Postmaster General.