The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-01-29
LOWEST BIDDERS.
Those who will Garry the Mails in
Maine the Next Four Years.
Missouri Spectators Carry OFF Numer-
GUS Maine Lines.


GUS Maine Lines.
ant Postmaster General has completed the ex-
animation of the bids for carrying the mails in
Maine for four years from March 4th next, and
the following are the lowest and successful
bidders on the routes named:
ANDRosCoeoN.
Name Route-Lowest Bidder. Sum.
Auburn to North Turner Bridge, D. W.
AabSrS ssay 10 AiySpp1 ba o94
No. Livermore to Livermore Falls, G. r.
Babb Ltvermore. .................-....,...- 136
Greene to Greene Corner, N. Thompson,
Hebron to West NIinot. B. W. Beedy, Mis- -.
Bo%doipbam 70 lisbon do do ssS sse
Buckfeld to Turner, H. j. Gilbert. Turner 236
Mechanic Falls to Webb's Mills, T. Water
man, Mechanic Falls. ................, $40
Durham to East North Yarmouth T. Water
man, Mechanic Falls. Observation-Disclosures. 317
Durham to Lewiston (new route, r. M.
Strout. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 276
South Durham to Freeport, p. L. Field,
Dunham .........-..........s.-.... 100
Livermore Center to South Livermore, B.
W Beedy. Missouri ri........................ 14s
South Leeds to Greene, w. o. Bates,
Leeds. dS...~..............s..... So
South Poland to South Auburn. to be re-
advertised.
Strickland's Ferry to Livermore, George A.
Gordon, Lvermore. ............,.t ........ 200
West Leeds to Leeds. Il. I, Grant. Leeds. z
Wales to Leeds junction, 5. Given, Wales. So
Livermore 10 Canton, D. r. Pigg, Missouri 200
FRANKLIN.
Pennington to Vests Mills, B. W. Beedy,
Pennington to Kingdeid, E. c. Clark, Farm
Pennington to Temple, B. G. clayton, Farm
ington. -.;...,.:.,:.'. LOU
North Jay to Dixield, L. H. Humphrey,
Kingfeld to Eustis, Thomas Ditson, Eustis. 124
New Sharon to Pennington, S. O. Paine,
Chestervilie to Wilton, B. W. Beedy, Mis-
souri,. ;..;...;.''' ...-....,...-..... 388
Wilton to Weld, do, do..,......... ......... 1888
South Carthage to Berry's Mills, W. W.
Waite Dixfeld.... .................... 12O
r55s. sas'sa e riss:tai a. do.::::.:::: s5t &
KENNEBEo.
Gardiner to Alma, @. W. Dodge, New Hamp-
Gardiner ine to Jefferson j. R. Pisg, Missouri 5oO
Kent's Hill 10 Readfeld H. r. Jacobs,
No Monmouth to Monmouth, L. Nichols,
No. Wayne to Kents Hin, L, Nichols, Ban N
or................ .................... 14o
Wayne to Winthrop, L. Nichols, Bangor. 100
Augusta to Belgrade, j. II. Thing, New
Sharon. n........................ ............ l49
Windsor to searsmont, B. W. Beedy, Mis-.
ASg1sta S0uft to Wadobcro r q Moosra sou
Augusta 70 winthrop, j. F. Gilbert, Con.
Augusta ngUsSuSo to So. Itc1aod G. W. Dodge 4
Augusta to No. Vienna, j. F. Gilbert, Con.
Augusta to Togls, B. W Beedy, Missouri. 52S
KNOX.
RoekIand tn Camdan II pi00 Missorri R17
No. Appleton to Warren Station, b. W.
Beedy, Missouri .......................... 466
Owls Head to Rockiand, c. Rarr, Owls
So. Thomaston to Rockiand to be- readvcr-
tised.
Thomaston to Friendship, NJ. j. Bessey,
Friendship. ...........,...........-.... 175
LINCOLN.
Newcastle to N. Harbor, G. H, Weeks,
DamaTiscotta. ................. ......... 2S7
Waldoboro' to Bremen, j. r. Pigg. Missouri ITO
Wiscasset to Sheepscot Bridge, Fred Low
ell Sheepscot. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1877
East Boo hbay to So Bristol, to be readver-
tised.
wiscasset to Linnekin, B. W. Beedy Mis-.
cooper's Mills to Rockiand, Chester S.
Pease, Washington. ,...:-,....-....:..;. 969
Waldoboro to Liberty r. @. Mooers, Wash
Boothbay to Monhegan, G. W. Dodge, N. H., S62
DamaIiscotta Mills to N. Newcastle, to be
readvertised.
Canton to Mexico. Gideon Ellis, Canton....S SAT
Bryants Pond to Andoyer, A. s. Tuttle.
humIOru. ............... 0OU
oxford to oxford Depot, L. F. Wardwen,
Buekfeid 10 Sumner. S. Doble, sumner. 24o
Centre Lowell to Fryeburg, D. H. Wiley,
Lovell. vell.............-..-...... zoo
Centre Lowell to N Lowell, j. r. Pigg, Mis-
ibartye to canton POINT Do do 90 90
Norway to Harrison, b. w. Beedy, Missouri 43O
Waterford to Harrison, j. r. Pigg, do. 240
Mexico to Rumford Point, b. w. Beedy, do 179
Mexico to Byron, to be readvertised.
Ne. Lowell to Norway, M. II. Mosher, Wat
No. Paris to Paris. A. r. Tueli. Paris,. IS5 I
Norway to Greenwood. b. W. Beedy, Mis-
souri,. .---.--..-....---.-.--.- 13S
oxford TO Edes Falls. do, do.......,........ $50
Paris to So. Paris, J. S: Rawson,. Paris. 27o
So. Woodstock to W. Paris, Caleb Fuller,
W. t4@sT PsTu to Peru B W Beedy Missoari 1s99 q
Sweden to BIidgton, A. w. Eastman ....... 155
sAGADAHoo.
Bath to Boothbay, E. Steam Co.. ........ $1,000
Bath to Georgetown, A. 5. McFadden,
Bath t. isa PSrkers Head G. ". Dodge n. r. sSS @
mond. ...,..............,....... 100
Richmond to Litchfeld Plains E. L. Camp
Dell, LlIchHeld. Z74
SOMERSET.
No. Anson to Solon, A. F. Adams, Bingham, 1872
No. Anson to Concord, o. o. Vittum Solon 1l9
No: Anson to New Portland, B. W. Beedy,
missouri. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3SS
j. G. Knapp bids $500 on above
route, but the bond is defective, the
property of the bondsmen being
omitted.J
Skowhegan to Norrdgewock II. Washburn,
skowhegan. ........: .......,... 129
Skowhegan to So. Solon, to be readvertised.
Skowhegan to Brighton, n. S. Cleveland,
skowhegan to Forks. L. G. Coffin skowho-
gan .........--.s.......... "a
1.-The next highest bid is S442.l
OTHER ROUTES
Brunswick 10 So. Harpswell. B. W. Beedy,
Missouri. ......................,.. 800
Brunswick to Orr's Island, do, do .......... 3O9
North Pownal to West Pownal, L. Nichols,
Bangor. ..............e............. lac
Danforth to Houlton, q. W. Moody Weston, 737
The awards will be announced in few days
and some changes may be made. Tho routes
readvertissd are those where the advertisement
improperly called for divided bids, or where
the rnntas hava haan axtandad Gn.cnl ators