Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-05-07
THE ROCKY BAR AND MOUNTAIN
HOME MAIL CONTRACT.

fortunately procured copy Of a
pamphlet entitled, Carrying the
mails Of the United States In New
Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Idaho,
from July 1, 1890 TO June 80, 1894.
John Wanamaker, Postmaster Gen.
eral." From this book we copy,
word for word:
Route 70l45 From Mountain Home
by Pine to Rocky Bar, so miles
and back, six times a week.
Leave Mountain Home daily, ex-
cept Sunday, at 6 a m;
Arrive at Rocky Bar in 20 hours.
Leave Rocky Bar daily, except
SUNDAY, at G a m;
Arrive Mt Mountain Home in 20
hours.
Bond required with bid, $1,000;
check, $3.50.
Saulsbery secured the above con-
tract, which does not expire until
1894, BY it he is required to de-
liver the mails, ak times week,
from Mt. Home to Rocky Bar, in
TWENTY hours or be subject TO a
fine for each failure to do SO. II
means that the mails that leave
Mt. Home on any morning at 6
o'clock must arrive here the fol-
lowing night at 2 o'clock-20 hours
-or the contractor is subject to a
heavy penalty.
Instructions to bidders accompany
the pamphlet, from which we make
the following extracts:
The Postmaster General warns
bidders and their sureties TO &C.
quaint themselves fully with the
laws of Congress relating to con-
tracts for carrying the mails, and
also to familiarize themselves with
the instructions and forms herein
| furnished, before they shall assume
any liabilities as such bidders OF
sureties.
4. No pay will be made for trips
not performed; and for each of such
omissions, if the failure be occas.
toned by the fault of the contractor
or carrier, three times the pay Of
the trip may be deducted. For re
, peated delinquencies of the kind
herein specified, enlarged penalties
E proportional to the nature thereo
! and the importance of the mail
3 may he deducted.
6 Fines will be imposed, unless
I the delinquency be promptly ant
: satisfactorily explained by certii
r Gates Of postmasters or the afiida
Wits of other credible persons, 70
failing to arrive in contract time
!, for negleeting to take the mail o
to deliver it into a postoffice; 70
: suffering it TO be wet, injured o
. destroyed; and for the loss of, o
depreciation upon, a mail pouch il
. the custody of the contractor, per
9 atty may be imposed in a sum nc
,, to exceed one and one-fourth time
g the value of the contents lost: pre-
vided that the loss 10 occasioned b
E, the fault Of the contractor or hi
'e agent.
'e z. The Postmaster General ma
y annul the contract for repeated fai
3 ures TO run agreeably to contract.
l. IL. The distances given are b
q lieved to be substantially correc
20 but no increased pay will be allowe
should they be greater than adve
Of tised. Bidders must inform then
ID selves in this point, and also in re
ct erence TO the weight Of the mail, Il
or condition of hills, roads, stream
re- etc, and all toll-bridges, ferries, ct
a by which expenses may be INQUIRE
m No claim for additional pay, bass
es on such ground, can be considers
" nor for alleged mistakes or misa
ID prehension as to the degree of ser
ut ice; nor for bridges destroyed, cham
of roads by local authorities, fen
n ing OF farms or other obstruction
of causing or increasing distance
v. expense occurring during the CO
G. tract term.
". Where any person, corporation
ct partnership shall have contracts
es the performance of mail servi
to upon more than one route, and al
h. failure to perform the service q
d. cording to contract on any one
on more of such routes shall occur,
.r- payment shall be made for servi
ed on any of the routes under contra
with such person, corporation,
ed partnership, until such failure h
h been removed and all penalt
va therefor fully satisfied,
us Such is the law relating TO I
all contract for carrying the mail
'ry tween Mt. Home and Rocky b
100 But what are the facts. Simply tn
tn There is neither winter nor sunni
,si- schedule, but the trip is required
is be made within 20 hours every d.
III Yet the mail that leaves Mt. Ho
IL at 6 a. m. reaches Lime Creek 8
- ton (where there is no postofli
it'll the same afternoon between 2 an
a q