The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-28
List Of Lowest Bidders in the
State Of Washington.
THE COMPETITION VERY BRISK,
Likelihood of Important Changes in
the Steamboat Service.
Alaska Route. snd the Hastings Com
pany That From Seattle In Fort
Townsend-frics. Generally Lower.

wAsHISeroS Crrr. Dec. eZ-[Spec;al. -
/ All bids for carrying mails over the star
| routes of the United States were in toe
hands OF the second assistant postmaster
general December l, bat the entire force
OF his office. working continuously. has
only just completed the work OF opening
and compiling these bids. which cover
every state in the Union. The bids were
taken by states, alphabetically, and those
for Washington were among the last
opened. Below is given a complete list
OF all the star mail routes in the state,
with the name Of the lowest bidder and
the amount per aunum which each route
costs the government at :he present time.
1t will be noticed that in almost every
case the amount of the lowest bid this
year is far below what has heretofore been
paid. This reduction, due in q great
measure to increased competition, is gen.
eral all over the United States, and the
postofice department will save large
aggregate sum in this division alone in the
next fiscal year.
While the bids are now made public no
contracts will be let until February |, 1894.
But unless the bid should be Withdrawn.
or il be discovered that the bidders bond
Is insufficient or irregular, the contract
will nj that time in each case be awarded
to the lowest bidder One noteworthy
case in Washington is now being made the
subject of special investigation. The
services from Seaiand. by Long Beach.
ilwaco and Fort Candy to Astoria, Or.
thirty-six miles. and back, six times a
week, which is in part 4. water route. now
costs the government S., 133 81 Some one
has been losing money at those figures,
and the lowest bid now made is that of l..
A. Loomis, Of 81 500 The bond required
with the bid for this service is s.. 100. Mr..
I.oomis furnished the bond. but made the
mistake of having ii certified to by a
fourth-class postmaster. while the law
specifically says that bonds amounting to
moro than 5000 must be certified to by
postmaster of the first, second or third
class. The second lowest bid in this case
is that of III. A. Lawton, of S3,s7l As
there is difference of over 81 900 II is
probable the department. will give Mr..
Loomis chance to have his bond properly
certified, and If he does this hc is likely to
get the contract
Over q score of routes have been sus-
pended since the bids were called for.
Some of these have been consolidated with
other routes as is the case with the Alaska
mail service which now has Its southern
terminal at Seattle instead Of ut Port
Townsend, as heretofore. Other suspen-
sions are brought about by railroads open
ing up new sections and rendering star
routes no longer necessary. Following Is
the list of the routes, lowest bidders, their
bids and the former rate:
Aberdeen to Otter, r. s. Smith. se67,
now $343
Arcadia to Harstine Island, Chris P.
Grindrod. Sl95. now $40
Arlington (0regonb 10 Bickleton, III. A.
Lawton, 81, ,o64. now 81 200.
Arlington to Oso, Henry r. Whartenby,
Asotin TO Anatone, William J. Clemans,
$3.50, now $16S.
Asotin to Lewiston tIdaho). ID. s. Bins-
ham, Si49. now 500.
Astoria (Oregon) TO Deep River, w. ii.
Steele, $3.50. now $sT1.
Astoria (0regon) TO Grays River, John
Pickerneii, $610 now ss4.
Bay View To Padilla. L. Parker, s222. 49,
nov SAL
Blaine to Birch Bay, ]. b. Colegrove.
S4if, now s465.
Blaine to semiahmoo, f. Parker, 5000 90
now S2A.
Boisior to Wildwood, James Kingsbury,
SI5. now 500.
bridgeport to Port Columbia, 4. S.
Smith. S2e3. now Si4j.
Buckley to Lake Tapps. +. Parker.
SOS % now yi35
Canyon TO Block House. Henry Allison.
sos now <s2.
Cape Horn 20 Bridal Veil, Or. III. A.
Lawton, $i37, now $lii.
Cascades to- Bonneville tn. O.. Or, X ,.
Smith, $i93, now 500.
Cascades TO Marrs Landing. +. s. Smith,
SAL so now xl5L
Castle Rock.to Jackson. w. +. Travis,
siig, now si76.
castle Rock to Toutle. @. II. cIausmeyer.
$S15, now 81 .2)T
Center 80 Hldlock, All W. heinoni, S24s,
Cheian TO Stehekin, r. s. Smith. si.997,
new.
Chenowith to Hood River, II. A. Law
ton 1886 now s3iJ
Chuckanut to Fairhaven. L. Parker.
$229I. now S2sl.
Cle-Elutn to Ronald, z. Parker. s23e.oo.
now $1S >.
Clifton to Allyn, John A. Eberhart. si75,
now $i24
Clifton to sidney. F. 8. Smith. $50 50.
now $751;
Clinton to Island, Il. Parker. sii699,
now si7a.gs
Colfax 20 Penewawa, r. 5 Smith. si27 70.
now $i2s.
Collar to Thornton, II. s. Smith. s3il.
now $5S2 IS.
Collins TO Beaver, John jacobson. $40.
now slsi.
Coneonuliy to Loomis. A. A Call. si.o4l.
now s.. 352.
Copalis 70 Damon, F. s. Smith, s2a3. -,
now $3.50
Copalis to Granviils, X. 8. Smith. $500,
now $50.
Couiee City to ConconulIy, A. A. Call,
s. Di3. now 81 g10.
Coyington 10 Black Diamond, q. w.
Bergstr0n. So. nos SIS
Crosby % ses5eck, Thomas J. Lewis,
SO, nov Sipi
Dasenpors to Miles. V. II. Peass, sils.
now $44s
DAYTON 70 Lewiston. Idaho. ". Z. Travis,
81 80. no@ s., SD
De- Noines 10 o'Brien, A. A. Call. sIass.
nov slsss
Eaglsson to WiliOsay. A. A. Call, siso.
East Clallam 10 la Pash. 5. Parr. 81, ,02s.
nov 81, Ia.
East sound TO Doe Bay. G. r. Burrows.
sgzs 30 nov $-Skt
Edison 10 Belfast. James Feron. s2o7.
nov $iBT.
Elrna 10 Summit. L. Parker. sl6s 81, now
ti91
Enamclaw to osceola, r. Parker. slei ~.
now siot
Fa,rneid to wsvsriy. V. II. fease, seis.
Fays.rs 70 Boisfort. R. 3 Smith. s2as.
Bow $50
Fern rralrle to Ia camas. T. Parker.
SIS "a. new f8t
Fldalgo 70 Eidaiso City. A. A. Cali. s-5i.
now 49,.