The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-12-21
FOR CARRYING
THE MAILS

Postmaster General Smith has adVcr-
tised for bids in Honolulu for the car
rying of the United States mails be-
tween the general postoffice and the
various steamer docks and the railway
depot, The mails must be carried in
wagons especially constructed, painted
and lettered according to designs fur
lnished by the postoffice department.
Three sizes of wagons are advertised
for. No is to be large wagon for
wagon for one or two horses, accord
ing to the condition of the streets, ana
No. is for one horse The reason for
having three wagons in service here rs
on account of the uncertainty of the
amount of mail, owing to the length
of time between deliveries of mail mat
ter by the steamers. =.
The bids must be in at the office of
the Superintendent of the Railway
Mail Service by December "a in order
that he can forward them to Washing
ton the next day by the Picking. They
must be in the hands Of the postcftice
department by January 8.
This service will go into effect on
May l, giving the contractor sufficient
time between the awarding of the con-
tracts and the date of the commence
ment of the service to get his wagons
ready.
| The wagons are very neat in appear
ance. The roof of the top must be wa
| terproof, the front and sides must be
covered with strong wire screens. with
Adjustable black waterproof curtains
Panel doors protected by wire screens
| are to be placed in the rear of each
wagon. permitting the easy handling OF
the mails.
| According to the terms of the con-
tract the wagons must be new and are
to be kept at all times in condition
suitable for the proper performance of
the service, affording protection from
the depredations, inclement weather OF
other injury. The postoffice department
will allow no lettering on the wagons
except Omitted States Mail" together
with an appropriate number.
The routes in the city to be covered
are as follows:
From the general postoffice to Oahu
Railway & Land Co, four trips daily
ten minutes each: Brewers dock. eight
minutes: Oceanic S. s. dock, eight min
utes; Inter-Island S. 6. Co., nine min.
utes: Wilder's s. s. Co., ten minutes;
Pacific Mail dock, twelve minutes.
| The contractors will be required tc
perform quick service between the rail
way station and the steamship docks
and between the steamship docks anG
the general postoffice. This will also
include the United States Naval docl
as we'll
The old wagon now in use by the de,
u
mail will be allowed to be carried en-
cept in the wagons contracted for, and
these will be kept securely locked while
in transit so that there is not the
slightest opportunity for mail bags t.
be lost or stolen.
With this service and with all the
improvements which have been added
to the office paraphernalia and the
coming free city delivery, Honolulu is
RAPIDLY acquiring the metropolitan
aspect which Uncle Sans various pub
lie services give.
This city route will be known as No
4S0OO1 for the period commencing MAY
I, 1901, and June 30. 1902. The bids
must be accompanied by a bond OF
SO 600.
Mr. Carr has made all negotiations
for the carving of Inter-Island mails
and will forthwith submit his recon
mendations to the Second Assistant
Postmaster General at Washington tC
arrange for the service according to the
federal regulations.
AS to railway mail clerks and clerks
to accompany the Island mail steamer,
nothing has been done as to them 81
far, This service will be established
later.
The star routes for mail service IN
Hawaii is now in the hands of the de,
partment at Washington and tbs
award will be made soon.