The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-09-25
PROFESSIONAL RtppERS
IMPAIRED NAN. SERVICE
Government tn Quart AsIins, Monopoly
W Con,racis Superintendent
NAillr's Visit

iAc govepmtn,, was Ia ,he city yys-
tcpi1y, Mr. Waffle expected 60 sN on To
rllamoak and Nrhalrn. but weather
conditions prompted aim 81, return O.
PORTLAND trOm which c.,y ht VIII max
the Grip The obiec, ot Mr Nallc's
vis,, 60 Astoria was 80 can atra,iop
60 the fact ,ha, the department, Is anN.
,ous 80 receive bids tar the s,5r route
ANAL service ANA ais, 10 point cut the
changes contemplated In IA, service.
speaking ot the matter Mt Ntiur said
Two new and imporJan, features
have been introduced hy che depart
mon, this year one viii greatly in.
prove the service. while the other viii
40 away vita prof. Sslonal bidding an
contracts, Professional bidders are mrn
who submit offers tor every mall route
advertised, The ofcrs presented by
them are low, bu, ,hey suble, ,hclr
contracts for even = boWrr figure and
thus derive an Income without much ~.
fort, This professional Bidding, as iAr
department. charactsrEcs u. has done
much 10 Impair the service. and an rt-
Tor, is now being made TO do entirely
away with H. In the advertisements
lust tssued FOR bids. the present con.
,rAc, price Tor each route is given. as
well as the prlcr at which contracts
are sublei In the circular ,hc follow.
lng clause Is inserted
" Ne bid submitted under this AL.
yertiscmen. viii De considered unlrss
the bidder shall agree In his bid that
IN the even, or the service brlng award
ed to him he will give his personal su.
peryston TO the performance " the
same, ana viii reside ON Jr contiguous
10 the route,
The other new feature watch Will
dssis, in Improving he ser, c~ ld con.
t1!ned In the clause requiring carriers
on star routes 20 deliver mail n,o AN
boxes lhal may De pliecl along ne
rou'es by people residing there Herr
:ofore people were required 20 pay Tor
su1n delivery Under this arnngsmc,.
we come as near ,he irce rurl, 'el.yrry
A. Is possible"
The Cla;sop county contracts 90 oe
awarded this year are a. follows:
From Astoria. via Olney. Jewell.
Grand Rapids and vlaemIpIe. 10 Else,
$3.50 miles and back. ,hrc, times
week Mails leave Astoria Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday 1t a. M. ar
rive AZ Elsie A, $50 q. m. Leave Elsie.
Monday. Wednesday aad Friday az 6
a. m, and arrive In Astoria at $50 y.
m. Bond required With BID $500 Pres
ent contract pay. sS7s51; subcon;rac,
pay. Is55n.
Astoria. via Wise, 10 Melville. 3 miles
ana back three times week Mails
leave Astoria Tuesday. Thursday ana
saturday az 1880 p. m; arrive l. Mel
VILE by p m Leave Melville Tues
day. Thursday and Saturday az i.3o a.
m. arrive AT Astoria BY 1880 a. m.
Bond required. 1900. presen. con:rlc.
pay. S3si69; subco1trict pay s36j3S
Seasid. TO Push. 1925 miles. ana back.
vice a week. Leave Seaside Tuesday
AMI Saturday a, o. m.. and arrive at
Push by .. m. l.1,a yuf1 Tuesday
and Saturday az a. m, and arrive az
Seaside by u m. Bond rerufrl $500
present contract pay, $50 Tor oncc-a-
week service; subcontract pay. 500. This
arrangamea is an increase of ono mail
weekly Tor the people living q, and be.
tween seaai. and Push.
Tho Seaside Jacksonville route has
been divided into two routes-seaside 20
SenaIem ana Nehalem to Hobs1ny,lIe
satHe via Cannon Beach. 20 Nehn-
lam 2675 miles and back. ak times
week Leave seaslde daily cxccp; sun
day at a. m. and arrive ar NehAlem
by Gp m. leave Nehllem daily except
Sunday at a. m. and arrive a, Sea
eide by 9. m. Bond required, $500.
pr"sen. contract pay, S2iOO for 1876
miles ana back.
Neaalcm. via Balm and Foley, 10
Jacksonville. 1850 miles ana back. six
times a week. Leave Nehalem daily cx-
cept Sunday al a. m. and arrive at
Hobaony,lle by D. m. Leave Hobson-
vile daily excep, Sunday at 1918 q m.
AMI arrive a; Nehllem by I.lj g. m.
Bond required, $500: present contract
pay included in Seaside Nehal-n route.
anOye mentioned.
Astoria. via Rosburg, TO Grays River.
% miles ana back twice a week IN safe
and suitable steamboats,. Leave Asto-
ria Tuesday and Saturday AZ a. m.
and arrive az Grays River Tuesday by
Y m. and Saturday by 2 p. m. feave
Grays River Tuesday at ] .. m. and
Friday at a. m. Arrive ~ Astoria
Tuesday by ,. m. and Friday by 2
.. m. Bond required, $500; present
contract pay, $500.
Astoria. via Knappton. Frankfort and
Onlda. 10 Deep River, 1850 miles and
back. three times a week In safe and
suitable steamboats, Leave Astoria
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday at 2
o. m. and arrive at Deep River by 8
o. m. Leave Deep River Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday a, a. n. and
arrive at Astoria by II a. m. Bond re-
nuired. $500; present contract pay.
1916, subcontract pay. 1896
Bids for the routes here named should
be forwarded TO the second assistant
postmaster general, and must be deiV-
cred at the department by 4 p. m,
December 3. Decisions will be annOunc-
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