The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-10-31

having business relations with the Post
ONCE Department - for the quarterly
check which they hope to receive In
payment for duties we'll performed.
TAsre ere several things which pros.
pecsivs bidders will do we'll to take into
consideration before preparing their
estimates, among which are:
I. Post roads are established for the
convenience Of the people living on the
routes and not for she accommodation
Of she contractors. A poorer service
shsn that called for BY the schedule d
- Outrage upon the psepis, end it nay
- dspsadsd upon that say unjustiasd
delays 10 the arrival Of mails will
Asnceforsh be followed BY regular and
vigorous complaints.
2. That on tho routes TO the railroad
IL 10 sluost certain she successful bid.
ders viii be compelled TO surrender
shoir contracts long before their eIpi.
ration for the reason that railroad is
certain 70 be built into Ely within the
next few moaths, and she locomotive
supsrsodss the stage coach without
ceremony.
.. That the only safe way TO prepare
bid for carrying the mail is to make
liberal estimate Of the expenses, then
multiply these figures by and TO this
product add the profit which II is de-
sired to make.
Z. That the people win DO satisfied
with nothing less than the service
guaranteed to them by the department
and the fact that the supply Of oats
and hay has given out along the road
win not DO accepted as good excuse
for bringing the mails in q day late.
Each Individual bidder for mail
contract will DO required to certify
that he resides on tho route for which
he bids, and that II he is awarded the
contract he will give II his personal
supervision. This rule has been
adopted for the sole purpose Of improv-
Ing the service, and relieving local bid
ders OF the competition of professional
contractors who know nothing Of the
roads over which she mails are TO pass,
or the climatic conditions governing
during different seasons.
Mall carriers win be required, on and
after July next, to deliver mail into
ell boxes and hang small bags or
sAtohels containing mail on cranes or
posss along their routes without COM
psnss,ion, under tho following ruling
"Any person living on or near any
stsr route herein described, and not
wishin the corporate limits OF any
town or within 80 rods OF any postoface,
who desires his mail deposited at .
given point on the line OF the route Of
the carrier ON said route, may provide
and erect suitable box or crane on the
roa dsids, located In such . manner as
to DO reached - conveniently as prac.
ticable by the carrier without dis.
nounting from the vehicle or horse,
and such person shAll 6le with the post.
master Of tho posofnce to which his
mail 10 addressed (which shall be one OF
the two posoffices on the route on either
side OF and next TO the box or crsns) .
| REQ uest in writing for tho delivery Of
his mail TO the carrier on the route for
deposit st the dcsignated point, at the
risk OF the sddrcssee. The small bag
OF saschel above described, % well -
the boz or crane, must be provided BY
she persen fer whose use Is 70 intended,
without sxpcnse TO the Department. I"
The llpes out OF Ely for which con.
tracts ere to bs lot are - follows:
1876. From Ely to Preston, Lund
and White River 20 Sunnyside. 1000
nilss sad back, twice . week. Leave
Ely Noaaay and Thursday st 7 .. m. !;
arrive 81 Sunn yside In "a hours. Leave
6usn yslds Tuesday and Friday ~ Q
Q. N. arrive at Ely in - hours. Bond
required with bid, $4,000. Present
ceosrsc. pay si, 22S; sus-contrsct pay
ei, ,07i.6i.
75iIl. From Kent BY McGili TO Ely,
10. SO miles, twice week. Leave Kent
Tuesday and Thursday At .. m; ar
rive ct Ely by IL noon. Leave Ely
Tuesday and Thursday NJ p. m; ar.
rive at Kent by sp. N. Bond required
with bid, d, 200. Present contract pay,
eS04. 10.
7si78. From Ely by Osceola, Baker,
Garrison and Burbank to Frisco, la. so
niles and back three times week.
Leave Ely Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at o o. m, arrive 1t Garri-
son by Sp. IN. leave garrison Monday,
wedn dnesday and Friday at $3.50 .. m.
arrive Ut Frisco At 6 p. M; leave Fris.
CO Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
on arrival Of mail train from Milford,
but not later than IL o. M; arrive at
GHrrison In l43 hours; leave Garrison
| Monday Wednesday, and Friday at
4.3o a. M. arrive at Ely by 1880 p. m.
bond required with bid, $1,000. Pres
cot contract pay, %, 2os.S0.
1917. Wells, BY Wood, Clover,
Cherry Creek and Stoptoe to Ely,
iA miles and back 6 times week
Leave Wells daily, except Sunday up
on receipt of mails from train No.
and No. 8, but not later than $3.50 u. m.
arrive at Ely In q hours. Leave Ill,
daily, except Sunday, at 3. M; ar
rive at Wells In 35 hours. Bond re
auired with bid, $500 Present con
tract price, e5, l77,0i; snb'contrac'
price, s5,i77.0i.
1912. From Eureka by Seligman
Hsniliou and lllipsh to Ely, SO. u
miles aud back, six times woek, sup
plying Seligman one way ak times
week. Leave Eureka Immediately Of
Ter arrival OF mail train from Palisade
duo Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
at 1880 p. m, but not later than , p
M; and immediately after arrival o.
s.a.. trorn pal;aada due Wednesday