Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-09-24
MAIL CARRYING CONTRACTS
PROPOSALS NOW BEING RECEIVED
INCLUDING THE BRYAN
STAR ROUTES.
NEW LAWS ON THE subject
viii Prevent coniracts Being Bid in
by Wholesale by People
al Distant Paints.

The following order from the
postmaster general has been
posted:
MAIL LETTINGS.
Post Office Department, Wash
ington; d. c., September 10, 1901
Proposals will be received at
the eiiice of the Second Assistant
Postmaster General, Post Office
Department, until 4 p. m, Of De-
cember 3, 1901, for carrying the
mails Of the United States from
July /. 1902 to June 30, 1906, upon
the star, steamboat and covered
wagon routes in Arkansas, Louisl-
ana, Texas, Indian Territory, Okla
homa, Kansas, Nebraska, South
Dakota. North Dakota, Montana
Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Washington
Oregon, Nevada, California, Alas
ka, and Hawaii, as specified in
pamphlet advertisements Of this
date. Lists Of routes, forms OF
proposals and bonds, and all nec-
essary information will be fur.
nished upon application TO the
Second Assistant Post Master Gen.
eral, Washington. ID. G.
CHARLES EMORY SMITH,
Postmaster General.
The routes going out or coming
into Bryan are az follows:
Bryan to Harvey, 9 miles and
back six times a week. Leave Bry-
an daily, except Sunday, at 1880 p
IN. arrive at Harvey by $3.50 p. m
leave Harvey daily, except Sunday
at 4 p. M; arrive at Bryan by 9
p. m. Bond required with bid,
s400. Present contract pays SIPS
sub.contract pays $50.
Bryan by Kurten, Cross, Willow
Hole, Hollis and High Prairie, 10
jacksonville, 4li miles and back,
g times a week. Leaves Bryan
daily except Sunday, at $50 a. IN,
arrive at jacksonville by s p. IN.
leave jacksonville daily except on
SUNDAY at $50 a. m; arrive al
Bryan by s p. M. Bond required
with bid $500. Present contract
pays s947.05, sub.contract pays
1880.
Bryan to smetana, 81 miles and
back, twice a week. Leaves Bryan
Monday and Friday at 7 a. m. ar
rives at Smetana by 8 am; leaves
Smetana Monday and Friday al
$3.50 a. M; arrive at Bryan by
il:30 a. m. Bond required with
bid, 5000. Present contract pays
s43 80; subcontract pays $40.
From Bryan by Rosprim and
Myers to Whitaker, l69 miles and
back, three times a week. Leave
Bryan Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at $50 a. m; arrives al
Whitaker by m; leaves Whit
aker Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at p. m. arrives at Bry
an by $3.50 p. m. Bond required
with bid, $500. Present contract
pays 1853; subcontract pays 1925
From Reliance to Bryan, 81
miles aud back, twice a week
Leaves Reliance Tuesday and Fri
day at 7:45 q. IN. arrives at Bryan
by II a. m. leaves Bryan Tuesday
and Friday at ! p. m; arrives at
Reliance by 4:l5 p. m. Bond re-
quired with bid, 5000. Present
contract pays s72.
From Macy by Edge and Tabor
to Bryan, 22I miles and back, six
times week. Leaves Macy daily
except Sunday at 3 a. m; arrives
at Bryan by ll:45 a. m; leaves
Bryan daily except Sunday at 1 p
m. arrives AZ Macy by 7:45 p. m
Bond required with bid, 81 600
present contract pays 1899.
In the Instructions to Bidders
and Postmasters," the department
says: No bid submitted under
this advertisement will be consid
cred unless the bidder shall agre,
in his bid that in the event Of Thu
service being awarded to him h'
will give his personal supervision
to the performance Of same, ant
will reside on OF contiguous to tn,
route