Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-21
NAIL SUBSIDY BILL
AS SUGGESTED By BRYAN'S
COMMONER.
A Bill to Provide for Mud Street Mail Service
Between the Depots in Every Old Village
and the Postoffice, to Promote Drayase.
and to Encourage Any Old Thing That
Needs II, and Has Got Pull.
Senate File No. 1884, 45s. 1877.

Senate File No. 1884, 453.1s7.
BE it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled.
TITLE I.-Mail Conveying Vehicles.
Section l. The postmaster general is
hereby authorize and directed to enter
into a contract for term OF not less
than five years nor more than fifteen
years, with American citizens possessed
of any old kind of "a vehicle drawn by
any species of live stock, for the carrying
of mails between the depots of all Ameri-
can railroads and the postoffices of the
government by the nearest route.
section 2. That vehicles so employed
in the mail service shall be owned by
American citizens and drawn by live
stock as follows, to-wit: First two years
of sucll contract, by at least one mule
and any other animal; during the next
succeeding three years by at least two
mules, and during the remainder of the
time by at least one horse and one mule
or two horses. Said animals shall be
sound in wind and limb with the excep-
tions that they may be afflicted with
SPAWN, ringbone, CHAMBERS, stringhalt or
blindness, but not more than three of
said diseases at one and the same time.
The vehicles shall have either wheels or
runners as best suits the season, and in
the case OF unusually muddy roads they
may be operated as scows.
1t shall be stipulated in the contract
that said vehicles may carry passengers
with their baggage upon giving bond to
pay fare and relieve the government
from liability or failure to reach destina-
ton in time for dinner.
TITLE u.-General Subsidy.
Section /. That from and after the lst
day of June, 1902, the secretary of the
treasury is hereby authorized and direct
ed to pay, subject to the provisions Of
this title, out of any moneys not other
wise deemed the property of the syndi-
Gates and corporations, to the owner or
owners of any dray, wheelbarrow, farm
wagon or dump cart owned by citizen
or citizens of the United States, and be-
ing engaged at the time in hauling,
transporting or carrying any old thing
between points within the United States,
one cent per hundred pounds for each
one village or city block so hauled.
That compensation under this title
shall not be allowed in respect of any Of
the following named vehicles:
A vehicle that is so badly creased that
it squeaks.
A vehicle that has not been painted at
least once in it's whole existence.
A vehicle that has neither shafts nor
tongue.
A vehicle that has been foreclosed
under chattel mortgage.
A vehicle Which is driven by any other
person than white man. black man,
brown man, yellow man, sunburned
man, blonde man or brunette man, or a
wife or daughter of said man in case the
aforesaid man is too lazy to work for his
own living.
That the blockage to be decided on UNI
der the title shall be determined by the
nearest direct route around all mud
holes, chuck holes, stumps and hog wal
lows. If during the trip the vehicle
shall be stopped at two or more points to
permit the driver to secure liquid re-
freshments or give the motive power OF
said vehicle bag of oats or wisp OF
hay, said stops shall be counted as a
part OF the distance travelled.
Section 2. That any vehicle, before
receiving compensation under this title,
shall have with it on each trip at least
one spotted purp for each cubic yard OF
vehicle bed capacity and any other old
kind of purp for each additional hall
yard cubic measurement of said bed.
Section 8. That the owner of said We
hicle, before receiving compensation
under this title, shall agree in writing
to turn over said vehicle to the govern
ment of the United States whenever il
is deemed necessary for the govern.
ment's safety.
TITLE III.-Any Old Kind OF Fishing.
Section l.. That from and after the Isl
day of June, 1902, the secretary of the
treasury is hereby authorized and di
rected to pay out of the public treasury
any money not already mortgaged to J
Pierpont Morgan or the Standard Oh
Company, bounties as follows:
To any owner of said vehicle who shall
carry friends to the nearest fishing re
sort, two dollars per passenger, provided
that each passenger furnishes his owl
bait and gives bond to tell the trutl