The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-09
The COUNTY MAIL ROUTES.
Bids for Carrying the Nails Must Be in
By the First OF December.
GOVERNMENT WILL PAY FOR SERVICE.

COuubf are pOSCcu duNeT blSetIcuJ
for bids for carrying the mails
for the next four years beginning
with the first of July next; bids
however, must be in by the first
of Decemb Der. 1t will be seen by
the following that In many cases
the mails are being carried at a
price very much below what the
contractor can do 1t for and make
living wages. The Government
does not contemplate that bids
shall be taken so low that the
carrier must resort to some 9th
er means of making ends meet to
the great detrlment of the SER
vice. The price should be sutfi-
cientlv large as to enable the car
rier to make the best possible
time between the points covered
by the routes. The following
shows the different routes and
the price for which the mail Is
being carried by the present con.
tractors.
From Amaranth, by Buck Val
ley: Lashley, and Mann, to Han
cock (Md.), 1925 miles and back,
six times week. Leave Amar.
anth daily, except Sunday, at q
30 a. m: arrive at Hancock by 12
m; leave Hancock daily, except
Sunday, at 2:3O p. m.; arrive at
Amaranth by Z p. r.. Bond re-
quired with bid, $1,000. Present
contract pay, s 397.51.
From Bigcove Tannery, by
Dickeys Mountain and Plumrun,
to Hancock (Md), II miles and
back, six times week. Leave
Bigcove Tannery daily, except
Sunday, at 7;3O a. m; arrive at
Hancock by 1890 p. M; leave
Hancock daily, except Sunday,
at 2:30 p. M; arrive at Bigcove
Tannery by 7:3O p. M. Bond re
quired with bid, $l,1OO. Present
contract pay, 1913.
From Bigcove Tannery, by
Webster Mills and Cito, to Nc
Connellsburg, 9 miles and back
six times a week. Leave Big
cove Tannery daily, except Sun
day, at 9 q. M; arrive at McCon'
nellsburg by 12 M; leave McCon
nellsburg daily, except Sunday
at 3 p. M; arrive at Bigcove Tan
merry by 6 p. M. Bond required
with bid, $500. Present con
tract pay, $l52.9S.
From Burnt Cabins, by For
Littleton and Hustontown, to Har
risonville, Is miles aud back, 81,
times a week. Leave Burnt Cab
ins daily, except Sunday, at z u
m. arrive at Harrisonville by /:
m. leave Harrisonville daily, ex
cept Sunday, at 2:30p. m; arrive
at Fort Littleton in 38 hours
leave Fort Llttleton daily, excep
Sunday, on receipt of mail from
; McConnellsburg (due 5:45 p. m.
,, but not later than $40 p. M; ar
: rive at Burnt Cabins in II hours
Bond required with bid, $1,000
Present contract pay, $2s5. "a.
, From Fort Littleton, by Knobs
, vile, to McConnellsburg, 10 mile'
and back, six times a week
!, Leave Fort L,ttleton daily, ex
!. cept Sunday, at $50 a. M; arrlv
at McConnellsburg by 1l;30 a. m.
, leave McConnellsburg daily, ex
cept Sunday, at 2:45 p. M; arriv
at Fort Littleton by 5:45 p. IN
Bond required with bid, 5000
|, Present contract pay, $2l6.
: From Fort Llttl atom, by Clear
= ridge, Maddensville, and Mead
owgap, to Orbisonia, 1926 mile
4 and back, six times a week
. Leave Fort Llttleton daily, excep
0 Sunday, at $50 a. M; arrive a
Q Orbisonia by IL M; leave Orbis
!. onia daily, except Sunday, at
!. p. M; arrive at Fort Littleton b
|. $50 p. IN. Bond required wit
bid, $1,000. Present contrac
pay, $393.42.
From Gem to Bigcove Tannery
miles and back, SIX times
week. Leave Gem daily, excep
I Sunday, ut 9 a m; arrive at Big
> cove Tannery by 7:l5 a IN; leav
;, Bigcove Tannery daily, excep