The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-10-21
NAIL CONTRACTS
SOON TO BE LET
LIST OF STAR ROUTES IN SAN
JUAN COUNTY
Length OF Routes, Frequency of Ser
vice and Present Rate of Pay and
Bonds Requ qu1red-Condtt1ons Under
Which New Contracts VIII BE Let.

Mr.. F. M. Burr, of Washington, D.
", special agent of the postofice de-
partment, was in town this week to
confer with Postmaster Hall and
others and ascertain what changes.
if any, are desired in the star route
mail service in this county, contracts
for which for the next four years will
soon be let, the contracts to run from
July l, 1906 to June 80, 1910, propos-
as to be received at the office of the
second assistant postmaster-ge general
until 4:3O p. m. of December 5.
The routes now established in this
county and for service upon which
bids have been called for, together
with the present rate of pay and
bonds required, are as follows:
No. 7,O67, Anocortes to Bel ingham
Present annual pay, 81, 2,33O5O; bond, Sc, 900
Service tri-weekly; distance lO3.25 miles.
No. 7l,074, Port Townsend to Belling-
ham. Present pay, 50. 7Os. .7s; bond. $40, 600
Service tri-weekly; distance III miles. Qf
steamer on this route runs through to
Seattle the contractor is required to carry
the mail from or for Bellingham and in
termediate points through from Port
| Townsend to Seattle and from Seattle to
Port Townsend without extra compensa-
| tion)
No. 7l,1O1, Friday Harbor to Roche
Harbor. Present pay, $342.70; bond, $500.
Service tri-weekly; distance 1l.5 miles.
No. T.lO2, Roche Harbor to Provost,
eight miles, twice a week. Present pay,
| $29S; bond, $500.
No. H,lO3, Waldron to Deer Harbor,
eight miles, twice a week. Present pay,
$299; bond, $500.
Mr.. Burr says it is the policy of the
department to eliminate spectators
in the letting Of star route mail con-
tracts and give the preference, SO far
as possible, to local bidders, personal
ly interested in the service. No bid
submitted will be considered unless
the bidder shall agree in his bid that
in the event of the service being
awarded to him he will give his per-
sonal supervision to the performance
of the same, and will reside on or
contiguous to the route. The words
Eson or contiguous to the route" are
to be construed as meaning within the
territory regularly served by post
office on the route.
A contractor who shall fail to give
his personal supervision to the per-
formance of the service, or to reside
on or contiguous to his route, as
agreed, may expect to be declared a
failing contractor, and that the ser
uice will be re-let, and he and his sure
tier beld liable for any damage that
may be suffered thereby.
All persons are cautioned not to al
low their names to be used as bidders
unless they intend to personally per-
form or supervise the service. Every
bidder is required to make oath that
the bid is made in good faith and with
the intention to enter into contract
to perform service in case said bid
shall be accepted. A person sub
scribing to such oath, but not intend
mo to enter into the business of car
rying the mail, either in person or by
an employee, is guilty of perjury and
is subject to the penalties pr fescribed
for such offense.
In addition to carrying the mails to
the various postoffices the carrier on
each land route will be also required
To deliver mail into all boxes and hang
small bags or satchels containing mail
on csanes or posts that may be erect
ad alorn the route, and to collect mail
from boxes, and to collect the bags
| or eatchels from the cranes or posts.
A new and substantial sidewalk IN
front Of Churchlrs store is nice I'M
provement.
The barrel department OF the Fri
dav Harbor Lumber Company has
been kept very busy Of late filing or
dars for barrel stock for the Orcas
and cowell lime works on Orcas IS
lland and the Cowell works on the
west shore Of San Juan.