Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-11-01
Bids for Carrying the Mail.

F. NJ. Burr of Washington. ID. c., rep
resenting the second assistant post
master general. was in the city, Tuesday
this week. looking up the department
business in connection with the various
mail routes of the county and the mail
carrying.over same. which is to be let by
bid December 5th, 1905. The new law
shuts out all outsiders ndssallows only
those residing on or contiguous to the
route" to bid on the business The con-
tract is made for..four years.
Following is the advertised call for
bids and the conditions governing same
Proposals will be received at the office
of the second assistant postmaster gen
eral, postoffice department, until Ago
p, M. of December 5. 1905. for carrying
the mails Of the United States on the
routes in the State of Washington from
July /. 1906. to June 30, 1910. De-
cis,sions announced on or before
February l, 1906 Contracts to be exc
cuted and filed in the department within
sixty avs after the date OF the accept.
ance of bids.
No bids submitted under this adver-
tisement shall be considered unless the
bidder sh all agree in his''bid that In the
event of the service being awarded to
him he will give his personal supervision
to the performance of the same, and will
reside on or contiguous to the route.
The words ION or contiguous to the
route as used in this section, are to be
meaning within the territory regularly
served by postottice on the'route
A contractor who shalt fail to give
his personal supervision to the per-
Torrance of the service or to reside on or
contiguous to his route. as agreed may
expect to be declared a failing con-
tractor. and that the service will be re-
let, and he and his sureties held liable
for any damage that may be suffered
thereby.
No contract for carrying the mail will
be made with any person who has
entered or proposed to enter into any
combination to prevent the making of
any bid for carrying the mall or who
has made any agreement, or given or
performed, or promised to give or per-
form, any consideration whatever to in
duce any other person not to bid for any
such contract.
Information relative to schedule dis
lance, and number of trips, can be OBJ
tanned at the initial and terminal post
offices of each route
Routes to be covered in Adams county
are as follows:-
Route No. 7II74-Petersburg to New
land, bond $500. present pay $500.
Route No. 7I,32-Griffith to Ritzville.
bond 81 900, present pay s43o.
Route No 7I233-Ritzvlle to Fletcher.
bond $4,000, present pay $1,000
Route No. 7I24-Ritzvillc to Lantz.
bond sI.Ioo, present pay $40.
Route No. 7I235-Ritzville to Memo,
bond 500, present pay $3.50.
Route No. 7i,3o- Hatton to Delight,
bond $500, present pay s3o8 SIS.
Route No. 7I237--Hatton to Othello.
bond ST. oo present pay $3.50
Route No. 7i23S- Weber to Lind. bond
sI,2oo. present pay s525.
The crops OF this season have re
turned to one Eastern Washington
farmer the first cost of his entire farm
and lett money in the bank. Such 10
the story that comes from the Palouse
Republic. Four years ago the farmer
bought 100 acres of wheat land. The
purchase price aggregated $3.50.
This year he harvested and sold
l,344 sacks OF wheat 600 sacks OF oats
and fifty tons OF hay, from that quar-
ter section. The combined crop re.
turned 1880 so in cash, leaving
$llU so as a balance over the original
sale price OF the farm.