Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-20
DIRECT MAIL
FOR CHARLESTON
Government Has Called For
Bids to Establish New
Route
Charleston Bureau Evening ro,,ou

Ason nureau Evening Teller.
CHARLESTON, Wash, Nav %
er continued and untiring effort -.
part OF energetic Charleston ott,. Ing
working in connection with pon.11'
ter w. M. Clemenson, bids for tho
rying OF mail to and from the Nortl
ern Pacific depot in Lewiston d.,
TO and from Charleston have bee, 49,
ed Tor by G. v. L. Meyer, postmarta-
general at Washington.
Thirty days ago Postmaster clemar
son submitted six bids for tho rna,,
service to the postmaster panoro,
has been advised that it is naoosao-l
to make another call for bids hooa,,..
of the 1legality of these suhmittos
They did not technically conform to
the regulation form Heretofore .h~
1 mail has been carried to and fron,
Charleston by the Asotin stage line +hn
mail in this manner being sometimes
an hour late because of DELAYS AZ 49,
Lewiston office.
The circular which has been receiv.
ed by Postmaster Clemenson +hi.
morning says: SEALED proposals w,,,
be received at the office of the second,
assistant postmaster general mill,
/ June II, 1907, for carrying the TTnitaa.
/ States mails for the term from JULY I
! 1907, to June 80, 1910, on the follow.
!, ing described Notwithstanding the da.
posting and collecting of mails along
the route-by the schedule stated, or
such other schedule of Ike running
4 time as the postmaster general NAV
prescribe.
| From C'arkston to Lewiston rail-.
road station, / Lewiston Idaho, ITO
miles and back, 30 times a week; Lew
iston to be supplied on one round trip
seven times a week
i Leave Charleston dailp except Sun
day at S:35 a. M, 1.15 p. m, and $3.50
p. m.
Arrive at Lewiston railroad station
BY s:15 a. M. 1:45 p. m. and 900 p. m.
Leave Lewiston railroad station
daily, except Sunday, on receipt Of
mail from 1880 a. m, 1915 a. m. and
1920 p. m. trains, but not later than
8:I5 a. M, 1850 a. m. and 4:30 p. m.
Arrive at Charleston in 80 minutes
Leave Charleston Sunday at 1885 a..
m. and $3.50 p. m.
Arrive at Lewiston railroad station
by 9:05 a. m. and 900 p. m.
i Leave Lewiston railroad station Sun
day on receipt Of mail from 1880 and
$3.50 p. m, but not later than $3.50 a..
m. and 1870 p. m. Arrive at Charleston
4 IN so minutes
Bond required with bid $1,8oO0O.
"No bid submitted under this adj
vertisement will be considered unless
the bidder shall agree in his bid that;
in the event of the service being.
awarded 10 him he fwll give his per-
sona1 supervision to the performances
Of the same, and will reside on or con-
| tiguous to the route.
i Each proposal should be sent in
sealed envelope address: Second as
slstant postmaster general, Washing
ton. d. c.. and superscribed Mail Pro-
| posal, Route from ........ to........r
State of ........, Bulletin advertise
ment"
Postmaster Clemenson states thar
now that the service is definitely de-
cided upon. the return Of bids and the
letting of the contract should not De
| later than two months hence.
Charleston News Notes.
Guy Yount will leave Charleston to-
morrow morning for Spokane where
he has accetped position in the onices
of the y. L Case Harvester company.
Councilman e. r. Stephens has re-
turned from Ely. Nevada, where ne ~.
tended the last illness and death %
his son.
Miss Alice Tennesen left this morn-
ang for a short visit at Kendrick. sac
will leave Kendrick for her nome %
Cheney to spend the summer. 49,.
H q. Gilbert left on the boat thi''
morning for Riparia.
A. o. Burnett has gone to Iaov ~
on d visit t4i14alt-9l ~