The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-05-27
Mail Messenger Service

Sealed proposals tor carrying the United
States Mails Gncluding parcel post mails)
on Messenger Route No. 201I3O, between
the Post Office at Belfast, Maine, and
Maine Central R. n. route No. 10l7t9
(old route No. 1O151D each way as often
as required will be received by the POST
master until May go, 1920.
This service will not be let for stated
period, and no written contract with bond
is required.
The service will be subject to all the
postal laws and regulations applicable
thereto; and deductions will be made
from the pay of the mail messenger for
failure to properly provide for the per
Torrance of the service, and fines will
be imposed for other delinquencies.
Persons bidding must be not under six
teen years of age and suitable to be in
trusted with the care and custody of the
mails.
The accepted bidder will be expected to
provide for the performance of the service
at the compensation stated in the order
designating him as mail messenger until
his employment is terminated by proper
notice or order from this office; he will
also be required to take the oath pre-
scribed by law
Proposals must be made at per annum
rate for all service required, and persons
wishing to bid should inform themselves
of the amount and character of the ser
vice; and the accepted bidder under this
advertisement will be required to perform,
without additional compensation, all trips
now required and any that may hereafter
become necessary between the points
named above.
The mail messenger may resign at any
time by filing with the postmaster writ
ten notice addressed to the First Assistant
Postmaster General, Division of Post Of
flee Service, forty-fve days before the
time he intends to cease service.
Section 1884, Postal Laws and Regula-
tions of 1918:
l. Mail messengers shall receive the
mail from and deliver it into the post
office, mail cars, and on board steam
boats when such cars or boats are acces
sible. When cars or boats are not access
sible mails shall be delivered to the rail-
road or steamboat employees at nearest
accessible point. The service shall be
performed in accordance with the sched-
ules of arrivals and departures prescribed
Dy the postmaster.
2. The mail messenger shall guard the
pouches and sacks in his custody from
theft or injury, and shall obey all orders
and regulations or special instructions
from the Post Office Department or the
postmaster affecting the messenger ser
vice.
3. Where the pouch is hung on mail
crane, either during the day or night, the
mail messenger shall remain near the
crane until the pouch is caught by the
mail train. If there is a failure to catch
the pouch it shall be taken back to the
post office.
Mail messengers will be paid monthly
by the postmaster as soon after the close
of each month as their accounts can be
adju ted.
No more than a fair and reasona BILE
compensation will be allowed for this
service.
Postal clerks when in charge of mail
are entitled to ride with the mail mes
senger.
Blank bids may be secured from the
postmaster upon application therefor.
Proposals should be inclosed in a sealed
envelope marke Proposal for Mail Mes
senger Service on Route Number 2O1130, "
and the name of the bidder should be
written on the outside of the envelope,
and handed to the postmaster.
FIRST ASST POSTMASTER GEM