Star-route Contracts. Hearings Before a Subcommittee...on H.R. 2270, H.R. 4408, Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 10, 11, 1937. (75-1). |
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... cost of temporary service rendered necessary by reason of the failure of any accepted bidder or applicant for renewal of con- tract to enter into contract or a contractor to perform service shall be charged to such bidder , applicant ...
... cost of temporary service rendered necessary by reason of the failure of any accepted bidder or applicant for renewal of con- tract to enter into contract or a contractor to perform service shall be charged to such bidder , applicant ...
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... cost this would entail ? Mr. COLE . No ; we have just finished tabulating the bids on all routes in the first contract section . The first contract section in- cludes the States of Maine , New Hampshire , Vermont , Massachu- setts ...
... cost this would entail ? Mr. COLE . No ; we have just finished tabulating the bids on all routes in the first contract section . The first contract section in- cludes the States of Maine , New Hampshire , Vermont , Massachu- setts ...
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... cost of equipment and operation of the equipment , is about the same to one bidder as it is to another , and that practically the only difference in cost of the service is the price of labor ? If I had a Ford car and you had a Ford car ...
... cost of equipment and operation of the equipment , is about the same to one bidder as it is to another , and that practically the only difference in cost of the service is the price of labor ? If I had a Ford car and you had a Ford car ...
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... cost of operation considerably . " Following that , several such cases are cited . So that , after all , it does resolve itself into a question of efficient operation of a route . One man could contract to carry a route and make money ...
... cost of operation considerably . " Following that , several such cases are cited . So that , after all , it does resolve itself into a question of efficient operation of a route . One man could contract to carry a route and make money ...
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... cost him to operate a route , if he has investigated the conditions properly . Moreover , a bidder knows the value of his own services . Some of these carriers claim that they made mistakes in estimating costs of operation ; some of ...
... cost him to operate a route , if he has investigated the conditions properly . Moreover , a bidder knows the value of his own services . Some of these carriers claim that they made mistakes in estimating costs of operation ; some of ...
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30 days 4-year intervals ACKERMAN additional service adver advertisement allow extra pay amount applicant for renewal ask for bids asso August 11 average bill bond BOWEN Budget BURCH Bureau carrying the mail Chairman civil service CLUETT COLE compensation Congress Connecticut contract section contract term contracts at 4-year counties traversed Delaware destruction of bridges detours discontinuance of ferries enacted into law evidence and testimony FRANK CARLSON Gainesville gentlemen glad HAINES Hampshire HAROLD CLUETT hear HILDEBRANDT House of Representatives JENKS Jersey KOPPLEMANN LUCKEY Maryland November 16 OFFICE AND POST Post Office Department POST ROADS post-office inspector postal laws Present contractor President readvertised regulations rendered satisfactory service renewal of contracts renewal of star-route Revised Statutes Rhode Island Route Carriers Rural Free Delivery service rendered star star-route carriers star-route contracts Statement showing subcommittee successful bidders survey TAYLOR title 39 tract Vermont West Virginia
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Page 1 - No proposal for a contract for star-route service shall be considered unless the bidder is a legal resident of the county or counties traversed by the roads over which the mails are to be carried, or a legal resident within the counties adjoining such county or counties; except that proposals for carrying the mail tendered by firms, companies, or corporations shall be considered: Provided...