Halstead v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporter's statement of the case: The act of August 24, 1912, section 8, 37 Stat., 557-559, brought within the definition of fourth-class mail matter a large amount of matter of a character which had theretofore been carried only by express companies, and increased the limit of weight of fourth-class matter from 4 to 11 pounds and empowered the Postmaster General still further to increase the weight. It also made a material reduction in the rates of postage.
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The Reporter's statement of the case: The act of August 24, 1912, section 8, 37 Stat., 557-559, brought within the definition of fourth-class mail matter a large amount of matter of a character which had theretofore been carried only by express companies, and increased the limit of weight of fourth-class matter from 4 to 11 pounds and empowered the Postmaster General still further to increase the weight. It also made a material reduction in the rates of postage. With a view of affording contractors under existing contracts equitable compensation for this adoption of a new and altogether…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, Chief Justice
The plaintiff had a contract for handling the mails, in what is known as regulation screen wagons, for the period beginning July 1, 1911, and ending June 30, 1915, on route No. 437009, at Owosso, Mich. Mail service of this kind is let to the lowest bidder, after advertisement by the Post Office Department, calling for proposals. The annual compensation stated in plaintiff’s contract was $1,200. During the term of the contract, Congress passed the act of August 24, 1912, establishing the Parcel Post System, 37 Stat., 558. Among the provisions of that act is the following:
“ The Postmaster…
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