Huse v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found bj? the court: I. On September 16, 1901, the Postmaster-General of the United States advertised for proposals for carrying mails in various cities, and among others, for screen-wagon, mail-messenger, transfer, and mail-station service at the city of Omaha, Nebr., on what is known as route No. 457005, for the period between July 1, 1902, and June 30, 1906. Said advertisement, omitting all…
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The Reporters’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found bj? the court: I. On September 16, 1901, the Postmaster-General of the United States advertised for proposals for carrying mails in various cities, and among others, for screen-wagon, mail-messenger, transfer, and mail-station service at the city of Omaha, Nebr., on what is known as route No. 457005, for the period between July 1, 1902, and June 30, 1906. Said advertisement, omitting all cities therein named except Omaha, Nebr., was as follows: (Here insert in case of appeal.) II. The Instructions to…
1Opinion of the Court
Peelle, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
This is a claim for extra or additional compensation for carrying the mails to and from the post-office and the Union Station at Omaha, Nebr., and for profits prevented by the cancellation of the mail contract between the Government and the claimant.
The advertisement for proposals recited, among other things, that proposals would be received for carrying the mails in the screen wagons prescribed by the department on the routes specified as “ screen-wagon, mail-messenger, transfer, and mail-station service ” in the city of Omaha, Nebr., ■being…
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