Union Transfer Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters' statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. On the 15th day of September, 1888, the Postmaster-General caused to be published an advertisement inviting proposals for the performance of the mail-messenger, transfer, and mail-station service in the city of Philadelphia, on mail route known as No. 9206, for the period from the 1st of J uly, 1889, to the 30th of June, 1893, as shown in Exhibit A of the petition. •II.
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The Reporters' statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. On the 15th day of September, 1888, the Postmaster-General caused to be published an advertisement inviting proposals for the performance of the mail-messenger, transfer, and mail-station service in the city of Philadelphia, on mail route known as No. 9206, for the period from the 1st of J uly, 1889, to the 30th of June, 1893, as shown in Exhibit A of the petition. •II. The claimant submitted a bid, accompanied by the required bond and cash deposit, for the performance of the services…
1Opinion of the CourtWeldon, J.
In this proceeding the claimant seeks to recover compensation for the performance of certain service rendered by it for the defendants, incident to the execution of a contract made on the 10th day of January, 1889, between it and the defendants, for covered regulation wagon mail-messenger service, transfer, and mail-messenger service in the city of Philadelphia, Pa.
The contract was for the term of four years commencing on the 1st day of July, 1889, and terminating on the 30th of June, 1893.
It, among other matters, provides:
“ Witnesseth, That whereas, Union Transfer Co., Chas. E. Pugh, pres’t,…
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