Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1911 — Bids Asked Again for Job Of Carrying Mail in Benssaelaer. [ARTICLE]

Bids Asked Again for Job Of Carrying Mail in Benssaelaer.

The postoffice department is again asking for bids for carrying the mails between the postoffice and the depot in Rensselaer. Tommy O'Meara, the present carrier, has resigned. This job requires trips between the postoffice and the depot to practically all trains from 4:30 o’clock in the morning to 8 o’clock at night. The job has recently been let for about *2OO a year and Mr. O’Meara’s price was only about >25 per month. The contractor needs a horse and the job should bring not less than *SO per month, while 175 would be nearer a proper figure. A rural route carrier gets that much and his hours are much less confining and his work not so hard.