The Washington union., 1857-04-22
overland Mail Route 20 California.

Overland Mail Route TO California.
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April 20, 1857
AN ACT of Congress, approved Sd March, 1857.
aen the year ending june 1855 provides;
contract M o I me Sa sers a s ns s ou
point on the Mississippi river the contractors select San
Ing thousand dollars per annum Tor nouy four
hundred and a thousand dollars for weekly six hundred ihcn
weekly o. sowcssy a he option q Ss fOs@ssr General
with sod 9s four ho coaches aa ssS o. % s e sS Per m
tho Of passengers well the safety security tho
THAI the right of pre- ernpOn to
reserved point necessary station not 10 be nearer han
Ten miles each other andprovded that shall Be
SIC service shall performed within twenty vs
Postmaster ability disposion or
@ uSa @ sos aaS aSa n sSos sf % M hs said
the same the service ocoinence within twelve oh after the sign
Proposals accordingly conae. once o the
s oes % a s1 9 % q tho Is. day e aa 1857 for
Bsdcs the starting point on tho Msp river bidders VIII
wise designate is course as nearly As practicable
Separate proposals invited for smiwsn uaesy and
The upon propsa be made a,er the POST
parties in good faith 70 perform the contract
The contract shah be- executed Win e good seurv whenever ~.
contractors shall be required
General aud tho service within
the date of such contract
Form ef Proposed
I, ----------, Of ------, county Of ------, STATE
Con, % soaSsy ssd hS 2 entire % letter 9 sr DE tern
,sryos from nn The Mp , river by = san
Of tho Goth April 1857 good four horse coaches spring
@ su es @ he @ sse rS ss % ss
a'ss ps,si semi ' each way for ne annual ' 2 1sssss sss,-
Fbm If cuayares.
The Undersigned residing at --, State Of -----,
acrto that T the foregoing 1 for CARRYING the mail The route
Ma be accepted BY tho Postmaster Genera e bidder shall mhs re-
S S % BY @ &c sifl s ai sf s
n i " de- s"sa" " m stg s% s s = Sss % s g ss ,s s = %
Dated. elsned sy two suaran.ors.,
Firm ef cs,saae,
eraes ,,n h ch office acquainted with tho above
gparnior ihe 70 be men Of property and able mako
s'Ie Dated esnea)
oo,saaing oc4daioas 10 J iaoorats in e oac
department may dcem proper.
No ray win be trips performed each or such
no, sfsctorly explained three times tho pay the TIP
deducted Deductions will also be ordered for grade o r
inferior a, specified in the conract For repeated dehn
q The kind herein ,pesass psns %
leaving behind throwing OF the malls portion q
them the adon Of passengers or being II setting
Tncs Viii be imposed unless delinquency promptly
credible contract
eccnr u tale tho mail from post Office;
u the place OF
sing alter demand convey frequently contractor
concerned in running acosch on tho route
ngreeby fur violating the post oince laws
the departments refusing dhafge
rrer Scn e1urcd department assigning tho
contract without tho running
transporting packages csnyey
lug maiabo OF the mail S
tho and hour named xthcut tbs
ruaranoe required BY competition wh
regular proposal reasonable Ia amount,
jepcan
th a his usual post office addrcss and those Of each
member where Offers should DO distinctly stated
Altered bds should submitted
rnjtled be withdrawn.
satisfactory TO the nes annot no