Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-02
Miscellaneous.
OVERLAND MAIL ROUTE TO
~ CALIFORNIA.
Posr OFrrcE DKpARrMENr

ing appropriations for the service Of the Post Office
Department 9P for the fiscal year ending Soth june
Sec. 10. That the Postmaster General be and he
Of the entire letter mail from such point on the Mis-
sssppl river as the contIactors may select to San
at a cost not exceeding three hundred Thousand
dollars per annum for semi msnthly,, four hundred
drod thousand dollars for semiweekIy service to be
performed sepi,monthy, weekly, or semi-weekly,
SEQ. IL. That the contract shall require the ser
vice to be performed with good fonr-horse coaches
sengers as well as the safety and security fthe
Sec. r. That the contractor shall have the right
of emption three hundred and twenty acres of
any land not then disposed Of or reserved at each
ten miles from each other and provided that no
minsral land a I shall Be thus pIe-emptsdii .
within twenty tive days for each TRIP; and that, be
fore entering ints such contract. the Postmaster
ton ofthe patiss bona tds and IL good faith to per
the service t3 within twelve months after
Proposals will accordingly be received at the Con-
tract Office Of the Post Office Depastmsn until Sp
Of the Above s
Besides the starting point on the Mississippi river,
@ be- T m tb Inc rdn nnS
ITS course as nearly rs practicable.
wsk and trps each
made e Ss tho "eEsd NIL be
Of the ability and disposition of tho parties in good
faith to perform the contract.
cent snrcties, that the contract shall be executed
with like good security, whenever the contractor or
and Se Serves VI sG 80 ey
within twelve months after the date Of such contract
Form Of Proposal. -
to the en9e eer state a ,Se er
years, from the date specified in the contract for
commencing seTylce, from =, on the Mississippi
to the advertisement Of the Postmsster GeneraI Of
the goth April, 1857 in good fonrho coaches or
sengers, as we'll as the safety and security of the
mails, semt monthly. each way, for the annual sum
| nual sum Of - dollars.
Dated. Form Of Gra,au,s. 'sisned9
The undersigned, residing at - State Of, un-
ma" on the route from the Mississippi ryer
by tho Fostmaster General, the
obgaton to perform the service proposed, with good
THIS tcs DO understanding distinctly the obIisa-
- 2th section Of me act Of Cons1sss Of July :,
Dated. (Signed by two guarautors)
Form Of Certificate.
%"a Ss Saf OF Ss Of
acquainted with the above guarantor., and knows
their guarantee.
Dated. (Signed)
INSTRUCTIONS,
consainins eond'tions 20 Be iseo,ro,ated in the
contracts to the s.,s" at ths Department may
I; No pay will be made for trips not performed !;
Planned three mss he paT Of the pn "y Ss
Quoted Deductions will also I've ordered for grade
tract For donqaenc,ss Of the Kind herein
epecIhed enlarged penalties, proportioned TO the
uIs thereof and the Importance Of the mail. may be
T. For leaving behind or throwing of the mails, or
any portion Of them, for the of passengers,
or for being concerned in setting UP ruRning
press ing lntelllxe1os in advance OF the MAIL
Fines will be imposed. unless the delinquency be
promptly and satisfactorily planned by certificates
persons for failing to arrve in contract time for
neglecting to take the mail from or delivering it
shltabeness Of the place manner Of carrying il to
bewet, injured. destroyed. robbed, lost and for
auently the contractor runs or is concerned in
running coach on the route.
for repeated failures to run agreeaby To CONTRACT for
violating the post office laws, disobeying the in
structons oil tho Department.; Tor refusing to dis
charge carrier when required by the Department to
90 SO; fer ASSIGNING the contract without the assent
OF the Postmaster Genera for running express
or GI nn s or
s. A bid received after the last tay and hour named
or without the guarantee required by law cannot be
considered IN competition with regular proposal
s. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the
Office address, and those of each member Oftho rm
where company Offers should be distinctly stated;
nd nsred bids should not be submitted nor should
g. Each bad must be guaranteed by two or moro re-
General. General guarantees cannot be admitted
The bid and guarantee Shoud be Signsd plainly with
g. The Department reserves tho right to reject any
bid which may be deemed extravagant, and also tho
10. The bid should be sealed snperscribed "srail
Proposals for overland route to California; address
e ee second Assistant Postmaster General" Con-
II. modification of bid in any Of it's essential
celved; to interfere with regular competition
! after the last hour set for receiving bids.
sulhcency Of guarantors as suIeties without know
ing that they persons of sufficient responsibilities
and all bidders, guarantors, and suret distinct
y notified that failure to enter into or perform
the contracts for the service proposed for IN the
Is. Present contractors and persons known q. tho
antors and certificates of their suficency substan-
tally IN the forms above prescribed. The certificates
OF s4Icsncy must pc signed by postmaster, or by
The attention of bidders, guarantors, surelies &c.
sec2. Act Of March 8, is25, requiring contractors,
Sec ii. Act of March ), 1885, in relation to failure
to enter into contract.
Sec q. Act Of July e. 1886 liabilities of gunrsntors
Sec o. An act of July 2, 1886, IN relation to combi
Act of ApriI2l, lan, provides that member of
Congress can be n contractor.
Sec AZ An act of March 3, 1925, provides that no
poslinater assistant postmaster, clerk in post
Office shall be n contractor.
Sec l. Act of March 5, las, provides that no other
thar a free white male person shall be employed in
carrying the mail. -
III The Postmaster General will reserve to him
self the annullng any contract made under the
above act whenever he shall discover that the same
or any part Of it, is offered for sale in the market for
the purpose of speculation and he will. in no case
sanction transfer Of the same in whole or part.
H. RI IN Loss Ii toI
ms opinon than the original contractor to carry the
same into successful operation. -
| AARON v. BROWN,
ap S-TaWustJuno Postmaster General.
NEEM',AA IVA EXTENSIVE SUPPLY OF FUR
SUPERB GOODS, in great variety in new STILES
and novelties, adapted to the comfort and conveni-
cles, which will be found the cheapest and best OF
the,I kind ever offered in this market.
In TABLE LINENS, we have
IA by l24 to 1874 by 1874 Belgian double Satin Dam