The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-29

Coiay Generals oDGen George Gibson, commissary gen
assistant Captain D. l. Simpson, SIX clerks and one mescn
ger
suo Generals 0GceGen. lawson surgeon general
assistants, Wood and r. G. X Wood three clerks
Ee General Joseph 1oien. chief engineer; assistant
| Captain H. G. Wright; hyo clerks and one messenger
7s,paphioaI BuroauCol OF he corps;
sistahi Captain woodruff clerks and
Col H. R. Craig colonel of ordinances assistant
Capt VIM. aynater; eight clerks and one messenger
Overland Mail Route to California.
ror oSna prsAnpssr,
| n ACT of Congress, approved Sd March, 1887,
IA appropriations for tho Of the Post Once Depart
ment for the lscsl ending aoth June 1858 provides
lied for the tho entire letter mail from such
point on the Mississippi river The contractors may selcs. @ tan
ing three hundred thousand dollars for semi monthly four
semwccly service performed semi monthly
weekly semi weekly at the option Of the Postmaster General
shall require tho service 10 be
spring Suitable for
c conveyance Of passengers as wen as the safety and security the
T. right pe cmption
three hundred land not then disposed OF
each point for station not 10 be nearer than
miles from each Others and provided that no mineral land al be
sFc is That
Postmaster General shall ho satisfied Of tho ability and disposition Of
op a pa reo@re odre e soea anu aua s security for the q
the the service commence within twelve months after the sign
Proposals accordingly occ Of the
Pos, oes % rn 3 3 m q the l Is day Of june 1857 Tor
Besides the artng point Mississippi river
points proposed be n the route and other
separate proposals invited for semi monthly y and semi
decision offered win be made after the Post
General l be satisfied Of the ability and disposition of the
parties in good faith to perform the contract,
be executed viii, good and sufficient snecs that
contractor contractors shall b required 70 DO so by the Postmaster
General and the service must within twelve months after
the date Of such contract
Fbrm Of Proposal,
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convey DC snFe ,st,sr msl q o. term
service from - on The sssissipri river BY - to sat
California the o The Postmaster
wagons suitable for the OF passenger well the
sum Of dollars; eeliy each way for
Dated. Csigned)
dcrako that the foregoing bid for carrying the mail on the route
accepted By tho General the bidder shall re-
qed Postmaster General enter into the obg
s,ni BY 0naranto under the 2T seti @ the act Congress Of July
Dated cigncd by two guarantors.)
Fbrn y Certificate.
Tho undersigned, postmaster Of .-- State Of ---,
guaranors properly,
Dated. Gsgned)
/ INSTRUCTIONS,
Co'Hdthug 'c"pdsu W eofUuS 10 TIE een
department may DEEM proper
No will be made for trips peomod and for each Of such
may IL ueea Dsduon wi also be ordered for grade Of per
inferior that specified the contract For repeated del
10 the nature thereof importance mail may
For leaving behind or throwing oil m the mails any p1on o.
conveying intelligence advance Of the mail
viii imposed the delinquency promptly and
as By s . q % of 'I9 @a @ n
geg take the mail from deliver nto post Offices for suffer
rng h be injured destroyed robbed lost and for rcu
after demand the mail frequently the contractor
runs, concerned in running, coach the route
The Postmaster General annu the contract for repeated fail
dsobeysg department. refusing discharge
carrier when required BY the TO DO so for assigning the
express aforesaid transporting packages
s. bid received after The day named
required by bo considered competition with
! regular proposal reasonable in amount
The the service the the and residence Of
member Of firm where company offers should distinctly
Altered bids should bc submitted should bids sub
Each bid be guaranteed BY two responsible
admitted The bid and should be signed plainly will. the full
The earten reserves the right to reject any bid which
extravagnt and also the bids Of falling contractors and
10 The bid sealed supcrscrbcd proposals
land to CALIFORNIA; addressed Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
IL mnceon Of bid in Us essential terms i annmoant
a be interfere with
competition, the last hour set for receiving bids.
~ Postmaser to bc careful not 70 certify tho sufccncy
responsibility and all bidders gantors and sureties dis
ny notified that on failure 70 enter n'o & or perform ne Gonne
| win be enforced against them.
known the
equally with others and certificates Of their suf
cheney substantially the forms above prescribed The certificates Of
sufenc must be signed by postmaster or by Judge OF court OF
record
Sec 4 1925 requiring contractors carriers,
Sec a. March 1925 failure
Sec ~ Act Of July O. 1896 liabilities OF guarantors