The Washington union., 1857-05-15
overland Mail Route to California.
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Overland Mail Route to California.
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April 20 1857.
A N ACT Of Congress, approved 3D. March, 1857,
making appropriations service Depart
for the fiscal year ending soth June 1855 provides
the entire letter mail from such
Francisco in the sao Of California years
ing three hundred thousand dollars per annSm for monthly four
sand dollars for semi weekly service TO bo performed semi monthly
weekly scniwee at the option of the Postmaster General
src IL That tho contract shall the be
formed with good four coaches spring wagons suitable for
the OF well the safety and security the
r. contractor shall have the right pre- ompon to
three hundred and twenty Of land not then disposed Of or
at each point for station to be than
ten miles from each othe and provided that mineral land shall BIO
sr is That the said service shall be performed within twenty Ave
po,nae General shall he satisfied Of the ability and dpo,p Of
parties good hh perform the said contract
and shall require good and sufficient security for the performance Of
Proposals viii accordingly received at the Contract once Of tho
Post Office Department until of the LIST day Of June 1857 for
conveying mails undor the provisions of
points pose 70 be emsras lie roas and Se "s
wise designate Its nearly practicable.
separate proposals arc invited for semi rny seky and semi
decision upon proposals win
master General shall be satisfied Of the ability and disposition Of the
saee Il % 20 be eseeaed H wh soo and un srees no,
tho contract shall BE- executed with VII like good security The
General aud the service must within twelve months
the date Of such contract
Form Of Proposal
of propose 70 convey tho en enre letter mail for ne srs s
Of six years from the date specified e contract for
Francisco California agreeably Postmaster
General Of The 10th April 1857 in good four horse coaches spring
safety and security Of the malls ohty each way
~ = ''N N'' = '''' sum 2 csasaJ sssi.
Form Of a Guaramo
Tho undersigned, residing ------, State of ----- nm
Ike The
from on the Mississippi river 70 San Francisco, canfor
qued by the Postmaster General ener into necessary obsa
% 2, g perform ss Win geoa and uacie
sinasi BY 0uarauo under te 27M tion he Of Congress g July
Dated Cigncd by two guarantors)
Form ef Certificate ta
The undersigned, postmaster of -, State of ------
cer,aes under 4. ea ges tina. he acquainted with the
Dated eqgnedl
INSTRUCTIONS,
oaaiaig Incorporated tie contracts 10 the e ae
department may deem
No will be made for trips performed;
omissions no, explained three times tho Of the
ormancc inferior that specified in the contract For
importance mail may made
For leaving behind Or throwing OF the mails portion of
up running express conveying intelligence in advance mall
imposed unless the delinquency be promptly and
satisfactorily explained by certificates Of the aavts
rcctng into post Office for suffer
s q injured roSosa sI Or @ %aas aaa r rs sfa
sing after deman 70 convey the mail frequently tho
The Postmaster General repeated fail
sons The for refusing se 70 discharge aMs Sp
without Tasa Ss s o By q p, s e g 81 or The
express as aforesaid Or for transporting persons packages convey
bid received aver ,he last day and named wiou, tho
guarantee rcaued BY law cannot be considered competition
ghe route the the yearly the
member Of firm where company o should distinctly stated
Altered bids should not be submitted should bids
Each e Sns Se guaranteed by persons
y we postmaster General General guarantees cannot bo
admitted e bid and guarantee should be aei plainly with the full
department reserves tho right to reject any bid which may
be deemed eSrayagant and also the bids Of failing contractors and
10 Tho should scaled supescribed "a proposals for over
land Iou.o 70 California addressed second Assistant Postmaster
IL modification terms tantamount
composition, receiving bids
Or ss' 70 ss noanr spsn aS @ z ss @ u
Gent responsby and all bidders gaarantors and dis
Tor The service proposed for N the accepted bids their legal liabilities
persons known at the department mu
4 Ss s anS Mna % Of Their sum
an must be signed BY postmaster by Judge Of
Tho attention bidders suaranos surees &c., directed to
scs = 4, March O. 1895 REQUIRING contractor, to
Sec a. Act March 1898
hsc af Ac Of July q 1876 liabilities q giarantors.
See "a q July 1855, authorizing bids Of failing
| he rejected,
s "a A July 1885, relation combinations amongst
April a. Isos Congress
1s25 provides that no postmaster assistant
pemaser o. cierk ~ pol ohce, shall be contractor
sc Act d March q 1875, provides that other than
white maie person shall no employed In carrying mall
The Postmaster wll right
ne cspsc made under the above ae, whenever he shall
cover ss, ,hc part Of a. offered for sale the Market
ta the d prruation no viii
transfer d the whole
les qualified h onsn, tho original
/ carry the into succcana operation. g
AARON v, BROWN,
Az ql-~aaWtlsttuhcf Postmaster General
United states Mail
VERMONT.