The Washington union., 1857-05-28

i c. Wood and h. q. Wood; thfee cerh+
Engineer oGeneral Joseph ro,n, chief engineer assistant
! Captain H. q. Wright; hve clerks and messenger
Typographical BuyeaaCoL j. Albert colonel Of the corps as
Ordnance B~eco Craig, colonel Of ordinances assistant
Capt VIM naynadieri eight clerks and one meSsenGer
Overland Mail Route to California.
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/ An ACT of Congress, approved Sd March, 1857
sns l TO- That ne postmaster General BE- and he hereby
d contract for the the entire letter mail from such
Fpanco IN The sla;s caarn for six years
rs an @ asaa % for or ~es *
and dollars for ss%wessy service i be Ss s sasa
"s IL That the shah require The service % be per
Or pssengs ~ the safety and security Of ihe
asnc IL That the contractor shal the right
three hundred and twenty q any land NOT then disposed o. o.
miles from each ohcr and provided that no mineral land shall be
sEc ia Thai service performed within aye
days for each Trip and that ssars entering m % into aeh sn 1s
The parties bono s and in good h % perform ths SAID contract
h ana @ snan ,elsr e s ann h e ~ ma ihe sign
Proposals accordingly once Of the
Post Office department until p M q the is day Of june 1897 o
Besides the starting point the Mississippi river viii
Intermediate points proposed to be N the route ana
Separate proposals invited for sni monthly eeey and Sf
The decision upon proposals the Post
General shall be satisfied Of the ability and disposition Of the
guarantee executed good sufficient uretos that
Or shall be required do 20 BY the
General and the service must commence within twelve months ae
4 FIRM er Prep~ai
propose convey the letter mail for he term
g " the dse an ne peSe = 4s m @
Francisco California the Of the Postmaster
suitable for the Of passengers well as The
am ag anu grs 's % each w%y for ,hs annual sum o
Dated. eagned)
bid for carrying the mail the route
MA be accepted by
qurcd by the Postmaster General into the ebg
udaniig dtialy ae elipain ena lta,saie
san,d BY 0yaos under Tho 27 section the act @ Congress 9Jmy
Datcd. eagned by two grarantors)
Fbrp gf Certificate.
Tho an.srg1a ] % % " ] IN, no s with the above
gaantors them property and able 10 make
/ S'o Dated signcd)
i INSTRUCTIONS
Cnauiao conditions b incorporated tic
/ department may dorm TuorT.
No VIII be made for trips performed and for each :. such
Deductions will aso be ordered for grade Of
qnncs The specified enlarged penalties propoond
the thereof and the q the mail may be made
them for tho admission Or for being in setting
running express conveying intelligence the mall
s. Fines viii bo imposed delinquency promptly
satisfactorily explained by certificates Of postmaster the siavs
other credible failing TO arrive in contract e; for ne
ing lowing the unsuabeness Of the place manner OF car
ps y 70 eS G p e s % n shs
runs, concerned in running coach on the route
oyn S 20 nun @ ~ @ for refsns to discharge
the the Postmaster Gencral for running
ing nnilabic matter Q the mail
day and hour named without the
required by law cannot he considered in competition with
regular proposal reasonable in amount
the ber Chat IS hs usual post oce address, and those each
Altered is should not be- submitted nor should bids once sub
satisfactory General General guarantees cannot be
admitted The bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with the full
O. department right bid which may
be and also the bids OF falling contractors and
bidders.
California addressed Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
IL modincaion Of bid any Of essential terms
bid and cannot be received as to interfere with regular
IL Postasters certify sufcicncy
surces without knowing that they persons Of sum
responsibility all bidders and sureies dis
ncy notified that failure to enter into Or perform the contracts
Present and persons known a the department must
equally others procure and certificates Of their sum
cheney substantially the forms above prescribed The certificates Of
:,
The bidders guaantors sureics directed to the
following laws viz
Sec requiring
be
Sec 1895 relation to failure to into
Sec a. Act Of July Q 1896 liabilities Of guarantors
a. Act Of July 1885, authorizing bids failing contractors to
be rejected.
Sec July p 1885, combinations bid
ders.
Act Of April a. 1905 provides Congress
March g. 1925 provides that postmaster assistant
postmaster post Office shall be q contractor
March g. 1925 provides that other than free
person shall be employed in carrying the mail.
will himself the right annul
ling he shall
that the OF IT, offered for sale in the market
speculation he will
transfer whole assignee
qualified his opinion than the original
| carry the into successful operation
AARON " BROWN,
p21-3awt1stJunet Postmaster General
BANKING HOUSE cIiUBB BROTHERS,
Washington, january 1, 1857
TOHN D. BARROW and HENRY HOLMES are
81 this admitted partners the Banking House