The Washington union., 1857-05-23

asss,ants Or. R. C. Dr G X. Wood three clerks
Eng oaoGeneral Joseph Toiien engineer assistant
Captain H. @. Wright nve clerks and ono messenger
Typographical BureauCo j. Albert, OF corps;
sstan Captain Woodruff clerks
Ordnance r. Craig colonel OF ordnance assistant
Capt Vim. Maynadler, eight clcrks and messenger
Overland Mail Route to California
rosr OFFICE n,rAFrnnsr,
! April 2o 1867.
| AN ACT of Congress, approved Sd March, 1857,
IA making appropriations Depart
ment for the asca ending ao,h June, 1888 provides
sed TO contract for the Of to
o. % p s @ s s 70. * ysa may ssss no @ n
ng three hundred thousand dollars cr annsn for semi four
sna dollars for for esty service &c performed seminonsb
wse r mi, @ q BE 0pS ss e he ss ~ T g
formed with good oarhoo coaches or spring wagons suitable for
the of passengers wei the safety and security the
right smpion
each point for station not 70 be tsp
ten miles from each oer and provided that no mineral land snail be
src 1a That the said service shall be performed twenty
General shall satisfied Of the ability and disposition Of
an p soSe aoo ann and n sue s security for he
the tho service within twelve months after the sign
Proposals accordingly once Of tho
os Ds nr Il. @ 3 B ms ns I s se e june 1887 FOR
besides the starting point the Mississippi river bidders viii name
points proposed DO T. the route and other
separate proposals invited for semi monthly ~oiy, and semi
mo decision proposals offered viii oo made after the Post,
General shall be satisfied Of the ability and disposition Of the
with good and sufficient sarecs that
shall with like security whenever tho
contractor contractors shall be required e do 50 by the Postmaster
Gec and the service must within twelve months AFTER
the date Of such contract
Form gf Proposal
l. --- Of -------, county -----,
Of propose to convey tho entire letter mail for the
service from on the Mississippi river by 10 san
Francisco California ageebly the advertisement Of tho Postmaster
rsoft
wagons tho conveyance passengers well the
sum q dollars ,eRiy each way for the annual sum Of
Dated Clsnod9
Fon cf a Guarantee
The undersigned, residing at ----- State --
derako that the foregoing bid for carrying the mail on Tho routo
s n BY s hs bidder Ss1s
qd by the Postmaster General into the obga
Ts ss d. asandng dsisoy e don and Iiasiais
sumsi oudranv, nnder he eth section Of e al Of Congress g Judy
Dated eigned by guarantors)
fbem d Certificate
Tho Undersigned postmaster Of f-----, State -----,
cerdncs d Office that acquainted the
Dated Gasned)
INSTRUCTIONS
Containing incorporated
department may dean prcfer.
will be made performed and for each Of such
a be dass VAIN ss for pay
forancs specified repeated
g Rs nd he Ss
For leaving behind 9, o. o. ~ the mails Or amy p0n O.
running express cenyyng intelligence advance the mail
Fines viii he imposed unless tho delinquency be promptly
Explained BY a q p Of a ms ap n
gecng take the mail from deliver into post Office for sunor
ryng h to wet injured destroyed robbed lost
sing after s0nysy the m Is - % the contractor
The Postmaster General may annu the contract or repeated fa
dsobeyg refusing discharge
ss % BY " @ 70 &C @ ss %
express or for persons or packages convey
day named, without
guarantees required by cannot be considered in competition with
The the service the yearly the name and residence Of
a company should distinctly
Altered bids should be snbncd should bids sub
Each bid must be guaranteed by two responsible
admitted The bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with the full
Of each person.
The the right to reject bid which
be and also the bids Of ing contractors and
TO- The sealed supcrscribed proposals
land California addressed Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
H. modification Of bid in Of t essential terms tananonn
Competition ae the last hour receiving Sd
II postmas'ers % be careful not to certify the ncienc
responsibility and all bidders guarantors and dis
ncy notified that on failure to enter into Or perform the contracts
will be enforced against them
equally with others and certificates their su
cheney substantially the prescribed The certificates
ucncy signed by postmaster by judge
/
bidders surctes &C. directed
following laws, viz;
1926 requiring contractors carriers &c.
+ be
Sec 1926 relation
| tract
Sec 27 Act OF July q 1886 liabilities Of guarantors
a. Act July 1885, authorizing bids Of failing contractors
! be rejected,
July 1896 relation combinations amongst
| ders.
April 81 1905 provides that Congress-
.
1925 provides that postmaster
postmaster clerk post Office shall be
March g. 1925, provides that other
white person shall be employed carrying
made under the above whenever he shall dis
offered for
for the purpose OF speculation and he win in sanction
tho whole
qualified his opinion than tho original
| carry The successful operation.
AARON V. BROWN,
Ap 2l--3awtlstJmef Postmaster General
BANKING HOUSE or CIIUBB BROTHERS,
Washington, January /, 1857.
] TOHN d. BARROW and HENRY HOLMES are
81 day partners in the Banking
ho