The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-01
overland Mail Route to California.
Posu onlU DwA9rsEr,

April 20, 1857.
AN ACT of Congress, approved 3D. March, 1857 ,
meaI @ ss the a.pa a YEAR ending solh june 1855 provides
c 10 That the Postmaster General be- and he hereby au,ho
t ~ ny N ~, s,aa o rarna for sIx vears AZ cost not excec
ing hundred thousand dollars annm for semi monthly ou
hundred fifty weekly hundred ibon
wscs saa 1r's Or wa lie option q s Postmaster
Il Tia. the contract shall require tho service 70 be per-
the wel as the safety and security % he
sc i2 That the the right of presumption
three hundred and twenty acres q amy land not hen disposed q or
ten mites from each others and provided that no nera a sa ne
SC is That The said service shall performed twenty
days FOR each trip and ta before entering into such e
the parties bona de and in good hh 70 perform The sad contract
and shall require good and suesn, security ior ,e @
the same, the service ocommcce wntweiye montsert s
Post oce Department until M Of the ist day q june 1887 for
conveying mails under The provisions q the above act m
Intermediate points proposed to be embraced IN the route and other
wise designate lis course nearly as practicable.
Separate proposals invited for mimohl 'eea and sent
ne decision upon the proposals offered win be made
master satisfied the ability and disposition Of the
guarantee executed good sufficient suretics that
the al be executed with ike good security he
General and the service must commence within twelve months after
/ the date Of such contract
i Firm Of Proposal
! n ---------- of -------, county Of ------ State
Of - propose 10 convoy the mail, for the term
years The specified the contract for commencing
Frane eon agrceaS e the
the Goth April 1857 good four horse coaches spring
safety security mails my each way for the annual
Dated (igncd)
Elrm gs Guarantee
The undersigned, residing at -, State Of .,---- I'M
seako @ ' es on M Nssp river to San Franeco Calr
accepted General the bidder shall when
ton perform the service WIN w sgSa and ng G s Se
sun,@ ty osa,aaoys, aadsr g q coss q Jal
Dated cigncd by guaranors)
Firm Of Cgtfoa,e
4 The undersigned postmaster ----, State of -
eeries office that he acquainted with the above
and knows them 70 be men property and able to make
Dated Cagncd)
coataiaino conditions % acnpoaed coa 70 me ee III
department may deem, proper
No pay trips performed and for each Of such
omissions satisfactorily explained three the the T
may Deductions will also be ordered for grnde o. per
that specified in the contract For repeated de
Of The kind herein specified enlarged penalties
hG Ina nature nSeS Sca a 's a o. m m % Or any
them for the admission OF passengers for being concerned N
up or running an express conveying m'eigence IN " e maui
b Fines viii be imposed unless the delinquency promptly
satisfactorily explained by posimastes the affidavit
Of other credible persons for f'ng 10 arrive IN contract time Tor nc
gng take tho mail from deliver into pot Offices for saher
Ing lowing usuiabcncss Of ihc place manner Of car
injured destroyed robbed, lost; and for reu
sing demand the mail frequently as the contractor
runs, Is concerned in running, coach on the route
ures agrecaby violating the pos, Office laws
dobeypg the Instructions Of the departments for refusing 70 darg
assigning th
without the OF the Postmaster Genera for running al
Aforesaid for transporting persons Or packages convey
.scivcd aer the last Day and hour named or without q
regular proposal resonable N nnionnt.
The the service the yearly the name and residence
bidder oat his usual once address, and those Of eac
member Of rm where company offers should be distinctly stated
Each bid mus, be guaranteed by two or more person
satisfactory General
admitted The bid and guarantee should o signed plainly with the u
The department right reject any bid which
be deemed cvaan and also the bids Of falling contractors an
sealed superscrbcd a proposals for
land route 70 California addressed Second Assistant Ionaer Ger
IL modincailon essential
competition after the last hour set for receiving bids.
II Poascrs be careful not to certify the suhicency
garanors without knowing that they of
responsibility and a bidders guarahors and suecs are d
for the service proposed for in the accepted bids their legal bc
TO- Present contractors persons department.
equally with Others @ ] and sScass @ q a su
suenoy must be signed by postmaster or by ajudge o. court
The attention bidders gunrantcrs succ directed
Sec i Act Of March 81 1895 requiring contractors Carriers
Sec A. 1895
Sec 81 Act Of July q 1886 liabilities Of guarantors,
Sec "a Act July 1885 authorizing bids Of iang contractors
/ be rejected.
Soc 2s July 1885, combinations amongst
ders. aaaf
Act April 81 1908 provides that Congress
= contractor.
AZ Act Of March 1928 provides that postmaster ata
postmaster, clerk in post office shall be contractor
March g. 1925, provides that other than
white male person shall bo employed In carrying the mail
The Postmaster General will himself The right of
made under the above whenever he shall d
that the same part offered for sale in the unre
purpose speculation and he will
tho whole assignee sub
less qualified in his opinion, than tie original contractor
carry the same into successful operation.
AARON v. BROWN,
h Ap 2l--3awtistJmct Postmaster General
BANKING HOUSE OF ClIuBB BROTHERS.
. Washington, January !, 1857.
i J0IIN ID. BARROW and HENRY HOLMES ar
: 81 this day admitted partners ia the Banking House
Brothers The this date viii be or Cha
John D. Barrow and Horny Holmes The House in n
OF Charcs 81 J. Chubb VIM IL