The Washington union., 1857-04-28
overland Mail Route to California.

Overland Mail Route to California
POsr o,no prl~mssr
April 20, 1887
A N ACT of Congress, approved Sd March, 1857
IA making appropriations for the q the Post Once Depart
for the ending provides.
"sc 10 That The Postmaster General hereby author
point Mississippi river the contractors may select 20 san
francieo the e o California years
hundred and ATTY thousand dollars Tor weekly
weekly semtweeEy !, tho option q the os,ass csasa
ss III, ~ That The senirae shall require Tho service DO
the Of passengers well the satisfy and
~ That the right Of pre- enp,on To
hrse saaed and twenty acrs q any land not then disposed
ton miles from each other aud provided
s is TIM, the performed within twenty ae
days for each trip and that before ensns such contract
the parties bona ds and in good fah p the said contract
ana shall require good and speni security for the
the same the service commence within twelve months
ing Of the
Proposals win accordingly Contract oce Of the
Post oee department until the l day June 1867
Conveying % ma malls under The . q the above act
in,ermedao points proposed be embraced
wise designate its course as nearly as praeieablc.
Separate proposals are invited for semi n,hIy weIy, sm
upon proposals offered win he made ae the ,
master General shall be satisfied Of the ability disposition Of the
guarantee executed with good and suu, sure,cs that
tue shall ne executed with Ike good security tho
and tho service must commence within twelve months
Form # Proposal
propose 10 convey the aa saaIfs letter mall for ,Se s ssrn
Of six years from the date specified the commencing
California asreeab The aaverssnt Of the Postmaster
General Of the 2oh April 1857 in good four horse coaches
safety and security OF the mails ao each way for annual
dollars semi 'etly each for the annual dollars
Dated eignodl
Firm " cua,umse.
a,l,ss Tns '1as1s a sss ,ssas ss a. = e.
from na !. "a. % the Mississippi river g San Francisco c
quired by the Postmaster General the necessary
on 70 perform he service proposed with good and sufficient
amd y oaaronors und Tie 27A SEXTON Of e Of Congys e Jay
Dated csigncd by two guarantors)
fhm yf Cati6oas.
The undersigned, postmaster Of -------, state Of -
cernes rs y e, acquainted with the aboys
and knows them to be men Of property
Dated eigncd)
INSTRUCTIONS, 4
coana0 conditions g d aSosrad "a Ne aa he
department deem proper
No will be trips performed and r each Of such
aS 70 not satisfactorily explained three ,es e tho
mancc inferior that specified repeated dcn
aaen enc o. The Kind herein specified enlarged penalties popoonod
Far leaving behind throwing mails any portion OF
running conveying Intelligence the mai
quarter rsas pa, pay may ma ss. be deducted ted
o o,hs cn, eron ~ e ,, % posmas.ers OF INC ahdavhs
ior iaihng 70 arrive IN contract uMe;
Inc II Owing either 70 The ~ o ~. ls once io ssier
~ " ure aes.royed robned or LOST and for
runs ns M - neg y tAanns coacn on The route
u "a s asssay 70 co"a 2 cor Ss ,ns orse % Jog ssrs.sed fall
M. ~ - ~ ~. oace
carrier when reoni,e hy % a, . M .easlng % discharge
contract without be assent o ba = ~ assuming the
as acsaii -, NY General Tor running an
ing aIabIe ,na,;ar ou oT tbe mai W Skases convey
& A LII rece,,,,ed oitcr tho i. I,x ma 49,. NJ
ante reonIrc ly a. canno NJ "a" y whhoui he
regular PROPOSE, reasonabs anonn, y" WIN
The route tho s,rvice the vcarlv rav an. u...
tho bidder Ahat Ii his usual most na s I a .es'asneo o
nember Of am where conrany rs sho,, n [ w ~ eaon
" Altered b should not NV "b,S,,s % usuncty stared
pii,ed b 'withdrawn - - '''' ' m s"oua oas once SUBS
mus no guaranteed nv ,r a. r,,,o
admitted Tho bid signed plainly With ahe fun
The department right rejeo, auy bid which