The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-25
Overland Mail Route to California.

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Overland Mail Route to California.
Posi- or,1cf Dfranrsrr,
E April 20, 1884,
A n ACT of Congress, approved 3D. March, ls57,
IA making appropriations Of the Post once Depart
ment for the fiscal ending aoth June 1885, provides
lied 10 contract the The entire eitsr
point on the Mississippi river as the contractors may select 70 san
ing three hundred thousand dollars for emonihy four
anrea and a thousand dollars for weekly a. hundred tnou
weekly at the option Of the Postmaster General
formed with good coaches or spring suitable for
the Of passengers well the safety and security Of the
That shall right pre- emptn
see hundred and twenty q any land no. then disposed
ten miles from each other and provided that no mineral land shall be
SIC That performed twenty
days for each @ and that before entering into such contract the
the parties bona fd and in good ah TO perform the said contract
the the service within twelve the sign
Proposals win accordingly received the
Post Once department until p M Of the LIST day Of June 1857 for
conveying mails under The provisions q the above act
points proposed 70 be embraced N the route and other
Separate proposals invited for ny ~ky and semi
The decision upon the proposals offered will be made after the Post
General shah be satisfied the ability and disposition Of tue
parties y seo @ y 20 . ss,sa hs % aonas So ,
the shall be executed with Ike good security Whenever the
contractor contractors shall be required to do by the Postmaster
General and the service must within twelve months after
the date Of such contract
Form Of Proposal
= -----, Of ----. county q - State
Of from the date specified in the contract for commencing
service, from ,l,e Mississippi river, py to san
California agreeaby the Of the Postmaster
General q the 2o April 1857 in good four horse coes spring
s % s s he @ @ Ts s annual
Of dollars ,ckiy each for the annual sum OF
Dated, Cignod)
rs aH3 Firm of a Guayoiss
The underrgncd residing State OF ------,
aertaSe that 1 the foregoing Va carrying the mail The route
MA accepted BY the Postmaster General the bidder shall when
o y ar " p @ y opd vn h p s ana r uen
This DO understanding distinctly ne obligation and liatlas as
Dated. cagncd by guarantors,)
ft,nq If Certificate
Tho undersigned, postmaster or State OF ---,
ceraes nd his n q that he acquainted with the above
and knows them be property and able make
Dated. Csisned.)
INSTRUCTIONS
Containing conditions incorporated
department may deem polU, 3
10 will be made for trips not performed and for each q such
may deducted Deductions grade per-
inferior that specified in the contract For repeated de
. The nature thereof and he importance hc na may be
For lea leaving behind o. hrows on ~ hs a or amy p"S O.
running intelligence advance Of the mail
D. I Z.
viii imposed unless the delinquency promptly and
satisfactorily explained by certificates Of poma.ers or the afav
gcng take the mail from deliver into Office for suffer
Ing lowing either TO the unsutaness Of the place Of
ryng D be injured destroyed robbed
sing after demand 70 convey the mail as frequently the contractor
runs or l. concerned in running coach on the route
The Postmaster General nnul the contract or repeated fail
s ne % @ ps for 70 g
carrier when required by the TO do assigning the
ing maiable matter out of the mail
aftc tim tho
guarantee required by law cannot be considered competition with
regular proposal reasonable in amount.
The route the service yearly pay, the
the bidder hat h his usual post Office address and those Of each
mcmbe Of nm where offers should bc distinctly stated
Altered bids should not be submitted should bids sub
s Each bid by responsible persons
satisfactory the Postmaster General General he
admitted The bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with tho full
The department tho rh, BID which may
be deemed and also the bids Of failing
10 The bid should be sealed supercrbcd n proposals for
land route California addressed Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eraI, 2 Contract ONCE
III modification bid Of is essential
bid and cannot be received to interfere with regular
competition, after the last hour set for receiving bids
IL Postnase be careful 10 certify the suciency
gaantors surecs without knowing that they su
ncs that failure perform the
o the service proposed for in the accepted bids their legal liabilities
persons department must
ency subsaDy 1 the % aSoS prea Te Of
ufenc must be signed by postmaster or by ajudge Of court of
record
The attention Of bidders guarantors surcs directed
following laws, viz:
Ac, March 1926 requiring contractors carriers &C.,
be
a. March g. 1925, in relation failure
tract
Sec e. Act Of July 2 1885, liabilities or guaranors
"a July 1885, authorizing bids Of ng
be rejected.
July 1885 relation amongst bid
dcrs.
Act April a. sos provides Congress can be
contractor
provides postmaster assistant
postmaster clerk IN pos, oflcc shall be contractor
Sec Act Of March 81 1925 provides that other Than
white male shall be employed in carrying the mail
will himself
ling made under the above whenever shall
that the part of Is offered for sale n the
the OF speculation and he will
transfer Of the whole in part assignee
tractor less qualified IN his opinion tnn the original
carry the Same into successful operation.
M AARON BROWN