The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-10
Overland Mail Route to California.
Ton ofucE nErAKrngST,
Aprif 20. 1857.

A N ACT Of Congress, approved 81 March, 1857,
IA making appropriations for the q the io ONCE pc~ri
is fa 9; gar 'urygl board h1 = h{g 3 & sgs0I arp
point Mississippi the select TO son
Francisco, the state Of California; for six AZ cost MOI sxcca
andoa and nly thouand dollars weekly hundred thou
ass o "a @ @ ~, e e. srss sa j s be snsr
~ That ,e contract shall require The service g he rs,
tho eceyesanc lengcs wen ~ 'he say and eturs q he
SIC H. That the contractor shall have the right
q land not then disposed e q
m ssr ocr provided that 20 mineai laud shah be
81 is shs the sei scrirc shah ID sflorI5ed within teny
days each trips that before ens Into such contract The
the parties sa ads and in good fah 10 rrm contract
aud shall require good and sufficient security for the q
the the erve within twelve mps after the sgn
Proposals socpdrly be received tlc Contract ons of the
Ics ot Department. until m the let day OF June 1897 iof
conveying mails under the provisions q The above as
intermediate proposed 70 be embraced IN the route and other
wise designate IL nearly as practtcabe
separate proposals invited for semimsu 'coy and semi
The ictison upon the proposals win
General shall be ssti,le q hg aly and disposition Of se
rnarance 4 10 he execnca with good ana sufccn src,s that
the ha be executed with e good sceui The
General and the service must within twelve months after
the date Of such contract
Ha,a n I'nasn,.
ptsause Ti 5on7r hs ssaP'y sare r 3 ms Tor lie ss iss
d SIX years from the date spcd in the contract for commencing
frauso CALIFORNIA asrseahy % tho
General q The 2oh April 1921 in good four horse coaches spring
safety sacnris ms aaonAy way animal
of - dollars lssAy way, the annual Of -
Dated. esnod)
Firm n "a Guarantee.
The undersigned, residing -, state q
ssam nsasNe @ =, n lie Mspp rsrr 10 sa FaS.co tar
5 Il IS ' @ sa sse "s s % s s yna
the service proposed with good and sufficient urctie
pai " 9acs1ors under nc 21h ssaon @ tie ad n Congress 9 July
Dated. cagncd BY guarantorso
Firm y Certificate d.
oerides, anis y qdHe acquainted
good tl,er guarantee.
4 Dated. ess5t (igncd)
INSTRUCTIONS,
6asasaao inrora,od hs
department nay icaa fscisy.
pay trips performed; and for eari Of such
omissions, satisfactorily explained three times the y q the TRIP
ornancc inferior specified repeated
q tho Kind herein specified enlarged penalties looned
behind throwing or the mails, portion q
up or running an csres conveying intelligence
| a quarters pay may he deducted
satisfactorily explained by q posmastcrsi Or The atiays
ps,@r Ser q ,sna M a % ,s 81 a into @ once m suffer-
Ing yowing either 20 The unsna,icncss q ie place pa,e
sing demand the n frequently the contractor
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: Lc los.s,e, eeera, - % my anu a , ~" s,a M Nv M % i @ % ~
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4 nie hiia''c imu'. ou' :" VIZ nns- !,
Aphi niter ot ,'e
guarantee required b CANNOT or ~ o"Pe" WIN
4 reguiar Froposat reasonape ~ hntou,- -. II. i
u lhe rout, uia ,he iaf nv = ~ ~ !,
te bidder h y i nsual posi- occ arcs. aud those o. each
ihempeI y m,, whers .oiNiy ~
= Altered ds shouid NOT 10 snpneu nor soaa ps once SUP
hia0a os Mi,'nraWn, ,,,. -.
t, ra ~ , mi e,,arancc sna s ,en, MANI, WITH ,e nlI
4 name of each ,s.rsop =
The department reserves the right 70 reject any bid which