The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-06-27


cD,ay Generals ooce-Gen George Gibson, eonmissary gen
era assistant Captain D. l. SIMPSON, six clerks and one essc
ger
s@poon eayops 0OoeGen Thomas Lawson surgeon general
assistants, Dr. h Wood aud D. G X Wood three clerks
Eng oGesenera JosephG Toten, chief engineer assistant
Captain H. g. Wright; i've clerks and one messenger
Trssraphial B,saucol Albert Of corps;
stan, Captain Woodruff four clerks and
Ordnance Beaucol H. Craig, colonel ordnance; assistant
Capt VIM Maynader eight clerks and one messenger
Overland Mail Route to California.
Posi- orra DsrAmnann.
A N ACT of Congress, approved Sd March, 1857,
IA making appropriation for the service o the ro oee Depart
"sRc 10 That the Postmaster General and he hereby author
point Mississippi select San
Francisco Of California years,
any weekly hundred
weekly or weekly option Of
SIC H. That tho contract shall require tho service TO be per
the Of well the safety and security the
right pre- empioa
three hundred and twenty acres 81 any land not then disposed Of Or
ten miles from each other and provided that @ mineral land shall be
ss performed twenty
days for each and that before entering into such contract the
the parties bona & and in good fsh perform the said contrae
and shall require good and sufficient security for the
the the service ocomence within months after the sign
Proposals will accordingly at the Contract Office Of the
eying under provisions o act.
starting point Mississippi
intermediate points be embraced other
wise designate Its nearly practicable.
Separate proposals are invited for semi monthly oeey and semi
The decision upon The proposals offered win be made after the Post
master General shall be satisfied Of the ability and disposition Of tho
parties good Gath to perform the
guarantee executed good surcies
the contract shall be executed with like good security the
General and tho service must commence within twelve months after
the date Of such contract.
Form Of Pyqssal
II Of county Of q -. g. y. state state
Of from the date specified IN the contract for commencing
iy ~ s Ss Of the s s
General Of the 2oh April 1857 good horse coaches spring
sa s hs he ] Ts s
s% q % s sa. % Say sa % Ss san sr ns ssm sum Of
Dated. Gagned)
Firm Of a Guarantee.
The undersigned residing At, =. state @ Of Off - 49, a1 un,
that the eUE @ S o CARRYING ynr ,es mall on he JU9e
be accepted by the Postmaster General the bidder shall when
good
sumi .y oarao,s under the 27h section f tie Of Congress Jay
2 psisd. nsss csued by two suaruntors,
FIRM qr Certificate
The undersigned, postmaster or r---- State of --,
ccrfes under Of Office that Is acquainted with the above
and knows them be property and able make
Dated. (signed)
INSTRUCTIONS,
Containing conditions incorporated CONTRACTS
department may deem proper.
pay trips performed such
omissions satisfactorily explained three times the Of the trip
deducted Deductions will be grade
of the kind herein specified enlarged penalties proporond
TO the nature and the the mail may be mss
them for the admission for being concerned setting
up running express cenveyng intelligence In advance Of the MALL
quarters pay may be deducted
s WILL S ~ uS 1S n Ds or Sn
Of other credible for failing arrive in contract me
Ing Owing either unsuiabeness place manner
ng y to be wet injured DESTROYED robbed lost and for retu
runs, or y conoened IN running coach on the route
agrceaby violating the post laws
dobeyng instructions Of the department. for refusing discharge
Gencra running
aforesaid for transporting packages
bid received after the last day and hour named without the
route service yearly pay aud residence Of
the bidder (t IL, his usual Office aidrc
member Of am where company oilers should be distinctly stated
Each bid must be by two or more responsible persons
satisfactory 70 the Postmaster General General be
admitted The bid and guarantee should be signed plainly with the full
department right reject any may
be deemed and also the bids failing
bid should scaled superscribcd proposals
land route California addressed Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
Amodncalon Of bid ,an'amount
competition, after tho last hour set for receiving bids
garantors sues without knowing that they
cen rcpoay and M bidders guaaniors and sretes dis
tinctly notified that failure perform the
for the service proposed for n the accepted bids their legal liabilities
will be enforced against them. a'
department must
equally with others certificates their
substantially the forms above prescribed The certificates
sucency be signed postmaster by judge
record.
The attention bidders surctcs &c. directed
following laws, viz ss#sNN
g. 1926 requiring contractors carriers &C.
be tH
sec ~ March 1895 relation
27. July 2, 1896 liabilities gnarantors.
be rejected.
July q 1885, amongst bid
ders. M
April 81 1908, provides that Congress
contractor. Ut st #t8
March g. 1895 provides that postmaster
postmaster, clerk In post office shall be contractor.
Of March g. 1925, provides that
white male person shall bo employed in carrying
The Postmaster General will himself the right
the
the t.
for the OF speculation and he will
Of the whole
qualified his opinion than original
carry the same into successful operation.
AARON v. BROWN,
APP 21-3awtlstJunet Postmaster General
tsa5+f BANKING HOUSE or CTuBB BROTHERS.
fs4 Washington, January l. 1857.
TOHN D. BARROW and HENRY HOLMES are
ell this day admitted partners In the Banking House
this will Of
Cbubb Barrow and Henry Holmes The
yenpo Iowa, composed Of Charles ST. J. Cubb, WIN.