The Washington union., 1857-05-12
overland Mail Route to California.
rosr oH1 DKrARrnkSr
Aprll 90 1887


S' e''''A pAaAlsNh ,nrlp ON iss,
A N ACT Of Congress-. approyed 81 March 1857
"A making appropriations service Depart
sn 10 That The POSTMASTER General be- and he IS hereby author
aa 80 S I h eon s ysa S so H ao
has g s n nanSfua Sn d % aJ M m hy % or T ha b @
w S's se@sn Sr s S pa s
In ~ That Gs contract shall require The service % be per-
tho of passengers well the safety security the
mails ~ r0,, tho contractor sinai, n.v. o gD, or 0,o sm -
three hundred and twenty acres Of any land not then disposed
ten miles from each oer and provided that mineral aa shall DO
la That tho shall be performed twenty nyo
9ays lor eaen .p h mat oeioie eshg no sucn contract le
the PARTIES a ds and II eoo 10 peri ihs said eon
,b sane nv epv,ce VIII Within ,ne,y IN "u %
ing Of the contract 'As
@ ra % m Coora"g @ s received 81 az q. INC Contract once o. tho
conveying mails under the provisions Of
Besides tho starting point on the Mississippi river bidders win
, m po pol ~ ~ epa.sa IN e route ana o'hcr'
Separate proposals are invited for semi l ,Etv and semi
"g T, dpon ais osm mn Myi ,hs rro.o,s oa , m , ~ ~
master Senea % % sna ~ DC ssd G oi e ability and disposition III"
guarantee to be Executed with good and sucn surc 0
contractor or contractors shall be required 10 do So nv ,h p
ne , , r "na % Se must ehoe W weve months alter
'n0 'a'' y su'A eoA'''@"
Form Of Proposal
L. ---------- Of -------- county Of - State
propose to convey The entire letter mail for ,c isr"
years specified for commencing
service the Mississippi river y---,t 10 san
Francisco California agreeab the Postmaster
General April 1857 good spring
wagons conveyance passengers as wen o the
safety and security q s mail. nss ,hs annual
dollars sely each way, the dollars
Form Of Gaarantes
r,. .,...,uno, .-,,, So. t38 lr..a
eopa ,a, e raan resg ~ a. for c,rvo sae @ Of @
from on the Mississippi river to San Francisco caior
nn % @ denr ann @ m bidder @ shall when re-
uon 9 Y psilT, % she serve WIN gaa and sufficient lent sge
," :, 1 -, n, $500 os,t ,t M gsuon ea uantS dS
nm %sas ~ e"'o4os 0' s'e z'N ' ne act oogss ef1y
Dated. cignod BY two guaranors)
Fo1, % C,,ieoo
The undersigned, postmaster of ------ state Of --
certiaes, under his oh Of office that he acquainted above
good their guarantee.
SSp1'
INSTRUCTIONS,
dreiae,t naav DEEM m ns pp,e eaaS Q &c ea'" q"
No pay will be made for trips performed and for
may deductions Will also be ordered for Grade Of ,r
% t s 5 10 @ hsss % snss y the sors Sr d
to the nature thereof and the importance Of the mail
them for the admission setting
a quarters pay may be deducted
satisfactorily explained posuaastcrs or the aavt9
gectng TO take tho mail from deliver suffer
Ing lowing either 70 the unuabene of the place
rying ~ to be wet injured destroyed robbed ref
sing after demand 70 the mail frequently
a coach on he route
The Postmaster General may annu the repeated
agreeaby
dsobeyng the instructions department refusing discharge
carrier when required by the department assigning
contract without the assent of thu Postmaster Gcea
express as aforesaid or for transporting packages convey
ing malhbe matter out Of the mall,
BID received ae the last day and hour without
guarantee required by law cannot be considered competition
regular proposal reasonable in amount
route The service the yearly the and residence
tne bidder tha rs ms usual post Office addess and those
member OF nrn where company offers should be distinctly
Altered bids should not be submtted should
miiea DC witndrawn - a."