The Washington union., 1857-04-25
overland Mai, Route TO California.
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Overland Mail Route Go California.
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AN ACT of Congress approved Sd March, 1881,
men, s %as @ ee YEAR ending soth june 1855 provides
10 That e Postmaster General be- and b = hereby saiho
pom, On s ssp y ys e h e. Sasso'' =. may So
hundred and Sy thousand dollars ior weekly hundred thou
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n y That s DC s % @ r. q ,as the ' s % ss p e.
the eonveanec Of well as the safety aud security o. as
SIC IL Thai the contractor right prescription
sS q 2 Snp & l station mo- no 70 BE- ihsa
miles each other and provided thai no mineral land shah ta
sro Isl That tho performed twenty s
sy s 'a % @ ' ss he . md
o r bono @ and in good % e. perform or M Tie ssd
the The service commence within twelve mouths er the sign
Proposals Viii accordingly Once q the
Once Department, unit, the istday Of june 1857 for
Besides starting point % The Mississippi river bidders WI VII nam.
points proposed 20 be n tue route and o'h
Separate proposals arc inva ~ ,ss,s ,.s
ny Decision upn The poposas crea win 10 msa- after tho p
master General shall be satisfied Of the aby a0d disposition Of ,he
parties good nith perform the contract,
guarantees executed good sussn suree that
@ sa s @ % required @ 10 o T. he
General and the service must commence within twelve months Ar
T. ------ OF --------- county Of -------- sta,o
propose the entire letter mall for the term
O. il the aS oG % spsa 9s ys9 Sr for
California agreeaSy the Of the Postmaster
wagons suitable for the Of well tho
safety and security O. the mails M s each WAY for The annual
Dated. csigncap
Ibrm g Gaarc9ee
The undersigned, residing NJ -----, Of ----,
bid mall
from the Mississippi river 70 san francisco car
qued General enter into the necessary oshg
0 MS e PC So r,ag aii@ly sae saoH aud Naa es
By euaraors under The 27 ion Of TIC act Of conTes Of July
Dated fagued BY two suaran,ors,
Form 9f ostiGoale
The undersigned, postmaster Of ----, State Of ---
osrs % M @ ha, he q seassn'ea saS with as the e snsys s
S'Hs Dated Csigncdy
INSTRUCTIONS,
Lopaaiag conditions incorporated
department may deem proper
pay win be made trips promcd and for each cf such
no. explained three re- times ss he pay q ta Trip
Inferior that specified in the contract For repeated den
70 the nature thereof and The Importance mall may
For leaving behind o. throwing Of the mails amy Dots Of
running conveying Intelligence In advance OF mail
B Fines will imposed delinquency he promptly and
explained BY certificates the AFFIDAVIT, IDA
geena to take tho mail from or deliver into post ONCE
rss GSf IS q be Ws, injured dosroyd oSd o
demand the mail a frequently as the contractor
runs Is concerned iu running coach on the route
General annu the contract for repeated fall
disobcying department. refusing discharge
Thsa ~ % s e. 4snS 'sa
aforesaid Transporting persons or packages convey
g. bid received after day namcd without
required by law be considered competition vhs
regular proposal reasonable in
route service yearly tho and residence Of
member Of Gn where company offers, distinctly
should not lie submicd should bids once sub
Each bid be By two or poTsCss
should be ssue plainly with the full
The department the right to reject bid which may
cxravagn and also tho bids Of falling contractors and
TO- The bid should be sealed superscrbed proposals
land California; addressed Second Assistant Postmaster Cen
bid Of lis essential terms tanamoant
he received TO interfere with regular
competition, hour receiving bids.
r. posmacrs g be careful not to certify The sul0eisny Of
responsibility III bidders suaantors and surs,es arc DIS
m ncy G no1a ,n on m u The seo b hr aps
win enforced against them.
equally with others and certcatss Of Their sum
snc The @ form, aeSns m % ns. nse & %
The attention Of bidders guarantors surches
Sec Z Act requiring contractors carriers &C. to
sec a. Act OF March 8 1895 failure
| tract
Sec o. Act OF July 2, 1855, liabilities OF guarantors
u Act Of july 1886 authorizing bids Of ns eonacors 20
be rejected. III H.
SEC 49, Act July 1896 relation combinations amongst bid
dcrs
Act April II 1905 provides hut member Of Congress be
contractor,
Sec March 1895 provides that postmaster assn.
postmaster, clerk in post office shall DO contractor
March 1885, provides that ctho than free
person shall be employed in carrying the mall
win himself the right OF annu
ling made under tho above whenever he shall DIS
Of H. Is offered for sao the market
for purpose speculation and he will in sanction
transfer same whole assignee subc con
tractor less qualified his opinion an tho original contractor 10
| carry the same successful operation.
' AARON V. BROWN
! Ap I-3awtIstJunet Postmaster GcnorsL
| United states Mail.
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