The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-05-13
overland Mail Route to California.
Poa onn DsrAr1assr,

overland Mail Route to California.
POr oro DrrArnar,
April 20, 1857.
AN ACT of Congress, approved 3D. March, 1857,
IN making appropriations for the service q the Post oc Depart
year ending soth June, 1855 provides
10 That the Postmaster General be and be Is hereby aahor
point on tho Mississippi river as the contractors may select % San
ing three hundred thousand dollars for semi monthly four
hundred and @ thousand dollars for weekly y, hundred 9
weekly or semweek at the option Of the Postmaster General
formed with coaches spring suitable for
the conveyance Of as we as the safety and security OF the
right pro emptnu
reserved at each point necessary for station not 10 nearer than
miles from each oer and provided that mineral land shall bs
src IS performed within twenty
Postmaster General shall satisfied Tie ability aud doon or
the parties bona de and in good h 70 perform the said contract
the the service commence within twelve months after tho
Proposals will accordingly be received
Post once Department sn 2 M The the isa day Of June 1857 for
Besides the starting point the Mississippi river bidders viii
wiso Designate % is course as nearly AZ paetsabie
Separate proposals are invited for mtmahiy ue and @mi
upon proposals
master General shall be satisfied OF the ability and disposition Of tho
parties in good faith to perform tho
guarantee good snrctes that
shall be required by the
General and the service must commence within twelve months aer
the date Oh such contract gNM
!, propose convey entire letter mail for ne term
service ss from on he MISSISSIPPI % un yer By soie"s ss
raneiseo California @ asreesS the The Postmaster
wagons suitable for the passengers
sum q dollars eiy each Way for he annas sum Of
dollars sem'ey each way for the annual SUN Of dollars
Hn, q a Gsarane.
The undersigned, residing -- State Of ----, I'm.
derako that the foregoing bid carrying the
n accepted BY Postmaster General the bidder shall When re-
qued by tho Postmaster General into the necessary oga
T % asSs % az sa sss as s"Sas a as
suma by ouaranors under The 27m section g he act f Congress Of July
Dated csgncd by two guarantors,l
Fbrm d certidoate
The undersigned, postmaster Of -, State -------,
suaranos men Of property md able to make
good their guarantee
Dated Cagned)
Containing conditions inoraod le oou,rao to the ~ the
as department may deem proper. #&f a
l. No viii be made for perrormed
may deducted Deductions also grade per
Inferior % 70 that specified y the For repeated de
the thereof and the Importance the
thom psenges being concerned setting
up or running an express conveying intelligence in advance Of the mail
viii imposed delinquency be promptly and
Of other credible persons falling ne
gecns take tho mail from deliver into post oce for snner
ryng ~ to be wet injured destroyed robbed lost and for
runs, is concerned in running route.
The Postmaster General may anna the contract Tor repeated fail
disobeying the instructions Of the refusing discharge
he asseu the fotmacr General for ran"y aa
as o er Transporting persons or packages
bid received after the last day and hour named without
regular proposal . amount
The route the the yearly the
his unBea