The Washington union., 1857-06-03
Overland Mail Route to California.
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A n ACT of Congress approved 3D. March, 1857
meai for % the asea Year ending so june 1855 provides:
SIC 10 That the Postmaster General be- and he hereby author
go, on .he Mississippi river the contractors may . g san
Ing three hundred thousand per monthly
DY weekly six hundred thou
weekly Or semi.vesEy Tic option Postmaster
formed Win good s four coaches Or sps suitable o
the conveyance Of passengers well as the safety and security o
nails,
the shall have the right Of empon TO
three hundred and twenty s any Land not o a. asea q or
miles from each oiher and provided that no mineral land shall be
IS performed within twenty i've
Days o eas TRIP ana that % ee o % sSv pp se an %
The parties bona @ and in good faith perform the said contract
the service within twelve months after the sign
Proposals will accordingly be received a, the
Post once Department. until Of the lst day Of June 1857 for
Besides starting point Mississippi river bidders will
Intermediate points proposed 70 be embraced the route and other
Separate proposals invited for SENT monthly cey and n
upon proposals will be made after The Post
shall be satisfied the ability and disposition Of the
guarantee executed with and sufficient uretcs that
e q @ hs % " a % m s
General and tho service must within twelve months after
the date Of such contract
F5rm Of Proposal
j, OF
Of propose convey mail, the
Of from the date specified n the contract for commencing
Francisco California ugreeaby the Postmaster
ms o a. APRIL s N goa % ~ % II I
safety security tho mails monthly each for the annual
Dated. Cgnod)
ftyar g a Guaran,rt
TS s s ssans @ for carrying 'e he % on tho ou
from on the Mississippi river 70 San Francisco salior-
qured by the General nte the obg
ton to perform the service with good and afee
ouaranors under the 27M section Of the dd Of Congress Of Judy
Dated eigncd by guarantors)
Firm Of Certificate
The undersigned postmaster of ----- of -,
ceriacs q office that he is acquainted with the above
seIpa Dated ed (igned)
INSTRUCTIONS
Containing conditions incorporated corccs TO tie ent Tie
department may deem proper
Nb pay trips performed and for each Of such
omissions satisfactorily explained rco times the Of the trip
fornanec inferior to specified repeated den
Of @ sn e H. sps snfg a sy % %a
leaving behind throwing on the mails any portion Of
up running express conveying Intelligence advance the mail
Fines viii be Imposed unless the delinquency promptly
satisfactorily explained by certificates of pstmasters the aha
gecing to take the mail from post
ing lowing either TO the q Ga. place Or manner o. es
sing demand the mail frequently the contractor
s concerned in running, coach on the route
The General annu the contract for repeated fail
to agreeah to contract for violating inc post Once laws or
carrier when required by the department to do assigning the
without the assent of the Postmaster Gcncra for running
express aforesaid transporting packages
ing malabc matter out Of the mail . .ua,,on, ~
guarantee required by cannot be considered in competition with
Tho route the service yearly pay residence
the bidder a IS his usual post Office address and those o. each
Altered bids should not be submicd should bids once sub
Each guaranteed by responsible
satisfactory tho Postmaster General General cannot be
The bid and should be signed plainly with the full
Tho department reserves the right reject any may
bc deemed exravagnt and also the bids Of falling contractors and
10 The bid should be sealed supcrscribcd a proposals
land California addressed ccond Assistant Postmaster Gen
H. An,odnaon Of bid in any
bid be received interfere with regular
competition, after the last hour set for receiving bids
careful certify the sufcicncy
guarntors or snee without knowing tha they are persons Of sum
ncy notified that failure to enter into perform the contracts
for the service proposed for in the accepted BIDS their legal liabilities
and known at the department
equally others and certificates or their uf
cheney substantially the above prescribed The certificates Of
uccncy signed by audge Of
bidders guarunors suretes &C. Is directed to the
Sec l. Act 1925 requiring contractors Carriers Sc
Sec A. Act March o. 1926
Sec a. Act of July 1885, liabilities of guarantors
Sec "a Act July 1885, authorizing bids of fing contractors TO
| be rejected.
July 1886 relation combinations amongst bid
| ders.
April 2I 1905 provides that member Congress-
/
AZ Act Of March 1925 provides that postmaster assistant
clerk office, shall be contractor
March B. 1895 provides that other than
white shall be employed In the mail
will himself right
any under the above whenever he shall
offered for market
purpose speculation and he will in
the whole part assignee
qualified his opinion than the original
| carry the into successful operation.
AARON V. BROWN,
i AaD1 na..t1. AInnnI PDatun aiorG rGnnnen