The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-05-16
overland Mail Route to California

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f'~r '''''N p'lnrH1ssTi Anrl 20 iss7
AN ACT of congress annroved ri March ls57
A making apPTopons or the service q tho p0 Once Depart
sT % 10 that s PosasT aneraI s be- s1S he
pon, on ,ha Msp river as the contractors NAV e u @
Fanceo IN the sie Of cru, for SIN wears u, os, no, ssd
r ana a So sI r @ a o or en- c
weekly service 10 be performed semi
weekly weekly al ,e option Of the postmaster General
"sl IL That the shall require the per
conveyance passengers as we as Tho safety and security o lie
$40 l2 Tha, tho contractor shah have the right Of to
three hundred and twenty land disposed
s s sa % ser s s Sn n 10 mot &c @ " @
c ls That tho said shall be twenty
@ n p' h hnu % n , ooo entering m % ,o saeh contrast ths
parties bona ds and in good faith to perform the Sad sonae
%S % the "nh months the sign
r @ m eordng @ 20 received az ?. ne Contract oce Of tue
conveying provisions Of the above act
Besides the starting point ON the mississippi river bidders viii maine
ia asI1np s' a., % ~ rea,lv ~ ~ - h m u ana
separate proposals invited for o'ay rsey
s Ts aapo~ Mrs o'n nn", my ,hs ea ,, ~, s ~ -
master General shan be satisfied le ability and disposition the
suaraee Is to be executed with good and sufcien a,
contractor or conacors shan be reonres 10 do - NV NV
General ana e servee must commence within twelve months after
Firm q Pyoposai
l. --, Of ---, county Of ----- State
of propose convey tho entire mail term
service from - on the Mississippi river by --- 10 san
Francisco California greeaby Postmaster
wagons conveyance Of passengers ns well al he
sa a and security the % % sss s% M ss9 the annual
dollars semi soiy each way, for the dollars
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eale in s foregoing pess @ far sne ns or N 40 @
o mia ho accented ny @ On ps % gs' no 70 sah francisco % sa0
aued @ Sy the % o % enter, @ re aaer @ sna when re-
lion e Pc g. The servss with M good and sufficient
Isssy ~ o'"N0' '''e' &c ' s7'' &c oo ooH@as q 9"y
Dated Gsigned by two guaranors)
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The undersigned postmaster Of ----------- state Of -
certhes under h oath g c6 that he acquainted above
good their guarantee.
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No pay will be made for trips performed and
deducted ordered for grade or per-
ormane inferior TO that specified in the contract For
to the nature thereof and the Importance Of the mail be made
em, for tho being IN setting
quarter pay may be dedae,ea q s a
satisfactorily explained by posmastcrs or the aay,s
gectng 10 take tho mail from deliver post
ing lowing either to the unsuiablene Of the
ryng i to be injured
after domand the mail frequently
or concerned In running. n coach he
The Postmaster General repeated f
agreeably TO
disobeyng the instructions Of the refusing
by the
contract without the assent Of the Postmaster General running
express as aforesaid or for transporting persons packages
ing mniablo matter out Of the mail
bid received after the last day and hour named without
guarantee required ey Aw cannot be considered
regular proposal reasonable IN amount
Ihe route the service the yearly the residence
the bidder la Is his usual post Office addess and those
member hrm where company offers shonld be distinctly
Altered bids should not be snbtod should bids
mtted DC withdrawn.
aS rh y @ h @ seea General &c guarantees cannot bo
malne ~ e,oh Persoii