The Washington union., 1857-06-06


Dr. R. C. Wood and Dr. G. X Wood three clerks
Eg oboeGenera Joseph roen, engineer assistant
Captain II G. Wright Ave clerks and one messenger
Thsqrathea burr1-CoI j. j. Albert corps;
sstan Captain woodruff four clerks and messenger
Craig colonel or ordnance; assistant
Capt VIM Maynadieri eight clerks and one messenger
Overland Mail Route to California.
Por opneE nrpAararsr,
A N ACT Of Congress- approved Sd March, 1857,
ma making @ spproPsaoas o s Se Isrscs % . 81 ne r once
That the General be- and he hereby author
point assppi river may san
ranse Ias s q California r sS years, a. cost no, sxese @
thousand dollars for weekly six hundred thou
weekly Or semi weekly al tie option or The postmaster enera
sac II That e contract shah require The seryce % be per
the passengers we as the safety and security The
right empton
three hundred and twenty Of land NOT then disposed q
miles from each ether and provided that no mineral land shah be
ssc IS service performed twenty
days for each trip and that before entering INTO such conirac the
the parties & and good fh perform the said contract
and shall require good and sufficient eear, for the
ingo o he
@ Use pSl Is % na' 3 y z & n' ~ ~ ~, @ n nv @ -, % uh' % m
points proposed 70 be embraced n tho route and other
Separate proposals invited for noy wseiy,
psctiy uips each way
The decision offered win be made after the
General shall be satisfied Of the ability and disposition Of the
parties n good ni !. 10 70 perorm the , contract
the shall be executed with like good security the
General and e service must commence within twelve months aer
the date Of such contract
F6rn q Proposal.
y ----------, of ----------, county Of ---, state
q x from the da specified IN The contract for commencing
General OF the Goth April 1857 horse coaches spring
say and security or the mails sa ,ao each way for ts annual
dollars eki each for the annual sum of dollars
Dated. Cagned)
Firm g Guaydme.
The undersigned, residing az e State q IN
ertake that the I'D r carrying e mail on he route
na accepted General
DOM perform he sopoe with Hood and sns sapses
% m y y 20 % r. @. s sa @ s s as = sTs s rs = % Il
Dated. (signod by two sparantOrs)
Ham gf csfideae
Undersigned postmAster Of ctats Of
ceraes nnsr u cr Is acquainted with tfe above
knows Them be property
Dated esned)
INSTRUCTIONS,
goatdsnag conditions a,oorgf contracts he
department may ydee,ap proper.
No WIN be made for performed and for each g such
satisfactorily expaned
erluced will grade
specnea contract repeated
qurrroa KIND herein secaea enlarged penalties ropooncd
% The nature thereof aud the Importance q the mail be made
q For leaving behind throwing mails porSn
them for The admission Of passengers r being setting
rannng conveying Intelligence advance ef the mail
Fines VIII be imposed unless Die delinquency be promptly and
Of other credible for ing contract time
gerlng take the mail from deliver into Office aur
(owng place
yng " to be wet injured destroyed robbed lost and for rfu
sing after demand convey the mail frequently the contractor
runs, or B concerned IN rnnnng coach on inc route
The may repeated
dsobeying the instructions department refusing discharge
General running
express aforesaid for transporting packages
s. bid named or
required by be considered competition with
regular proposal reasonable amount
O. The route The e yearly pay the
the bidder (a Is his usual Office address,
member firm where offers should be distinctly
Altered bids should not be submitted should bids sub
guaranteed more responsible persons
aie The bid and guarantee should be ssnt any with the full
department. reserves the right 10 reject any bid which may
be deemed extrayagani the bids Of ng
scaled proposals r over
land rooe to California addressed Second Assistant Postmaster
moaIncaou d p any essential antarnount
competition af,rr sctor receiving bids.
II Postasters careful the sucency
without
responsibility all bidders guara,ars
tluc,ly notified that tnrc
for the proposed E accepted BIDS
win be enforced against them
department must
equally with oers and certificates their
substantially the forms prescribed The
suency mus, be signed psnastr By
The attention q mdders suaranos surc,es directed
following laws win:
1925, requiring eonroetors carriers &c.
March 1926 relation 70 failure 10 enter into con
Sec ~ Ae. Of July q lsss liabilities Of gusruntors.
Sec q Act orJuy 1885 auorizng bids of ipg
be rejected.
sec IS Act Jay 1885 IN relation 70 combinations amongst bid
ders
April 1908 provides Of Congress-
~ o March o 1926 provides that postmaster assistant
pssnuaster, post Office shall a
1895, provides thai than
male person shall employed carrying
viii himself
the
cover same any part
for purpose speculation win
whole
qualified his opinion than the
carry into successful operation.
v BROWN.
Ap I--3awtistJunef General
BANKING HOUSE or CHUBB BRoTIitIs
Washington, January H., 1857
T0ITN D. BARROW and HENRY HOLMES are
81 this partners in tho Banking of
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