Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-29
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ELECTRIC TELEGRAPB BETWEEN THE
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC STATES.
TREASURY DERsRrxExr, July

TREASURY DERARTMEST, July 10, 1881.
P59rso ALA will be ssoeiyec a; this DEPARTMENT
the following got of Congress;
An AcT to facilitate communication bstveen the
BE e enacted 5g fIs Senate AID Hoes, 81 RspFs-
senfatires a. sac United Stsfcs Of America an Gov
NY under the dirsction Of The Pfesiient Of The
onlted states, is hereby authorized and directed
g csys .s s sss Ss..ss o. ths sSs Ss
fulhlment of which shall Ue guaranteed by rsspou-
tracts, for the use By the GovernmeSt of line OF
lines Of magnetic tsss5sPh e be constTpcted With
sp hunssd sDd sK X rom .,, sOT point % pO.s
foute or routes whicS the s.id ccntfsotors ma,
sesct. lconnectins At such point or IeLts ey tele
New York, Charleston, Philsdslphis. Boston, AID
other cities in the Atlsnlio. Southern. and Wee
State Of f o. seSSd Of seS yssr IN and
shall sva ARD the oontroct 20 the lowest pont be
require a larger amount per ,esf from the United
states than fortv Thousand dollars, and permission
contrast may be svarde !. or msioTi,, Of thu,
aud their assigns, TO use until the end Of the said
states as may be necessarv for The risnt Of way
and for the purpose of estsblIshing stations for
one qusrtsr section Of ,and such ststios. no. 10
exceed one ia fifteen miles on an average OF the
BY the government ofths United sts,ss Tor raj
road or other purpose; ana pro, lded tn ritht
United States shall inure 70 s.Id CON pay, their
agents or ssrvaats, or 20 any other person OF per
usct shall be msde until he ss1S line sSsiI be IL
actual operation and Psyments thereundeI shall
contract; that the Government shall 90 al tunes
be ennted U priority IN the Of the line hnes.
sv, 4 conasstns aid lie or lie. b. n tsssTaSs
u.s any aTss o. 1ns 60 ..ss and
vsded Also That ssid ape O. lines except .sea ..
Gs Dss 9y NE g &c.
United States. shall be open % the use Of oil oit
OF the UNITED ste; :s me s. q mad I'd
srsn.missioI Of dispstehes; And grovide4 also.
for sinr.s dispatch of ten words, With the usual
prosortionsts dedncpons upon dlspslshss OF
famed shall oosfsf apos the ssis psttiss an, s1
eu.lye Ilsht 70 GO .ttTnct teeg Iaph 70 The Pal
from granting, from time TO time, similar fan
ohisss and PRIVILEGES 10 other parties
oontTscio1., or Their .ssl.n shat nave the ris Il
70 CONSTRUCT and msintaln, through any Of the Ter
connect their raid line lines with Oregon; and
that they shall have the permanent night CT way
plated public lsIds aud Sstsr. in the saia Isrr-
,ories oy any route OF .9utss which The said con
ssid term of srcS lands, .. may he nsse..s4, for
the purpose Of establishing stations for repairs
ton one qusris- section Of land sues sis,io1. not
to exceed one in fifteen miles average Of the
sections Be sssmsa s:ss Sa 5, the SSs.Sa.St
or any company acting under its authority, for
nsash the ooesp.ney q 50 %aoR a. ma, g nss
es-sry for the railroad, receiving an equal amount
Sec lsd Be e tsrissr ssse,sd, Tina, IL, In any
year during the oontnuanoe Of the aid contract,
Before msnSSs si By saoS or sssr
sssiEns, shall. at the ordinsr, rate OF charges or
Be paid as Aforesaid, the Secretary Of ths Tssss-
~ shsll, upon sand seeosnts beng daily ssthsnti'
srsss: Pro.ss.d. That 8. use q ne has - siysn
g, any tune. free Of cost 10 he ceast ssrysS the
firv, that measas es received from any lndividuN.
iinss oonneoens With iSis line a. either OF ns Ter
mini. shall be impsrtisi!y trsnsmtt.d AZ the eraer
q tie ss: nave ,5ss ,< sT:
Approved June le, 1850.
The lowest Offer for the use Of ssch telegraph,
for the pubic service. viii be scetyt PROVIDE
snS s e the .S
sss %ss, Is e: .sso :.
the tine ., line. s.c be eomI ss.a y,shs s1s tim, TIM
SsS a ss.s 20 sss s or s
| pertormsnce OF the service for the Sovernmept,
ssS sss sa ma 'ss's tss
srhe undsrsigprd rssidins e IN ne STATE
ssry Of the Tses.sr, sh. ssesvs Is. .tsis pro
posaf, under the act Of June Is. isso. shs hss OF
iS a. On o. the :: n
/ the act, AID that We viii then execute With the
e. sSs saith ~ sss
ties for the performances Of Che se<viee eccerolnf
70 -. terms Aud conditions eossAi.ss IA sssA pro-
po4aia.. flI-F t-.a % -lta - n - 50
Ps:ed ss- .I..,.,,.. u,,t ss socoupanisS With
ts Ss tnDss uSi,se s,sss: q 1iss sornr
or sfrof jud<e ssatng that h zoe ua(nseo with
q s g g. me s y Vlos, .1 %
nats coed tae shove gosrsn.ss - -.
The proposals. and fla ant mnse be eealed mp
and direoted 20 the Secreta Of the Treasury,
Wssh;nEtea. D g !" and sIdcsssd s-efeyes.ls for
Psci6e fesefrApb.s - Row Eli COBB,
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