Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-02
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ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH BETWEEN THE
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC STATES.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, July 10, 1876

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, July 10, 1850.
PROPOSALS will be received at this Department
until the tenth day of September next, pursuant 10
the following act of Congress:
AN ACT TO facilitate communication between the
Atlantic and Pacific States by electric telegraph.
BE ~ enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
se"totivss Of the Unitd States Of america in Con-
grssS assembled That the Secretary of the Treas
ny, under the direction of the President of the
United States, is hereby authorized and objected
y advertise tor sealed proposals, to be received
ful6lment of which shall q guaranteed by fespon
slble parties as In the oase of bids for mail con
lines of magnetic telegraph, to be CONSTRUCTED with
IN two years from the thirty first day Of July eig
the west line Of the State Of missouri by any
route or routes which the said contractors NAV
sp6 With Sc VS. PSi~So
New York, Charleston, Philadelphia. Boston. and
tern states to the city of san Francisco, in the
State OF CailtoTnla for period of ten years, and
bidder or bidders, provided such prefer does not
req1lTe larger am unit per Ieaf from the United
s'Stas man io,ty thousand collars, and permit
contract may be awarde /, OF q majoritg of thsm,
sLd tnelI assigns, to use until the end of the said
term, such unoccupled pubic lands of the United
states as may be necessary for the rIght of WAY
and Tor the purpose Of establishing stations for
repairs along SAID lne rot exceeding at any station
one quarter section of and, such stations not to
exceed one In hiteen miles on an average of the
whole Distance, ualess sad lands shall be req ured
By the Goyernment the United States for rail
road or other purposes and provided tn no rig mt
" pre- empt any OF said lands undr the laws of the
Unitei States shall inure to ssId company, their
agents or servants, or to any other person or per-
tract shall be made until the faId line shall be in
acfual operation and payments Hereunder shall
the contract; that the Government shall at All times
pc emitted to priority IN the of the line or lines
Jaw, of connecting said line or liGes by teiesrao6
with any military posts of the United Slater, and
cided also, That said line or lines except suco "a
may be constructed By the Government 20 connect
United States, shall be open to the use of ali oti
gems of the United States curing the term of said
transmission Of dispatches: Ana proUidsI Giso,
That suoh charges shall not exceed three dollars
proportionats deductions upon DISPATCHES Of
greater Length, provided that nothing herein CON
elusive night to construct telegraph to the Pacl
no, or de- ar the Government of the United State.
ION sfsbhtinE, from tune TO time. similar fran
sec. z. And De q ftythsr enacted, That the said
construct and maintain through .n1 of the Zen
rtOrles OF the United states, branch line so as to
that they shall have the permanent right Of Way
Tor sald line or lines, under, or over any uDapprO-
pIIatso pubic lanas ana waters In the said Terri
tractors may select with the free use during the
s sso term OF spcn sRds as may be neees'aTr for
along said line or lines not exceeding, at any sta
non one quarter SECTION Of land suoh stations not
vhole distance; but should any Of said quarter
sections be deemed essential by the Government
railroad purposes, the said contractors shall re-
ling ulsh Che occupancy OF 80 much may be nee
essary for the railroad, receiving an equal amount
Oflend for like uss in Its stsac
SO And be it further enacted, That n, in any
year during the continuance of the said oontrsnt
the business done for the Government as herein
before mentioned by such cont actors, or their
private msssas ca, exceed the price contracted IN
be PAID as aforesaid the Secretary OF the Treasu-
~ shall, upon saId accounts being duly autheuti
~,
gross: PTOvtded, That the OF the line be given
a. any Tune, f[es OF cost to the Coast survey, the
Smithsonian institution, and the National Obser
yator!, Tor scientific purposes A.d pTop died fu r
they, Ihat messai es received from any individual
lines connecting with this line at either OF ITS ter
mini shall be impartaly transmitted in the order
Of the Government Shall have pfioTit1 Sna n1o
Sldsd further, That Congress ehall at say time
nave the rlPht % alter or amend this act
Approved June l6, 1850.
The lowest offer for the use Of such TELEGRAPH
Tor the public service, will bs acoe pied, provided
the terms and conditions cd In the act snail
be fully set forth and stipulated in tns proposals,
Wnlen must be accompanied BY = guarantea, in
conformity with tbs 7th section of the act of jniy
Z lTS5 Ia regard 20 mail service. 10 the effect that
p-escribed, and thst the gusTanto- shall then
enter INTO obligation 70 the United States for the
under said act at the rates offered the proposas
Sq Ts gnsLsntes may DC IA the following form:
Of, undsrtake and promise that II the Score,
Lary OF the Treasury shat accept the within pro
posals under the act of June is, 1850 the line or
lines OF mag.etle telegraph shall be complsted and
put INTO operation on or before tbs tine ,tats in
the act, aud that we will then execute with the
parties signins the wlthIn proposals an oblisa-
tlon 10 the United states, in due form, az sure
ues for the performance Of the servioe, accordin,
posels' " A P'o
Dated at,
he above guarantee must be accompanied with
tns ceTtincAts OF United states dI tfict attornv
each OF the persons signing the guarantee and
kioVs them to be men of sufficient property 10
make good the above guarantees. '' ~
me PTopDsals and qua ante must be sealed up
anh directed 10 the Secretary of the Treasury
Washington, u. G ;" and endorsed "P roposaIs for
recino IelegTsPh HOWELL COBB,
Jy III 2awtd, WAS. Secretary of the Treasury
Re-, NOTICE!