Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
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ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH BETWEEN THE
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC STATES.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. July 10. IAN

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, July TO- Issn.
PROPOSALS will be received at this Department
until the tenth day Of September next, pursuant TO
the following aot of Congress:
AN AcT to facilitate Communication between the
Atlantic and Pacific States by electric telegraph.
BE o. enacted By the Senate aad House Of Repre-
81 IS asssbisd That the seorsary Of the fress
ny, under the direction of the President of the
70 advertise for sealed proposals, to bs feoefvsd
for 60 days stsr the passage OF this act, land the
s6e Pss. the case 81 BIDS ioq %a Son
tracts, for the use By the Government Of line or
sas Sc Ssg
en- hundred and sixty, from some point or points
route or routes which the said oontrsctof. NAV nav
select lconnectng At such point or points by tele
Nsw YORK, Charleston, Phiiadslphia. Boston. and
other cities in the Atlantic. Southern. and Yves
q for period Of sen years, and
shall award the contract 70 the lowest responsible
oPt- thousand dollars. sna es saen
contract may be awards l. OF msjoTi.s Of ths%
and their assigns, to use until the end of the said
states as may be necessary for the nght Of way
and for the purpose of establishing stations for
repairs along said line, pot exceeding at any station
one quarter section Of land, such Stations nos to
exceed one in fifteen miles on en- average ofthe
by the Government ofths United States for raj
load or 0,he, DgTRosss and provided n no Tsht
United States shall inure to ssid company, their
sG Pc snoS
tract shall be ade until the said line shall be in
actual operation -, and payments hereunder shall
the contract; that the Government SHALL ali times
ana shall hsys the prVeSe SSsa un sathzsd nes y
.aw, Of oonneetns taid lile or lIGes BY telegraph
10 uss sd Se % es .ss and
cids{ also, That said line or lines except sucn as
may pc oonstructed by the Government 10 connect
said line or lines with the military posls of the
United states, shall be open to the use of ell oiti
cont act, on Psyn. mt of the regular charges for
transmission of dispatches: And proUidsd. also
That such charges shall not exceed three dollars
for a SINCE dispatch Of ten words, with the usual
proportionsts deductions upon dispatches of
steatsr lsqgth, provided that noLhing hereIn cen
tanned shall oohfer upon the said parties any ex-
stusivS night to construct telegraph TO the Paji
from granting. from time to time similar fran
chses and privileges to other parties
SEQ: Z: And Be % further enacted, That the said
contractors or their assign, shall have the rig hit
TO construct and maintain, through any of the Ter
rto5ies Ofthe United states, branch line, go as TO
Q meet their said line hr-s with Oregon; and
that they shall have the pes lament right of way
PLATED public lands aud waters in the said Terri-
tories oy any route or routes which the said con
said term of such lands, as may be necessar, for
the purpose of establishing stations for repairs
ton. one quarter section of land sucn stations not
TO exceed one In fifteen miles an average of the
| sections be deemed essential By the Government
or any company acting under its authority, for
liuquish the occupancy OF so much as may be nee
essary for the railroad, receiving an ua amount
SEQ s And beu further enacted, That if, In any
year during the continuance of the said contract
before msnioned by such as Ref tsei1
assigns, shall at the ordinary rate of charges 'or
be paid as aforesaid, the Secretary of the Treasu-
~ shall, uPen SAID accounts being duly authenti
osted, certify the amount of such exo ess to G., n
gross: PrOrided That the use of the line be given
at any time, Zee of cost To the Co.st survey, the
Imltnsonlan INSTITUTION, and the National Obser
vatorg for scientific purposes: AID PROVIDED fH r-
ther, hat messas es received from any individual
p RP6 Gr at etS S Of s s
MIN, shall be impartiay transmitted in the order
of the Government shall have priority: AID pro
sxo t SStaf5 hst C0nsIs,sd shall s. any time
Approved June is, 1852.
The lowest Offer for the use of such tsleyr,nb
Tor the public service, will be acoe pted provided
toe terms and e9ndsI0ns the act shall
cOh S@ mS' rs Ss 5 bT
the lns Ices shall be completed Within the time
iDfS s99 i6ss the ne shall then
Oer1orma9ce of the service for the Government,
rs Ins Ct Pliers Ss fS
- Fhe nndsrsigped residing at -, in the State
of the Treasury a0cspt ths w hs STe
Posas, under the act of June 16 1850, the line or
Put into operation on or before the time Atato Ia
the act, and that we will then execute with the
parties signing the within proposals an Obliga-
too 10 the United States, in due FORM "a suHe
ties for the performance of the service accoriu,
TO the terms and conditions contained IN such pro
posals.n
Dated at
The above guarantee must be accompanied with
the certificate of United States dis trict atom
or district Judge. stating that he Is TAINTED with
eaoh OF the persons signing the guarantee, ard
knows them to be men of sufloient rOoerty 10
ma IKE good the above guarantees
The pToPo.ais and guaant-e must he sealed u n
snf directed 70 ''the Secrsta-y of the Treasury
Washington, ID. g ;" aud endorsed "Pf oposals for
rsoihc rr.egraPhp HOWELL COBB,