Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1860-10-03


TIE west hne Of ths State Of Missopsi. i
fady route OF routes which sse sAid oosatrAa
4 ofs may select, fccnnectsng aa such poir
! ax peiaks by talegrsph With ths isisies "a
Maehingt0n, NsE Fork, Nsw, oxleaaa
Charleston. Philadelphia, Boston. a
iothhr cities Ia Vie AIsnsic, SonEherri, an
Western States, to the aisy oil San frex,
j slsoe, Ia the State OF ualifayxxA, FOR Ia
yeasss and shall award the censracs 10 hi
lewsss Responsible hidass or bidders, pro
provided sanh proasr d0ss MOI sequlss
larger aasuns pr ysAx than forty thou
saNa4 dollars and psxEnimioa Ia hsrsh,
granted 20 the MD paxxies 30 whosn sais
coasraes may be- awarded, or maiovis,
OF thems and their assigns, 20 use unit
the end Of said harm, saah unoceuuies
pahiis lassas of the Unissd ssasas as issa,
% ascssssAsy fss ahs right ofway and fonl
the Puxposs af sst&hiishing stations fol
repairs along said line, aos axcseaing a
AHy ssAtioa more thaa ons eaaxser seyfiou
az iana, s3dh asxkions not 20 exceed oxas
nm hftsaa miles ON m average o9 the whole
fdissaase, anlsss ssid lznds shali be raousr-
ed By she gossrnmsns o9 the Unisea States
fnx railroad or oshsz pwposes. and pro-
yisaad khAs me- right 10 praamfn1s Mxay os
said Lzn<az uadsr the lsws Of the Unitsd
Ssssas iahail inurs 70 said eonpxsy, sheir
agszss SaEv azass5 ~ any ussaass1 Ess7sua q
psgssna Whatsoever Proesasa, Rhas no
such contract shall be made ansil she
said line shall be in aasaal operation, and
psyAsass thsseansisr shall cease Whenever
tie contractors fail 10 oomply With shair
contract; thai the government shall aEaIl
sinaes be entitled to priority ia the use OF
the line or lines, and shail have the psivi.
legs when authorised By lGw, of eonness-
ing said line or insa by telegraph with
any military posts Of the United States,
and 70 use che ssne for government pur.
poses And Proesded, also, Thas said line
sr hnass sxespt saoh MS mag be construct
"a hy the government 10 connect said line
,r lines with the military posts of the Una-
ed States, and shail be open TO the usa
If Ill eisixens Of the United States during |
he term Of the said contract, on payment |
II the regular charges for Eansmission
Il dispatches dad Psseidd, also, That |
ugh charges sha1 rot exceed three dol
ars for single dispatch of ten words,
sith the usual proportionate deductions
ipon dispatches of . greater isagth, pro-
idez1 thas nothing herein contained shAll
onfsr upon the said parties any exclusive
lght to construct telegraph to the Pa
ifc or debax the government of the Uni
Sd States from granting, from time to
fna, similar franchises and privileges TO
sheg parties. s -A
Sec. Q. And Be il further enacted, That
ae said contractors, or their assigns,
aall have the right 10 construct and
Iaiatain, through any OF the tarritaries
she United States, branch line, so "a .
, connect their said line or lines with !
regon and that they shall have the per
aHens right Of way for said line or lines,
ndar, or over, any uHappfopriated lands
nd sataxs In aha sad ssrfiaerias, by any
'ute or routes whieh the said contractors
AZ select with the free asa during the Z
I'd term of such lands "a may be neoes- 2
ry for the purpose OF establishing sta
pms fox repairs along said iina or lines, Q
u axceeeding, at any staGioa ons quar- ,
{ section Of Land such stations not az =
eding one in kfsean miles ca an avsrage =
tbs whole distance but shOnld any Of =
i'd quarter sections be desmsd essential .
ksas government, or any company acs-
: under its authority, for railroad pur. v
ses, the said ooszfractogs shaA gelin- =.
ism ths occupancy OF 90 much sa may -
necessary for the railroad. reeeixing :
equal amount Of land for Like ass in its y
,ad. ss.S GO
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That @
in ang year during the continuance of u
! said contract, the business daae for :
government, as hereinbefors mention v
By such Contractors or their assigns, sc
III as the ordinary rate Of charges for 4,
vate messages, exceed the price oon- y
ctsd Go be paid 40 aforesaid, the Score g
y Of the Treasury shall, upoa said ac- 70 %
lnts beang duiy aathsatiCassd, certify "a
amoons of such excess Provided,
at the use Of the line be given, at any =,
ID, free of cost, to the Coast Survey, "a
ssnithsonian lnstitasios, and the Ma
nal Observatory, for scientific purpos-
and provided further, Tha& messages
eiYsd from any individual, company, of
corporation, or from any telegraph A
- connecting with this line at either til
Ita ssrnini, shall be irnpa<tsaay trans th
ted In the order OF their reception, ax- TO
ting thaa the dispatches Of the goysrn- di'
at shall hare priority And provided th'
lher, That Congress shall at any tisne de
. sas right to alter or amend this aes. %
Approveds Jane l6, 1860. of
4 - l4.ssas .as ths
y. GxxxFIII.--An Act making APP Y