Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-28
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ELECTRIC TELEsRAPH BETWEEN TRE
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC STATES
TREASURY DrKAKrxKSr. July 10. 1881

TREASURY DERARTNENT, July 10, 1881.
Proposals. will be received At this Department
the following got OF Congress:
AN ACT 10 faoilItate communication between the
Be q ENACTED 5y he SssGfs Sad Hosss Of Rs1ys-
SeHtatirss q ths Unii.d States 81 ADlertea Cow
~ under tSe direction Of the Piess enc u a..
Umted states, is hereby authorized and directed
for 90 days after the passage OF thus act, and the
fel hlment Of which shail &c s9aTsnued By respoa-
trscts, for the use BY the GOvernmeTt ola line or
in two years from the tSft; rsS SSy Of guS esh
en- hundred and sixty, from som. point or points
route or routes which the said O. ntfsotofs nav
select, tconnectlng At such point or points by tele
New York, Charleston, Phiads Phis. BOst IN. and
other cities In the Atlantic. Southern. and Wee
State OF Caiifornis, for pefod Of ten yesrs. And
shs award the contract 70 the lowest retPOnsible
states than forty thousand collars and permission
contract may be avsrde !. OF @sjorit, Of thss,
and their assigns, 70 use pni the end Of the said
States as may be necessary for the nEht Of way
and for the purpose Of estsbhsbing stations for
one quarter section Of and, such stations NOS 20
exceed one m fifteen miles on an average Ofthe
BY the government ofthe United states Cor rail-
e ., .py y sac aSdP TDf sh, no fs
United States shall lnure TO sad company, thew
sons eSstsosver: ProSSded' That R Ro sacS o R-
tract shall be made until the said line shall be in
cease whenever the cont sctoTs al so eoms, rtb
the contract; that the Government .hsl, al times
ans shall have the privilege, when authorized D,
law, Of connecting tsId lie or Ices By telegraph
70 sds 5r SSst o. 5ns 1ss and
cided also, That said line OF lines except suea 80
said line or lines with the military posts OF the
United States, shall be open 20 the nee Of ali oiti
act on q the ssasr 's charge. Sa
trsnsmission Of dispatches: And proriSSd, also,
for . sing q dispatch Of ten words with the ususl
proportionsts deductions upon dispaIohes OF
tanned shall confer upon the said parties any eX-
sas Nv .i.et g Construct teesE r. 70 the Pso
from granting, from time 10 time, similar frSn
Sec Ind Ss e S " Ssn eTdesss rb., IN. sad
oontrsciors or their assign, shat have the rlsht
e oonst1get and MAJ ntan, through any Of The Ter
connect thelf aald line or lines with Oregon; and
ns al. aeey n :ns nave sns permanent shi q
pIlated public lands and waters in the said Terri
tractors may select with the free use during n.
sac term OF such lands "a may be NECESSARY for
along said line OF lines, not exceeding, at any sta
ton, one quarter section Of land STATIONS not
whole distance; but should any Of said anaTtsG
sections be deemed essential by the CSoyei nment
railroad purposes, the said oontractors shsii re.
iuquish the occupancy OF much as may be nee
essssIy iSr the raIlfosd receiving an equal amount
sec 3 Asd Be it 5RrfnsT enacted, That IL, IN any
the business done for the Government "a herein,
before mentioned BY such oontIsotor., or their
private messages. exSeed the price consTscsed 70
be paid Aforesaid, the Secretary Of the TressG-
Gated, certify the amount OF SUCH excess 70 C. n.
Erest: Provided, That the use of the line bs given
smIthsonisn lnstitut. on, and the National 0b.er
1 sS.s2so sSsR0ss mss gsI
Som pay or eorPoTat,on' or from any telegraph
MINI shall be lmpartialy transmitted in the order
oi thelr reception, excepting that the dispatches
TSs, 's nsss q z,S
have the rlF ut 20 alter or amend this act.
Approved June l6, 1881.
The lowest offer for the use of suoh t.l.sr,ph.
the terms and conditons ,esssd "a N. sot sSs1
be July Get forth and stipulated in the propossls
& .ssoS 3, 81 tss sc ~
1855 in rsgaTd 20 mai service. 20 the eject that
enter into Obligation 70 the United Stats for the
under said act Al the rates offered IN the praposss
sgeh guarantees may Dc in the followins form:
undertake and promise that the Sss score core
,sry Of the Irsesury shall accept the within pro
lines Of magnetic telegraph .h,ii be oomPisted and
St INTO operation on OF before the time .tst, in
parties .tsnIng the within proposals. Obliss-
ton 10 the United States, IN due form, az sure
ties Tor the performance Of the service, according
posais."
The above guarantee must be ACCOMPANIED with
the certihcats Of United States dIstict attorn.,
or district Judge s'alinf that he ls ated with
each Of the persons signing the s1sr.ntee, and
knows them 10 be man Of SUFFICIENT property 10
make good the above guarantee
Inc proposals. akd gUarant Q mnst be seaeo mp
and directed 20 this Secrsta Of the Treasury,
MashinEton. ID. z ;" and endorsed !" PfoPossls for
~ II 2swtd.W&s. Secretary Of the Treasury.
NEW roEHsEN ls Wyst,ssEHIINeror