Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
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ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH BETWEEN THE
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC STATES.


TREASURY DEPARTMENT, July 10, 1867.
PROPOSALS will be received at this Department
until the tsnth day OF september next, pursuant to
the following act OF Congress:
An Acr to facilitate communication between the
Atlantic and Pacific States by electric telegraph.
BE IL enacted By tie Senate asd House Of Repre-
~ sss assembled That the Secretary of the Treas
ny, under the direction of the President of the
to advertise for sealed proposals, to bs received
for 60 days st7r the passage of this sot land the
sIbe parties, as 10 the case 81 bids Tor mail CON
tracts, for the use by the Government of line or
in two years from from the t6irt; first day Of July ssR
en- hundred and sixty, from some point or points
S1 s %
select connecting st such Poiut or points by tels
New York, Charleston, Philadelphia. Boston: and
other cities IN the Atlantic. Southern, and Yves
state Of California, for period Of ten years, and
shall award the contract to the lowest responsible
TeSure sTTeT psr from the United
States than FORTY thousand dollars, and perm
contract may be awarde /, or majority Of thsm,
ard their assigns to use untl the end OF the said
states as may be necessary for the risnt of WAY
and for the purpose Of establishing stations for
oac quarter section Of and, such station. MOTTO no. to
exceed one In fifteen miles on an average ofths
by the Government ofthe United states for rail
road or other purposes, and provided tn t no rght
United States shall inure to sid COMPANY, their
agents or wants or to any ether person or per
tract shall be ade until the said line shsil BE- in
actual operation and payments hereunder shall
the contrasts that the Governmsnt shs, times,
he eOnted t0 priority IN the of tbs line lines,
an shall have the privilege, when authorized by
with any military posts of the United Slater, and
Uided also That said line or lines. except sucn a,
mar be constructed By the Government to connect
TSited States shall be- open to the use Of ali eiti
z ms of the United 8 atss curing the term Of said
Of pa Oh O
That suoh charges shall not exceed three dollars
IGr slHs ei'Pst5S no 81 ten words with the usua
greater length, provided that no hing herein CON
sGS s2s s9 90 upon the SAD Pe' sx
nc, or deEar the Government Of the United Ststes
l2m gta59tlnT from time to Tine similar fran
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted, That the said
Contractors, or their assign shall have the right
rtOrles ofthe United States branch line, as to
meet their rald line or lines with Oregon; and
FIR ralt line o. lines, under over, aRy unapprO-
p'at9d public lands aud waters in the said Terri
tories by any route or routes which the said CON
tractors may select it'll the free use during the
said term of s1ch lands, as may be neeesssr, for
the purpose of establishing stations for repairs
along said line or lines, not exceeding, at any sta
ton one quarter section OF land sucn statioas not
whole distance; but should any of said qua ter
sections be deemed essential by the Government
or any company acting under its authority, for
railroad purposes, the said contractors shall re-
!lEqulsh the occupancy of so much as may be neo-
essary for the railroad, receiving equal amount
IL land for like u.s. IN ITS steaG.
SEQ And be ii further enacted, That if, in any
year during the contlnuanoe of the said contract,
the business done for the Government as herein
bei?re mentioned by such cont actors, their
aselsns, shall at the ordinary rat of charges or
private message s, exceed the price contracted TO
BE- paid as aforesaid, the Secretary of the Treasu
~ shall, upon said accounts being duly authenti-
Gated, certify the amount Of such exoess to C., n
gress: PTOUidsd. That the of the line be given
a. any tine, free Of cost, to the Coast survey the
Smithsonian institution, and the National Ob.er
vitorI, for scientific purposes: AHd pror ded fur
company, or corporation, or from any telegraph
lines connecting with his line at either Of IT'S ter
mini. snail be impsrtialy transmitted in the order
of their reception, excepting that the dispatches
OF ne Governmsnt shall have priority: And pro-
have the TsAt to alter or amend this act,
Approved uno l6, 1860.
The lowest offer for the use of such telegram.
LOT the Publo service, Will be coepted, provided
f b fHrms snd 9 the act shall
which must be accompanied by q guarantee, in
1885, In gard To mail SERVICE to the effect that
the line or lines shall be completed within the time
prescribed, and that the gnarantor shall then
DeItOrm4noo Of the servioe for the Government
under said aot q. the rates offered In the proposals
Sgch guarantee may be in the following form:
Lhe nnasfstsped TesIdlnS at the State
a of the soosp The within ihH SFe
POsa!s, under the act of June i6 1850 the line or
INES OF magnetic telegraph shall be completed and
put into operation on DefOi the time stated in
the act, and that we will then execute with the
parties SIGNING the within proposals obliga-
ton TO the United states, in due form, rs sure
ties for the performance Of the service, according
posals."
Dated At
The above guarantee must be accompanied with
the certlhcate OF United States district attorny
or strict Judge stating that he Is aoq tainted with
each OF the persons signing the guarantee and
kn0Wsh them TO be men of sufficient property to
make good the above guarantee.
me prop0,als and guarantee must be sealed up
ana directed 10 the Secretary of the Treasury,
ftolhc Telegraph" HOWELL COBB,
" II 2awtd WAS Secretary of the Treasury
~ PROCLAMATION!