The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-02
rNFFICE or WATER COMMISSIONERS, JERSEY CITY
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH BETWEEN yHE ATLANTIC
= - AND PACIFIC STATES .fJIlD

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ELECTRIC 1sS Fz sfsv s4ars sHs ATLANTIC
TRkAsumY nzrAsrnEEr jury 10, 1860.
DAY sspsnser nes % he following act Of Com
An aeps Sa ss.s ss Atlantic and
by House Of Representatives Of
s United M Of in % ~ be- rs the
Of The rted sisss hereby authorised
@ & s.s 70 Gs o r s ps ns
nnsss oy re.posss parties as in The case OF bids for mail
magnetic telegraph. Be- constructed within years
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by route wach the SAID contractors select
e. OF New . DG sss Y Rs
Ss city ns lie s1a
for period Of ten ana shall award ne contrac, 70 the ow.
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PC SS sas % ss s%sae %
Joy Of hem su their assgns 70 use until the end Of the
may be necessary Tor right way r the prposs Of
seoa c 1 e
exceed one IN fifteen mica on An average Of The whole dis
the United for railroad other PURPOSES pro
Of he In,ed SLATE shall nare 70 .st Company their agents
or servants or 70 any other person or persons whasoever PRO
s Be .saa s and "s n s S sa
orsy in the Of the line or lines aud shall have the PRIV
telegraph with military posts Of the United states asa
That said line or lines except such Is may be oy
the government said line lines with the military
citizens Of United during be the said
Of ds.pss And prd also Thar such chsrsss sS
no. exceed three dollars for single dssps,eh q ten wod,
greater length provided TIA, nothing herein coSaiasd snail
upon ne a or s s he s 20
States from granting from ne e similar franchises and
And be IL further enacted said CONTRACTOR
n " ay n sns & s IN r p nea seS ?, amen
lima.
lines over unappropa,ed public lands and
1s .oass s
o. Ss scn ns az .y I'M. pr ses
not exceeding at station quarter section Of lane such
whole distances but should Of said sections be
under ns au,h for railroad purposes the ssa sonsrae
tors shall rsnqish the occupancy Of 90 much may
eess for the railroad receiving equal amount Of land for
the DE sd contract the business done Tor he
government he-enbefore mentioned BY such
messages. the price be paid sfors
sens duly au,heeaa cey he aon Of SsS s1css 70
Go tina, the ase OF The ne be any
ton National observaory &c eniac purposes;
vdua company or corporsi or from sny ieerr aph line,
sscnssshs .A hs line !. either = q isTaia snail be I'M
Aai the Of the government shall bsvs priority and
right 10 alter or amend this act
Approved June 10, 1890
The oer FOR the Ms. 81 such telegraph for the publ.
provdeu ,rrms ana
pressed In the shall be fully forth stipulated
with S The ss NH sss S he ant T.
l6 In regard mail service, the that
TIE guaranors shall hen enter into oblsa to the United
States the the
under SAID act al the offered 10 proposals.
Such guarantee MAJ be In the following form:-
aSdsris and pr%.s that the sscr ,ss s'c o. the s
sssSss or N ,s ss By he S e
completed and into operation before he stated
In the and t4ai viii with
ing the within proposals obligation 70 the United States
due form, suetes for the he
crdng TO he terms and conditions contained ouch propo
Gaa -
The guarantee be accom- panied with The cern.
cate OF ned States district attorney dist i Judge stating
that he acquainted with each Of he signing
aniee and Knows them 70 be Of Sufficient property make
good the abcve guarantees.
The proposals. and guarantee mus. be sealed asd directed
" The eecreiar the Treasury sshington c." en-
HOWELL COBB
2ecrs q ~. Pa.