The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-09
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kLEcTRIC TELEGRAPH BETwEEN THE ATLANTIC
TnnAsysr d. Dsr Pan July ,, ~ 1850 ,
day Of September ner pursuant 10 the following act Of Con
An Ac. to facilitate between Atlantic and
fscifs states By Electric Md Telegraph
the United America in Congress assembled That the
% the S under the aTese0 o. the
Use for sealed 70 be Received for sixty DAYS after the
ranteed by responsible parties Of bids
for the use X The Of line or nss Of
h thirty first DAY Of July eighteen hundred and sixty from
oy any which the may select
a. such N point or points y Telegraph with as cities
phis other cities the Atlantic and West
Tor period OF ten years and shall award the to The ow
est bidder bidder provided such does no
forty thousand dollars and permission hereby granted TO The
o' Of them and their assigns 70 use until the end O. the
M scn rn9oed i Pm az @ & I rnr the a.
establishing stations for repairs along SAID Line mot exceeding
exceed one in een miles on an aersse q n The whole OILS
The United STATE for railroad other PURPOSES and pro
s % s any Of sale nds UNDER st the sS
or or 70 any other person persons Pro
cease Whenever The % comply with the con-
that the shall all tmes be entitled to pr
ory the Of the line or lines, and shall have the priv
s sTaps fGsy military posts the nsd s
% IN. or s ad y %ss as
the sovernme1. 70 connect said line or lines with the military
Citizens OF the United States during the said
IF g And ALSO ss
exceed three dollars for single despatch Of ten woids
greater length provided that nothing herein contained shall
Ss @r or s G r
States from granting from time to ne similar franchises and
Sec And Be farthsr enscsed That contractor
through any Of the territories Of the United states sncS
line their he'll said Inns Or lines with and
or lines under over any public lands and
he a s ss s roas during %D the
% q Ses S: BE ss s the pr
not exceeding at station quarter section Of land such
whole distance; should Of said sections be
essential BY The or any & acting
shall reinqnsa the occupancy much may
sessay for the receiving an equal amount Of Aad Tor
And 3 iurAs, enacted Tia. 4 in aur,p.
herenbefoe mentioned by such contractors
exceed q. price racisd % os PAD fore
benny duly esy Re amount OF sS
Co gressprovided that the Of The line BE- Al
o9 and re N.sonal tosssry..o. for sosn,s purpesss
sSus o%p.nv or cosoor,oo or from sny ses soS lines
ssaasssas -. Inc I: s.s:r = "a. ss
Ia. Of the sovsnmsn shah have priority ,Sa
Approved June i6 1880.
The lowest offer TIE such telegraph the public
ps. x hs act s @ a. & and sna &.
proposals which be accompanied by In
forny the twenty seventh section of the of July
1896 mail service, the effect that the line
lines shall be completed within the time prescribed and that
the sha then into obligation the United
Of the service the government
under sao At the rates offered in the proposals.
Such guarantee may be in The following form,
and pro% tia, the sser eta s o. ne
Treasury shs The within proposals. under the act Of
line lines of telegraph sh Ill be
operation before the ated
act will then with the parties
ing within proposals obligation the United States, In
FORM surees for the performance Of the service,
corng he and conditions contained In such propo
Gala
Dated d-----. ~. . -.
The be accompanied with tho ccrtiA
United States district Attorney district Judge stating
with each Of the signing the
them be Of scient property 70 make
good the above guarantee.
70 The SecretarySof ashtngon d. Co. and
HOWELL. COBB,
Secretary of the Treasury.