Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-11

ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH BETwBEN THE
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC STATES.
TREASURY DERARINENr, July 10. lasG

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, July IL, 1880.
Proposals will be received at this Department
until the tenth day Of September next, pursuant to
the following act OF Congress:
An ACT to facilitate communication between the
Atlantic and Pacific state by electric telegraph.
BE % enacted bythe Senats aHd House Of Repre-
ssatdfiCeS OF the United States Of America Con-
er:ss assembled, That the Secretary of tine Treas
ny, urder the direction Of the President of the
for 50 days sfsT the pas sage of THIS sct tsnd The
slble parties as In the case of bids for mail con
tracts, for the use BY the Govs,nms.t Of line or
in two years from the thirty first day Of July elgh
Ss. nnd 81 tSs ae Of poHt Or points
route or routes which the said contractors may
a. e fTSh RGGt PSGts BY .ee
New York, Charleston, PhiiadslPhia. Boston. and
other cities IN the Atlantic. Southern, and Wes-
State of California, for period of ten years and
shall award the contract TO the lowest responsible
require 3 larger smcu unit per year from the United
states than FORTY thousand dollars, and permi ssion
Is hereby granted to the said parties to whom said
contract may bs awarde /, or majority of them,
and their assigns, TO use until the end of the said
term, such unoccupled publlc lands OF the United
states as may be necessary for the nght of way
and for the purpose of establishing stations for
repairs along said llne lot exceeding at station
one quarter section of and, such stations not to
exceed one in fifteen miles on an average ofthe
by the government Ofthe United States for rail
road or other purposes, and provided tn right
u pre- empt any sad lands und-r the laws of tie
United States shall inure to sad company, their
agents or servants, or to any other person or per
tract shall be made uGt the saId line shall be in
acfual operation and payments Hereunder shall
cease whenever the cont actors fail to comply with
the contract; that IL overnment shall atalltl times,
be entitled To pri3Ii In the use ofths line lines,
law, Of connecting said lie or j es by telegraph
TO use s te for S SsSs OF m nm Sa s and
cided also, That said line lines except sucn as
may be con tructed by, the Government 10 connect
W o.,ff h
United States, shall be open IT, the use of ali citi-
ms OF the United Safes curing the term Of said
transmission of dispatches: And proridcd, also
That such charges shall, not exceed three dollars
for sing o dispatch OF ten words, with the usual
PTopoIti3nate deductions upon dispatches of
greater Leg sto, provided that no hing her In n
elusive night TO constructs telegraph TO the Paci
ho, or deear the Government Of the United St,tes
from granting, from time TO time. similar fan
chlses and privileges to other parties
Sec: = And De e further enacted, That the said
to construct AMI maintain, through any of the Ter
rtOnes otthe United states, branch line SO as TO
connect their said line or lines with Oregon; and
that they shall have the permanent right of Ray
Tor .ald me or INES under, or over any unsPpro
torres by any route or .3utss which the said con
TRACTORS may select with the Tree use during the
said term of such lands, As may be neoes5 az for
the purpose of establishing stations for repairs
along said line or lines not exceeding, at any sta
to exceed one In fifteen miles on average of the
%n9e aftsnee 6dt should any of said quater
or any company acting under its authority, for
alI0s6 purposes, the sald contractors shall
essary for the railroad, receiving an equal amount
Of aud for like use in Its steac.
SEQ 5 And be 1t tUrtAer enacted, That if, IN aGy
year during the contILucnce of the said contract,
the business done for the Government a herein
before IN antlO1ed by such cont, actors, or their
assigns, shall, at the ordnAr, rat of charges or
private MESSAGES, exosed the price contracted to
ry SHAH, upon said accounts being duly authenti-
cated, certify the amount of such excess to Cen
a N If ha 1Ts,al -
n any time, free of cost To the Coast survey the
Smithsonian Institution, and the National 0b.er
Vatory, Tor solentlhc purposes ARd prOr.dfsd Tuy-
thsr, hat messaS es received from any individual
company, or corporation or from any telegraph
lines connecting with this line at either of MS ter
mini, shall he lmpartiay transmitted in the order
Of their reception excepting that the dispatches
idsd TrttsT That ConsTeSs snail Il s dTa time p1S
nave the rlght to alter or amend this act.
Approved June Is, 1860.
The lowest offer for the use of such TELEGRAPH,
Tor the public service, will be acce Pied provided
the terms and conditions ex essed in the ACT snail
be fully set forth and stipulated in the proposals
conformIty with the t section of tss aGt Of IN
1885 in regard TO mall service, to the effect that
enter into to the United States for the
under said act a, the rates offered IN the propoF.is
: such guarantee may be ia the following form:
Of undertake and promise that Il the s ecGeo
p s tine hHs1 Ss act 6 aSS @ ts y 5s pro
lines If magnetic telegraph .hall he oomplsted ard
put into operation on OF bei fore the time STATED in
the act, and that will then execute with the
parties eisnlng the within proposals an obiga-
ton to the United States, in due FORM as Eure
ties for the performances of the service acooTdin,
to the terms and conditions contained In such pro-
posals.' ~
Dated At
The above guarantee must be accompanied with
the certificate of q United States dItTict attorny
district judge. stating that he IL acouainted with
each OF the persons signing the guarantee, and
kn3Wsk them TO be men OF sufficient property to
above
The proposals. and guarant 9 must be sealed up
Washington, ID. G :" and endorsed "PIo9osai. far
racine feeg raph:" HOWELL COBB,
Jy ii 2awtd.W&S. Secretary of the Tree sIry.