The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-15

sfhclrutly aud constantly. IL shall pfonpt'
ly aud oWreolly tran init BY telegraph all
triegfhms received by " At aDN posts tale
graph oiiios the postal telegraph otlicc VI
deli cry. For failure ar neglect /, pt0mpi-
~ .ni norfeo w uapsmlt any message, me
contracting company 90 companies shall 90
! iia,l to the parlira 'nilrsd thereby 20 the
tubunt 81 i've hundred um.s Inc bnM
paid for sending the meeseRr'
AZ any plstal-'tlseraph oflioe ~ Vpioa toe
total amount received iug tlS trausailssinn
oi messrgts % not suiilclgnt 10 pai he sal
Gry ofthe operator, the company Is Au no :
z,d 10 employ thu postmaster as iis agent
aGd operator, and 10 pay him n commission
| not excseding 80 rar oentum OF lhe chatges
on messages transmitted A. that Ollie: Poo
ylded. lnai such employment shsli no. ~
tstete with the hateful performances OF his
! duties ns postmaster.
SEQ. 4. That the general shall
csuse monthly accounts to bo Kept aud pre-
pared for any company performing such
| telegraph service OF the number ano Nslua,
l according 10 the contract RACES, OF vii iHle-
/ grams transmitted bv such contracting
company, aud after deduoiiHg cents Tor
orch telegram tran mlt'ed thail pay The
rem alnder Oi the amount .hus nsourt ,ined
10 said company ss full CONDENSATION Tor
/ ts service under snch CONTRACT. All
rcoesssry regulations tor Carrying out the
nrayisi0us OF this section shell bs made by
| tle.pnsimss er-gensral. In case any qprs-
lion shall sri-S between the postmaster
gsuerni and said COMPANY or cpmpsuies
under this T. n shall be referred b three
orbitrators 10 BE- appointed by the priest.
deut ~ the Ualted States, and their nSsrd
or hat Of y maj gritty Of them, shalt be- iinai
and hinding upon all perlies effected by
the decision.
sec o. That any company coutrsctlug
Tor the service herein provti.d FOR may.
&C iis own expense, establish
aud maintain telegraph Oiiices Tor tbs re-.
o pton, transmission, and delivery ~ ir-
egr' m, IN addition IA those es,nbii bed D.
ihe pos no Aster general "a herei" provided
aud ssil company shall b. suhj ct - III
the obligations and entitled O., HI
the privilege OF tha act II cOrgr,ds ap-
proved Ily 2t1. 1896. eutl LED An act 90
aid "a the construction OF telegraph lines,
and to securs u The govern
msrt toe usa OF the fame for q seal mill
'nry aud Other purposes" excepting So far
ss the provision thereof cnnAic. With this
acs. Congress herrby reserves the power 70
alter, am I'D, or repeal this oct, or any part
thereof.
Sec. 10. That the posimssier.s general
shsli, within one month from the passage
o. this act, advertise, fortNo mooths, In two
OF the daily newspapers published Ia each
Of ihe cities OF Washington. Baltimore,
Pniiad,lphs New York, 3 500, Chi
cage aud st. Louis, Tor sealed proposals
rom any telegraph company. or con,
p6nies, now or hereafter Incorporated
Tor Foe transmission OF correspondence by
telegrsph according 10 the provisions OF
this act. and al or within the max mu a
rates h'reiD before specified. The compsny
ur companies maEiUg such proposals she'll
accompany the Same with bond with
good and sufficient security, In such sum
"a. tho postnlasier-gencTs shall pre-
scribe, that IL or tsey will enter into con
tract. IN accordance with the proposal by Il
or them submitted, If such proposal be &C
cepted oy the pos m ,stef. general: aud
alio that u or they vii execute "A bond.
with approved security, In such SUN as the
postmaster legrral may designate, for the
faithful performance nf the duties inn
posed by the contract. Tue bids snail ne
opened by the p0ttmaster'Renernl within
1--WE monthE from the apDrova OF this act,
and he shall contract Win the company ar
whose pro- osiiiOn shall he
deemed by Tim the mos, favorable for the
performances of the telt graph service
by this SC provided for. Aud any con-
tract made under the provisions OF his net
shall provide Tor the protection OF postsi
kilograms against d discrmin a'ion 10
trauemissiOu or Otherwise which may Tend
IN interfere with the efficiency ol tho sys.
te,n hereby estab shed. Such contract
y
with the right TO the CONTRACTOR or
aoutrao ors. u they have fully ana ishis
performed their dates un0er this act. "a
have ins same extended for another period
Of five years, upun condition that mi
torn rate, without regard 20 dte'ance, at
or below the luwre. rave specified ~ this
act. shall be rd0ptsd; aud ga sue "a case the
department shall deduct two coats instead
~ three cents on cash tc'egcatn trans
nit cd, rs full c0mpsnsotlpa l1r its ser.
vices Any end ali contracts entered into
50 aforessid thlll be- torminaole a. the
option of congress. rhe Gmpeny
Or c1mpsnies to whom oonlraois
FOR shall be awarded shall at once open for
use according TO the provisions OF this
act all such lines az IL m.Y have in actual |
operation, anu snail os allowed four J ears
within which to construct or
lcuuiIs aud put Ia operation ali |
such additional linee as NAV be re.
a lired 10 connect all the posisl-telegraph |
,'fiicss provided Tor In this act, upon con- !
5ition tba at lsaet one-'ourtu OF such new !
lines shall tie annul constructed or &C
quired aud out IN operation.
Sec IL That he acknowledgement is |
hereby nui noriZec and directed TO adver- |
as provided the p~ecediug section for |
sealed proposals o sell existing telegraph |
lines and franchises TO the government; aud |
liz
sls TO sell existing lines are deemed lair
aud reasonable, the pos'msstsr-g neral will
report the same 10 congress a. lis next ass |
sion for consideration.
Sec ~ That 20 the event that no exist |
log or hereafter organized telegraph !
COMPANY will contract Tor the perform
an co OF tbs eery.ce bg this act prngidoO for,
and al the re- tes hereinusiora specified, or
J ra in fhe event no satisfactory pron- ,
osit,or 10 sol existing lines snail bs sub
mi ten On or before the 10Th day ot N0vem-
Dor, 1884 ond accepted by cnugrsas before
NJ ,rch A. 1885, tnen snail there De eetsb-
blished, hulls operated aud carried on a
posfal { lsgraph system within the L litod
states ia sceordaucs with the provisions OF
the i0llnWing sections OF this co.
Sec 49, That board consisting OF the
secretary of STATE, the secre airy % var, aud !
tho postmaster general 5hsll cause 20 be
located aud arranged four truck lines OF
eaid postal Telegraph. connecting the hoftn- /
easiern. tue northWeg ern, the Hsst 70 aud
southwest rp. ana the sou ihern parts OF
the Unlei States with the city o. Wash |
ington; sad alone said trunk ltaes connso.
lions shall be maze aud telegraph |
Offices established mt such cities, towns. |
ana places es shall be Tor the |
punlc interest Tor tbs time being; aud the
said lines aud branches thereof shail from
time 10 tine be extended nod tell graph |
offices est blished aud increased rs congress
may,from time % time appropriate money |
therefor. d,
Sec ii That said postal telegraph Uhall |
De carried on aud opersfed "a par OF the |
postal sysiem OF the United Sates, at the
rates hersinOuiore prescribed. suojsct TO re- |
vision from time 20 time by q
board consisting Of, the secretary Of
state. secretary Of the treasury. AMI the
general.
Sec Is. That the said lines Of postal tel |
,rraph thHll be connected and operated at