Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-02-25
m: arrive ;, Praizc du Chen same day BY

Leave PraisS da Chen every Saturday al
6 m; arri,Sat Prairie In Porte came day
aaFrom Savannah. ILL.,. BY Charleston.
GoJeno.'. mills Bnrris,cn's sc,,lenen;, Ed
;uBryh, Upton and Washington Ferry 10
IA City, 50 miles aud bnck once week.
/Leav~ Savannah every Monday a. 6 n m:
fr';se at Iowa City mex. Wednesday BY II,
q m.
Leave Iowa City every Wednesday q. IL
noon; arrive at Savannah next Friday by g
p q.
$3.50 From Van Buren, by Fairfield q N |
and Washington b 10 Iowa City, 20 sniles
and back once a week.
Leave Van Buren every Monday .. 6 m
arrive At Iowa City next day by 6pm
Leave Iowa City every "wednesday n, 8 a
m Eyriye - Van Rssen next day BY 6p m.
si 10 From III 6ppsllo by Cn,sa''e and
asAsiaamo, sa Napoleon, ~ miles and back
Uflce HI WsEk. HIGH: ss S6i5sa ssl4s4 sa4.a
7 I..@av- wappello evrr, Frsdayf !. B sainss||
arrive a. Napoleon same day W > =.
Leave Napoleon every Saturday at 8 n
arriv, a. Wappeflo same day BY 6pm.
45ll Frcm Waubesepinicon, BY Cnman.
che. New York, Lyons and Charles.on 10
Bellyiew, 81 miles and ha.k once week.
Leave Wanbescpinicun every Ttursday,
at Ga m; arfiyo NJ DelIview next day BY IL
nuon.
Leave Beliview every Friday ~ p N;
arrive a. Waubesepi"ico" nex.day BY 8 y m.
NOTES.
I. Seven uinutes are allowed for opening
and closing the mails ., the Offices, where 40
particular time 10 specified.
g. Post Uffivs h.anks, and mail bags, are
to be convened without further charge on
mail lines admitting Of such convey vance
8. In all cases.. there 10 to be . forfeiture
OF the pay Of the Trip. WHEN the Tip 10 not
OF u, when the running OF arrival 10 % far be-
hind timc ~ 10 lose tho connection with .
depending mail: and - forfeiture Of due
proportion u il, when . grade of service -
rendered Inferior 10 that III the contract
these f"rfcHures may be increased into pen.
alt,es OF higher amount, according to the na
tore OF frequency OF the failure and the iin.
portance vt thu mail
q Zines will be imposed, unless he de.
l,nquency he satisfactorily sxplaincd in due
time, for failing 10 take tom, or deliver at .
post office. the mail, Ut auy part of il; tor sut
itfing u to be wet, injured, lost .or destro,
tor conveying u ln-a place or manner that
exposes u to drpsedst.oii, loss, .! iMjury; aud
tor not alrtv,ng at the time Get. Anu TOR set.
ting up or 'nnning an express to trausmis
commercial Intelligence III advance of tue
mail. q penalty will be exactca equal to
s4.aStcr's pay.
s. The Postmaster Gencrai may annul be
contrac: tor repeated failures; tor sio.aiinx
the Eost Office laws, Tor Gis0bsyinx I'll. IN.
siruc,ions Of the department; TOT refusing
~ uischarge carrier when required BY ,hs
Department; TOR oss,gning the contract with.
oul the consent Ut the Postmaster GGne1 rat, or
to! setting up VI running an exprses 40 atore.
0aid.
! 8 Tho Postmaster General may alter the
compensation, within the restrictions imp0sed
1 Ny law, Tor the additional service required, or
Tor tue increased speed, u the employ n,.ns VI
addlt.onat stock or carriers readers II nccts.
saIy, Out the cUnt.actor may. IN sucA case,
teInquish the Contract, on timely notice, II
ne preiers II to the change. tie may a,so uls.
continue "r curiail the service. lie allowing
"he mpnth's extra pay ON tbs amount die.
/ penseI with
.. The payments will, be made through
drafts on pos, utfice. or otherwise. after sue
expiration vi each quarter, say ~ February,
May, August, anu November.
! = lite distoncts are gireI according 10 tie
! test Information; tut NJ increased p4y wil! se
atloed. should lhey proue % X greater d.a" u ed.
certssed, u tie places are correctly named.
3. The Postmaster General ~ prohibited
bylaw from Knowingly making contract tor
ths transportation Vt the mail with any pcrsOn
WHO shall! have entered into sny cOmbiu alton,
! 10 prevent the making Of any blu tor assli
contract hy any other person Or persons, or
who shat! nave made any agreement, or snall
have given or performed, or promised ~ gave
or pertorm, any consideration to do. or nvl to
DO, any thing Whatever ~ induce any other
person not " bid Tor q mail contract.
TO- A bid seceived after Eme, 10 wit: the
18Th Apri next Vt 3 p. ,n, or without the
guarantee required ny law; or that comblnso
several routes IN one sun VI compensation,
cannot be considered in competition with =
reguls. proposal, not aJjuIged TO be exttays.
CANT
u. bidder may propose different days
aud hours " departure and ARRIVAL, rIOvid ID
no more running time 10 asked, ana ~ - obsi.
GUS THAT no mail connection. or other pubic
acccmn,os atom is pr,juiiced lis may ask
| Tor q specified number OF days for more run.
cuiia!ly bad Roads. But beyond these
changes, proposal for service different from
the advertisement will prevent its oelng con.
slu.red IN competition with regular .3.u. not
set ntiae tor extrAvaganGs; sAd where y biss
coniaIns any Vtlhe ab"ve aileTaIons, their
disadvantage wit hc estimated III ulpxElAg
u with other pr0posass.
IL There should be but one route did Tor
in a proposal.
10 The route. the service, the yearly pay,
the bidder's mare anu Teslucnc., and tue
name VI each member Vt in. ti,n., where =
COMPANY Oilers, should he DISTINCTLY STAGED.
IA. Tie t,iiowing - tncsisrn Ut the guar
amy Viii ;h should be flied, she iist Dlank
wlih the namo vi The guaraM.or, The second
with ,ha. .. tho bidder; and the third and
i"ur,A With the beginning aud terM.in.,,nx
points OF the route; aud after being Cat. Il.
should ne signed by the guassntyr, VINO must
be sworn by the wrItten certificate vt . post.
master. ar other equally satisfactory tesl,no.
niai, ~ be man u property, and uOle to
make good his guaranty. Tcis gua,aMty, 80
cer'illtd, should accompany each bid.
'.ihe unders.gned -- guarantee that
$500 il his bid for carrying the mail from
------- .- TO --- be accepted BY the Pus,mus-
ter GcMera!, 49, shall enter into IN obl,u..
zion PRIOR s.sr.t.s lst day Vt July next. win
good aud sufficient ssre,ies, - perform .h.
service pro..os.d.
IS The bid should be sent under .c.l. "A.
dressed to the First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
rra', win ..Mali Pioposals in the STATE "
. - written ON tie face uf the letter . .nd
should be despatched in time 10 be receiv.d
By Or before the 18th April next, at 3 o,cloek.
r. ~.
10. The contracts are to Be executed b..
fore the Isl Jul. m,xl.
PosT OFFICE DEPAkTxExr.