Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1846-03-04

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Farm. Columbus city and Port Allen 10 10
wa City. so miles and back, once 4 week.
Leave Burlington every Monday al n
arrive a, Iowa City next day by 6 p m.
Leave Iowa City every Wednesday al 8 :
m. arrive al Burlington nrxt day by 6p ID.
Quert: whether the route il necessary
| 45S3 From Burlington by Capt. Henry
Settles. john Salliday's AMI Iowa river e
Toolsborovgh, "a miles and hack, once 2
week
i Leave Burlington every Saturday OF Ga m
arrive a, Toolsboroueh same day by 5 p m
/ Leave Tools borough every Friday a, 9 q
m, arrive nj Burlington same day by 8 p III
| 1854 From For. Madison. Lee county, by
West Point and Iuscavora, To Farminglon,
% miles and hack, three times week.
| Leave Fl Madison every Tuesday. Thus
day and Saturday al 9 IN. arrive al Farm
ington same days by 4pm
Leave Harrington every Mon,lay. Wed
nesdsy and Friday at Q M arrive al Fort
Madison same days by p IN.
/ Proposals to extend through to Ke0sauqna
The county sea, Of Van Buren, county, will
he CONSIDERED; also for once wrtk service.
1856 From keosauqua Van Buren, conn-
", Ly Wincht s,er. birmingham. Fairfield
/ Court house and Brighton. to Washington
Court, house, so miles and back. once a
week.
Leave Keosauqua every Monday al 6 a
IN, arrive at Washington next day by II a
| III.
Leave Washington ever, Tuesday at l2
m, arrive al keosanqua next day by 3 ? m
Proposals fer service twice week will be
] considered.
45s6 From Keosauqua. Van Buren coun-
| ". by Rising Sun, Philadelphia. Portland,
| lowaylle. Ashland and Sac and Fox agency
| TO Ouumwa, az miles and back once a week
Leave keosauqua every FRIDAY al 6 a m,
| arrive at Oilunwa next day by II N.
Leave OnuiDwa every Saturday al ? m.
| arrive al keusauqua next day by 6pm
! Proposals a, end al Sac and Fox Agency
wilt be consid red Also FOR twice week
service.
ASST From X osauqn,. Van Buren, coun
~. by Indian Prairie and Fox, 10 B oomEe!d,
~ miles and back. once week
Leave Keo,auqua every Frida, at ] p m.
arrive at Bioom6sil same day BY 9p m.
Lesv,' bloomfield eve y Friday at a m.
arrive al keo>auqua same dav BY II IN.
ASS From Bloomfield 10 centre vi Appa-
moose county, 26 miles and back once
week.
Leave Bloomfield every Friday at s m
arrive at Appanocse centre same day by 7
pm
Leave Appanoose centre every Saturday
al n, arrive al Bloomfield same day by
S Jpn,
Cure: whether the route is necessary
Proposals for supplying the following
Offices in Iowa Territory al sum 10 be nam
ed, and ut,j c, 10 the condion of being
limited 10 the net proct eds of the offices, are
invited:
Cedar river from Tio,in, 9 miles and back
once week
Columbus City from Hope Farm Q miles
and back once week.
Dahionesa from Sac and Fox agency, 6
mi es and back once week
FaIrvicw from Ed,nburg, 10 miles and
back, once week.
HIsboro' from Salem, miles and back,
once week.
Hawk Eye from Yellow Spring, miles
and back, once week
Pleasant Grove from Fairchld, 8 miles
and back. once week
Rich!and from Brighton. 10 miles anl
back once week.
Salem from Wesi Pcint, Is miles and
back. once a week.
Spring Rock from Davenport, 25 mil, S and
back once a week.
Virginia Grove from Wapel!o, s miles
and back, once week
NOTES.
|. Seven minutes are allowed fIr open
lag aud closing The mails at all Offices
where no particular tine Is specified, bul
on railroad and slt amboat routes there Is 10
he no more delay than is necessary 10 de
liver and receive the bags
2 The nal is 10 BE- conveyed in prefer
| ence 10 passengers, and 10 their enlne ex
| eiuslon # lis weight aud bu' rfqire il,
) Post flee blanks, mail bags, and the
special agents OF the department, on The eX
| hlbillon OF their credentials, are 10 te Con
veyed without further charge on mail !nes
| admitting Of such conveyance.
A. Mail g MS a,e 10 be conveyed with
out charge on the principal railroad and
/ stea aibo.,l lines, where The size OF the mails
and the number of the ofllaes will require
their employ mea, by the department; and
10 that case, sepefa'e apir'med tor the
asserting and safe -keepiog Of the mail is 10
| be- provided BY the contractor, under the iii
recti3n Of the de, aiinent.
) la all Cases, iheIe i to be a forfeiture
| Of the pay OF The Trip. wien the Trip Is not
| Iun; a fur.eiur% OF Al least oneioufit part 0!
/ Il. when the running time OF ARRIVAL Is so lar
| teh;nd as 10 10 4 the copnexion with a de-
penilng mail, a,.d forfeiture Of due pro.
| PORTION OF it, WHEN a grade Of service is Ten
| dered Inisrl0 10 that IN the contraci These
fartetures may be increased lElo penalties
OF higher amount, according TO the nature or
frequency Of failure and The importance of
the mail.
g Fines will be imposed unless the d..
linquency be satisfactorily explained IN doe
time. for falling TO take frrm or deliver al,
posi- office, the mail, or any part of il; for
| suffering II 10 be wet. injured. lest, or de
s'royed; Tor conveying II ina place or man
uer tina, exposes II TO Depreciation, loss, or
injury; for refusing after demand to Convey
a mail by any coach. railroad car. or Steam
beat. winch the contractor regularly runs on
The route, beyond the specified number Of
trips in the cor tract; and tor not arriving al,
the time set Aud for setting up or rum NJ
an express 10 transmit commercial inlc:li
sence in advance oil the mail. a penalty will
be exacted equal TO quarters pay.
! 7 The Postmaster General NAV annGl the
contract for repeated failures; Tor violating
/ the post Office laws; for disobey,nr iae in