Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-03-28
Proposals for carrying the Mail in
= sssa lie State Of Iowa.


= iLe State Of Iowa.
ut,dcf fos. the act ef Congress Of Cd March, 1915
$50 II section "a.
an6 81 IL purifier enacfed, That it shall be the duty
Of the Puytnia General, in all future lettings OF
contracts for the transportation Of the mail, to LEI
the same in every to the lowest bidder tender
Ing sufficient guarantees for faithful performance
without other reference TO the mode Of such trans
portation than may be necessary to provide for the
due celebrity, certainty, and security Of such trans
portation; nor shall any new contractor hereafter
be required to purchase out, or take at valuation
the stock or vehicles Of any previous contractor for
the same route.'
IT. Bidders will be careful 10 read the forms and
instructions appended to this advertisement. They
are requested to state in their proposals the mode
. ky which they intend to convey the mail. Where
the sire and weight of the mails the speed cali
ed for in tho schedules shall require it, the con-
tracts wilt be made for coach. steamboat railroad
conveyance, as the case may be and, conse quent-
ly, such routes will be let to bids proposing such
mode Of conyeyancs. In all other cases, the routes
will be assigned to bids proposing the cheapest
mode Of transportation.
No. Railroad companies are specially notified that
their regular bids to be understood including
the supply ofeach Office the line Of their pee
tive roads not over quarter of mile from depot.
Separate proposals for Offices more than quarter
Of a mile of win be considered.
PROPOSALS for carrying the mails Of the United
states from the st day of July, $780, the 3oth
of June, 1854, inclusive, in the STATE OF IOWA,
will be received at the Contract Office Of the Post
Office Department, in the city Of Washington, until
10 A. NJ. Of the 18th day Of Apr 1850, ito be dec.
ded by the nth day of May, ls500 on the routes
and In the manner and time herein specified, viz:
- IOWA.
65i From Keokuk at 4 a m tri-weekly, Monday,
We lnesday and Friday;
by Van Buren,, Pennington, Bonapsrte, Ben
tonsport, keosaaqua, Winchester and Bir-
IN mingham;
To Fairfield by 10 m. IS miles;
And back between a m and 10 IN next days.
Proposals for six times week service will be
considered.
4esa From Keokuk at m once week, Tuesday;
BIZ Prairie House, Salem and Glasgow;
70 Fairfield by 12 M next day, 60 miles;
And back between m "Wednesday and p
proposals to commence at West Point will be
considered.
ASA From Keokuk at nj daily, except Sunday;
BY Summitsvilie, Montrose, Fort Madison and
Green Bay;
TO Burlington by m, IS miles;
And back between II a m and t0pm.
Proposals to extend this route aud service to
Muscatine will be considered.
1854 From Fort Madison at m tri-weekly, Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday;
By West Point, Tuscarora and Primrose;
To Pennington by II p m, % miles;
And back between m and p m, Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
1855 From Montrosc, Iowa, at s m once q week
BY String Prairie, Monterey, and st Francis
willie, Mo-;
To Waterloo By ~ m, 10 miles;
And back between 2 m and p m.
1856 From Montrose at m twice a week, Wed. |
nesday and Saturdays;
b. By Prairie House, franklin Centre, West Point |
and Lowell;
To Mount Pleasant by m, Sc miles;
s And back between s m and p m Tuesday
s and Friday.
Proposals for tri-weekly service will be con-
tss ) Sidered.
1857 From Burlington at 1 m once week, Tues
day;
BY Parrish, Lowell, Eas. Grove, Salem, Hills
81 b0ro' and Union;
To Keosauqua by p m next day, So miles,
ID And back between 6 N Monday and II m
next day.
4s6s From Burlington at 4 q m daily, except sun
day;
By Middetown, Hartford, New London, Mount
Ee Pleasant, Rome and Lockridge;
To Fairfield by s p nj, so miles;
And back between M and p m.
As6s From Burlington at m daily, except SUM-
day;
By Navarro, Yellow Springs, Linton, Wapello
To Muscatine by II next days, So miles
And back between p m and 10 a m next day.
1850 From Burlington at once a week, satur-
BY Albrighps, Eiur Dale, Hawk Eye and palo
Alto;
To Toolsboro' by p m. % miles;
And back between m and r m Friday.
1851 From Navarro at a IN once a week, Tuesday;
By Virginia Grove, Hope Farm, Columbus City,
Port Allen and Seventy seven;
TO Iowa City by IN next day;
And back between a m Thursday and p m
sS next day.
lesc From wapeno, Iowa, at 6 q m once week,
Wednesday;
BY Toolesboro';
To New Boston, ILL. by IL m, IL miles;
Ia And back between p m and 10 p m.
1853 From Wapello at m once week, Tuesday
BY Hope Farm, Charlottesville, and Pottsyile
To Washington by IN, 80 miles;
And back between a m wednesday and p m.
1854 From Muscatine at IL m daily, except Sunday
BY Farport, West Buffalo and Rockingham;
III To Davenport by p m, 90 miles;
And back between q III and II N.
1855 From West Liberty at p m, twice week,
Saturday;
@e4 BY Pedec;
tsas To Rock Creek by p m, II miles;
And back between a m and p M.
Proposals for twice week service are invited.
1866 From Iowa City at m daily, except Sunday;
BY West Liberty and Overman,s Ferry;
@ To Muscatine by m, sc miles,
And back between II m and pm.
1857 From Iowa City at 4 a m tri-weekly, Monday,
Wednesl ay and Friday;
1 by fatton, Washington, Brighton and Walnut;
q 3. 10 Fairfield by y m, sc miles;
~ And back between m and p next days.
Proposals for six times week service will be /
considered.
xeeo From Iowa City at 6 m, once week, Thurs
BY Wasson's Mills, Houston's Point and Sig.
J. Quincy;
80 10 Lancaster by II a m next day, so miles;
Ana BACK between p m Friday and D m next
day.
$3.50 From Iowa City at a M, twice week, Mon
day and Thursday;
" Capi, Marengo, Montezuma, Newton and
ParGersburg;
TO Fort Des Moines by p m next DAYS, SO
miles;
And back between a m Monday and Thnrs.
day and p next days.
Proposals for three times a week service will
he considered.
1910 From Iowa City al 4 m tri-weeLlr. Mons.,
= wednesday aud Friday;
BY Scion, Hoosier's Grove, Cedar Rapids M, |
M rion, Springville, Fairview, Anamosa, Month
ceHc, Bowers Prairie and Cascade;
NJ. 70 dubuque BY 3 p m next days, So miles;
anu PACK between m Monday, WedEes dav
ana Friday and p M next days. Il
Proposals for six times week service, and 10
-. iun through in 81 hours, will be considered
day; N'S-
s4 " Covers Ferry, Woodbridge, Tiptoo, Mas.
4t# sillon, and Maquoketa;
81 10 Andrew By p n, next day, CT miles;
ana oack between m Thursday ana n n,
49, next day. N ~
Proposals for twice week service will be
considered. " "
4o72 From Washington at m, once a week, Wed.
nesday;
ny Juan Crooked Creek, and Trenron;