The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-03-21
Proposals FOR CARRYING
THE MAIL IN THE STATE OF
IOWA.

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ouire il, the contracts will be made tor coach
steamboat, or railroad conveyance, as the cast
may be; and, consequently, such routes VIII %
| lc. to bids proposing such mode OF conveyance
In all other cases, the routes will be assigned .
| bids proposing the cheapest mode OF Transports
| ton.
| E-Railroad companies are specially noslhet
that their regular bids are to be und, rstood al
including each Office on the line OF their respec
tive roads not over quarter Of mile from . De
pot. Separate proposals for offices more than
quarter Of mile off will be considered.
PROPOSALS. for carving the Mails o
the United States from the LIST day Of July
1850, to the Both ofJune, 1884. inclusive, IN ths
State OF IOWA, will be received at the Contgac
Office of the Post Office Department, IN the CITY
| Of Washington, until 10 A. M. Of the 10th day Q
April, 1850, TO be decided by the lltll day Q
May, 1850 on the routes and in the manner ant
time herein specified, viz:
| 465l From Kcokuk at m tri-wcekly, Mon
my, Wednesday and Friday;
| Bv Van Buren,, Pennington, Bonaparte
/ Bentonsport. Kcosauqua, Winchester
and Birmingham;
To Fairfield by 10 p m, IS miles;
And back between 4 q m and ~ pm mex
days s,
Proposas for six times week service. vii
be considered.
| @65Z From heokuk ~ m once u weeA, Aees
day;
b. Prairie House, Salem and Glasgow;
| To Fairfield by l2 m next day, GO miles;
And back between p m Wednesday, and
6p m next day. :,
Proposals to commence .. Yves. Point wi
be considered.
=! 1853 From KeoRuK at 4 M daily, except Sun
day;
b. Sammi,svle, Mon,rose, For, Madison
and Green Bay;
To Burlington BY 3 m, 45 miles;
And back between II m and 10 p m.
Proposals to extend this route and service
10 Muscatine will be considered.
1854 From For, Madison at p M tri-weeKly,
Tuesday, Thursday and SATURDAY.;
.By West Point, Tuscarora, and Primrose;
To Pennington by p m, 90 miles,;
And back between m and p M, Mon
day, Wedn sday and Friday.
1855 From Mon,rose, Iowa, at 6 m once
week Saturday;
By String Prairie, Monterey and St. Fran
cisvlle, Mo;
To Waterloo by II m, 10 miles;
And back between m and 8 P M
1855 From Montrose at m twice q week,
Wednesday and Saturday;
By Prairie House, Franklin Centre, West
Point and Lowell;
To Noun, Pleasant BIZ 6 p m, IS miller;
And back between m and p m Tues
day and Friday.
Proposals Tor 'ri-weeKly service will be
considered.
1857 From burlington at P m once week,
Tuesday;
b. Parrish, Lowell, East Grove, Salem,
Hillsboro', and Unior;
To Keosauqua by 81 nj ne-i day, 50
miles;
And back between a m Monday and II
a M next day.
1858 From Burlington at 4 q m daily, except
Sunda';
Rv Mddetown, Hartford, New London,
Mount Pleasant, Rome and Lockridge;
To Fairfield by 8 pm, so miles;
And hack between q m and q D m.
1859 From Burlington at 4 m daily, excep,
SIndas;
By Navarro, Yellow Springs, Linton, Wa
pello and Grandview;
To Muscatine by II a m next days, SO
miles;
And back between p m and 10 a m mex,
DAYS.
1890 From Burlington At 6 q m once week,
SATURDAY:
By Abrign,s, Bluff Dale, Hawxeye, nd
Paio Alto;
To Toolesboro' by 3 p m, &c miles;
And back between 8 m and p IN Fri
day.
1eet From Navarro att m once week, Tues
da.;
By Virginia Grove, Hope Farm, Columbus
CITY, Port Allen and Seventy sever;
To Iowa City b 6p m next day;
And back between m Thursday and 4
pm next day.
Ass, From Wapello, Iowa, at 0 m once
1oo~ week Wednesday;
By Toolsboro';
To New Boston, I'll, by II m. ~ niles;
1868 From WapelIo a, a m once a weeF. Tues
b. Hope Farm, Charlottesville and Potts.
To Washington by p m, 30 miles:
And back between 6 Wednesday and
4pm.
1864 From Muscatine a, i, a.,~ .,,
Sunday;
ham; a"0 As'sA"s
To Davenport, by m, 80 nile;
And back between 5 IN and l2 m.
1865 From West Liberty at 2 IN once week,
Sa:urda,;
BY Pedee;
| To Rock Creek, by 6 m, II miles;
And back between Q m and p M
Proposals for twice week service are in
| vited.
1906 From Iowa City q, 4 a IN daily, excep,
da,;
BY West Liberty and Oyerman's Ferry;
10 Muscatine by IN, &c miles;
And back between II m and pm
a661 From Iowa City at m tri-weeKly, Mon.
day, Wednesday, and FRIDAY;
BY Yatton, Washington, Brighton and
| Walnut;
! To Fairfield by 8 m, sc milee;
And back between m and o m n e =
/ days.
Proposals for six times week service
will be considered.
1860 From Iowa City at NJ, once week
/ THURSDAY;
~ Vasson's Mills, Houston's Point, and
.ssgournes;
o Lancaster by II m next day so mile,
Ana bacE between ! p m Friday and
m next day.
@ss' From Iowa City a, G a III, twice weey