Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-02
UNITED STATES NAH-UTAH.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
rDpcamher & 1874

DROPOsALS for carrying the mails Of the United
Il States from the LIST dav If September, 1855, to
the 30th day Of June, 1858, Gncluiive,) In UTAH
TkRR1TORY, viii be received at the Contract w Umee
ington, until Q. M, of the 18th day Of june, looo
to be decided by the next day. on the routes ana ID
the tim herein specified, viz:
1906 From Salt Lake City, by Nsns MIL, NM
Creek, Holidays settlement, Littie GU.'o o.
wood, and Drapersvills, to Mountainvine' 40
miles and back, once Q week.
Leave Salt Lake City every THURSDAY at N
Arrive ct Mountainvills same day by7pm
Leave Msuntainville every Friday at m
Arrive at Salt Lake City same day by7pm
12s07 From Salt Lake City, BY Taylorsville, West
Jordan, Gardners Mills, Bingham, and Kan
yon, to Cedar Valley, 45 miles and back, once
Leave salt Lake City every Thursday at m
Arrive 1t Cedar Valley next day by I'm
Leave Cedsr Valley every Friday at pm
Arrive at Salt Lake City next day by pm
back once q week.
Leave Toele City every Tuesday at sam
Arrive at Grantsville by IL m
Leave Gyantsville every Tuesday at m
1880 From Nephi City, by Fillmore City, Corn
Creek, Parragona and Parovan, to Cedar City,
$50 miles and bacs, once q week.
Leave Nephi City every Monday at Sam
Arrive at Cedar City next Friday by 8 m
Leave Cedar City every Monday at a m
Arrive at Nephi City every Friday by 6 m.
NOTES.
No pay will be made for trips not performed, and
for each Of such omissions not satisfactorily ex-
plained three times the pay of the trip may bs de-
Icted. For arrivals far behind time to break
conne1ion with depending mails, and not sufficient
ly excused, onefourth Of the compensation for the
trip IL subject to forfeiture. Pines will be imposed
unless the delinquency be promptly and sstisfacto-
rily explained by certificates Of postmasters or the
afidavits of other credible persons, for nealsctng
to take the mail from or into post office, for suffer
ing it to be Injured destroyed robbed or lost and
for refusing, after demand, to convey the mail as
frequently as the contractor NJ, or Is concerned
in running, vehicles On the route. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for repeated fail
ures to run agrees bic to ract; for disobeying
the Post Office laws instructions of the depart
ment or for assigning the contract without the
sent Of the Postmaster General. The Postmaster
General may alter the schedule. He may also or.
der an increase of service on q route by allowing
therefor pro ra'a increase on the contract pa, :.
He may also curtail discontinue the service, at
pro rata decraa Of pay, if he allow one months
extra compensation on the amount dispensed with.
No extra pay will be allowed for the excess of actual
over adver Used distance if the points to be supplied
are herein correctly stated The bids should be ad-
dressed to the Second Assistant Postmaster Gems.
raj superscrbsd Mail proposals in the Territory OF
Utah" The contracts are to be executed and re-
turned to the department by or before the LIST day
of September, 1855. For further particulars as to
conditions to be incorporated in the contracts see
advertisement for California, Oregon, Utah, &c,
dated 18th October, 1858
JAMES CAMPBELL,
dec 7-1aw4w Postmaster General.