Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-06
UNITED STATES MAIL-UTAH.
Posf OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
December s, 1854.

DROPOsALs for carrying the msils Of the United
i etates from the LIST dav If September, 1855, u
the S0th day Of June, 1858, Gncluive) In UfAB
TERRITORY, viii be received at tho Contract Oflct
Of the Post Office Department, in the city Of Wash
ington, until q. m, Of the 18th day Of June, 1900
to be decided by the next day, the routes and In
the tims herein specified, viz: t
1896 From Salt Lake City, by Nens MIL, Nm
Wood. and Dranersyi,ie. to Mountainville, 2d
miles and back, once week. .
Leave Salt Lake City every Thurfday at = m
Arrive at Mountainvine same day by pm
Leave Mountainville every Friday at am
Arrive at Salt Lake City same day by7pm
128o7 From Salt Lake City, by Taylorsville, West
Jordan, Gardner Mills, Bingham, and Kan.
yon, to Cedar Valley, % miles and back, once
Leave Salt Lake City every Thursday at q m
Arrive At Cedar Valley next day by IL
Lave Cedsr Valley every Friday at Jpn
Arrive at Salt Lake City next day by 6 pm
l2S0S From Toele City to Grsntsvl,e, II miles and
back once q week.
leave Toele City every Tuesday at Sam
Arrive at Grantsville by IL m
Leave 81 antsville every Tuesday at l m
Arrive at Toe!e City by pm
l2S09 From Nephi City, by Fillmore City, Corn
Creek, Parragona, and Psrovan, to Cedar City,
$50 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Nephi City every Monday at am
Arrive at Cedar City next Friday by 6 pm
Leave Cedar City every Monday at a m
Arrive at Nephi City every Friday by p m.
NOTES.
No pay will be made for trips not performed, and
for each Of such omissions not satisfactorily ex-
planned three times tie pay of the trip may BE- de-
Quoted. For arrivals far behind time as to break
connsIion with depending mails, and not sufficient
ly excused one-fourth of the compensation for the
trip Ia subject to forfeiture Fines will be mpcsed,
unless the delinquency be promptly and sstsfacto-
rily explained by certificates of postmasters the
afidavts Of other credible PERSONS for nsslscting
to take the mail from or into post Office, fer suffer
ing 1t to be destroyed, robbed, or lost; and
for refusing, after demand, to convey the mail as
frequently as the contractor NJ, Is concerned
In running, vehicles On the route. The Postmas er
General may annul the contract FIR repeated fai!-
ures to run agreesbl to con- ract; for disobeyng
the Post Cfice laws instructions Of the depart
ment, or fer assigning the contract without the as
SAINT of the Postmaster General. The Postmaster
General may alter the schedule. Hs may also or.
der an increase Of service on route by allowing
therefor p,o ra'a increase on the contract pa, :.
He may also curtail discontinue the es-vice, at
pro rata deer ase Of pay, if he allow one months
extra compensation On the amount dispensed with.
No extra pay will bs allowed for the of actual
s1ver Used distance if the points to be supplied
are herein correctly stated The bids should be ad.
dressed to the Second Assistant Postm sater GEM.
raj supe,scrbed Mail proposals in tbs Territory OF
Utah" The contracts are to he executed and re-
trrned to the department by before the 15t dsy
Of September, 1855. Fer further particulars as to
conditions to De ice rporated in the contracts sse
advertisement for California, Oregon, Utah, &c
dated 18th October, 1853
JAMES CAMPBELL,
dec T-law4w Postmaster General.