Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-05
UNITED STATES MAu-UTAH.
Posi- OHYIc. DEPARTMENT,
&c,

Posi- OFFICE DxrAKThEST,
Deoesnber S. 1854.
DROPOsALs for carrying the mails Of the United
/ st.tss from the LIST dsv # sastember, 1855, to
the S0th day Of June, 1858, Gnelu'iveD in UTAH
TERRITORY, will be received ut the Contract Office
OF the Post Office Department, Ia tie city Of v ash
tngt1n, until q. M, of the 18th day II June, 1885
o be decided by the next day, the routes end Ia
c.s tim he.e elm Specified, viz:
1896 From Salt Lake City, BY Nens Mill, MIA
Creek, Holidays Settlement, Little Cotton
WOOD and Drspersvi IT, to MountsinVilie, 25
niles and back, once q week.
Leave Salt LAKE City every Taprfday at I m
Arrive at Mountsi"yi- 81 me day by Pm
Lave Aeuntanvll| e'e.y FIR DIV st - am
Arrive at Salt Lake City same by7pm
12S0I FIR III Salt Lake ilty, b. lay! rayille, Yves
j rian, Ga dners MiI!g, n,han. ana Kan.
yon. to Cedar V-ilsy, as miles and back, once
wssk
Arrive at Cedsr Valley nsxt day by II m
Lave Csdsr Valley every Friday at p m
Arrive at alt Lake City next day by 6 pm
1280S From Toes City to Grsntsvlie, ~ miles and
back once a week.
Leave Toels City every Tuesday at 8 am
Arrive at Grantsvllle by II N
Leave CT antsyille every Tuesday at 1rm
Arrive at Tosle City byopn
l260o From Nephi City, by Fillmore City, Corn
Greek, Parrsgona and Parovan, to Cedar City,
$50 miles and bacs, once a week.
Leave Nsphi City every Monday at Sam
Arrive at Cedar City next Friday by 6pm
Leave Cedar City every Monday at a In
Arrive at Nsphi City every Friday by 8 pm.
NOTES.
No pay will be made fer trips not performed, and
for each OF such omissions not satisfactorily ex.
planned three times tie pay OF the trip may BE- de-
1uessd. For arrivals SO far behind time a. 10 break
connsIion with depending mails and not sufficient
ly excused, onsfourth of the compensation for the
trip II subject to forfeiture Fines will be impossi
unless the delinquency be promptly and satisfaoto
ry explained by certificates Of postmasters, the
a1dsvits Of other credible perSons for neglsctipg
10 take the mail from into post ohdos, for suffer-
ing 1t to be Injured destroy robbed, lest; aud
for refusing, after demand, to convey the mail
frequently the contractor III Ms Ii concerned
In running, vehicles the route. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract fJr repeated fail
upee to run agreeable to ract for GiSobeying
the Post Qface 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. h may also
der an increase Of service on q route by allowing
therefor q pso "a a increase on the contract pa.
He may also curtaii discontinue the service, at
pro rata decrease 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
a1ver Used distances If the points to be supplied
are herein correctly stated The bids should be ad.
dressed to the Second Assistant Postmsstsr Gene
raj supescribsd Mail proposals in the Territory OF
Utah" The contracts are to be executed and re-
turned to the department. by or before the 1st day
OF september 1855. For further particulars IS to
condtlons TO be incorporated in the contracts see
advertisement for California, Oregon, Utah, &c,
dated 18th October, 1853
JAMES CAMPBELL,
ase'-laW4W Postmaster Gsnsra3.