, 1858-12-24


Leave Seattle every Tuesday at am.
Arrive at Stcilacoom City by 7p.m.
Bids for two trips a week are invited.
l2769 From Vancouver, by CathlapoOdl0, to Pc
kin, 35 miles and back, once a week.
Leave Vancouver every Wednesday at am.
Arrive at Pekin by pm.
Leave Pekin every Tuesday at 6 am.
Arrive at Vancouver by pm.
Bids for two trips week are invited.
1910 From Steilacoom City to Fort Walla.walla,
$50 miles and back, twice month.
Leave Steilacoom City on the ist and 18th
Of each month.
Arrive at Fort walla-walla in ten days.
Leave Fort Walla-walla on tho 1st'and 18th
of each month.
Arrive at Steiacoom City in ten days.
18TH From Seattle, by Ceur d'Alene Mission,
Hellgate, Fort Benton, and Fort Union, to
st. Paul, in Minnesota, 1900 miles and
back, twice month, in covered wagons
orr pist coaches
Leave Seattle on the 1st and 10th Of each
month.
Arrive at 81. Paul in % days.
Leave St. Paul on the LIST and 18th Of each
month.
Arrive at Seattle in % days
INSTRUCTIONS,
Containing conditions TO be embraced in tie con-
tracts TO the ertsnt The Department may deem
proper.
i. No pay will be made for the trips not per.
formed; and for each Of such omissions, not sat.
isiactoriy explained, three times the pay Of the
trip may be deducted. For arrivals so far be-
hind time as to break connection with depending
mails, and not sufficiently excused, oneiourth Of
the compensation for the trip is subject to forfeit
ure. Deduction will also be oSAered for grade
of narfnrnnauca infarior IN that snarifiad IN fha
contract. For repeated delinquencies Of the
kind herein specified, enlarged penalties, proper
toned to the nature thereof and the importance
Of the mail, may be made.
2: For leaving behind or throwing of the,
mails, or any portion OF them, Tor the admission
Of passengers, or for being concerned in setting
up or running an express conveying intelligence
in advance Of the mail quarters pay may be
deducted.
8. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be promptly and satisfactorily explained BY cer-
tihcates Of postmasters or the afidayits Of other
credible persons, for falling to arrive in contract
time; for neglecting to take the mail from or
deliver Il into post Office; and for suffering It
lowing either to the nnsuitableness Of the place
or manner Of carrying IL to be wet, injured, de-
stroyed. robbed, or lost
e. The Postmaster General may annul the con-
tract for repeated failures to run agreeably to
contract; for violating the post Office laws, or
disobeyiIg the instructions Of the department;
for refusing to discharge carrier when required
by the department to do so for assigning the
contract without the assent Of the Postmaster
General; for running an express or for tran
sporting persons or packages conveying mailable
matter out Of the mail glt tE1
5. The Postmaster General may order an in
crease Of service on a ronte by allowing therefor
pro rata Increase on the contract pay. He
may change schedules Of departures and arri-
walls without increase Of pay, provided the run
ming time be not abridged. He may also curtail
or discontinue the service, in whole or in part,
at pro rata decrease Of pay, allowing one months
extra compensation on the amount dispensed
with, whenever in bis opinion the public inter
ests do not require the same, or in case be de-
sires to supersede II by different grade Of
transportation.
g. Payments will be made for the service by
collections from or drafts on pOstmasters, or 9TH
erwlse' aver tne sxP'FasOn 9. eac1 y- yua-
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