Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-23
I NITkD STATES MAILS.
LOUISIANA,
Posi- OFFICE DEPARrNFvr, !
W ASH NGrON IannArY . 1853

Posr OFFICE DEPAFrNrvr
Proposals for conVsyins the naps * the gSissa
stats from sq rs to June ~ ls' the fol-
c,ytd at the Contract Office Of this 6spsrt Ss mt
until p m OF March 81, 1853, to lie decided by
Contractors and carriers are required to take the
oath prssSraoee by acts Of Congress Cf July 2 1851
Sos2 From New Orleans, by Fort Pike, Shields.
boIo, Miss Pass Christian, Mississippi City
back, three times sWeeI, BY = ,a AM ", ana
Leave New Orleans, Tuesday, Thursday and
saturday at9am;
Arrive at ocean Springs by5pm;
Leave Ocean Springs Monday. Wedne sday and
Arrive at New Orleans by SPIN.
Proposals to run By different schedule will be
1913 from New Orleans. by Jefferson to Carrolton.
Smiles and back, twice week.
Leave New Orleans Monday and Thursday at
h frs G At osEtoIt Soa Sg,s%; ,a r
Arrive at New Orleans by 4pm
sosi From Ceyipgton; by Parker.1ille and Lima.
TO Gainesville tMiss.,) AZ miles and back, once
Leave COviDgton Tuesday at am;
Arrive at Gsinsssi II next day at IL m;
Arrive at Coyington next day by p m
sOss From Tbibedeaux to Terrebsnne,5 miles and
bach, SIN IN tin + mes n week, In connection with
stead Of TeTrebonne, will be considered,
IS miles and back, ence a week.
Leave Point Go. Friday at sam;
Leave Resedaie Saturday at 8 am
tIriye at Point Ooupee BY 6pm.
sH From Lake Providence, by Joe's Bayou and
FLOYD, to Delhi, 10 miles and back once q
Leave Lake Providence Monday at6am:
Arrive at Delhi next day by I'm;
Leave Delhi Tuesday at m:
Arrive at Lake Providence next day by6pm
SOS From Bastrop, by Prairie ser Rouge, Point
Jefferson and Jones Ferry, to Ion 80 miles
and back, once week.
Leave Bastrop Monday at M
Aniye at Ion by pm;
Leave Ion Tuesday at o m:
Arrive at Bastrop BY pm.
1889 From Monroe, by Trenton, Douglas, Vienna
Minden, Bellevue, Coi,sviiie and ts rnts,i.
Store to Shreveport $50 miles and back, three
Leave MsnrOe Monday, Wednesday and Fri.
Arrive at shreveport next day bylopm:
Leave shreveport Monday, Wednesday and
Friday At asn;
SEQ From Bellevue, by Cotton Valley. Orchard
Grove ana DSrcheat. (Ark, ) to Magnolia IS
miles and lack, once week.
Arrive q Magnolia next day BY Inn;
Arrive at Bellevue next day by SPIN
S09i From Mansfield by Pleasant Grove, to Pu-
laski, t1eNas,I 81 miles and back, once a
Leave Man. field Monday a.6am;
Arrive at Pulaski Tuesday by s IN;
Leave Pulaski tuesday at IN;
Arrive at Mansfield BY 6pm
B'sufto Holmesville, 80 miles and back once
aWeek. oN
Leave Washington Thursday at am:
Arrive at Holmesville by pm:
Leave HOlme sville Friday at o am;
sos From opelousas TO Plaqnemine BruIee, %
miles and back, once week ~
Leave Opel0usas Monday At an;
Arrive AZ PIaqueInine Brules by 4pm;
Leave Plaquemine Brulee Tuesday ats am:
$685. rum SeT IBERIA o' ~ n.rmsn,o,
Charles and West Fork to Orange Texas,
lsS miles and back; once week.
Leave New Iberia Monday at m
Arrive at Orange fourth days by l2m;
Leave Orange Thursday at IN;
1895 From Lake Charles, by West Fork ana Bal.
I trst d rerry' to Gum Spring, 81 miles and
Le.se Lake .hsrlss Monday at Gam;
Leave Gum Spring Tuesday at I'm;
Arrive at Lake Charles by pm
NOTES Proposals. must be to carry the mails
with "celerity certainty and security using the
terms of the law, and they must be gu aranteed by
postmaster judge of a court of record
No pay Will he made for trips not performed. and
planned, three times the pay of the trip may be de-
Quoted For arrivals 80 far behind time as to
sufficiently excused. one fourth of the comp nsa-
hon for the trip Is subject 10 forfeiture. Fines
iactorily explained, for neglecting to take mail
from or into post ofcei for suffering il be in
after emsnd to con vey the mail a. freouentlv AZ
the contractor runs or Il Concerned in running,
may snnul the contract for disobeyinr IN. post
Once laws or the Instr of the Dep mt
h may alter the schedule of departures and ar.
rEals and ALEC order AL increase of service by al
lowing therefor pro rata increase the contract
pay. II. may also curtail or discontinue the ser
vice IL whole or In part at pro rata decrease of
pay, allowing one months extra compensation on
the amount Of service dispensed with
Bids should be addressed TO the ''Second Assjs-
tant Postmaster General.' superscribed ..Propo /,
sails State of Louisiana, y and sent by mail
ton see advertise nts of this date. and of Octo
her 81 lst5' in pamphlets form at the principal