The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-21
PROPOSALS
For Carrying MAILS on the following
roads. sviH Be reccfved az fhe Gen.
erai Pos Office. unfiffh Ise
day Of October nert, in &
ciuaue. G...
IN VIRGINIA..
I. ERoM Martinsburgt to Berkeley Springs,

/ EROM. Martinsburg to Berkeley Springs,
T. Virginia
Leave Msrtinsburg every other Thursday at
5 a. m and arrive at Berkeley Springs by IL "a
M Leave Berkeley Springs every other Thurs
lay at 3 . m. and arrive at Martinsburg by 8
pm a
3. From New York to Lovington, Va. once in
two weeks
Leave New York every other Friday at s a
M. and arrive at Lovngton by II M. Leave
Lovington every other Friday at 3 . nl. and ar
rsve at New York by s D m.
5. From Hudson's, in Kcuhawa county, By
Wards, J,urdins. Catlettsburg. Creenup c h
Johnson mill, Vancebury, Saltworks. Lewis C.
h. and Fiem'ngsburg, to Mllersburg. thence by
Mount Sterling, the Olympian Springs, Catle,ts,
bu &, Jourdans and Wards, 10 Hu:lsons, once in
two weeks
Leave Hudson's every other Wednesday at 6
a. M. and arrive at Millersburg tie next Sun.
day at p m Leave Milersburg every other
Sunday at 6 o. M and arrive at Hudsons the
next Thursday by 6p m.
4. From Union to Giles C. b. once il two
weeks
Leave Union every other Monday at 6 a n,
and arrive at Giles C h. by s p IN Leave Giles
c. h. every other Sunday at a m. and arrive at
Union bv 3 D. M.
From Fincastle, to Sweet Springs, once in
two weeks
Leave Fincastle every other Mondiy at a
M and arrive at Sweet Springs by 6 D IN Leave
Sweet Springs every other Tuesday at 6 a m
and arrive at Fincastic by So m
e. From Charlotte C. by Rough Greek
Church, Reeds store 8. Falling river, 10 Camp
bell C. h. once III two weeks.
Leave Charlstte C. h. every other Monday At
8 a III and arrive at Campbell c. h on Tuesday
by 10 a. IN. Leave Campbell h. every other
Tuesday at2 p IN. and arrive at Charlotte on
"Wednesday by p m.
From Philips to Hicksford, once "a two
weeks
Leave Hicksford every other Wednesday at
a. n, ard arrive at Philips's by IL a M Leave
Philips's same day at p. M. & arrive at Hicks
ford by 6b nj.
NOTES.
l. The Post master General may expedite the
mails and alter the times for arrival and dePar.
ture at any time during the continuance of the
contract, he previously STIMULATING an adequate
compensation for any extra expense that may be
occasioned thereby,
2. Fifteen minutes shsll be allowed for open
ing and closing the mail, at all offices where no
particular time is specified
3. For every thirty minutes delay (unsvoids
BILE accidents excepted) in arriving after the
times prescribed in any contract, the contractor
shall forfeit one dollar and if the delay continue
until the departure of any depending mail,
whereby the mails destined for such depending
mail lose trip, forfeiture of double the a.
mount allowed for carrying the mail one trip
shall be incurred, unless it shall be made to APP
pear that the delay was occasioned by una
voidsbie accident in which case the amount
of pay for the trip, will in all cases, be forfeited
and retained.
a. Persons making proposals are desired 10
state their prices by the year. Those who con
tract will receive their pay quarterly-l;n the
mouths of February, May, August and N OVEN
Der, month after the expiration of each quar-
ter
! S. No other than a free white person shall be
/ exployed to convey the mail
Where the proposer intends to convey tire
mail in the body of stage carriage, he is desir-
ed to state it IN his PROPOSALS.
z. The Postmaster General reserves to him
self the right of declaring any contract at end
whenever one failure happens, which amounts to
the loss of a trip.
8. The contracts for the routes No. to 80
are to ne in operation the first day of January
next, and continue until the Sob of September
1911. and for the remaining routes to be IN ope
ration at the same time and continue until March
81, 1912
GIDEON GRANGER,
fos' master General.
GENERAL Posr-oFFICE,
U1eb;,0tor C1,l, "A