The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-17
PROPOSALS
On 1853 PROPOSALS
Fof carrying mills on the fjYosvins,
roads, will Be recetved a: The Gen
erat Pos, Office. unil the lss
day IF October nert, IN
c(USIUe.
IN VIRGINIA.
THROW Mardnsburg to Berkeley Spring,

= Virginia. 'i''"s''
Leave Martin, burg every other Thursday at
a: IN and arrive at Berkeley Springs by IL a.
90 Leave Berkeley Springs every other Thurs
day at : p NJ aud arrive at martinsburg by g
3. IN.
2 From New York to Loyington, Va once in
two weeks.
Leave New York every other Friday at q
m. and arrive at Lexington by II "a M Leave
Lovington every other Friday al 20 IN. ard ar
tive at New York by 8 p ia.
5 From Hudson's, in Keniswa county. by
w ards, jourdans, Catcttspu,g, Creenmp c h.
lohnsou's mill, Vancebury. Saitw lrks. Lewis C.
H. and F!emingsbwg. tn Miller shurg, thence by
Mount sterling. the OiNmpian Springs, Catiet,s-
bu &, ur,iAus aud Wards, to Hudsons, once i'm
two weeks
Leave Hudson's every other Wedne sday at
a. M and arrive at MIersburg the next Sum
day at M Leave Mlersburg every other
Sunday at p. n, and arrive at Hudsons tho
next Ihursda, by D IN.
from U.ion 10 Giles C. h once in two
weeks.
Leave Union every other Monday at a IN.
and arrive at Giles C h. by s p IN Leave G les
c n. every other Sunday al 6 u and arrive at
Union b. p. IN
5. From flncas,le, to Sweet Strings once in
two weeks.
Leave Fincast'e every Other Mond,y at O.
m and arrive at Sweet Springs by p Leave
Sweet Springs every other Tues day at d m.
arrive 1T c'nCtSlIc Oy p III
8 From Charlotte h by Rough Creek
Church, Reefs store & Falling river, 10 Camp.
bel c. h. nee in two weeks
Leave Charlette c. n every o,her Monday at
a $40 and arrive at Catnpheil c. h on Tue sdav
by 10 a. M. Lave Campbell h. every othe-
Tuesday at 3 p M and arrive at Charlotte on
Wednesday by z p "a,
From Philips to Hicksford, once in two
weeks
Leave Hicksford every other Wednesday at
S a and arrive at Phps's by IL a IN Leave
Phil PISS same day at p m. & arrive at Hicks.
ford by 6P IN.
1 The Post master General may expedite the.
m Ills and alter the times for arrival and depar-
| lure at any time during the continuance of the
contract, he previously stipuiSting an adequate
COMPENSATION tor any extra expense that may be
! occasrOned thereby
2. Fifteen minutes sh II he allowed for open.
ing and closing the mail. at all Offices whera 10
| particular time is specified
| 8 For every thirty minutes delay (unavoda.
bic 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 nails destined for such depending,
mail lose trip, forfeiture of double the ~
mount allowed tor carrying the mail one trip
shall be ncurre q, unless 1t shall be made to APP
I pear that the delay occasioned bv una--
voidable accident in which case the aIDouns
of pay fer the trip, will in al! cases, be forfeited
and retained.
4. Persons making proposals are desired to
state their prices by the year. Those wsD con-
tract will receive their pay quarterly the
mouths of February, May August and N ,vem-
Der, one month after the expiration of each quar-.
ter
s. No other than a free white person shall bs
EMPLOYED to convey the mail
! .: Where the proposer intends to convey the
mail iii the body of a stage carriage, he is deslr.
ed to state it in his PROPOSALS
2. The Post master General reserves to him.
self the right Of declaring any contract al an end.
whenever one failure happens, which amounts to-
the loss of trip.
. The contracts for the routes No to %
are to he III operation on the st day of January
next and continue until the 30,h Of September
lol l, and for the remaining routes to- be in ope.
ration at the same time and continue until March
81, 1912.
GIDEON GRANGER,
Post master General.
GENERAL PosT-oFFICE,
| " Washington C'ty. Jny 10, 1910.