The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-14
PROPOSALS
For corrying MAILS on the foHozv,ng
roads. Mill be reeeived a. fhe Gen.
era' Post Office, until fhe 1ss
day Of October near, in
ctusfue.
IN VIRGINIA.
|. ERoM Martinsburgto Berkeley Springs,

Il Virginia
Leave Martnsburg every other Thursday at
a. m and arrive at Berkeley Springs by II
m Leave Berkeley Springs every other Thurs
day at 9 p IN, and arrive at Martnsburg by 8
p. m.
2. From New York to Lovington, Va. once in
Leave New.Y York every other Fridsy at 6 a
m. and arrive at Lovington by IL a. m. Leave
Lovingtou every other Friday at 2 o. IN. and ar.
rive at New York by 8 D. m.
3. From Hudson's, in kenhawa county, by
Wards, Jourians, Catlettsburg, Creenup C. h.
JOhnson's mill, Vancebury, Saltworss, Lewis c.
b. and Flemngsburg, to MllersburE. thence by
Mount sterling, the Olympian Springs, Cstletts-
burg, Jourdsns and Wards, to Hudsons, once in
two weeks
Leave Hudson's every other Wednesday at s
a. M. and arrive at Mersburg the next Sum
day at b m Leave Mlersburg every other
next Thursday by 6,p m.
:. From Union to Giles C. h. once in two
weeks.
Leave Union every other Monday at a. M
and arrive at Giles C. h. by 6 D. n, Leave Giles
c. h. every other Sunday at a. m. and arrive at
Union bv o. m.
| From Fincastle, to Sweet Springs, once in
! two weeks
Leave FincastIe every other Monday al a
| IN and arrive at s weet Springs by 6. D IN Leave
Sweet Springs every other Tuesday at 6 a. ~,
and arrive at Fincastle by 6p m
s. From Charlotte C. h by Rough Creek
Church, Reeds store & Falling river, TO Camp
bell @. h. once In two weeks.
Leave Charlette c. h. every other Monday at
a. m and arrive at Campbell c. h. on Tuesday
by 10 a. m. Leave Campbell C. h. every other
Tuesday at p M and arrive at Charlotte on
Wednesday by p m
2. From Philips to Hicksford, once in two
weeks.
Leave Hioksford every other Wednesday at
a m and arrive at Phlps's by IL a. M, Leave
Phihps's same day at p. & arrive at Hicks.
ford by 6p m
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
3 Fifteen minutes shall he allowed for open
ing and closing the mail, at all Offices where no
particular time is specified
8 For every thirty minutes delay (unavoida
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 u
mount allowed for carrying the mail one trip
pear that the delay was occasioned by una
voidabe accident in which case the amount
of pay for the trip, will in all cases, be forfeited
and retained
4. Persons making proposals are desired to
state their prices by the year. Those who con
tract will receive their pay quartz lin the
mouths of February, May, August Novem-
Der, one month after the expiration of each quar-
ter
| S. No other than e free white person shall be
EMPLOYED to convey the mail
| Where the proposer intends to convey the
mail in the body of stage carriage, he is desir.
| ed to state it in his proposals.
7. The Post-mas General reserves to him.
self the right of declaring any contract at an end,
whenever one failure happens, which amounts to
the loss of a trip.
8. The contracts for the routes No. 1 to 90
to be in operation on the first day of January
next, and continue until the goth 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,
Post master General.
GENERAL PosT-oFFIcE,
| Washington City, July 10. 1910.
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