The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-09-07
PROPOSALS

TOR carrying Mails Of the United States on the
l. following ostRoads, will be received at the
General Post Office, in Washington, until the FIRST
day of October next, inclusive.
In Rhode Island.
S21 From Providence by Darlington, Warren,
Bristol and Portsmouth to Newport 90 miles.
Leave Providence every day at 8, a sn and arrive
at Newport by s, d. m
Leave Newport every day at 8, m. and arrive at
Providence by A q m.
222 From Smltbheld by Providence, Pawtucket,
East Greenwich, WEXFORD and Towerhil, to Little
Rest, once week, "a miles.
Leave Smhfeld every Thursday at 6, a. M. and
arrive at Little Rest Friday BY 2,p,m
Leave Li,te-Rest every Friday at 5. p m. and
arrive at Snithfed on Saturday by noon.
223 From New-London, CT by Groton, Stoning-
ton, Westerly, Charleston, the court house in South
kingstown and Towerh to Newport, twice week,
81 miles.
Leave New-London every Tuesday and Thursday
al 9, a. m and arrive at Newport on Wednesday and
and Friday by noon.
Leave Newport every Tuesday and Thursday at
10, a. M and arrive at New London ON Wednesday
and Friday by 3, pm
224. From Providence by Gloucester to Pomfret,
CT. once week.
Leave Providence every Thursday at 5, a. M and
arrive at Pomflet by III, a m
Leave Pomfret every Wednesday at TO- a. N, and
arrive at Providence by a, NJ.
225. From Liltle-Les by Richmond, 'Hopkinton,
North-S,oningtoh, Ct. and Preston to Norwich CT
once q week
Leave Little.Rest every Friday at 8, b. IN and ar.
rive at Norwich on Saturday by 6, p, m
Leave Norwich every Thursday at 8, a. II. and ar
tive at Little-Rest on Friday by IL, a. nj.
NOTES
l. The Postmaster General may expediatc the
mails and alter the times for Arrival and departure at
any time during the continuance Of the contract he
previously stpulating adequate compensation for
roa1
g Fifteen minutes shall b: allowed for opening
and closing the mail, al all Offices where partic.
ular time is specified.
s. For every thirty minutes delay unavoidable
accidents exoeped) in arriving after the times pre-
scribed i'm any contract the contractor shall forfeit
one dollar and If the delay continue until the de-
parture Of any depending mail, whereby the mails
destined for such depending mail lose trip, for
fei,ure OF double the amount allowed for carrying
the mail one trip shall be incurred, unless it shall
be made to appear that the delay occasioned by
unavoidable 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 contract will
receive their pay quarterly-in the months of Feb.
ruary, May, August and November, one month af
ter the expiration Of each quarter
S No other than free white person shall be en-
ployed to convey the mail.
6 Where the proposer intends to convey the mail
in the body OF stage carriage. he is desired to
state it in his proposals.
z. The Post Master General reserves 10 himself
the right of declaring any contract an end when
ever one failure happens, which amounts to the loss
Of q trip.
8. The contracts for the routes No. I to sos, are
to be in operation the lst day Of January next.
and continue until December 81, 1917. The con-
tracts for the routes No 309 334, to be in op-
eratonon the lst day Of November next, and are to
continue until the 3ist day cf December, 1916.
RETURN J, MEiGs, jr. Psss-messsr General
GesERAL Posr-OsFies,
Washington City, May 20, 1914