The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-08-17
PROPOSALS

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EOR carrying Mails of the United States on the
i following Post-Roads, viii! be received at the
General Post-Ofice, in Washington, until the frs
day OF October next, inclusive.
In khode-Isiand.
221. From Providence by Darlington, Warren
Bristol and Portsmouth to Newport-29 miles.
Leave Providence every day at 8, a. M and arrive
at Newport by 5, q. m.
Leave Newport every day at 8, a. m, and arrive at
Providence by 4 p. m
222 From Smlthfied by Providence, Pawtrcket,
East. Greenwich, WEXFORD and Towerhl, to Little
Rest, once week, A miles.
Leave Snithheld every Thursday at s, a. m. and
arrive OF Litte.Rest on Friday by Q, IN.
Leave Little.Rest every Friday at 3, p. M and
arrive at Smithield on Saturday by noon.
223. From kew-London, CT. by Groton, Stoning-
ton, Westerly, Char ston the court house in South
Kingstown and j Iowerhiil to Newport, twice week,
60 miles.
Leave New-Lohdon every Tuesday and Thursday
at 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 Wednesday
and Friday by 5, pm.
224 From Providence by Gloucester to Pomfret,
CT. q week.
Leave Providence every Thursday at 8, a. M and
arrive at Pomfret by 10, a m.
Leave Pomfret every Wednesday at 10, a. m. and
arrive at Provideece by a, D. m.
North.Stonington, Ct. and Preston to Norwich, CT
once q week.
Leave Little:Rest every Friday at 8, D. ii, and ar.
rive at Norwich on Saturday by 6, pm
Leave Norwich every Thursday At 8, a.. and ar
rive at Litte-Rest ON Friday by II, al
~ NOTES.
l. The Postmaster General may expediate the
mails and alter the times for arrival and departure at
any time during the continuance Of the contract, he
previously stipuating an adequate compensation for
any extra expense that may be occasoned thereby.
g. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for opening
and closing the mail, at all Offices where no partic-
ular time is specified
g. For every thirty minutes delay unavoidable
accidents excepted) in arriving after the times pre-
scrbed in 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
feiture OF double the amount allowed TOR carrying
the mail one trip snail be incurred. unless it shall
be made to appear that the delay was occasoned by
unavoidable 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 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 a free white person shall be en-
poyed to convey the mail.
8. 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 to himself
the right of declaring any contract at end when
ever one failure happens, which amounts to the loss
cf a trip.
B. The contracts for the routes No. to 308, are
to be in operation the 1st day Of January next,
and continue until December 81, 1917. The
tracts for the No 800 to 334, be in op-
Grafton the lst day Of November next and are to
trnfitt the RI ne~> oker
RETURN J, MEIGS, jr. osf.rasser General
GENERAL PosT-OrFIcR,
Washington City, May 20, 1914
Jnty 27. (6w.)