The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-07-30
PROPOSALS

For carrying Mails OF the United States on he follow
,ng Post-iioads, will be received at the General
ros'othee, IN Washington, until the first day OF Oc
toocr next, inclusive.
IN NiRGiNIA-Si2 From Clarksbury BY Nor
gantown and Waynesbuls, r.. tn Wheclins once
Leave C'arksburg every Tucsdry at a m and, ar
rave at Whcelins,on Thursday by nooa.
Leave Wheeling
SIS From Lewisburg to Monroe c u once a week
Leave Lewisbprg every Friday at ~ and arrive ut
monroe bv IL M
Leave Monro, at % m and arrive n, I,.vis,,,,- n,
pm.
Sid From F;ncastle Nv the mouth of Cowpast,re
river to Caliashans once week, ~ miles
LrSve fmcastlc every Monday at and arrive
at N;dlalShans by D M.
Leave Callasi,ans every Tuesday att u n, AMI ARRIVE
at Fincastlc BIZ pm
SIS. From Wool h TO .lac!sonyille once a week
Leave w ood h every Tuesday at b M and arrive
at Jacksonville.
Leave Jacksonville every
$40. From Abingdon by Russell CHI aud Nockir.son
Zap to Abingdon once week.
Leave Abingdon every THURSDAY at 6 q M and arrive
at Russellc h bv noon.
Lave Russell c h at p N api arrive at Abingdon
on FRIDAY by noon.
3i7 From Pughtown to Springfield once week, 81
Leave Pughtown every Saturday at G q m and arrive
at Springfield By / . ~
Leave Springfield every Saturday at p n,and arrive
at P';-l,.'wn on Srrtlay.Sy 5 b N.
and Barnets tavern 10 Fauqucr once week, SIS
miles.
Lave Fauquicr every "Wednesday at 10 {. II, and
arrive at Dumtrics bv d III,
Leave Dumtics every THURSDAY at a M and arrive.
at Fauqu;rrc by s n M
49, From Petersburg by Frenchtown to norgau,.lle
week IS miles
Leave Petersburg every Friday at and arrive ut
MorTauville bv p m
Leave Norgaylle every THURSDAY al s q m and ar
rive at Petersburg by s pm.
so From Hanover h by Hanoycitown and New
castle to New Kent c h once week.
Leave Hanovcrc every Friday AT s a M and arrive
at New Kent c h nv nm
Leave New Kent C h every SATURDAY al II, and ar
rive at Hanover h bv p m
NOTES.
l. The Post-master(icneral NAV expedite the mails
and alter the times for arrival and departure at any time
during the continuance of the contract, he previously
STIMULATING adequate compensation sr any extra eE-
pensc that may be oocasiUned thereby.
= Fifteen minutes sh II BE- allowed for opening and
closing the mail all offices where no particular. time
is specified.
8. For every thirty minutes delay unavoidable ac-
eidents eNceped) 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 de-
pending mail, whereby the mails destined for such de.
pending mail lose trip, forfeiture tor double the a.
mount allowed for carrying the mail one trip sl,. be
incurred unless shall be made appear that the de-
lay was occ;soned by unavoidable accident in which
be forfeited and retained.
T. Persons making proposals desired to state Their
prices by the year. Those who contract will receive
their pay qlarterly-in the months of February Nav
August and November, insnth alter the expiration
oi'each quarter.
S. No other than free white person shall be EN-.
ploye1 to convey the mail
8. Where the proposer intends to convey the mail
in the body of stage carriage he desired to state ii
in his proposals.
Z. The Post master General reserves to himself the
right OF declaring any contract end whenever one
failure happens, which amounts the loss of trip
S. The contracts for the routes No to 30s are Il
be in operation the lst day of January next ant
continue until December 81, 1917. The contracts fo
the routes No 500 to S5i are TO be in operation Oh
the st day Of November next and are to continue un
I'll the 51st day ofDecember; 1SlG.
RETURTJ j. MEIGS, Jr
Postmaster General
GENERAL Posr-oyFrcE,
Uoshingto'a Ciey, -Hcy 20, 1914.
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