The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-08-24
PROPOSALS

Tor carrying Mails Of the United States the
i following Post. Roads, will be received at the
General st-Office, in Washington, until the first
day OF October next, inclusive.
In Rhode-Isiand.
22l 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 S, pm
Leave Newport every day at 8, a. m and arrive at
Providence by p m.
222 From smlihfeId by Providence, Pawtucket,
EastGreenwich, WEXFORD and Towerli, TO Little
Rest, once a week, "A miles.
Leave SmthfeId every Thursday at 6, a. M. and
arrive at Little Rest on Friday by 2, pm.
Leave Little Rest every Friday at g., P m and
arrive at Smithfeid on Saturday by noon.
223 From New-London, CT by Groton, Stoning-
ton. Westerly Charleston, the house in South
Kngstown and Towerhiil to Newport, twice week,
so miles.
Leave NewLondon every Tuesday and Thursday
at g. a. m. and arrive at Newport on Wednesday and
and Friday by noon.
Leave Newport every Tuesday and Thursday at
TO- a. m. and arrive at New London on Wednesday
and Friday by s. m.
224 From Providence by Gloucester to Pomfret,
CT once a week.
Leave Providence every Thursday at 3, q m. and
arrive at Pomfret by 10, a. M. ~
Leave Pomfret every Wednesday at 10, a. and
arrive at Providence by A, p m.
225 From Little-Lest by Richmond, Hopknton,
North-S oniDgton, CT. and Preston to Norwich, CT.
once week.
Leave Little. Rest every Friday at 8, p m and ar.
rive at Nof*ich on Saturday by 6, pm
Leave Norwich every Thursday at 3, @. m and ar
tive at Little-Rest on Friday by IL, an
NOTES
I The Post Master General may expedate the
mails and alter the times for ARRIVAL and departure az
any time during the continuance of the contract, he
previously stpuiating adequate compensation tor
any extra expense that may be occasioned thereby
2. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for opening
and closing the mail, al all Offices where parlc
uiar time is specified.
5. For every thirty minutes delay unavoidable
accidents exceped) in arriving after the times pre-
scribed 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
teiture OF double the amount allowed for carrying
the mail cne trip shall be incurred. unless il 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.
a. Persons making proposals are desired to state
their prices by the year Those who contract will
receive their pay Guarterly-in the months Of Feb
ruary, May, August and November, one month af-
ter the expiration of each quarter.
5. No other than free white person shall be enl.
ployed to convey the mail.
6. Where the proposer intends to convey the mail
IN the body OF a 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
of trip.
8. The contracts for the routes No / to $685. are
to be in operation the '1st day of January next,
and continue until December 81, 1917. The con-
tracts for the routes No 500 to 354 to be in op
GRAFTON the 1st day Of November next, and to
continue until the 3lst day Of December, 1916.
RETURN J. MEIGS, jr. POSt-mastsr General
GENERAL PoST-OfFIcE,
Washington City, May 20, 1914
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