Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-07-23
PROPOSALS
For carrying Mails Of tie United States on
the following Pess-roads will be received al
ske General Pom.ORee, in The city Of
Washingson, until the 37A day Of Sx1sse~:-
Der ne,rt, iaeiusivc.
IN MAINE.

From Machias to Hays Point. in Lubbock,
once . week. 49,
Leave M.chiss every hlond y at .. N. and
srr'vs At Lubbock by So N.
Leave Lubbock esery Tuesday 1t a. IN and
arrive a. Mech,as by p. m.
q From Beifag by Mount EFhraim. Frankfort
H.mden and Bangor. to Eding on, once week,
20 miles.
Leave Belfast evsrv Monday ii q m. and
| arrive a Edmg,on by s p m.
Leave Edlagton every Tuesdsy at a. m and
arrive It Be,fsst by s .. N.
3. From Buk,town, BY Osiegton, 10 Brewer.
20 m,les once q week
Leave Bueksow every Mondsy At So. m.
! and arrive 81 Biewer By II a. NJ.
Leave Brewer every Monday ., ?. M and
| arrive II Buckstown oy7 pm.
From Augusta, by Bsown's corner. to Pa.
teturo.
Leave Augusta every Wednesday at 2 pm.
aud Arrive II Pale, mo by7. p. m.
Leave Palermo every "Wednesday ats . N
aad arrive At Augusta by IL D. N.
S. From Csraan, by Palmyra, Newport, Cros
oy. and Carmel, To- II .mdes, once week.
Leave Hsmden every " ednesday IT s {. m.
nd arrivs u Canaan by 4. p m. Leave Canaan
very Thursday At . NJ. I'd arrive ~ Hampton
~ z 2. M.
8. From Pennington. BY Industry and stsrk's.
W IvUfiukeWses VtHe WctA s.fa
Leave Pennington every Friday 1t 4 a. M and
arrive ~ E,rridgew ok ~ III a. N.
Leave Nofridgewok every Thursday At = NJ.
nd a.P,se At Fsrm:ngton by s p.m.
z. From Gray, by Poland, hebrcs, Norwsy,
Paris, Buckfe.d, Sumner, Hartford, Livernsofe,
Turner, Minos. New Gloucester and Hebron
Academy Paris, Nor~ay, Hebron and folsnd,
20 Gray. 1876 m sies-68 once . week.
Leave Gay every Monday II ! ?. M aud sr.
rive ., Psns on Tuesday BY 10 d.. N. and ., Liv-
ermore BY -. NJ.
Leave L,sermore on Wednesday ., s a. m
and arrive ii Gray on Thu, sdsy by noon.
8. From Portland. by Windham. Raymond,
Bridgeio~n Frybeburg Luvei. Waterford. p.ris.
Rumfard. Bethel, Aibsry, Waterford. Lowell. BE.
% Portland. onee week. 228-li4 miles.
Leave Portland every Ws dnes0sy st 10 a m
and arrive =, Rumford on Saturday BY 10 a. m.
Leave Rumfosd every Saturday 81 2 p. m. and
arsive 1t Portland The next Tuesday b, p. ~.
NOTES.
1. Tho Postmaster General may expedite
the mails aud alter the times Tor arrival and de-
pAr.ure Al any time during the continuance Of he
contract, he previously snTulAsing an adequate
compensation for any extra expense that nay be
occssioned thereby.
2 Fifteen minutes shall be SLOWED for open.
ing and closing the mail st I'll oi'ices where no
particular Tins 10 specified
; Forevery thirty mina e. delay Unavoidable
accidents exceptec) ia arriving Af,ee the times
prescribed in any contract, the con- rAcaor shali
r.sit one dollar and il tbs delay continue un-
iii ,he departure OF sny depending mail, where
by the mails destined for sucb depending mail
lose q trip q forfeiture Of double Tire amount II
lowed foe carrying tue mail one TRIP shall be in
cured, unless il shalt be made to sppear that the
delay was oecssioned by unavoidable scsi lent :
in which case the amount Of pay for the "Trip. will
in ail cases. be forfeited and retained. g
+. Persons waking proposs's are desired 10
state their prices by The year. Those who cen
tract will receive their pay quarterly die
months OF February, May. August and Novem-
Der, one month sf,ef the exisi. ton of each quar-
ter.
S. No other than . free white person shall be
emplo, ed to convey the mail. 4st.
s Wtere the proposer intends TO convey the
mail m The beay of stage carriage, he u dess
ed 10 state II ~ his proposals.
z. Tue Pe.l-Mss;ef Cepesai reserves 10 him
- .hc right Of declaring any contract At M ead
wnsneses onc failure happens which amounts 10
the loss Of ., "Trip.
8. The distances stated are such as have heen
communicated r. this Office, aud some Of them
are doubtless incorrect, on thls subject the eon-
trscios must infoi IN himself; no alteration will
be made in the pay GU occoun; Of any error IN
this respect.
Z 3. Thee ,rss. for the roues numbered to
8, are 10 be IN operation on the met ds, ct 10.
.vember ndx.. ga,
Contracts tor The routes in Maine, are to eEd
on The clsl day OF December, 1877. /
kErURN MElCS. Jr. !
Posi-r,6s.y General.
GENERAL Posroryiss.
Wssa~yssn c,y, Nay so, 1916 sv.