The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-08-13

For carrying mails of The Unued States on the
following roads nil be received at The Gem
eral Post Office, rn TIE cify Of flashing toH,
Uvfil Saturday, tAe 27fh day Of Seifer,6sr
ncrs, inciuSipe.
IN Rhode. Island
lls From Providence owl s .; BY BsrrngtSn. Warren;
| miles.
Leave Providence every day at m and arrive
Leave Newport every day at IN and arrive at
Providence by 4 p m
ll9 From smithfeld by Providence. Pawtuxet.
EastGrcenwicb. Wexford ard Towerhh to Little
| Rest, once a week, a. miles.
| Leave smithfeld every Saturday at 6 IN and ar.
rive at Little Rest by 7 D m.
Leave Little Rest every Friday at m and ar
| rive at Srnithfcld by7pm.
120 From New.London (Con by Groton. ston.
ington, Westerly, Cbarlestown, the C h in South
kingstown and Iowerhl to Newport, twice week,
90 miles.
Leave New-London every Tuesday and Thursday
at o m and arrive at Newportsn Wednesday an6
Friday by
Leave Newport every Tuesday and Thursday at
10 m and arsve at New-London on Wednesday
and Friday by 5 pm
l2l Prem Providence by Scituate Foster, Killing
worth, Middle Society and Abingdon to ashford,
38 miles.
Leave Ashford every Monday at a m and arrive
at Providence by 5 p m
Leave Providence on Tuesday at IN and arrive
at Ashford by s p IN.
i22 From Providence by Clocester to Pomlret,
once a week
Leave Providence every Saturday at m and
arrive at Pomfret by 6
Leave Pomfret every Friday at a m and arrive
at Providence by pm t|t
1913 From Towerhill by Richmond, HoPkinton.
North stepington, (con.) and Preston to Norwich.
(ConC once week
Lsaye Towcrhill every Wednesday at m and
arrive Norwich by 6 p m.
Leave Norwich every Thursday a, a m and ar.
rive at Towerhlil by ? m.
9S From, New Haven by Branford, Guilford, xii.
lngworth, Ssybrook, Lyme river head, New London,
Chelsea, Jewetps city, Painfeld, Sterling Scituste,
Coventry and oneyviile to Providence, three times
a week, l13 miles.
Leave New.Haven every Saturday, Monday and
Friday at 10 m and arrive at Providence on Mon.
day, Wednesday, and Friday at IL p m in IL IL
hours.
Leave Providence every Monday, wctlne sday and
Friday at 3 l-S m and arrive at New-Haven the
next days by 10 m in 10 l-2 hours.
NOTES
l. The Post Master General may expedite the
mails, and alter the times for arrival aud DEPARTURE
at any time during the continuance Of the contract,
he previously stipulathg an adequate compensation
for any extra sxpence that may be oeeasionod
thereby. 81.
Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for opening
and closing the mail, at all Offices where no partie-
8. For every thirty minutes delay (unavoidabie
accidents excepted) arriving s'tcr the times rrc-
scrbcd in sny contract the contractor shall forfeit
dollar and if the delay continue until the de-
parture of any depending mail, ~hcreby the nails
destined for such depending mail lose trip, for.
fe;turc oS treble the amount allowed for carrying
the mai, trip shall be incurred, unless 1t shalt
be made to appear that the delay was occa;ioned
by unavoidable accident 10 which case the arsount
offay for the trip Will in all eases, be forfeited and
/, retained.
.. Persons making proposals desired~o state
their price BY the year. Those who contract will
receive their pay euarterly-in the months of Feb
rusry, May, August and November, month at
ter the expiration OF each quarter.
S. No other than a free white person shall be
employed to convey the mail.
8. Where the proposer intends 20 convey The
mail in the body OF stage carriage, he is desired
TO state i, in his proposals.
z. The Post = nss,er General reserves 20 himself
the right Of declaring any contract at an cod shen-
ever ole failure happens which amounts to the loss
Of g trip
The contacts for the routes No. ~, 20, 26. ~.
So So S. So ~ SO. %, eS. Ice, l56. is7. 202 $685.
2c4 and 22i, are TO be in operation on the 10Th q
NovemlSr, and the other contracts on the hrst Of
January next and to continue until the Sist d.y
or nceember, 1890
RETURN MEIGS, Jr.
Poet .nssfsr General
CssrsAt PosT orYrcs
Hastinyfon 9y, ,fsy 20, 1917.
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