The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-09-17

PROPOSALS

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JoHormng roacs viii Ee received az she Gen.
eraf Post C0Fee, MIR sisy ef Waslingson
IafH Saturday, sAs 27lh day Of SehienSe,
ners, ineiusive.
IN Rhode.IsLand.
IIs From Providence by Darlington, Warren,
L Bristol and Portsmouth to Newtor, oe
miles.
Leave Providence every day at ga N ard arrive
at Newport b, S Spm
| Leave Newport every day AZ l.. na .,d .,,1va ..
Providence BY lpm
lis From smithfeh by Providence, Paw,uxet.
East Greenwich, Wexford aud Towerhu 10 Lille
| Rest, once d week, - miles
| Leave sn'thiieid every Saturday at m aud ar.
rive at Little Rest by 2 p m.
Leave Little Rest every Friday At s a m and ar
rive at Smitbieid by pm
i2o From New London (Con by-Groton. stor.
lngton, Westerly, CharlesioHp tie c in South.
Kingsiown and Towerhill to Newport, twice wee :,
90 miles
Leave NewLondsn every Tuesday and Thursday
at y m and arrive at Newport Oh Wednesday and
Friday by noon
Leave Newport every Tuesday and Thursday at
~ m and arrive at New-London on Wednesday
and Friday by pm.s
l2f From Providence by Scituate, Foster, Killing
worth, Middle Society and AbingtoA to Ashford,
SO miles
Leave Ashford every Monday a, q m and arrive
al Providence by pm
Leave Providence on Tuesday at a m and arriya
l22 From Providence by Glocesser to Pomfrst.
once week.
Leave Providence every Saturday at a m and
arrive al Pomiret by 6pn.
Leave Pomfre, every Friday at IA m add arrive
~ ro'idence by pIn. e-A
l23 From Toweih by Richmond. Hopknton,
Norlhsionington, (Con.) and Preston To Norwich.
(Con once weak
Leave 1ewerLdl every Wednesday at s m and
arrive Norwich by 6 p m.
Leave Norwich every Thursday at "a m and sr.
rive at Towerbi Ly p m.
SO Fron, New .Iiaven by nraDford, Guilford, Kill
lingwortb. saybrook Lyme river head, New London.
Chelsea jew. ts city, Piainheld, Sterling, scituate,
Coventry shr 0incyvilic 10 Providence ofee tfntS
a week, 1I3 miles . t
Leave New-Hasen every Saturday, Monday and
Friday at ~ q m and arrive at Providence on Mor-
day. Wednesday, and Friday NJ l-2 p 10 in Ia IL
hours
Leave Providence every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at 3 l.2s m and arrive New Haven tbs
next days by 10 p IN in 10 l.2 hpars.
NOTES
l. The Post Master General msy expedite the
mails and alter the times for arrival and deparures
at any time during the continuance Of The contract,
ac previously stpuiaiing an adequate compensation
or any extra expence the, may be occasioned
hereby
liar time is specified.
J. Err --v.y thirty minutes delay (uRav>dabi
ccidents cxeeped) in arriving alter the times p1-'
cribed in any contract, the contractor shall forfeit
me dollar; AND IT the delay coh..nuc until the de-
'srture OF any depending mail, Whereby inc s,,r.s
destined for such depending mail lose trip a for
citure OF treble the amount allowed for carving
he mail one trip shat, be incurred ulless it shall
,e made to appear that the delay was occa stoned
Dy unavoidable accident, in which case the amounr
of pay or the trip will, in alb cases. be forfeited and
retained
Persons making proposals are desired TO state
their price by the year. Those who contract wia
receive their pay quart the months Of Feb.
ruary, May, Angus, and November, one month az.
ter the expiration Of each quarter.
s. No other than 4 free white person shall Do
employed TO convey the mail.
Where the proposer intends to convey the
mail in the body of stage carriage, he 10 desired
10 state Il in his proposals.
7. The Post Master General reserves TO himseA
the right OF declaring any ceu ract at an end <hen-
ever failure happens which amounts to the loss
Of trip,
Tie contracts for the routes No ~, 90, Is, 2Y.
80, 50, SO, o. 74, 90. o. % 108 156 1877 202 2e3.
204 and 22l, are to be in operation the 10Th ~
November, aud the other contracts on the flst cf
January next, and continue until the a1st day
Of December, 1920.
RETURN r. MEIGS, Jr.
Post .tLssssr Genera.
GENERAL Posr OFFICE .4,.r
Washington CRY, May 20, 1917.
Julv l6. Sv.