The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-07-30
PROPOSALS

following roads SpiH be received al the Gen.
erat Posi- Office, IN ihe city Of Washington,
unsiI Saturday, ire am day Of September
nerf, inelusive.
gl In Rhode-Ista
1Is FROM Providence by harrington, Warren.
80 i Bristol aud Portsmouth to Newport, 20
miles
Leave Providence every day at IN and arrive
at Newportby p m
Leave Newport every day at 8 m and arrive at
Providence by 4 pm.
ll9 From smitlfeld by Providence. Pswtuxet.
Esst.Greenwich, Wexford and Toweshill to Little
Res, once week, A miles.
Leave SMITH field every Saturday at s IN aud ar
rive at Little Rest by pm.
Leave Little Rest every Friday at a m and ar.
rive at smilh6eid by z m.
l2G From New.London (Con) by Groton Ston.
ington, Westerly, Charestown, the c h in South
Kngstown and Towerhill to New port, twice week,
Gu miles.
Leave New, London every Tuesday and Thursday
at o \ m and arrive ut Newport on Wednesday aud
Friday by noon.
Leave Newport every Tuesday and Thursday al
10 ~ and arlve at New.London on Wednesday
and Friday by 8 pm
III From Providence by Sciluate Poster. Killing
worth, Middle Society and Abing,os to Ashford,
SO tniles.
Leave Ashford every Monday at m and arrive
o, a,Piovdence by 3pr
Leave Providence on Tuesday at 2 m and arrive
at Ashford by p m.
i22 From Providence by Glocesler to Pemfret,
once week.
Leave Providence every Saturday at IN and
arrive at Pomiret by 6pm.
Leave Po,nfret every Friday at a m and arrive
at Providence by 4pm.
i23 From Towcrhill by Richmond, Hopkiuton,
Moth -stoniugton, (Con and Preston to Norwich.
(Con,c once q week.
leave Towerhill every Wednesday at m and
arrive Norwich BY 6pm.
Leave Norwich every Thursday at m aud ar
rive at Towcghili by 6pm m. g
eS From w-HAvea by Branford. Guilford, Kill
lingworth. Ssybrook, Lyme river head, New London,
Cesca, Jewetrs city, Plsu,tied, Sterling, Scituate,
Coventry and 0neyvilIe 10 Providence. three times
aweek, lib miles.
Leave New-Haven every Saturday, Monday and
Friday at IL p IN and arrive at Providence ON Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday at l-2 IN in is l-2
hours.
Leave Providence every Monday. Wednesday and
Friday at 3 l.2 m aud Arrive ut New Haven the
next days By iop IN y Sd,ss y l. hours.
1. The Post Master General may expedite the
mails. and alter the times for arrival aud departure,
any time during the continuance Of the contract,
he previously s,pulatieg adequate compensation
ior amy extra expence that may be occasioned
lheseby. NoE sit NV
Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for opening
uar time is specified.
3. For every thirty minutes delay unavoidable
accidents excep,ed) in arriving alter the times pre-.
scrbcd in any contract, the contractor shall forfeit
one doar and the delay continue until the de.
pnriure ofaoy depending mail. whereby the mails
destined Tor such depending mail lose trip, for
iciture of treble the amount allowed for carrying
the mail one trip shall be incurred, unless il shall
be made to appear that the delay WAS occasioncd
by unavoidable accident, in which case the amoun,
OF pay for the trip will in all cases. be forfeited and
retained.
4 Persons making proposals arc desired TO state
theig price by the year. Those who contract will
receive their pay qusrtcrly--in the months al Feb
rusry, May, August and November, Que month af.
ter the expiration Of each quarter.
S. No other than a free white person shall be
employed to convey the mail.
90. Where the proposer intends to convey the
mail IN the body of stage carriage, he is desired
TO state il in h,s proposals.
z. The Post Master General reserves to himself
the right of declaring any coa,rsct an end when
ever orc failure happens which amounts to the loss
of a trip
The contracts Cor the routes No. II, 20, 26. q,
80. 81 81, 90, "a 80. %. 93 l0o lS6 1877 2Q2 2e3,
lu4 and 22l, are to be m operation on the 10Th e
November. aud the other oontraets on The 6rst Of
.nuary next. and 10 continue until the sist day
e December, 1920.
RETURN J. MEiGS, Jr.
Pen Afassr General
GsrsRAL Posr orrIeE
tasiiy,oa Cie, Nay 20. 1917.