The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-08-06
PROPOSALS

For Carryiag mails Of fhe United Siafcs on he
following roads syiH be reeerved ct Ne Gen.
erai Foot Office, ~ fbc eitY Of IPsshington,
unnl Saturday, the afh doy y Sehtsm6ey
Dert, inriusive.
In Rhode -Island.
na From !, Providence vi, BY s,srrias;sn. war:n; 9:
miles.
Leave Providence every day Al . % and arrive
aS Newport BY pm. .si
hcsve Newport every day at n spd arrive st
Providence by 4pm.
iis frop smnhneld by Proyidepcc. Pautuxet
East. Greenwich, Wexford snd Towerbill TO Little
Rest. once week, Is miles.
Leave smth6eId every sniurdsy at a p and ar.
rive at kltle Rest by ? pm. l
Leave Little Res, cvery Friday at S an and Ar.
rive st Smithfcd by7 p IN. -.
l20 Prom New.London (Con.) by Croton, ston.
ington, Westerly, Chsrisstown, the c b in South.
Ki"gstown snd Is~erh'll 10 Newport, twice week,
% nii<s.
Leave Ncw-i.onden every Tuesday and Thursday
atvam and arsi,s st Newport en- Wednesday and
Friday by noon.
Iesss Newpsrt every Tsesday and Thursday at
10 m and arp;ve at Eew.tondon on "Wednesday
and Fridsyby 3 pm ...g
l2i Frsm Providence By Scitua,e, Poster, Killing.
50 miles. ~ ~ .
Leave Ashford every Monday at m and arrive
OF Providence by SPIN.
Leave Providence oil Tuesday at ID and arrive
Ct Ashford by 5p 70. -auF -,f-f
i22 From Providence by Gloeester to Pomfrst,
once q week. ,
Leave Providence every Saturday at m and
arrive ct Pomiret by s p m. te7
Leave Pomftc,every Friday alta m and arrive
At Providence by %pm. aa So
ls3 From T0werhin by Richmond, Hopkinton,
Norih stonington. (con) and Preston to Norwich.
(Conc once week. e-t
Lsaye Towerhil every Wednesday, a, a m and
arrive Norwich by 6 p m.fH ,5>s ,e 80
Leave Norwiab every Thursday a, 6 m And ar
rive at Towerhill By 6pp.
% From New-haven by Branford, Guilford, Nil.
Eayworth, saybrook, Lyme river head, New. lpndon.
Chesses, Jswetts CITY, Plsnheld, Sterling, So,uste,
Covutry aud 0ineyvile to Providence, Shree ttnes
. week, lis miles. t sag
Leave New-Haycn every Saturday, Monday and
Friday At ~ p m and arrive At Providence on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday at IL IN in IL l-2
hours. a ~NrF9rf z n. - 81
Leave Providence every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday at Sig a IN and STRIVE az New.Haven the
next days by 10 p N in l9 IL hours. .t t..s,
NOTES
= l. The Post Master General may expedite the
mails, and alter the times for arrival and departure,
t aoy time during the continuance of the contract
he previously stipula,iug IN adequate compensation
scr any extra espence that may be oecasioned
Q Fifteen minutes shall, be allowed for opening
and closing the mail at all efses where no par,ic.
0iar time 10 spsci6ed.
3. For every thirty minutes delay Unavoidable
accidents excepscd)m arriving atter the times pre-
scrbcd in any contract, the contractor shal forfeit
one dollar, and II the delay continue until the de-
parture of any depending mail, whereby the mails
destined fos such depending mail lose trip, for
feitore Of treble the amount allowed for Carrying
the mail one trip shsi be incurred, unless II shall
be made TO appear that the delay was cccasioncd
BY unavoidable scriient; 10 which case the amount
Of pay for e "trip WILL ia sl cases. be forfeited snd
retained. a.
4 Persons making proposals arc desired to sta,e
their price Wy the year. Those who contract will
receive their pay gusrtery-in the months Of Feb
ruary, May, August and November, one month af.
ter the expiration Of each quarter.
s. No other than free white person shall be
employed to convey the msa. vi
6 Where the proposcr intends 10 convey the
mail IN the body OF stage carriage, lac Is desired
to state il in his proposals.
2. Tie Post master General reserves TO himself
the right Of declaring any contract at end vhcn
ever failure hapPens which amounts 10 ths loss
OF . trip
The eontraots for the rnu,es No. ~, 90, 26, a,
So ys 50, 62 "a 6s, 81 sS lOs So, 1877, 202, 203.
2o4 and 9st, are TO be in operation on the 10th of
November, and the other contracts on The first Of
or December, 1870.
RETURN !. MEfGS. Jr.
Po1 ifi,icr General
cexerst Posr oryre,
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