Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-09-18

Leave Poke Creek same day "wednesday
at 3 b m and arrive at Harrisonvlle the next
Wednesday by 9 am.
304. From Cadron by Pulaski c. h. Little
Rock, Clarke C. h. and Hemstead C. h. to
Washita C. h. l.. once in two weeks, 800 miles.
Leave Washita c. h. every other Saturday
at a m and arrive at Cadron in days, OH
Sunday by 6 p m.
Leave Cadron every other Monday at u M
and arrive at Washita c. h. in days.
sos. From Poke Greek on White River by
Cadron and Danielsville to Arkansas once in
two weeks, 245 miles.
Leave Poke Greek every other Wednesday
at 9 pm commencing on the second Wcdnes-
day in january arrive at Cadron on Saturday
by a m and at Arkansas the next Wednesday
by 10 am.
Leave Arkansas every other Wednesday,
commencing on the first Wednesday in Janu-
ary) and arrive at Cadron on Sunday 10 a IN
and arrive at Poke Greek the next Wednesday
by 10 am.
500. From Jacksonville by Herculaneum.
Mine au Burton and ST. Genevieye to Kaskas-
kia, once week, 81 miles.
Leave Jacksonville every Thursday at q IN
and arrive u, kaskaskia on Saturday by s am.
Leave Kaskasllia every Monday at A pm and
arrive at Jacksonville on Wednesday by 6 D m.
SOY. From Kaskaskia by st. Geneveve,
fuckers Hughes, Cape Girardeau and VIM
chester to Madrid, once week, 126
miles.
Leave Kaskaskia every Thursday at 10 a "a
and arrive at New Madrid every Sunday by 10
I'm.
Leave Madrid every Sunday at l p m
and arrive Kaskaskia on Thursday by 10 N.
308. From St. Genevieve to st. Michael
once in two weeks.
Leave ST. Geneyieve every other Friday at
6 a m and arrive at St. Michael on Saturday by
Gam.
Leave St. Michael every other Saturday at
9 b IN and arrive at ST. Geneyieve on Sunday
by e p m.
500. From St. Genevieve by Potosi to Frank
lin, once in two weeks.
Leave st. Genevieve every other Friday at
a m and arrive at Franklin on Monday by 10
NJ
Leave Franklin every other Monday at 2
day by p IN.
$40. From Franklin C. h. to Montgomery
c. h. once in two weeks.
Leave Franklin c. h. every other Friday at
a m and arrive at Montgomery c. h. on Satur-
day by pm.
Leave Montgomery c. h. every other Mon
day at m and arrive at Franklin C. h. by B
pm.
81. From Jackson to Wayne c. h. once in
two weeks.
Leave Jackson every other Saturday at a n
and arrive at Wayne c. h. same day by 6 p m.
Leave Wayne c. h. every other Monday at
a m and arrive at Jackson same day by b M.
312. From Potosi by Bellevue to Murphyis
settlement, once in two weeks.
Leave Potosi every other Wednesday at 8
a m and arrive at Murphys on Friday by pm.
Leave Murphys every other Saturday at
a m and arrive at Potosi the next Monday by
6 pm,
NOTES.
1. The Postmaster General may expedite
the mails and alter the times for arrival and
departure at any time during the continuance
of the contract, he STIMULATING inadequate COM
pensation for any extra expense that may be
occasioned thereby.
9. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed for open
ing and closing the mail, at all Offices where
no particular time is specified
8. For every thirty minutes delay (unavoid.
able accidents eXcepted) in arriving after the
times prescribed in any contract, the contract
or shall forfeit one dollar; and if the delay
continue until the departure of any depend
ing mail, whereby the mails destined for such
depending mail lose trip, forfeiture of
double the amount allowed for carrying the
mail one trip shall be incurred, unless it shaE
be made to appear that the delay was OCCASION
ed by unavoidable accident in which case the
amount of pay for the trip, will, in all cases, be
forfeited and retained.
a. Persons making proposals are desired to
state their prices by the year. Those who con-
tract will receive their pay quarterly--in the
months of May, August, November and Febru-
airy, one month after the expiration of each
quarter.
5. No other than a free white person shall
be employed to convey the mail.
8. Where the proposer intends to convey
the mail in the body of n stage carriage, he Is
desired to state it in his proposals.
7. The Postmaster General reserves to him.
self the right of declaring any contract at an
end whenever one failure happens, which
amounts to the loss of a trip.
8. The distances stated are such ashavc been
communicated to this Office, and some OF them
are doubtless Incorrect: on this subject the
contractor must inform himself; no alteration
will be made in the pay on account of any error
in this respect.
9. The contracts are to be in operation ON
the first day of January next; and are to end
December 81, 1928.
TO- The contracts for the new routes are to
commence on the 10th day of November neNt.
RETURN j. MElGS, 5r.
Post-.llaster Ce,leIzr
GENERAL PosT-Orr1cE,
Washiagtcn City, Nay GO, 1919
August 14-i2-6t
LAND OFFICE MONEY