Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-09-11

at 2b m ard arrive at TIarrisonville the next
"Wednesday by 9 am.
500. From Cadron by Pulaski c. h. Little
Rock, Clarke c. h. and Hemstead c. h. to
Nashita c. h. l.. once in two weeks, 800 miles.
Leave Washita C. h. every other Saturday
at a M and arrive at Cadron in 9 days. Oh
Sunday by 6 D m.
Leave Cadrcn every other Monday at a m
and arrive at Nashita c. h. in days.
sos. From Poke Greek ON White River by
Cadron and Daniels,ille to Arkansas once in
two weeks, 245 miles.
Leave Poke Greek every other Wednesday
at pm commencing on the second Wednes-
day in january arrive at Cadron on Saturday
by 8 a m and at Arkansas the next Wednesday
by 10 an.
Leave Arkansas every other Wednesday,
Commencing on the first "Wednesday in Janu-
ary) and arrive at Cadron on Sunday 10 N
and arrive at Poke Creek the next wednesday
by 10 am.
sos From IIarrisonvillc by Herculaneum,
Mine all Burton and St. Genevieye to kaskas-
kia, once a week, 81 miles.
Leave HarrisonYle every Thursday at 6 a M
and arrive at kaskaskia on Saturday by s am.
Leave kaslaskia every Monday at pan and
arrive at Harrsonville on Wednesday BY m.
307. From Kaskaskia by st. Gencyieve,
1 uCkGIS. iku2utS, oapC eflIGANl(au anu WIZ
chester 10 New-Madrid, once week, 126
miles
Leave Kaskaskia every Thursday at 10 m
and arrive ct New-M Madrid every Sunday by 10
am
Leave Ncw-Madrid every Sunday at p M
and arrive ksshaskia on Thursday BY 10 N.
3U6. From St. Geneyieve to St. Michael
once in two weeks.
Leave ST. Genevieve every other Friday at
6 IN and arrive at St. Michael on Saturday by
9 am.
Leave St. Michael every other Saturday at
9 p m and arrive at ST. Geneyieve on Sunday
By 6 pm.
319 From ST. Gcncvieve By Potosi to Frank
lin, once in two weeks.
Leave ST. Genevieve every other Friday at
6 q m and arrive at Franklin on Monday by 10
q M.
Leave Franklin every other Monday at 3
D m and arrive at St. Geneveve the next Thurs
d&v By b m.
$40. From Franklin c. h. to Montgomery
c. h. once in two weeks.
Leave Franklin c. h. every other Friday at
a N and arrive at Montgomery C. h. on Satur-
day by 6 pm.
Leave Montgomery c. h. every other Mon
day at e a m and arrive at Franklin C. h. by s
pm.
Sill From Jackson to Wayne c. h. once in
two weeks.
Leave Jackson every other Saturday at 6 en-
and arrive at Wavne C. b. same dav by D m.
Leave WAYNE G. h. every other Monday at
a n, and arrive at jackson same day by D an.
S12. From Potosi by Bellevue TO Murphy's
settlement, once in two weeks
Leave Potosi every other "Wednesday at 8
a NJ and arrive at Murphys on Friday by 8 p m
Leave Murphys every other Saturday ii &
a M and arrive at Potosi the next Monday by
e IN.
NOTES.
l. 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 cons
pensation for any extra expense that may be
occasoned thereby.
9. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed fer OPEN
ing aud closing the NAL, at ali Offices where
no particular time is spec fed.
s. For every thirty minutes delay (unavod-
able accidents cxcepted) 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 q trip, a forfeiture CT
double the amount allowed for carrying the
mail one trip shall be incurred, unless it shall
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 Febrll-
airy, one month after the expiration of each
quarter.
5. no other than free white person shall
be employed to convey the mail.
6. Where the proposer intends to convey
the mail in the body OF stage carriage, he is
desired to state it III his proposals.
Z. 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 trip.
8. The distances stated are such ashave been
communicated to this office, and some ofthem
are doubtless incorrect: on this subject the
contractor must inform himself; no alteration
viii be made in the pay on account of any error
in this respect.
O. The contracts are to be in operation on
the first day Of January next; and are to end
Deccn'ber 81, 1925.
10. The contracts for the new routes are to
commence Oh the 10th day of November next.
RETURN J. MEIGS, Jr.
PoSt-.uaster General.
GENERAL PosT-OFrIcE,
Wasiington City, May 26, 1919.
August 14-12-6t