Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-11-23

Bend, and Laportc, to Michigan City, 100 miles
and back once a week
Leave Centreville every Yuesday at a m, ar
rive at Michigan City every Thursday by pm
Leave Michigan City every Tuesday at a m,
arrive at Centreville every Thursday by Pm
Proposals for carrying the mail in stages three
times a peek soili be considered.
1864 From Mortified (174l) by Hamburger to
Howell, IL miles and back once week
Leave Mortified every Wednesday at m,
arrive at Howell Same day by 6pm
Leave Howell every Thursday at am, arrive
at Mortified same day by ii am
l765 From Ionia Q746) by the way of Maple
Rivert to Saginaw, rs miles and back once week
. Leave Ionia every Saturday at a IN, arrive at
Saginaw every Monday by pm
Leave Saginaw every Monday at 2 p m, arrive
at Ionia every Wednesday by SPIN
1866 From New Buffalo Q75D to Laporte,
Ind. Is miles and back once week
Leave New Buffalo every Saturday at IN,
arrive at Laporte same day by ii m
Leave Laporte Same day at p m, arrive at
New Buffalo same day by.7 pm
1867 From Bellevue Q752) by Hastings to
Middle Village, 81 miles and back once week
Leave Bellevue every Friday at S a m, arrive
at Middle Village same day by Z pm
Leave Middle Village every Thursday at m,
arrive at bellevue same day by ppm
1853 From Eaton Court House 1852 to Ionia,
35 miles and back once a week
= Leave Eaton Court House every Friday at 5
m, arrive at Ionia same day by 7pm
Leave Ionia every Thursday at m, arrive at
Eaton Court House same day by pm
NOTES.
1. Each route must be bid for separately. The
route, the sum, the mode of service, and ths resi-
dence of the bidder should be distinctly stated in
each bid.
Q. No proposal will be considered unless it DO
accompanied by guaranty signed by two respon-
slble persons in the following form, viz.
The undersigned and guaranty
that if his bid for carrying the mail
from to be accepted by
ton prior to the 25th day of January next, with
good and sufficient sureties, to perform the SER
vice proposed"
Dated I" 1886"
This should be accompanied by the certificate
of postmaster, or other equivalent testimony,
that the guarantors are men of property, and able
to make good their guaranty. gJNo exemption
from this requirement is allowed in favor of old
contractors, railroad companies, or any other
companies or persons whatever.
3. The distances as stated in this advertisement
are believed to be substantially correct; but the
bidder will inform himself on that point, no in
creased pay will be allowed for any difference
when the places are named correctly.
q. The schedules are arranged as to allow seven
minutes to each post office for opening and closing
mails generally, and one hour to the distributing
post offices but the Postmaster General may ex-
tend the time on allowing like extension to the
contractors.
S. The Postmaster General may alter the sche.
dule, and alter the route, he allowing pro rata
increase of compensation for any additional SER
y,c a1 nd for an al hen
the employment of additional stock or carriers is
rendered necessary.
6. He may discontinue curtail the service
whenever he shall consider it expedient to do so,
he allowing one months extra pay on the amount
dispensed with.
Z. He may impose fines for failure to take or
deliver mail or any part of mail for suffering
the mail to be injured, wet, lost destroyed; and
may exact forfeiture of the pay of the trip, when
the trip is lost, the mail arrives so far be-
hind schedule time as to lose connection with q
depending mail
3. He may annul the contract for repeated fail
to perform any of the stipulations, for refus
ing to discharge carrier when required for vio-
lating the Post Office law, for disobeyng tho in
structions of the Department, or assigning con.
tract, without the previous consent of the Post
master General.
8. If the contractor shall run stage or other
vehicle more rapidly or more frequently than he
is required by the contract to carry the mail, he
shall give tho sam, increased celority and fire.
quency TO the mail, and without increase of COM
pensation.
10. Contractors on stage and coach routes shall,
in the conveyance of passengers, give preference
to those who are brought in the connecting mail
lines, over those travelling in any other so that
connecting mail stagoroutes shall form continuous
travelling lines.
IL. On routes where the mail is transported in
stages and the present contractor shall be SUPER
seeded by an underbidd,r who may not have the
stage property requisite for the performance OF
the contract, he shall purchase from the present
contractor such of the stage horses and property
as may be suitable for the service, at fair valua-
ton, and make payment therefore by reasonable
instruments. Should they not agree as to the
suitabeness of the property, the TERMS or the Sc.
curity, each may choose person, who may APP
point third and their decision shall be final or
the Postmaster General will name the umpire
This will be made the condition of any bid under
that of present contractor; and should the un-
derbidder fail to comply, his bid will be offered to
the contractor; but should he decline it, the pro-
posal of the underbddcr will be accepted uncon
ditionaly.
IL. The proposals should be sent to the Depart
ment sealed, endorsed small proposals in the State
of ;" and addressed to the first Assistant
Postmaster General.
AMOS KENDALL.
| Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.