Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-12-21

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rive at Schoolcraft same day by SPIN
Leave, Schoolcraft every Wednesday at m
arrive at Battle Creek same day by 5 pm
1855 From Kalamazoo Q7l6) in Kalamazoo
} county by Allegan to Saugatuck, 46 miles and
back once a week
Leave Kalamazoo every Thursday at a m, ar.
rive at Saugatuck next day by ii am
4 Leave Saugatuck every Tuesday at m, ar.
rive at Kalamazoo next day by III am
1855 From Kalamazoo to the mouth of South
Black River, 36 miles and back once week
Leave Kalamazoo every Friday ut m, arrive
at the mouth of South Black River same day by
Ppm
Leave the mouth Of South Black River eysry
Thursday at m, arrive at Kalamazoo same day
by pm
1857 From Kalamazoo by. Plainvilc and
Grandville to Kent, IS miles and back once a week
Leave Kalamazoo every Friday at H. arrive
ut Kent next day by IL noon
Leave Kent every Saturday ut m, arrive at
Kalamazoo next day by SPIN
1853 From Saginaw Q7lD to the mouth of
the river Saganaw, l5 miles and back once in two
weeks
| Leave Saginaw every other Monday at a m,
arrive at the mouth Of Saganaw next day by 4
pm
Leave mouth of Saginaw next day at u IN,
arrive at Saginaw same day by 8 pm
| 1883 Cassapolis Q72l) by Edwardsburg and
Adamsville to Elkhart, Ind. IS miles and back
| once week
Leave Cassapolis every Thursday at IN, ar
rive at Efkhart same day by 6 pm
Leave Elkhart every Friday at a m, arrive at
| Cassapols same day by Bpm
1850 From Lapier Q726) by Farmers creek
| and Davison's Mill to Grand Blanc, 30 miles and
back once week
Leave Lapier every Friday at 6 m, arrive at
Grand Blanc same day by pm
A.
| arrive at Lapier same day by pm
| l761 From Howell Q72O by Saranac to Kent,
| Sc miles and back once week
| Leave Howell every Friday at 6 m, arrive at
Kent every Sunday by pm
Leave Kent every Monday at m, arrive at
Howell every Wednesday by 6pm
1862 From Kent Q736) to Grand Haven, 80
| miles and back once week
| Leave Kent every "Wednesday at m, arrive
| at Grand Haven same day by 6pm
Leave Grand Haven every Tuesday at 5 a m,
| arrive at Kent same day by 6pm
| 1863 From Centreville (l73S) by Constantine,
Mottvlle, Bristol, Elkhart, Mishawaukec, South
Bend, and Laporte to Michigan City, 100 miles
| and back once week
Leave Centreville every Tuesday at 6 m, ar.
rive at Michigan City every Thursday by pm
Leave Michigan City every Tuesday at a m,
arrive at Centreville every Thursday by 6 pm
Proposals for carrying The mail in stages three
| times meek riLI be considered
1764 From Mortified (l74l) by Hamburger to
| Howell, IL miles and back once week
Leave NorthGeld every Wednesday at p m,
arrive at Howell same day by pm
Leave Howell every Thursday at 6 am, arrive
at Mortified same day by IL am
| 1765 From Ionia Q746) by the way of Maple
River to Saganaw, IS miles and back once week
Leave Ionia every Saturday at m, arrive at
| Saginaw every Monday by pm
Leave Saginaw every Monday at 2 m, arrive
at Ionia every Wednesday by SPIN
1866 From New Buffalo Q75l) to Laporto,
Ind. Is miles and back once week
Leave New Buffalo every Saturday at 5 m,
arrive at Laporte same day by IL IN
| Leave Laporte same day at IN, arrive at
New Buffalo same day by pm
1867 From Bellevue Q752) by Hastings to
Middle Village, 81 miles and back once week
Leave Bellevue every Friday at a m. arrive
at Middle Village same day by Ppm
Leave Middle Village every Thursday at m,
arrive at Bellevue same day by 7pm
1766 From Eaton Court House 1850 to Ionia
80 miles and back once week
Leave Eaton Court House every Friday at 5 a
m, arrive at Ionia same day by Ppm
| Leave Ionia every Thursday at a m, arrive at
Eaton Court House Same day by pm
| NOTES.
| /. Each route must be bid for separately. The
route, the sum, the mode of service and the resi-
dence of the bidder should be distinctly stated in
| each bid.
| 2. No proposal will be considered unless it be
accompanied by guaranty signed by two respon-
sble persons in the following form, viz.
"The undersigned and guaranty
that if his bid for carrying the mail
from to be accepted by
the Postmaster General, shall enter into an obliga
tion prior to the 25th day of January next, with
| good and sufficient sureties, to perform the ser
| vice proposed"
| Dated 1885,"
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. gTNo exemption
from this requirement is allowed in favor of old
| contractors, railroad companies, any other
companies or persons whatever.
3. The distances stated in this advertisement
are believed to be substantially correct but the
bidder will inform himself on that point, as no in
creased pay will be allowed for any difference
| when the places are named correctly.
a. The schedules are arranged as to allow seven
minutes to each post office for opening and closing
| mails generally, and one hour to tho distributing
post Offices but the Postmaster General may ex-
tend the time on allowing like extension to the
contractors.
5. The Postmaster General may alter the sche-
| dule, anu alter the route, ne allowing pro rata
increase of compensation for any additional ser
vice required, and for any increased speed, when
the employment of additional stock or carriers is
rendered necessary.
6. He may discontinue or 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, or destroyed and
may exact forfeiture of the pay ofthetrip, when
over the trip is lost, the mail arrives far be-
hind schedule time as to lose connection with a
depending mail.
8. He may annul the contract for repeated fail
to perform any Of the stpulations, for refus-
ing to discharge carrier when required, for vio-
lating the Post Office law, for disobeyng the in.
structions of the Department, or assigning con.
tract, without the previous consent of the Post
master General
9. If tho 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 the same increased CELEBRITY 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 othor 80 that
connecting mail stagoroutcs shall form continuous
travelling lines
III. On routes where the mail is transported in
stages, and the present contractor shall be super
seeded by an underbidder, who may not have the
stage property requisite for the performance o.
: the contract, he shall purchase from the present