The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-12-15

berton 10 m; leave Elberton Wednesday
| a m; arrive Abbeville 10 p m. Proposals for
semi-weekly service inNited.
5G91 From Abbeviue, by Temple of
Health, Diamond Hill ana Mountain View,
to Wilson's Creek, % miles and back once
week. Leave Abbevillo Monday M:
arrive Wilson's Creek 0:3C n; leave Will
sons Creek Monday pm; a rive Abbeyilie
pm.
5692 From Harrisburg, hy White Hall, to
New Market, 1S miles and back, once week.
Leave Harrisburg Friday 3 g M; arrivo New
Market 7;45 q m; leave New Market M;
arrive Harrisburg , m.
5693 From Mill~ay, by Indian Hill, Sand
over and Wideman's, to Calhoun's Mills, 21A
miles anu back, once week. Leave Mill
way Friday a nj; arrive Calhoun's Mills 10
m; leave Calhoun's Mills Friday 1 m; ar
rive Millway pm.
5Go4 From Lofts, by Mine Creek, Mount
Willing, Oakland and Perrys Cross Roads,
to Newberry II, 50 miles and back, once q
week. Leave Lofts Friday 7 m arrive
Saturday M; arrive Lofts p m.
$685. From Phoenix to New Market,
niles and back, once week. Leave Phoe-
nix Friday ESQ m; arrive at Now Market
Q a m; leave New Market Friday 2:3O m;
arrive Phoenix 5 p m.
5696 From Lexington C II by Drafts Mill.
Hollow Creek, West Creek and German
vile, to Mount Willing, 34t miles and back.
once week, Leave Lexington II Thurs,
day a m; arrive Mount Willing D m;
leave Mount Willing Friday m; arrive
Lexington Up m.
5697. From Lexington II, by Clark's
Mills and Beaver Pond, to Rish's Store, q
miles and back, once q week Leave Lex
lngton H Friday m arrive Rish's Store
p m; leave Rish's Store Saturday 6 q m;
arrive Lexington h m.
569S From Steedman's to Rish's Store, z
q
mans Friday m; arrive Rish's Store p
M; leave Rish's Store Friday m; arrive
Steedman's 7pm.
5000 From Rish's Store, by Williamson's
Mills and Bull Swamp to Orangeburg Il,
35 miles and back, once a week Leave
Rishs Store Friday m; arrive Orange
burg Q p m; leave Orangeburg II
Thursday m; arrive Rish's Store % IN.
500 From Monticello, by Long Run, to
Aston. 9 miles and back, once week
Leave Monticello Friday a M; arrive Al
ston IL m; leave Alston Friday m; ar
rive Monticello 4 p m. Proposals for twice
a-weeh service invited.
FORM OF PROPOSAL, GUARANTEE AND cERTI-
FICATE.
Proposal.
The undersigned -, whose post Office
address is -, County of -, State
Of E-, proposes to convey the mails of
the United States, from July |, 1867, to June
80, 1871, on route No. -, between
and ~, under the advertisement Of the
1866, with ''celerity, certainty and securi-
ty," for the annual sum of - dollars
This proposal IS made acith full kno,cledye
Of the distance Of the route, tie aceight Of the
mai to be carried, and all other particulars
an reference to The route and Seruice, and
and instructions attached to the adUeytiSe-
ment.
Dated. (Siened.)
Guarantee
The undersigned, residing at -,
state state oi liza for nndertake that, il the fore
No. - be accepted by the Postmaster
General, the bidder shall, prior to the 1st
day Of July, 1867, enter into the required
obligation or contract to perform the ser
vice proposed, with good and sufficient
sureties
obligations and liabilities assumed by qua
rdntors alnder the 9th section of the Act of
Congress OF july 2, 1886.
Dated. (Signed by two guarantors.)
Certificate.
Tho undersigned, postmaster at --,
office, that he is acquainted with the above
guarantors, and knows them to be men of
property, and able to make good their qua
rantee.
Dated. (SlOned.)
The above certificate must have affixed
to it q fve-cent revenue stamp, Cancelled,
as the law requires.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND PosThAsTERs
Containing, also, conditions to be inco7po-
rGted m the contracts, to the eItent the De-
1'drtment may deem proper.
l. Seven minutes are allowed to each in
termediate Office, when not otherwise spe-
CITED, for asserting the mails; but on rail
road and steamboat routes, there is to be
no moro delay than is sufficient for an eA-
change of the mail pouches.
3 On railroad and steamboat lines and
other routes where the mode of conveyance
admits of it, the special agents of the Post
Office Department, also post Office blanks,
mall bags, locks and keys, are to be con-
yeycd without extra charge.
3. On railroad and steamboat lines the
route agents of the Department are to be
conveyed without charge; and for the use
OF the agents a commodious car, or apart
ment IN the centre of car, properly
lighted, warmed and furnished, and adapt
ed to tho convenient separation and due
security of the mails, is to be provided by
the contractor, under the direction of the
Department.
Railroad and steamboat companies are
required to take the mail from and deliver
1t into the post Offices at the beginning
and end OF their routes, and to siid from ali
offices not more than eighty rods from
station or landing. Proposals may be
Submitted by the companies for the per-
formance Of all other side servicc-that is,
for Offices over eighty rods from station
or landing.