The Portland daily press., 1867-02-08

[From the Portland Transcript.l
United States Mails.
MAINE.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, January 2, 1867.
PROPOSALS for conveying the mails of the Unit
/ ed States from July l, 1867, to June 80, 1861 on
the following routs in the State OF Maine, will be re-
ceived at the Contract Office of this Department I'M
til p. M. OF March % next to be decided by April IL
following
No. 1877. From Porter, by North Parsonfeld, Par
sontield and North Newield, to West Newfed, Is
miles and back, once week.
Leave Porter Saturday at A. NJ
Arrive at West Newfeld BY IL A. M.
Leave West Newteld Saturday at II M.
Arrive at Porter by p. M.
also to extend to Union, uia North Acton and Wake
field
16s. From Porter, by North Porter. no o67ce,)
Grains Mills, mo Office and Goshen Seminary ,lno OIL
ce,) to Conway Center, IN. H. II miles and back,
once q week.
Leave Porter Saturday at A. NJ
Arrive at Conway Center by ~ NJ.
Leave Conway Center Saturday at Q P. nj.
Arrive at Porter at7P. M.
to Union. IN. H. 10 miles and back, once week.
Leave North Acton Saturday at 10 A. M.
Arrive at Union by 70 M.
Leave Union Saturday at p. M.
Arrive at North Acton by 3 p. NJ.
Proposals for three tmes-a-week service invited.
10 From Wo S Station no 9eice by New
10 miles ana back, three tines o week.
Leave Woodman's Station Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday at A. NJ.
Arrive at North Raymond by II BOA. NJ.
Saturday at p. NJ
Arrive at Woodman's Station by 330PM
Proposals for six-tmes week service invited
III. From Poland to West Poland, 81 miles and
back, once week.
Leave Poland Saturday at 8 A. NJ.
Arrive at West Poland by 8 A. M.
Leave West Poland Saturday at 10 A. NJ,
Arrive at Poland by II A. Nj.
Proposals tor three times week service invited ::
also proposals to extend to Mechanics rails IL
miles,
III. From Sherman to Houlton, SO miles and back,
once week. .s -4s
Leave Sherman Saturday at AM.
Arrive at Hoult0n by 5P. M.
Leave HOultOn Friday at A. NJ.
Arrive at Sherman by 8 P. M.
173 From Wilton, by Beams Corner, to North
Chesterville, II miles and back, once a week.
Leave Wilton Saturday at $50 m;
Arrive at North Chesterville by I'M;
Leave North Ches erville Saturday at am;
Arrive at Wilton by $50 an;
Proposals for three-times-a-week service invited,
ia From Flagstaff to Eustis Mills, mo ofce) 8
miles and back, once week,
Leave Flagstaff Saturday at pm;
Arrive at Eustis Mills by pm;
Leave Eusts Mills Saturday at pm;
Arrive at Flagstaff by p m.
So IT'S From Hollis to Dayton, 2 miles and back,
Leave Hollis Saturday at $50 am;
Arrive at Dayton by 1880 am;
Leave Dayton Saturday at 7.30 ann
Arrive at Hollis by $50 a M;
Proposals for twice-a-week service invited.
176 From Brunswick to West Harpswen, 10 miles
Leave brunsWlck SATURDAY at Z.3O p m, or on ar
rival OF cars;
Arrive at West Harpswell by 6 m;
Leave West Harpswell Saturday a 9a M
Arrive at Brunswick by 11.3O a m;
Proposals for three-tmes-a-week service invited.
NOTES.
Proposals must be to carry the mail with celeIity,
certainty and security" using the terms OF the law,
and they must be guaranteed by two responsible per-
sons, certified to such by postmaster judge Of
a court OF record. -Y -..f.
No pay will be made Tor trips not performed and
for each Of such omissions not satisfactorily explain
ed three times the pay Of the trip may be de ucted
For arrivals SO far behind time to break connec
ton with depending mails and not sufficiently ex-
cused oneiourth the compensation the trip is
the delinquency satisfactorily explained, for neg
lectmg to take the mail from OF into post Office
for suffering it to be injured, destroyed, robbed
lost and for refusing, alter demand, to convey the
mail as frequently as the ntractor runs, or is con-
cerned in running vehicles on the route. The POST
master General may annul the contract for ds0bey-
ing the post Office laws. the instructions of the
Department. He may alter the schedule of depar-
lures and arrivals and also order an increase Of SER
vice by allowing therefor pro rata increase on the
contract pay. He may also curtail or discontinue
the service in whole in part at pro rata
of pay allowing one months extra compens alton on
be addressed to tho 60 SecOud Assistant Postmaser
Ge1era," superscribed Proposals, State OF Maine"
and sent by mail.
For forms of proposals, Sc, and other Informal
ton, advertiser ent OF this date ia pamphlet
form, at the principal post offices.
ALEX. W. RANDALL,
feb d1aw 4w Postmaster General.