The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-27
UNITED STATES MAILS.
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Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, January 2, 1869
Proposals for conveying the mails of the
United States from July |, le69, TO June 80,
ISL on the following routes in the State OF
West Virginia, will be received at the Contract
Office of this Department until p. IN. OF harch
81 next, to be decided by April % following:
1870 From Kanawha Salines by Galaspicville,
Kendalls Mill, Middle Fork, and Big
Spring, ITO Lizemores "a miles and back,
once a week.
Leave Kanawha Salnes Friday at a m;
Arrive at LizemOre'5 by p IN;
Leave Lizemores Saturday at a m;
Arrive at kanawha Salines by p N.
1911 From Glepgary, by ShOckey,yille, to On.
gers Store, 9! miles and back, once a
week.
Leave Glengary Monday, at a IN;
Arrive at fingers store by 9 am
Leave Ungers Store Monday at 9:3 m;
Arrive at Glengary by O:3O p m.
427a From Bulltown, by Mouth of Oil Greek
and Stout's Mills, to Chenille, - miles
and back once a week.
Leave Bulltown Tuesday at In
Arrive at Glenville by pm;
Leave Glenville Wednesday At 4 II;
Arrive at Bulltown by 6p III.
1878 From West Milford, by KinCheloe, TO Cold
W altT. lS ullICS anu DdCh oH1S "OSA'
Leave West Milford Thursday at a N;
Arrive at Cold Water by II III;
Leave Cold Water Thursday at p nj;
Arrive at West Milford by : M;
1874 From Weston, by Bcal's Mills and Bat
tens Mills, to mouth of Sand Fork
Creek - miles and back, once a week
Leave Weston tuesday at 6 n N;
Arrive at Mouth of Sand Fork Creek by 3
pm;
Leave Mouth of Sand Fork Greek Wcdnes.
day at m;
Arrive at Weston by 2 p ms
1919 From Holly Meadows, by Black Fork
Pleasant Run, and TaylOr's Mills, TO
New Interest, - miles and back, once n
week.
Leave Holly Meadows Friday at am;
Arrive at New Interest by p m;
Leave New Interest Saturday at M
Arrive at Holly Meadows by p IN.
Proposals to begin at Black Fork invited
Greenbrier, MCMILLAN 81 ito Falling
Spring - miles and back, once a week.
Leave Clintonville Friday at a IN;
Arrive AZ Falling Spring by, m,
Leave Falling Spring Saturday at n III;
Arrive ut ClintOnville by IN.
4277 From Wayne C. II. to Cove Creek Is miles
and back, once week
Leave wayne 4. IL. Friday At > N;
Arrive at Cove Creek by II an;
Leave Cove Greek Friday at pm;
Arrive at Wayne e. II. by pm;
1918 From Point Pleasant by Flat Rock. Nor.
CAMS Mill, Wheeler's Store and Ange-
roma, to Jackson c. H., 30 miles and
back, once week.
Leave Point Pleasant Thursday at m;
Arrive ut Jackson &. II. by q IN;
Leave jackson Z. II. Friday at m;
Arrive at Point Pleasant by pm.
NOTES.
Proposals must be to carry the mail with
CELEBRITY certainty and security" using the
terms of the law and they must be guaranteed
BY two responsible persons, certified TO rs such
By n postmaster or Judge of court of record.
No pay will be made for trips not performed,
and for each of such omissions not satisfactorily
explained three times the pay o. ,ne trip may be
For arrivals so far behind time as to
break connection with depending mails and
not sufficiently excused, One-fOurth of the COM
pensation for the trip is subject to forfeiture.
Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency
be satisfactorily explained, for neglecting to
take the mail from or into post Office; Tor sui
fering it to be injured, destroyed, robbed, or
lost; and for refusing, after demand, To convey
the mail as frequently as the contractor runs,
or is concerned in running, vehicles OF the
route. The Postmaster General may annul the
contract for disobeyiHg the post office laws or
the instructions of the Department. He may
alter the schedule of departures and arrivals
and also order an Increase of service by allow
ing therefor pro rata increase on the contract
pay. He may also curtail or discontinue the
service i'll whole or in part, at proportionate
decrease of pay, allowing as full indemnity TO
the contractor one months extra compensation
on the amount OF service dispensed with, and
pro rata compensation for the amount of service
retained and continued. Bids should be adj.
dressed to the Second Assistant Postmaster
Geheral,' superscTibed Proposals State of
West Virginia and sent by mail.
For forms of proposal, &c, and other intorma.
ton, see advertisement of October 81, 1896 and
of this date, in pamphlet form, at the principal
post offices.
ALIEN. w. RANDALL,
janlS.law4t Postmaster General