The Portland daily press., 1870-12-20
MISCELLA NEOUS.
UNITED STATES MAILS.
M A IN e.

Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, Sept 80, 1870.
PROPOSALS for conveying the mails of the United
States from July 1871 to June &c. 1873 on the ol-
lowing routes in the State OF aine will be received
at the Contract Office of this Department until
d. m, of March 49, 1871 next, to be decided by March
30 following:
1873 From North Peno5scot to Penobscot. miles
and back three times week
Leave North Penobscot Tuesday, Thursday,
and Saturday, at II a M, gtr
Arrive at Penobsc0t by pm; -
Leave Pen0 bscOg Tuesday
Afnf fsSie at North Penobscot by 4pm;
1874 From Hancock TO South Hancock, d miles and
back, three times week.
Leave Hancock Tuesday: Thursday, and SAT
urday, at 1880 m, or on arrival OF western
mail.
Arrive at South Hancock Sy + 80 Wednesday, We;
Leave South Hancock Monday, "eunesuay'
Arrive at Hancock by $50 pm.
,ss From Burnham Village to Unity, miles and
land and f RSTn1ham Village daily except Sunday,
CO NOR on arrival OF cars;
A leave at Burnham Village BY . Nor in
lime to conpect with cars.
100 From Beth to Georgetown, 10 1-2 miles and
iSo fi hss.a three tunes week,
Leave Bath Monday, Thursday, and Saturday,
LII
Leave Georgetown Monday, Thursday, and
Saturday. at 8 a m;
Arrive at Bath by 1880 m.
1872 From Mount Desert by Seal Cove and fremont,
three times week.
Leave Mount Desert Tuesday, Thursday, and
Arrive at Southwest Harbor by SPIN;
Leave Southwest Harbor Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday at 6 am;
Arrive at Mount Desert by 1130 m.
hx nix tn fan mi los
and back, three times week.
Leave Dexter Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday,
at Nor on arrival of tram;
Arrive at Cambridge by pm;
Leave Cambridge Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday, at a m; sg
Arrive at Dexter by 7 a m.
Proposals for six .tmes-a-week service invited.
1871 From East Dixfeld by South Carthage, TO Dix
field, II miles and back three times week;
Leave East Dxtield Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, at 80 M;
Arrive At DiT6eId By lopm;
Arrive at EAST Dixfeld by 11.3)am.
Proposals for six-times-a.week service invited.
1876 From East Corintb, by Hollis Mills, to Gar
Leave East COrinth Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, at nm;
Leave Garland Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day, at B a m; -t.
Arrive at East Corinth by IN.
1856 From South Weston, by Bancroft Mills, lao
ofice) to Glenwood, IA miles and back, twice
Leave South Weston Wednesday and Saturday
at7 a m; =
| Arrive At Glenwood by II am;
Leave Glenwood Wednesday and Saturday at
| Arrive at South Weston by spm.
1877 From East Bradford to Bradford, 8 1-2 miles
| and back, three times a week.
Leave East Bradford Tuesday. Thursday and
Saturday, at m;
Arrive at Bradford by 8 m; -
Leave Bradford Tuesday, Thursday, and Satur-
l dav. at pm:
Arrive at East Bradford by Bpm. a.l
| Propsas Tor six-times-a week service invited.
1873 From Fort Kent to Saint Francs,( no o1ice) is
miiesAnd back, once week.
Leave fTt Kent Monday at a m;
Arrive stsaint Francis by 10 80 a m;
| Leave Sat Francis Monday at pm;
Arrive atfart Kent by 4.30 m.
1893 From WatParis, by North Paris and West
s;s mner,teSumner, 10 miles and back, three
Leave Yves, P.ris Tuesday, Thursday and Sat-
| Arrive at Sumner by rpm;
Leave SamnT tuesday, Thursday, and Satur-
Arrive at Yves Pris by 10 am.
200 From North Newport TO Corinna, A miles and
back three fiaesa week.
Leave North NeNp- It Tuesday, Thursday and
Arrive at Corinnsbys a m.
Leave Co Of ~ d Aesday, Thursday, and Sat
xfas-a At North Nwrort sy In m.
NoES.
PROPOSALS must be to carrstbe mail with .sce,eri.
~ certainty and security sing tne ct ~,
law and they must be guarassd nv two resoon .,e
PIE persons certified TO as sue hy eost m aster m
judge of court of record ~ ap'sl"asIer u
| No pay will be made for Trims oo+ ,ert,,,ad !,
tor each of such omissions not s.iistc,ni,' aud
planned three times ,he pay OF the trip ..o ~ "a
dncted. For arrivals 50 tar behind the Se ue
break connection with depending mails, and GkEe
sufficiently excused, one-tourth Of the compensa
tion for the trip is subject 10 forfeiture Eines WI
be imposed unless the delinquency De satlsfactoril
explained negecting to take the mail from or int
post oaice tor suffering it to be injured, destrove
robbed or lost; and for refusing af'er demand, t.
mo -@ai as frequently as the contractor run
| OF Is concerned IN running. vehicles the route
| Inc POSTMASTER General may annu the contract 70
dsobeyiDg the pest Office laws, the instructions
| the Department. He may alter the schedule of de
partures and arrivals. and also order an increase
service by allowing therefor pro rata increase OF
/ the contract pay. He may also curtail or discon
tinue the service in whole or in part at a propor
tomato decrease of pay, allowing as full indemnit
to the contractor one mouths extra compensation
on the amount OF service dispensed with, and a Dr6
rata compensation for the service retained and con
tinued. Bids should be addressed to the ssSecorc
Assistant Postmaster General" superscribed GPro
posais State of Maine," and cent by mail.
For forms Of proposal, &C., and other ipforma
uon, zee advertisement of Nov Is, 1865 and of thi,
oate, IN pamphlet form, at the principal post offices
! JOHN A. j. CRFSWELL
| Postmaster General.
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