Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-10-07
MAIL ROUTE CONTRACTS
The Department is Offering Better
Mail Facilities.

VhhOS DepdIlmenC CONTRACTORS fOl
carrying the mail on star, steam boat,
or wagon routes must be patron of a
postoffice on the route. so as to give
personal supervision to the service.
Another innovation is the free COL
lection and delivery of mail on star
routes, making practically free de-
livery service to the most remote Sec
tions.
Advertisements for proposals for
service In the first contract section
Qnclnding Virglnia) are now being
circulated, and bids will be received
at the Office of the Second Assistant t
Postmaster General at Washington
until 4 p. m. December l, 1904.
For the information of our people
we publish the advertisement of
routes In the lower four counties of
the Northern Neck.
STAR ROUTES, LANCASTER COUNTY.
Warsaw by Emmertou, Farnham,
Downlngs, Litwalton, Lively, Lam
caster and Brookvale to Kilmarnock
353 miles and back, six times a week.
Bond $4,000. Present contract pay
1892.
Reedville by Mia, Wicomico
Church and Regina to Lancaster, Is
miles and back, six times a week.
Bond $1,000. Present contract pay
$S45.
Lara by Alfonso to Lancaster, 8
miles and back, six times a week.
Bond 5000. Present contract pay
$1S7.
lleathsville by Miskimon and Ian
caster to Merry Point, 10 miles and
back, six times a week. Bond 81, 200.
Present contract pay $665.
Kilmarnock by Lynhams to Byrd
ton, 5.13 miles and back, four times
week. Bond $500. Present con-
tract pay $75.92.
Lltwalton to Wheaton, 4 miles
and back, six times week. Bond
$500. Present contract pay $3.50.
hilmarnock by Tombs to Irving
ton, ID miles and back, six times
week. Bond $40O. Present con-
II oSb pay 9JJ.
Lively by Monaskou, Molusk and
Ottoman to Millen beck, 13 miles and
back, six times week. Bond $500.
Present contract pay 1896.
Kllmarnock by Rehoboth Church.
Wicomico Church and Browns Store
to Heathsyille, 21 miles and back, six
times week. Bond $780,. Pres
ent contract pay $449.
Lancaster to Merry Point, 5 miles
q back, ak times q week. Bond
800. Present contract pay $I66. rs.
sey White Stone to Kilmarnock, 5
Niles and back, six times a week.
hl.ond $500. Present contract pay
|sl45.
lberis to Merry Point, 3 miles and
bSack, six times week. Bond $500.
uPresent contract pay $192.
Rehoboth Church by Pinckards-
Vile and Brookvale to Lancaster, S.sl
miles and back, six times a week.
Bond $500. Present contract paw
$202.31.
Boer by huntsville to Monaskon.
2 miles and back, six times q week.
Bond $500. Present contract pay
$275.
Bertrand to Millenbeck, 4.5O miles
and back, six times a week. Bond
$500. Present contract pay $195.
Ocran- to White Stone, SOC miles
aud back, three times q week. Bond
5000. Present contract pay $40.
White Stone by Palmers and
Treakles to Fisherman. $50 miles
and back, six times week. Bond
$500. Present contract pay $3.50.
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Rainswood by Nokomis to Heaths-
vile, 7.50 miles and back, six times
a week. Bond $500. Present con-
tract pay $225.
Reedville to Lillian, $50 miles and
back, six times week. Bond $500.
Present contract pay 5000.
Mundy Point by Hyacinth and
Callao to Lodge, S25 miles and
back, six times week. Bond $500.
Present contract pay $243.75.
Lewisetta by Cowart to Lottsburg.
1880 miles and back, six times
week. Bond $500. Present con-
tract pay $3.50.
Ophelia by Burgess Store to
Blackwells, 1880 miles and back,
four times week. Bond $500.
Present contract pay $131.
Fairport by Lillian, Burgess Store,
Edwardsyille and Avalon to Heaths-
Vile, 1913 miles aud back, six
times week. Bond 5000. Present
contract pay $422.94.
Reedville by Tibitha to Sunny
bank, Z miles and back, six times a
week. Bond $500. Present con-
tract pay $26s.
Wicomico Church to Tipers, 1926
and back, four times week. Bond
$500. Present contract pay $1O0.
Sampson Wharf by Browns Store
and Miskimon to Lara, 11.5O mileI
and back, four times week. Bon 4
$500. Present contract pay $2SS. i
Rehoboth Church to Hopesis Is
3.S1 miles and back, six time. N
week. Bond $500. Present N /
tract pay $151.5S. IHe
wEsTMoRELAND COUNTY n /.
Oak Grove by Norma, Iced IN, :
Horners, Peeds, Foneswood n ew- :
land, Farmers Fork, and ., to :
Warsaw, 27.61 miles and ; =, six :
times week. Bond $1,9Q Pres- :
ent contract pay $449. &/
Oak Grove by Rollins T. Index,
Shiloh, Jersey, Welcom I'D Hndi- !
bras to. Port Conway, 4 Ihiles and {
back, six times a week. nd 81, 900. )
Present contract pay $500. :
Coles Point by Nj Il to Hague, {
$50 miles and back, time week. .
Bond $400. Preset contract pay !
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