The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-12
TINTED STATES NAIL.

LIMITED STATES MAIL.
DAKOTA AND MONTANA.
Posr orSIcB DkPARrnssr,}
In pursuance Of rs.SiasioH .doptsd s. he Con.
gress OF the United States and approved By the
President June Is. 1865. which restitution is As fol-
Rs.oiv,d, 4e.. That the Postmaster General +.
matt sysrNies from Fort RbeTerombe. DAKOTA Ter
rttory, to Helena Montana Territory to p's''e0aeh
Proposals will be received at the Contract Q Ice
Of this Department until 50 coek, p N. ~ Uks-
DAY, october 1855, 20 be DECIDED BY The Sd for
aud By The schedule Of departures and arrivals
herein specified, viz:
1857 From Fort Abercrombie, Dakota Territory by
Port Ransom, Fort Stevenson. Fort BuIord.
sad HSsnI mSpa.. sIsiSiS @ R:
MY !; SsSS sS saSs y'ffT
A fri!s.t Helen. BY The ninth day thereafter
Leave SSsRi . i; SUNDAY, Tuesday. and Thurs.
Arrive a Fort kborerOnbie By the ninth day
From ss;s$es2s z As5Ill q q "a; zach f s.r
Arrive d HslcDs BY the eleventh days there.
Leave Rslsa%s s. Sunday. Tuesday. and Friday
Afri,s At u For. Ab.rerOmbie BY the eleventh
days Thereafter By ~. m.
TUE ToLLowlsa AnE PkoPEn rom. OF PROPOSAL,
''AHA'rsff r 1sS saar''l'A'h'
The undersigned - =. whose post oiiee
saSs: 10 con1.S ,Ss mails Of the te States
non J.1usIy ls to June %. is1G: OF Ihs .Os az
Ssr,i.oms u ,ho Po.tnastsr General dated sep
teBber .. 1865, In four horse posteoaehes, for the
'4 TSts p sSP 81 i. nsas With fall knowledge
the distance Of the route the WEIGHT Of We mall g
The route and seryiesi and also after careful OK:
animation Of tho laws Aad instructions attached
to b ths advertisement
uadsrt.fs that. II tho fsIssSips bid foi carry
an !: j.ss; .s s$i: ss fsss!i
ssaa 10 sSH service pre-
lions aud liabilities assumed ~ guaIantors nndei
the nth seeiisn Of the act Of Congress Of July q
Dated
The undersigned, Postmaster at -, State Of
-. eeftines usDEk Hls OATH or oTgIoH, that hG
Ia acquainted with the above gusrantors, and
knows them 70 be men Of property, and able to
dated
Proposals must be signed by the bidder or bid
ders, and guaranteed by two responsible persons,
certified g a. such BY postmaster or Judge Of
No Pay WIN Ss made for "Trip. not Performed, and
planned. three times the pay Of the trip may be de-
| Quoted. Fines will be imposed. unless the delin
queney be satisfactorily explained, for negleetinJ
to take the mall from OF Into post once for suf
ferins 1t 70 be Injured destroyed, robbed, Or lost
| aud Tor refusing, after demand, to convey the mai
| as frequently IS the contractor runs, or Is con
eerned in running, vehicles On the route. Tn
| Postmaster General may alter the schedule OF de
pAriures ard arrivals, and also order an inereas
| Of service BY allowing therefor q pro rata Ia
| crease on the contract pay He may also eurtAi
| or discontinue the service in whole or In par
whenever railroad shall be built over the Ioate
or any part thereof, and mail service ordeIe,
thereon. or In order " place on the route create
degree Of service or Whenever the pu bhc interests
In his jud gment, shall ftqure such Discount uanc
| or eurAiment for any other eausei he allowing u
full indemnity to contractor one month extra pa
| on the amount Of service dispensed With, and
| retained aud continued.
Bids should be addressed to the 'seeond Assist
ant Postmas!er General. .uperseribed "Propo
For other ipformaiion. and also for instruction
| as to the csnditons In addition 70 the above 70
embraced In the contract, &eI see adyeIti,eneot
Of October 81, ls6S, January .. lsJ5, and JAnnAr
2, ISIS, inviting proposals for mall service In MIN
nesota and Dakota, to be Loupd at the ptineips
post Offices. ALEX. W, RANDALL,
sep7-wit Postmaster uenefA'