The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-08
UNITED STATES MAIL.

DAKOTA AND MONTANA.
,,Posr OFFICE PREPAYMENT
WAsHISGroS, July Is, ls6S.
sc Of e GSsd sates and BY he
President June IS. ISIS, which resolution is as fol-
Rssolued, DC, That the Postmaster General is
hereby AUTHORIZED 70 change the character Of the
rtory, to Helena, MOnan" Territory to pOst'eOaeh
Prcposals will be received at the Contract aiee
q this DepartInentnntl 30 clock, p; n. THURS
DAY, October !, 1855, Ito bG decided by the 3d., for
uary sp to June So 1871, on the follow nG route,
aud by the schedule oil departures and arrivals
herein specified, viz:
1857 From Fort Abercrombie, Oak ota Territory by
Fort Ransom, Fort Stevenson, Fort Buiord.
TO Helena, Montana TerrlLOry, w miles
and back three times a week In four horse
From May to October 81. in each year.
Leave Fort AbeTcrOInbie Sunday, Tuesday,
and Friday att ANT
Arrive at Helena by the ninth day thereafter
Leave Helena Sunday Tuesday. and Thurs.
Arrive Al Fort kbcrcrombIe by the ninth day
thereafter by pm.
From November to April 30, in each year.
Leave Fort AbeTcrombie Sunday, Tuesday,
ArEivcet HeleDa BY the eleventh days there
Leave Helena Sunday. Tuesday and Friday
Arrive at Fort Abercrombio by the eleventh
days thereafter by Up. IN.
GUARANTEE AND CERTIFICATE.
-, Proposal. -.
ai Ths uPSer.gle sp0ty wh State PCT ONCE
proposes to convey the malls Of the United States,
TOm January l. lse to June 90 lS72. on In route a
yertsem eRi Of the Postmaster General, dated Sep.
TENDER - 1855 in four,h0Lse post.eoaehos. for the
This proposal is made with full knowledge Of
eS4ed and ali GSeT in 10
the route and service; and also after careful OK;
aHinRtion Of the laws and instructions attached
to the advertisement
Guarantee
unisrtaE hat, i the foTeSSlpg bid Tor carrying
mail 5SS,H No I be SIfePsS BY ihs
Isl day Of January iso. enter into the required OBJ
n sooa to suf SGf service
This we do Understanding distinctly tho obliga-
i Isl "'h ''e"0n Oh tue act Oh congress 0' july q
Dated
Certificate.
The undersignod, postmaster at -, State Of
-, cGrtdes rSDER MS OATH OF OFFICE, that be
knows them 10 be men OF property. and able to
make good their guarantee.
NOTES,
Proposals must be signed by the bidder or bid
dUfh, and guaranteed by Two responsible persons,
certified 10 as such BY postmaster or Judge Of a
No Pay viii be made for trips not performed, and
for each Of such Omissions mot satisfactorily ex-
paned. teree times The pay Of the trip may &c dc.
quency he satisfactorily explained, fSI neglecling
to take the mail from or Into post Office Tor sui
iering IL to be injured, destroyed, robbed. lost
aud for refu, sing, after demand to convey the mail
| as fTequlntly AS the contractor runs, or Is con-
| ceTned in running, vehicles on the route The
Postmaster General may alter the schedule Of do.
partuTes ard arrivals, and also order an increase
Of service by allowing therefor u pro rata In.
| crease on the contract pay, He may also curtail
| or discontinue the service in whole or in part
| whenever a iroAd shall be built the route,
Or any part thereof, and mail service ordered
thereon or In order to place on tho route greater
% 4 lpuRNHf llp Il
in his Judgment shall require such discOntlnuanct
or curIailmenl for any other cAusci he allowing
full indemnify to contractor one month extra Pay
| Ou the unit Of service dispensed with, aud
| pro rata compens alton for the amount Of seryic,
| retained and continued,
BIDS should be addressed to the Second Assist
ant P3stma,!er General, supsrseribed "Propo
For other Information. and also for Instruction
as to the conditions in addition TO the above TO b.
| embraced 10 the contract &c, see advert seme II
Of October ~, 1865, January ., lsJ7, and JanuAr,
?, 1855, inviting proposals for mail service in Min
nssota aud Dakota, to be I9und At the prileipa
| post Offices. ALEX: W. RANDALL,
| scp2-wit Postmaster Genera,