The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-01-07

Containing conditions to be incorporated In the con-
tracts 70 the extent the Department may
r, deem proper
Seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate Of.
hce when not otherwise specified, for opening and
aMining the malls.
No ply win BE- made for trips not performed: and
three times the pay Of the trip may be dedCctcd 70,
arrivals 20 far behind time to break connection with
depending malls, and not sufficiently excused one
fourth Of the compensation for the trip Is subject to
forfeiture. -
Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency be
postnasters the allavits o other credible persons
for falling 70 arrive In contract tme for nccctng
to take the mail from, OF deliver It into, postoicc;
for suffering It to be wet Injured destroyed robbed OF
lost. I-.s - - =; o. !. II "''''
The Postmaster General may annul the contract for
repeated failures to run agrccably to contract for VIC
latinS the pOstOdicc laws, Or disObeyinS the struc
lions OF the Department: for refusing to discharge
carrier whom requested BY the department to do
for assuming the contract without the sssupt Of the
Postmaster General or for transporting persons Or
packages conveying mailablc matter out Of tho mall
The Postmaster General may order an increase OF
cesvce on a. route by allowing therefor pro rasa In
Of departures and arrivals in Ill cases. aud particularly
to make them conform to connections With railroads,
ea ss ay :.o
continue or cuitai the service in whole In part in
order to place on the route greater degree Of service
require discontinnancc Or curtainnt fof any othur
he allowing as full indemnity to contractor
months extra pay on the amount OF service dispensed
wtth and pro rata compensation for the amount Of
seryicc retained and continued. t'' .'~ n" '- 10
Payments will be made for the service by collections
from OF drifts on postmaers OF otherwise after the
expiration Of each quarter-say In November Frhrt-
HE distances dc sivca according to the best iafor
they Be- greater than advertised, Il the points to Be-
supplied be correctly stated Bidders must inform
khe,Mselres on this point
Bidders are rvqucrtcd to use, as far as practicable
the printed form Of proposal furnished by the depart
fnent, to write out IN full the sum Of their bids and
retain copies Of them.
Each bid must be guaranteed BY two responsible per
The bid should BE- sealed, supcrscrbet "Mai Propo.
sals, Territory Of Montana, addressed Sccond A.
sistant Postmaster General. Contract Ofcc, and sent
BY He0th MT BY Or ~ IN agents and postmastcrs will
not nciosc PROPOSALS Tor letters d any ki] in their
department Q. before the first Of July $780, but the
service must b. begun on that day. on the next mail
day thereafter whether tho contract BE- executed or
tracts. ase forbidden ~ law, and Consequently cannot
be allowed Bidders win therefore take notice that
they Will ee required to perform the service accepted
Section eighteen OF an act Of Congress approved
ptation Of the mail shall b let I'm every se to the
fu performance, without Other relcrece to tho mode
Of such than may be e pro-
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curly having been decided to bs the only legal bids
necessary 70 insure IL celery certainty, and secar
= and other. win be considered. Except in the
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