The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-11-03
Contracts For Carrying Mail.

Rochester Democratic Chronicle.
Contracts For Carrying Mail.
The postofice department is asking
proposals for service on the various
star mail routes in Montana, the
service to cover four years from July
l, 1910. to June 30, 1914, proposals to
be submitted not later than January
4, 1910. Proposal blanks may be OBJ
tanned from any postmaster on the
route or from the second assistant
postm aster general.
No bids will be considered unless
the bidder lives on or contiguous 20
the route upon which the service is to
be performed or shall agree that in
the event of the contract being award.
ed to him be will reside on or contig.
uous to the route. The accepted bid
ders willlbe required to furnish q con-
tract with acceptable sureties.
Among the routes in northern Mon
taua for which proposals are asked
are the following:
Beatrice to Galats, eight miles and
back, three times q week. Bond $500.
Present pay s435.
Chester, via Hill and Whitlash, to
Gold Butte, 444 miles and back, six
times q week. Bond $4,000. Present
pay q, 794.19.
Gold Butte to West Butte, twelve
miles andtback, three times q week.
Bond 5000. Present pay $500.
LairdItosHi III l64 miles and back,
twice q week. Bond $780, Present
pay S49S.
Chester to Alma, % miles and back,
twice a week. Bond $1,000. Present
pay 1912.
Alma to Taylor, 81 miles and back,
once a week. Bond $500. New serv-
ice.
Chester to Marias, twenty miles and
bak, twice a week. Bond 81, 900.
P%resentlpay $500.
Highwood to Fort Benton, q miles
aud back, three times q week. Bond
1880. Present pay $9l0.87.
FortlBenton via Shonkin, to Lone.
tree, As miles and back, three times a
week. Bond $1,000. Present pay o..
1913 for Al miles.
Judith to Big Sandy, As miles and
| back. twice a week. Bond 81. 500.
Present pay 81, 248.
Wsrrick to Big Sandy, 383 miles
and back, twice q week. Bond 81, 800.
Present pay sS49.2S
Oldham t o Havre, As miles and back,
twice u week. Bond . 1900. Present
pay S416 for once q week.
Cleveland, via Lloyd and Ada to
Chinook, AZ miles and back, three
times q week. Bond $4,000. Present
pay 81, 005. SO.
Clear Creek to Ada, 2la miles and
back, twice q week. Bond 81, 900.
Present pah 1863.
Maddux to Lloyd, 10 miles and
back, three times q week. Bond ST.
200. Present pay S524.S4.
Riedel toiLloyd, % miles and back,
once q week. Bond 5000. Present pay
1915.
Cleveland to Holmes, 25 miles and
back, once a week. Bond $500. Pres.
ent pay 1912.
Cleveland to Sand Cliffs, 14t miles
and back, twice q week. Bond 5000
PresentIpay SPAS. SO.
Dodson, via Lodge Pole and Whit
comb, to Zortman, As miles and back,
six times q week. Bond 81, 900. Pres.
ent pay $1,000.
Landusky, via St. Pauls and Hayes,
to Lodge Pole, p miles and back,
three times a week. Bond 81, 900.
Present pay 81, $50 for 544 miles.
Zortman to Wilder, 26 miles and
back, once a week. Bond $500. Pres
ent pay s437.5O
Dodson, via Phillips to Brookside,
81 miles and back, two times q week
Bond $500. Present pay s735. IS TO,
26 miles.
Malta, via Baeth to Leedy, 81
miles and back, once q week. RonG
$500. Present pay s720.
GLASGOW, Oct. 30.-In ptine
to cross the railroad tracks under
freight train, John Tourney, 10 years