Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-10
SEWARD DAILY GATEWAYTHURsDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1925.

J J7 1 Delegate Sutherland, for many months, endeavored to get the Post Ioffice Department, to ask bids fol ! an air. service between many Alaskan points. That his insistance has beer l rewarded is shown by the fact tha' X the Department states, in asking fol ! bids, under the heading 'tStar Routes in Alaska that Service on any o1 local readers regarding the mail ques by airplane if desired by. contractor. The advertisement, in part, and the routes affected by this action, read as follows ,a l.N, e.. | Postoffice Department, Washington D. o. July 25, 1925-Proposals will be received at the office of the Sec. ond Assistant Postmaster General Postoffice Department, until 4:30 p m.,, of December &, 1925, for carrying the mails of the United States on the routes and by the schedules of de- partures and arrivals herein speci- fled in the Territory of Alaska, from July 1, 1926, to June 30, 1880. | The award of contract under this advertisement will be announced as early as practicable, but the depart ment reserves the right to accept a proposal submitted under it at any time within 60 days from the date of the expiration of this advertise ment.
 From Ophir to Holy Cross, $50 miles and back, four round trips dur ing theseason of navigation each year, from about May A to about steamboats or other power boats, October 31, in safe and suitable and by schedule satisfactory to the department, trips to be made about a month apart in connection with mails arriving at Ophir and Holy Cross on the last trip each season not earlier than September 15. these mail routes may be performed to state rate for the period of each year.
 Note-If this bid be let, no awards will be made of service on routes Nos. 7SO9O, 7SO94 and 7S1O2.
 Star Routes in Alaska.
 Service on any of these routes may be performed by airplane if desired by contractor.
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 From Nenana Cor Fairbanks if de- sired by contractor), by Tolstoi to Flat, 286 miles and back, once week and as much oftener as may be ne- cessary to carry all mail offered, from May 1 to. Oct. 29 each year, by a schedule satisfactory to the depart ment. Bond required with bid, $2,000. Bids to state rate for the period of each year.
 Note-If this route be let, no award will be made of service on routes 7SO90, 7SO94 and 7S101.
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 From Nenana Cor Fairbanks if de- sired by contractor), by Tocotna to Flat, 2S6 miles, and back, once a week and as muoch oftener as may be necessary to carry all mail offer ed, from May 1 to Oct. 29 each year, by a schedule satisfactory to the de- partment
 Bond required with bid, $2,OOO. (Bids to state rate for the period of each year).
 Note-If this route be let, no award will be made of service on routes Nos. 7SO94, 7SO95 and 7S1O1, 4 .lf A 7814O ..
 From Ophir, by Tocotna, to Mo- Grath, 80 miles and back, four round trips. during the season of inauiga- tion each year, by schedule satis-. factory to the department (trips to be made about month apart) in connection with mail boats at Ophir and McGrath, and not exceeding 500 pounds single trip each way be- tween Tocotna and Ophir. .s
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 From Ruby, by Long and Poormanl to Ophir, 152 miles and back, twice month, from about November 1 to April 30 each year (12 round trips), by a schedule satisfactory to the de- partment of not exceeding seven. days running time each way, carrier to leave Ruby on the first trip after arrival of the first winter mail from Tanana, carrying not to exceed 600 pounds of mail a single trip each way; Tolstoi (n.- o.) to be supplied once a month from Ophil from De- cember to Apnil each year.
 Bond required with bid, 5000. Bids to state rate for the period of each year. 5.st..4ee1 ts.-
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