Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-31
Gall for Bids for Operation of Vessel
 Along the Southwestern Coast of Alaska from Bristol Bay to Norton Sound, Season 1926. 4

Photographic or written bids or of fers for subsidy provided by Seventh Alaska Legislature will be received at the office of the Governor of Alaska at Juneau, up to noon, February 15, 1926 for the operation of vessel, | American registry, of not less than sixty (60) feet in length, not less than forty (40) tons underdeck, and a passenger carrying capacity of not less than twenty (20) persons, loaded draft not to exceed nine (9) feet and maximum speed of not less than eight l (S) miles per hour. Passenger ac- commodations shall be reasonable and commensurate to the size of such ship or vessel.
 Such ship or vesseI to make not less than six (6) regular stated trips and return calling at each of the way ports named both going and returning, not less than once each month during the season when navigation is open in the waters mentioned during the sea- son of 1926
 Route No. beginning at False Pass and continuing along northwesterIy coast of the Alaska Peninsula to Kog- giung, stopping at Port Moller, Port Heiden, Naknek, Ugashik and Ege- gik, thence along the southern and western coast of Alaska to St. Michael and return, making calls both going and returning at each of the follow ing places, Nushagak, Dillingham; Kolukak, Togiak, Goodnews Bay Quinhagak, Bethel, Akiak, Nunivak Island, Tununok on Nelson Island Hooper Bay and Scammon Bay Mileage Table Route No. From False Pass to Port Moller ITO miles Port Moller to Port Heiden 110, Port Heiden to Ugashik 75, Ugashik te Egegik 50, Egegik to Koggiung 6O Koggiung to Nushagak 90, Nushagak to Dillingham; 10, Dillingham; to Ku lukak 100, Kulukak to Togiak 50, To giak to Goodnews Bay 125, Goodnews Bay to Quinhagak 50, Quinhagak tc Bethel 120, Bethel to Akiak 40, Akial ! to Nunival1 Island BIO, Nunivak Island to Tununok 50, Tunuouk to Hooper Bay 65, Hoope Bay to Scammon Bay : 5O, ScammOn Bay to St. Michael 200 ) Total Miles 1735.
 , Route No. beginning at Koggiune along the southerly and westerly coast of Alaska to St. Michael an( return making calls both going ant , returning at each of the following places, Nushagak, Dillingham;, Kolu kak, Togiak, GoodneWs Bay Quinha gak, Bethel, Akiak, Nunivak Island : Tununok on Nelson Island Hoope Bay and Scammon Bay. Mileage Ia ble Route Mo- ?, Koggiung to Nush : agak 90 miles, Nushagak to Dilling ham 10, Dillingham; to Kolukal. 100 | Kn1I,lyol2 fn iolr :. , Goodnews Bay 125 Goodnews Bay t Quinhagak 60, Quinhagak to Bethe 120, Bethel to Akiak 40, Akiak [, Nunivak Island BIO, Nunivak Islan, to Tununok 50, Tununok to Hoope , Bay 65, Hooper Bay to Scammon Ba, 50, Scammon Bay to St. Michael 200 total 1270 miles
 l The choice of either of these route shall be in the discretion of the Gov ernor of Alaska
 The law appropriates the sum 0 Ten Thousand Dollars (S1O,OOOOO) t be expended under the direction c the Governor and specifies that n bid or offer in excess of fifty cent (5Oc) per mile for each mile neces sarily travelled over the route chose and designated, to be computed at cording to the official table of di! tances, shall be accepted.
 Successful bidders will be require at the close of the season, to mak sworn statement, under oath, to tn Treasurer of Alaska, showing tari of freight and passenger rates; tots tonnage and total number of passel gers carried; gross earnings fro1 passenger, freight and mail SC vice rendered, segregating the sam according to the three classes, tn gross expense and the gross earning of the ship or vessel during the D. riOd covered
 Contract will be entered into imm diately upon the award to the su cessful bidder. The right to rejet any and all bids is reserved.
 KARL THEILE,
 Acting Governor of Alaska. Dated at Juneau, Alaska, Decembe p, 1925.
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