The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-03-01
NOTICE FUR BIDS FOR
TRANSPORTATION FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICT 17-H

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Bids will be opened at 800
PM on March IL, 1945 in the
office of the superintendent of
Schools, in the Grade School at
Hardin for the transportation
of grade and high school child
rem to and from their homes to
Hardin, Grow Agency, and st.
Xavier, under the following
conditions and on the following
described routes.
ROUTE l. On the Custer Bat
tlefield Highway from Hardin
to Crow Agency in the morning,
and from Hardin to the district
line south of Benteen and re-
turn in the evening. Approx
mately 100 students. 2 ton bus
required.
ROUTE 2. From Hardin
South 2 miles on the st. Xavier
road. West " mile, south 3
miles to st. Xavier road and
return to Hardin. Approx. 81
students. l to 2 ton bus re-
quired.
ROUTE 8. From Hardin to 2
miles north on Highway At, "
mile west 4 miles north to
gravel highway and return; and
a second trip going S miles west
of Hardin on Highway 81 and
return. Approximately &c stu
dents. IL T. bus required.
ROUTE 4. From Hardin to
Delp's ranch and return. APP
proximately IS students. IL T.
bus required.
ROUTE S. In the morning,
from Crow to the district line
at Benteen and return. In the
afternoon from Crow to Dun
more and return and from Crow
to the district line near Ben
teen and return. Approximately
106 students. 2 T. bus required.
ROUTE 6. From Hardin to
the Guy Van Cleve ranch north
of town On Highway At and
return. IL ton bus. Aprroxi-
mately Is students.
ROUTE 7. From Hardin to
Dunmore on Highway 81, return
to l mile east, Jnen north to
sugar factory and Highway At
and return to Hardin. Approx
mately 1874 students. l to 2 ton
bus required. Two trips twice
a day.
ROUTE 8. From St. Xavier to
Delp's ranch and return. APP
proximately SO students. l to
IL ton bus required.
ROUTE 9. From st. Xavier to
the War Man School and re-
turn. l to IL ton bus required.
Approximately so students.
The type OF construction of
truck bodies and truck chassis
shall be at all times according
to the specifications required by
the Board of Trustees.
Condition of buses must be
subject to the approval of the
Board of Trustees, and any bus
may be rejected at any time If
that board considers it unfit
for service.
The routing OF pusses shall be
determined by the Board of
Trustees, and may be changed
at any time, with adjusted COM
penSation.
Bids must furnish the drivers
name with each bus and said
driver must be approved by
the Board of Trustees.
Bidders must furnish inSur-
ance. Five Thousand property
damage and ten 70 fifty thou
sand public liability for each
'puS. The insurance must be
carried by the contractor and
approved by the Board Of
Trustees.
Drivers must agree to abide
by certain rules.
The contractor agrees to
carry school supplies as may be
required by the superintendent
without additional cost to the
district.
The contractor shall furnish,
with extra compensation, buses
or transportation to school af-
airs, as the superintendent may
direct.
All bids must be accompanied
by a certified check or SCI of
the total contract price. Bids
will be received for a term of
one, two, or three years and
shall state a certain amount
per day for each day that
school is in session.
The contractor must furnish
a surety bond in the sum of
One Thousand Dollars, condi-
toned upon faithful perform
ance of the contract.
The Board reserves the right
to cancel any contract at any
time when funds are made
quate to meet the payroll and
when they find a shortage of
pupils and deem it advisable to
discontinue the operation of
that bus upon one months
written notice to said bus
driver.
The Board of Trustees has
the right and privilege of term
mating the contract at any
time on grounds of in"nmpet-
ency by paying all salaries
earned to date of discharge
without mourning anv more