The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-07
War Department,
Buresu Typographical Engineers,

| War Department.,
| Buresu Typographical Engineers
| SEPTEMBER laU 1852.
| DROPOSALs will be received by the Secretary
| y Of War until the Sd day of January, 1858, for
the removal of the raft Red River at which time
the contract will be awarded to tho lowest respon.
soe bidder, provided the same be satisfactory TO
the Department, and shall not exceed one hundred
| thousand dollars.
CONDITIONS.
/. The materials forming the raft must not onlv
be thoroughly removed from the river, but must
| be destroyed, 90 that they cannot form new OBJ
structions or impediments to the navigation
thereof
2. The work will be paid for as il progresses, in
the following manner: Whenever the contractor
shall report that portion of the raft has been re-
moved and destroyed, the same shall be inspected
by an officer appointed by the Depa rtmept and if
1t shal appear that such is the fact, the Depart
ment will pay such proportion of the whole price
agreed upon the portion removed shall bear TO
the entire raft-ess twenty per cent; provided
that the portion paid for shall never be less than
one fifteenth part of the whole work.
3. 1.-THE bidder thinks he can complete the work
by the lst day OF July next, 1852 he will state the
sum for which he ia willing to complete IL within
that time; and also the sum for which he will un-
dertake to complete it by the LIST of July, 1854 If
he cannot undertake il 3br the frat mentioned ne.
nod, he will 80 state, and will propose for the last
mentioned period only.
4. When the time specified in the contract for
the completion OF the work shall have arrived the
same snail be inspected by officer or officers de,
tailed for that purpose by the Secretary Of War.
and II it shall appear on such inspection that the
contract has been fully complied with, full pay
ment shall be made for the work in conlorInitv
with the terms OF the agreement, including the
senty per cent retained under article g. But If
1t shall appear that the contract has not been fully
complied with, then no farther payment shall be
made. but the balance remaining due on the con-
tract shall be forfeited to the United States If
however, the Department shall be satisfied thai
exertions have been made by the contractor
n 0ar n nd oo hall
pletc the work without any additional charge to
the United States, reasonable time at the discre
ton Of the Secretary of War. will be allowed him
Tor that purpose. And If at the ex pration of that
time the work shall be completed, the same shall
be fully paid for - ''''
s. The contractor will be required to give bis
pond Tor $2ooOo, with two good sureties. each
for the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for
the faithful execution Of the contract Each bidder
viii transmit at the same time with his proposaIs
the names OF the persons whom he offers as sureties
and declaration signed by them that thew will
sign his bond as sureties as above mentioned: and
also the certificate of district Judge of the United
States for the State in which he resides that said
sarees are respectable citizens, and that he con-
siders them worth ten thousand dollars over and
above all their debts and liabilities No bid will be
examined unless these conditions shall be complied
with. T~N'r
6. The proposals will be addressed to the under.
signed, marked on the envelope, PROPOSALS for
removing Red River Raft" ..'a
u ALERT,
Col. Corps Typographical Engineers.
Inc Republic, lnteligencer, and Union, Wash
ington, D. c.; Courier and Enquirer, and Exnress
New York; Pennyslvania Enquirer, and Dailv
News, Philadelphia Pa; Cincinnati Gazette, Gin
cinnat, Ohio; Louisville Journal, Louisville. XIV:
st. Louis Republican, ST. Louis, Mo-; Shreyeport
Herald, Shreveport, La; New Orleans CONNER
cial Bulletin, New Orleans Bee, and New Orleans
Republican, New Orleans, La, will insert the above
daily ten times and then twice week until
January 3, 1853 '''
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