The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-24
War Department,
Bureau Typographical Engineers,

| SEPTEMBER Is. 1852.
| DROPOsALS will be received by the Secretar,
Il Of War until the 80 day of January, 1853, 70
| the removal of the raft on Red RiveT at which tim
| the contract will be awarded to the lowest respon
sible bidder, provided the same be satisfactory L
the Department, and shall not exceed one hundred
thousand dollars.
CONDITIONS
|. The materials forming the raft must not o MI
be thoroughly removed from the river, but mus
be destroyed, so that they cannot form OBJ.
structions or impediments to the navigation
thereof.
2. The work will be paid for as it progresses. in
the following manner: Whenever the contractor
shall report that portion of the raft has been
moved and destroyed, the same shall be inspected
by an officer appointed by the Department, and il
II shall appear that such il the fact the Depart
ment will pay such proportion of the whole price
agreed upon as the portion removed shall bear to
the entire rait-less twenty per cent; prov ided
that the portion 30 paid for shall be less than
one fifteenth part of the whole work.
3. 1.-THE bidder thinks he can complete the work
by the LIST day OF July next, 1862 he will state the
cum for which he ia willing to complete il within
that time; and also the sum for which he will un-
dertake 10 complete it by the ls OF July. 1854. If
he cannot undertake il for the first mentioned ne.
nod, he %i go state and will propose for the last
mentioned period only.
L. When The time specified in the contract for
the completion of the work shall have arrived, the
same all be inspected by officer or officers de-
tailed for that purpose by the Secretary of War,
and II 1t shall appear on such inspection that the
contract has been fully complied with, full nav.
ment ehall be made for the work in con formity
with the terms Of the agreement including the
t~enty per cent retained under article 2 But if
it 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 that
proper exertions have been made by the contractor
to fulfil his engageme MT and he shall offer to
plete the work without any additional charge to
the United States, reasonable time, at the dscre-
ton of the Secretary Of War, will be allowed him
for that purpose. And if Mt the expiration of that
time the work shall be completed, the same shall
be fully paid for.
5. The contractor will be required to give his
bond for $4,000, with two good sureties. each
for the sum Of ten thousand dollars conditioned for
the faithful execution of the contract Each bidder
will transmit at the same time with bis proposals
the names of the persons whom he offers as surees
and declaration signed by them that they will
sign his bond "a sureties as above mentioned; and
also the certificate of district Judge of the United
States for the State in which he resides that said
suretes respeCt table 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.
8. The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, "Proposals for
removing Red River Raft
j. j. ALERT.
Col. Corps Topog raphcal Engineers.
The Republic, Intelgencer, and Union, Wash
ington, ID C.; Courier and Enquirer, and Express,
New York; Pennsylvania Enquirer. and Daily
News, Philadelphia. Pa; Cincinnati Gazette, Gin
cinnati. Ohio; Louisville Journal, Louisville, Ky;
St. Louis Republican. st. Louis. Mo-; Shreveport
Herald, Shreveport. La New Orleans CONNER
cai Bulletin, New Orleans Bee, and New Orleans
Republican, New Orleans La, will insert the above
daily ten times and then twice a week until
ia nuary 3, 1853.
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