The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-22
War Department,
Bureau Typographical Engineers

SEPTEMBER Is. 1852.
| DROPOsALS will be received by the Secretary
Il of War until the Sd day of January, 1858, foI
the removal of the raft Red River; at which time
the contract will be awarded to the lowest respon.
sible bidder provided the same be satisfactory to
the Department, and shall not exceed one hundred
| thousand dollars.
CONDITIONS.
|. The materials forming the raft mus, not only
be thoroughly removed from the river. but must
be destroyed, 80 that they cannot form new Oh
structions or impediments to the navigation
thereof.
,. The work will be paid for as it progrnases 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 if
II shall appear that such ID the fact, the Depart
ment will pay such proportion of the whole price
agreed upon as the portion removed shall bear to
| the entire raft-less twenty per cent; provided
that the portion paid for shall never be less than
one fifteenth part of the whole work.
3. lfthe bidder thinks he complete the work
by the LIST day of July next 1853, he will the
sum for which he ia willing to complete it within
that time; and also the SUN for which he will UNI
dertake to complete it by the lst OF July. 1854. If
he cannot undertake il for the frat mentioned pc
Rod, he will 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 shall be inspected by officer officers def
tailed for that purpose by the Secretary Of War,
and if it shall appear on such inspection that the
contract has been fully complied with full pay
nent shall be made for the work i'm con iormity
with the terms of the agreement nciuding the
~ 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. out the balance remaining due on the
tract shall be forfeited to the United States. II,
howovo-, tho Department shall be satisfied that
proper exertions have been made by the tor
to fulfil his engageme mt, and he shall offer to com.
plete 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
for that purpose. And if at the EXPIRATION of that
time the work shall be completed, the same shall
be fully paid for.
s. The contractor will he required to give his
bond Tor $4,000, with two good sureties, each
for the of ten thousand dollars ondioned for
the faithful execution Of the contract Each bidder
will transmit at the same time with his proposals
the names Of the per whom he offers as suretes
and declaration signed by them that they will
also the certificate of district Judge of the United
States for the State in which he resides that said
sureties 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.
8. The proposals will be addressed TO the under
signed, marked ON the envelope, proposals for
removing Red River Raft"
Col. Corps Typographical Engineers.
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Republican, New Orleans. La, will insert the above
daily ten times and then twice a week until
January 8, 1853.
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