The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-28
.5 GE War Department,
Bureau Typographical EngIneers
E'A-e SEPTEMBER IS. 1852.

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Bureau Typographical EngIneers,
! rs..s SEPTEmsER IL. 1852.
i DROPOsALS will be received by the Secretary
! y OF War until the Sd day of January, 1858, for
the removal of the raft on Red River; at which time
the contract will be awarded to the lowest respon.
sibIe bidder, provided the be satisfactory TO
the Department and shall not exceed one hundred
| thousand dollars. 4 ~, s
CONDITIONS.
l.. The materials forming the raft must not only
De thoroughly removed from the river, but must
be destroyed, 30 that they cannot form new OBJ
thereof. GIT III 49,
2. The work will be paid for az Il progresses. in
| the following manner: Whenever the contractor
shall report that portion Of the raft has been re-
moved and destroyed, the came shall be inspected
~ an officer appointed by the Department, andif
u shali aPpef that such Is 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
.nat sne portion so paid for shall never be less than
one fifteenth part of the whole work. aE
.. 1.-THE bidder thinks he can complete the work
by the lst day Of July next 1885, he will state the
sum Tor which ne 10 willing TO complete II within
dertake to complete il by the LIST of July 1854. If
he cannot undertake it for the fret mentioned ne
Rod, he will go state, and will propose for the last
mentioned period only. rs n -
4. When the time specified in the contract FIR
the completion OF the work shall have arrived the
came shall be inspected by an officer or officers de
tailed Tor that purpose by the Secretary Of war,
contract has been fully complied with full paw
ment shall be made for the work in confornitv
with the terms of the agreement, including the
twenty per cent retained under article q. 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 that
proper exertions have been made by the contractor
to fulfil bis engageme mt, and he shall ofert com
plete the work without any additional charge 10
the United States, reasonable time, at the dscre-
ton OF the Secretary of War, will be allowed him
Tor that purpose. And if at the expiration of that
time the work shall be completed, the same shall
be fully paid for. fia' #T ,IT5s'-'
8. The contractor will be required to give bs
bond for $4,000, with two good sureties. each
Tor the sum OF ten thousand dollars conditioned for
the faithful execution of the contract Each bidder
VIII transmit at the same time with bis proposals
the names of the persons whom he offers as suretes
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
suretes are respectable citizens and that he CON,
sidcrs them worth ten thousand dollars over and
above all their debts and liabilities No bid will be
with. las ..r-1 ~ ulrIrs7' ~ 800
Z g. The proposals will be addressed to the under
aligned, marked on the envelopes, Proposals for
removing Red River Raft ~ 1fi 9
.4.. ~, }. J. ALERT,
Col. Corps Typographical Engineers.
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