The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-20
War Department.,
bureau Typographical Engineers,

-H War Department.,
bureau Typographical Engineers,
......t ... Ea SKPTEMBER IL 1852. d.
PROPOSALS will be received by the Secretary
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 the lowest respon.
sible bidder, provided the same be satisfactory to
the Department, and shall! not exceed one hundred
thousand dollars. ........ .....
CONDITIONS. ...
l.. The materials forming the raft must not only
be thoroughly removed from the river, but must
be destroyed, 30 that they cannot form new 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 re-
by an officer appointed by the Department and if
it shall appear that such ia the fact tine 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 be less than
one fifteenth part of the whole work.
g. 1.-THE bidder thinks he complete the work
by the LIST day of July next, 1852 be will state the
sum for which he is willing to complete il within
that time +; and also the sum for which he will I'M
dertake TO complete it by the lst OF July 1854 If
he cannot undertake it for the first mentioned ne
riod he will state and will propose for the last
mentioned period only.
T. When the time specified in the contract for
the completion of the work shall have arrived the
slaN peCtcu Dy an OfnCer officers de
tailed tor that purpose by the Secretary of War.
and II 1t shall appear such inspection that the
contract has been fully complied with, full paw
ment shall be made for the work in conformity
with the terms OF the agreement, including the
ta enty per cent retained under article 2. But If
1t shall appear that the contract has not been fully
complied with, then farther payment shall be
mace. put the balance remaining due on the con-
tract ehall be forfeited to the United States. IT.
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 com
plete the work without any additional charge to
the United States, reasonable time, at the dsore
ton oil the Secretary OF War, will be allowed him
for that purpose. And if at the expiration of that
tune the work shall be completed, the same shall
be fully paid for. o''''
D. The contractor will be required to give his
bond for $1,000 with two good sureties, each
for the sum Of ten thousand dollars conditioned for
inc faithful execution OF the contract Each bidder
VIII transmit at the same time with his proposals
tue names OF the persons whom he offers as sureties
and declaration sigued by them that thew will
sign DIS bond Us sureties as above mentioned; and
also the certificate Of district Judge of the United
States Tor the State in which he resides that snid
suretes are respectable citizens and that he con-
slders them worth ten thousand dollars over and
above all their debts and liabilities No bid will be
examined unless these conditions shall be comnIicd
with. 'pe
s. 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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January 3, 1853.
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