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DROPOsALs win be received bv the escr,tarv
y Of Waruotia the ID day o. JaSuasy, 1858, for
the removal o( tho raft ON He'd River; which time
the contrast will be awarded 10 the lowest fespon.
the Department.. and shall not eEceod one hundred
thousand dollars. 81 ~ \ ys..,es l-sf blE
49, CONDITIONS
!, The materials forming the raft must not only
be thoroughly removed from the river, but must
be destroyed, 80 that they cannot form new OBJ
structions or impediments to the navigation
thereof
q The work will be paid for ~ it progresses, in
the following manneri Wherever Che contractor
moved and destroyed. toe came shall Be Inspected
by officer appointed by the Department and If
Il shall aPpeaF that such 4 the fact, the Depart
ment WIN pay such proportion Of the whole price
tEe entire raft--less twenty per cent; provided
that the portion paid for shall be less than
one fifteenth part d the whole work.
the bidder t shins. e can ss complete he work
sum for which be 10 willing to complete II within
that time and also the sum for which he will UNI
dertakc TO comp!ete i BY the let Of July. 1854. II
irod. be will stats and will propose Tor the last
mentioned period only.
4. When tho time specified ia. tho contract for
the c0mfletion Of the work shsil have arrived the
same shall be inspected by an officer or officers de
tailed for that purpose By the Secretary of War.
and II II shai appear on such inspection that the
contract has been fully complied with, full pay
with the terms of the agreement, inciudinr tie
twenty per cent retained undor article q But il
shall appear that the contract has not been Soay
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 m.
however, the Department shall be satisfied that
proper sxertions have been made by the contractor
pe. the ns % To-
the United States, reasonable timo, 1t the dscre
ton Of the Secretary Of War. will be allowed hin
Tor that purpose And IL at the expiration Of that
time the work shall be completed, the same shall
be fully paid for. #
g. The contractor will be required 10 give bis
bond for $40. 900, with two good sureties. each
for the sum of ten thousand dollars Conditioned for
the faithfufexecution Of the contact Each bidder
will transmit at the came time with bic proposals
the names OF the persons whom he offers az snreties
and declaration signed by them that they will
sign his bond az sureties ne above mentioned; and
also the certificate Of district Judge Of the United
States for the State in which he resides that ssid
sureties are respectable citizens and that he con-
above all their debts and liabilities No bid will be
with. asg8rf .s,.s 49,. tITrsi
s. The proposals. will be addressed to the under,
signed, marked on the envelope, proposals for
removing Red River Raft" ,s.,
Col Corps Typographical Engineers
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Herald, Shreveport, La New Orleans CONNER
ciai bulletin, New Orleans Bee, and New Orleans
Now Orleans, La, will insert the above
daily ten times and then twice week until
January 3, 1858. e Sgs
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