The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-19
...l,,,tF ,lWar Department,
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SEPTEMBsR IL, 1882
DROposAIs viii be received bv the secretary
Il OF War until the Sd day Of january. 1859, for
the removal of the raft on Red River; at which timo
the contract will be awarded to the lowest respon
sbe bidder, provided the same be satisfactory 10
the Department, and shall not exceed one hundred
thousand dollars. .i-tar #f s.afeIf.rr@
-gt CONDITIONS. a3' 81 a-.
|. 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. 80 - ,-.4 r.l.E .--Ets rs-IE
D. The work will be paid for as it progresses. in
the following manner Whenever the contractor
shal 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
il shall appear that such 10 the fact, the Depart
ment will pay such proportion of the whole price
agreed upon as the portion removed shall bear to
the entire rah-less twenty per cent; provided
that the portion paid for shall never be less than
one fifteenth part Of the whole work. ye.. low
;. 1.-THE bidder thinks he con complete the work
by tho LIST day of July next, 1858, he will state the
sum for which he 10 willing to complete ii within
that time; and also the sum for which he will un-
dertake to complete II by the LIST OF July, 1861. II
he cannot undertake il for the first mentioned Ne
iod he will state, and viii! propose for the last
mentioned period only. lf' ~ "'''|''" W
4. When the, time specihed in tho contract for
the completion Of the work shall have arrived the
same SHALL be inspected by officer officers de;
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
ment shall be made for the work in conformity
with the terms Of the agreement. including the
twenty per cent retained under articles. 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 IT.
however, the Department shall be satisfed that
proper exertions have been made by the contractor
to fulfil his engageme mt, and he shall offer to com
plctc 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 ut the expiration of that
time the work shall be completed, the same shall
be fully paid for ...-.I..- ....... .-...
bond for 10000, with two good sureties. each
for the of ten thousand dollars conditioned for
the faithful execution of the contract Each bidder
will transmit at the same time with his proposals
the names of the persons whom he offers suretes
and declaration signed by them that they will
sign his bond as suretes as above mentioned; and
also the certificate of district Judge Of the United
States for the State In which he resides that said
surcties are respectable citizens, and that no con-
elders them worth ten thousand dollars over and
above oil their debts and liabilities, No bid will be
examined unless these conditions shall be complied
with. ''" 1870
g. The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, Proposals for
removing Red River Raft ,.-'.-...-...
.. ~ Col. Corps Typographical Engineers
The Republic. Intelligence, and Union. WASH
ington, c.; Courier and Enquirer, and Express,
New York; Pennyslvania Enquirer, and Daily
News, Philadelphia, Pa; Cincinnati Gazette, Gin
cinnat, Ohio; Louisville Journal, Louisville, Ky;
st, Louis Republican, st. Louis. Mo-; Shreveport
Herald, Shreveport, La New Orleans CONNER
Republican, New Orleans, La, will insert the above
daily ten times and then twice a week until
January 8, 1858. ... is, ~ 49,. 81 .....,a. .rs
Sept 20--dl0tk2awtJan3 va.r ..s... . 49,.
DRoPosALs for CARRYING the MAILS
i of the United States in steamboats, from the
18Th day Of January next to the 30rh day of June,
1865, on the following route, will be received at
the contract office of the Post Office Department,
in the city Of Washington, until a. m of the 9th
day of December next, to be decided by the fol-
3503 From New Orleans by Pensacola. Apnlachi-
cola, ST. Marks, Cedar Keys, and Tampa,
to Key West.
Leave New Orleans on the Sd and 18th of
Arrive at Key west on the 10th and 24th
Leave Key West on the 18th and 25th of each
| Arrive at New Orleans on the 18th and soth.
Proposals are invited for trips once in three
weeks. leaving New Orleans on the lst and 2ist.
! .... .-p- NOTES. ...'E s.-.
Articles of contract are to be executed by the ac-
cepted bidder and by his sureies, by before the
10Th day Of January, 1853 The contract is to pro-
vide, among other things that the pay Of the trip
is to be forfeited when the trip is not performed,
and not more than three times the pay of the trip
for the failure is furnished, and due proportion
Of 1t when grade Of service is rendered inferior
| to that specified in the contract; and that fines
may be imposed, unless the delinquency be satis
actorily explained in due tinc for fai Ing to take
from, or to deliver into, the poet Office at the port
OF landing the mail belonging thereto, any part
OF said mail; for suffering the mail, any part of
It, to be wet, injured, lost, destroyed for con-
veying Il in place or manner that exposes 1t to
depreciation, loss, injury for refusing, after de-
| mand made, to convey mail by any additional
| steamship or vessel run by the contractor on the
route, and above the specified number of trips
in the contract, and for not arriving at the time
set; also for transmitting intelligence, or furnish
ing the means Of transmitting intelligence, in adj
| vance Of the mail The Postmaster General may
annul the contract for repeated failures; for vio
latDg the post-ottice laws; for disobeyng the in
structions of the Department; for refusing to dis-
charge carrier when required by the Depart
ment; for assigning the contract without the con-
sent Of the Postmaster General, or for setting up
or running an express as Aforesaid.
The Postmaster General may alter the contract,
and alter the schedule, he allowing pro rata in
crease Of compensation, within the restrictions inn
| posed by law for any increased service required;
Tu. the contractor may IN suGh &c case, renau ,s
change. The Postmaster General may also dis.
continue or curtail the service, he allowing
months extra pay on the amount dispensed with.
| The route, the service, the yearly pay, the bid
der's name. and residence, and the name of each
member of the firm where company offers,
shoud be distinctly stated in the proposals.
Form J0r Bud Uhere no change from adUe'-
tisemen is contemplated by The Bidder.
| I(or we, as the case may be,) there write the
name names in full of there state the residence
or residencesl hereby propose to carry the mail
the route from New Orleans to Key West often
as the Postmaster Generals advertisement for pro-
posnls on the same, dated November 3, 1852, re-
quircs, In the time stated in the schedule tanned
in such advertisement, and by the following mode
of conveyance to wit: Here state how it Ia to be
conveyed, j for the annual sum of there write out
the sum in words at full length
! Dated ----. .af..@ w@7. lSgned.
! The following is the form of the guaranty. which
shoud be filed, the first blank with the name of
the guarnntors; the second with that OF the bidder;
and the third and fourth with the beginning and
terminating points Of the route; and, after being
dated, should be signed by the guarantor, who
must be shown, by the writ. certificate of post
as,cr, or other equally satisfactory testimonial,
| to be men of property, and able to make good
their guaranty This guaranty, 30 certified, should
| accompany each bid: E.l'r0 81 .a@
| The undersigned - guaranty that -,
| II his bid for carrying the mail from -- to
- be accepted by the Postmaster General,
| shall enter into the contract required by the Post