The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-15
War Department.,
Bureau Typographical Engineers,

War Department,
Bureau Typographical Engineers,
SEPTEMBER Is, 1852.
DROPOsALS will be received by the Secretary
Il of War until the Sd day of January, 1853, for
the removal of the raft on Red River; at which time
the contract will be awarded to the lowest respon
sible bidder, provided the same be satisfac tory to
the Department, and shall not exceed one hundred
CONDITIONS.
/. The materials forming the raft must not only
be thoroughly removed from the river, but must
be destroyed, SO that they cannot form new OBJ
structions or impediments to the navigation
thereof
,. The work will be paid for as it progresses in
the following manner: Whenever the contra ctor
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 is the fact, the Depart.
mcnt will pay such proportion of the whole price
agreed upon rs 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.
3. Ifthe bidder thinks he can complete the work
by the LIST day of July next, 1862 he will state the
sum for which he is willing to complete II within
that time; and also the for which he will I'M
dertake complete it by the LIST Of July, 1854. II
he cannot undertake it for the first mentioned pe-
Rod, he will so 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 saall be inspected by an officer or 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 con iorlnity
with the terms of the agreement, including the
ts enty per cent retained under article 2. 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 nt and he shall offer to
piete the work without any additional charge to
the United States, reasonable time, at the dsc
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
5. The contractor will be required to give his
bond for $4,000, with two good suretes. 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 cites
and declaration signed by them that they 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
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.
s. The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, "Proposals for
removing Red River Raft
J. J. ALERT,
Col Corps Typographical Engineers.
The Republic, Tntelhgencer, and Union, Wash
ington, d. c.; Courier and Enquirer and Express,
New York; Pennsylvania 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
cial Bulletin, New Orleans Bee, and New Orleans
Republican, New Orleans, La, will insert the above
daily ten times and then twice a week until
January 3, 1853.
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