The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-18
War Department.,
Bureau Typographical Engineers,
GepTEMRrp TX 1882


DROPOsALS will be received by the Secretary
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 satisfactory to
the Department, and shall not exceed one hundred
thousand dollars.
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
structons impediments to the navigation
thereof.
,. 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
moved and destroyed, the same shall be inspected
by an officer appointed by the Department, and if
it shall appear that such ia the fact, the Depart
ment will pay such proportion OF the whole price
agreed upon as the portion removed shall bear to
the entire rait-less twenty per cent; provided
that the portion paid for shall be less than
one fifteenth part of the whole work.
g. Ifthe bidder thinks he can complete the work
by the Let day of July next, 1853, he will state the
sum for which he is willing to complete it within
that time; and also the sum for which he will un
dertake to complete it by the Let OF July, 1854. If
he cannot undertake it for the first mentioned Pc
Rod, he will 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
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 article 9. 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. If,
however, the Department shall be satisfied that
proper exertions have been made by the contractor
to fulfil his cngageme mt, and he shall offer to com
plete the work without any additional charge to
the United States, reasonable time at the discre-
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 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 whom he offers as sureties
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
sders 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.
6. 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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Republican, New Orleans, La, will insert the above
daily ten times and then twice q week until
January 3, 1853.
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