The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-14
4,':t- War Department,
bureau Typographical Engineers,


Bureau TOpOGraphtcal EnRinoorn,
SEPTEMBER Is. 1852.
PROPOSALS. will be received by the Secretary
i of War until the Sd dag of. January, 1858, for
the removal of the raft on Red River; at which tina
the contract will be awarded to the lowest respon-
sible bidder, provided the 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, so that they cannot form new OBJ
structions or impedimens to the navigation
thereof.
2. The work will be paid for it progresses. in
the follow. & manner: Whenever the Contractor
shal report that portion Of the raft has been res
BY an officer appointed by the Department. and If
IL shall appear that such is 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. II the bidder thinks he can complete the work
by the LIST day of July next, 1853, he will state the
sum for which he is willing to complete II 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 II for the first mentioned pc
riod he will state and will propose for the last
mentioned period only.
a. When the time specified in the contract for
the completion of the work shall have arrived, the
same shall be inspected by officer or officers del
tailed for that purpose by the Secretary Of War,
and IL ii shall appear such inspection that the
contract has been fully complied with, full pay
nent shall be made for the work in conformity
with the terms Of the agreement, including the
twenty per cent retained under article 2. But il
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. 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
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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.
s. The contractor will be required to give his
bond for $4,000, with two good sureties, each
Tor the sum 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 surees,
and declaration signed by them that they will
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.
6. The proposals will be addressed to the under
removing Red River Raft" NJ
. Col. Corps Typographical Engineers.
The Republic, Inteligencer, and Union, Wash
ington, D. O.; Courier and Enquirer, and Express,
News, Philadelphia, Pa; Cincinnati Gazette, Gin
cinnati, Ohio; Louisville Journal, Louisville, KY;
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Herald, Shreveport, La 4; 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 week until
january ., 1853 -
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