The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-25
War Department,
Bureau Typographical Engineers,

War Department,
Bureau Typographical Engineers,
SEPTRnBgR Is, 1852.
DROPOsALs will be received by the Secretary
II of War until the Sd day Of January, 1858, for
the removal of the raft Red River; at which time
the contract will be awarded to the lowest respon.
sibe bidder, provided the same be satisfactory TO
the Department, and shall not exceed one hundred
thousand dollars.
/. The materials forming the raft must not only
be thoroughly removed from the river, but must
be destroyed, 90 that they cannot form new OBJ
structions or impediments to the navigation
thereof.
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 lie the fact, the Depart
ment will pay such proportion of the whole price
agreed upon as the portion removed shall bear to
the entire raft-less twenty per cent; provided
that the portion paid for shall never be less than
one fifteenth part Of the whole work.
g. 1.-THE bidder thinks he can complete tho work
by the lst day Of July next, 1883 he will state the
sum for which he 10 willing to complete 1t within
that time; and also the sum for which he will I'M
dertake to complete il by the LIST OF July 1854. If
he cannot undertake it for the first mentioned pe-
Rod, he will state, and will propose for the last
mentioned period only.
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 sha 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
enty per cent retained under article 2. But If
il shall appear that the contract has not been fully
complied with, then no farther payment shali 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
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to fulfil his engagement, and be shall offer to
piete 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
time the work shall be completed, the same shall
be fully paid for.
s. The contractor will be required To give his
bond for $40, 600, with two good sureties. each
for 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 be offers sureties,
| and declaration signed by them that they will
sign his bond sureties as above mentioned; and
aso the certificate Of district judge of the United
States for the State in which he resides that said
suretes are 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.
signed, mar ked on the envelope, proposals for
removing Red River Raft"
j. J ALERT,
Col. Corps Typographical Engineers.
The Republic, Intelligencer 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 week until
January 8, 1858.
Sept 30 dlOt&2awtJans
RED RIVER RAFT.
C,INCE the above advertisement was inserted,
~ the Department has determined to modify the
terms Of the proposed contract, as follows, to wit:
The raft shall not be considered removed
until the river, throughout the entire space
obstructed BY it, shall have continued open aud
pavigable BY steamboats, during at least one entire
his water season. The final inspection of the
work shall therefore not take place until one year
after the same shall have been reported appa-
rently completed. If, at the expiration of this
year, the officer or officers charged with the in
specton shall report that the river has continued,
or has, by the Efforts of the contractor, been kept
open and unobstructed by the raft the twenty per
cent. retained as above shall be paid over to the
contractor. But If, at any time during said year.
the navigation should be obstructed by the raft,
the contractor shall be bound at bis own expense,
to remove said obstruction; and if he fail to do 90,
the Depa rtment shall have the right to apply the
twenty per cent, or 30 much thereof as may be
nee. ssary to effect said removal.
All papers which have inserted the fret aGver
tiseInent, will Insert this in every issue until the
LIST day Of February next, at which time, instead
Of the Sd day of January, the proposals will be
opened and examined
BY order: J. J. ALERT,
Dec 20 Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers
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