The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-04
War Department.,
Bureau Typographical Engineers,

| bureau Typographical Engineers,
| ssa%aas,.sts SEPTEMBgR Is, 1852. ID
DROPOsALs will be received BY the Secretary
4 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 respou-
sible bidder, provided the same 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
| DC destroyed, 90 that they cannot form new OBJ
structions or impediments to the navigation
| thereof.
2. The work will be paid for as il progresses. In
| the following manners. Whenever the contractor
shall report that portion of the raft has been re-
| moved and destroyed, the same shall be inspected
6y an officer appointed by the Department and il
shall appear that such is the fact. the Depart
ment will pay such proportion of the whole price
| agreed upon the portion removed shall bear n
| 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 .
3. Ifthe bidder thinks he can complete the work
by the lst day OF July next, 1853, he will state the
sum for which he ia willing to complete It within
that time; and also the sum for which he will I'M
| he cannot undertake it for the frat mentioned me-
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 shall be inspected by officer or officers de
tailed Tor that purpose by the Secretary of War.
and II II shall appear on such inspection that the
| contract has been fully complied with, full nav
ment shall be made for the work in con(ormifv
with the terms of the agreement INCLUDING The
twenty per cent retained under article 2. But If
1t shall appear that the contract has not been fully
complied with, then farther payment shall he
made. but the balance remaining due on the con- -
tract shall be forfeited to the United States II
however, the Department shall be satisfied that
proper eKertions have been made by the contractor
to fulfil his engagement, and he shall offer to com
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
ior that purpose And if at the expiration of that
ulne ine work shall be completed, the same shall
be fully paid for.
D. 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 nronosaJs
the names OF the persons whom he offers as suretes
and declaration signed by them that they will
sign MS bond as sureties as above mentioned; and
also the certificate of district Judge of the limited
States for the State in which he resides that said
surcties are respectable citizens, and that he com
siders them worth ten thousand dollars over and
above all their debts and liabilities No bid will be
with. .'p'eo
8. The proposals. will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, Proposals for
removing Red River Raft
Col. Corps Typographical Eneinee,s
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