The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-19
War Department,
Bureau Typographical Engineers,

okPTEMBER TO- lOOZ.
DROPOsALs will be received by the Secretary
L 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
sbe 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, that they cannot form new OBJ
structions or impediments to the navigation
thereof.
2 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 re-
moved and destroyed, the same shall be inspected
by an officer appointed by the Department, and if
it 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 to
the entire rah-less twenty per cent; provided
that the portion so paid for shall never be less than
3. 1.-THE bidder thinks he complete the work
by the LIST day of July next 1852 he will state the
sum for which he ia willing to complete it within
that time; and also the sum for which he will un.
dertake to complete il by the LIST OF July 1854. II
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
same shall 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 conformity
| with the terms of the agreement including the
twenty per cent retained under article 2. But il
it shall appear that the contract has not been fully
| complied WITH then no farther payment shall be
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
| plete the work without any additional charge ia
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 tina
| 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
for the of ten thousand dollars, conditioned fol
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 suretes
| and declaration signed by them that they viii
sign his bond sureties as above mentioned; anc
also the certificate Of district judi Of the United
States for the State in which he resides that sale
suretics respectable citizens, and that he con
siders them worth ten thousand dollars over anc
above all their debts and liabilities. No bid will b
examined unless these conditions shall be compiled
with.
s. The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, proposals fol-
j. ALBERT,
Col. Corps Typographical Engineers.
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| January 3, 1853.
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