The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-08
RED RIVER RAFT.

TNHE PERSON to whom the contract was award
| i cd under former advertisements for proposals
having failed give the bond with sureties as re-
CURED, proposals for the work are again invited
as follows:
Proposals will be received until the Goth day of
next September for the removal of distractions to
the navigation OF Red river (Louisiana) accustomed
by the raft, and for keeping the said navigation
free from the same for the longest period.
The amount of these proposals united is not te
exceed the sum of 100000. M .,lei.,
Each bidder will propose to remove said raft
thoroughly and to keep the navigation free
from obstruction thereby for specified period
specifying in his bid the time in which he propo-
SEES to complete the removal of the raft, the said
time not to be later than the LIST day of june 1855;
and also the number of years, counting from said
removal, during which time he binds himself to
keep the said navigation free from raft obstruction.
| The contractor will be required TO give his bond
for $50, 900, with two coed sureties, each for the
sum of s. 0000 conditioned for the faithful execu-
ton of the contract Each bidder will tranamit, at
the same time with his proposals, the names OF the
persons whom he offers sureties, and decara-
lion signed by them thatthey will sign his bond as
eureties as above mentioned; and also the certih-
cate of district Judge of the United States for the
State in which he resides that said securities are
respectable citizens, and that he considers them
worth SIC, 900 over and above all their debts and
liabilities. No bid will be examined unless these
conditions shall be complied with.
Terms OF payment. -s
| OF the sum of 100000 appropriated for the
above object, 50, 600 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances as follows-to wit:
| Whenever the contractor shall report that por-
ton of the raft has been removed the same shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department.; and if it shall appear that such
| ia the fact the Department will pay such proper
ton of the said sum OF $4,000 the portion re-
moved shall bear to the entire raft, provided no
| partial payment shal be made for less than one
tenth part of the whole work. The remaining
| $50 900 will be paid in equal annual instruments
corresponding in number with the number OF years
during which the contractor shall bind himself to
keep the navigation open, of which fact the De-
partment is to be the sole judge.
1 Each bid must be for the whole work-that 10,
for the removal of the raft, and for keeping the
river open for specified period No separate pro-
poeals Tor portions of it will be considered.
| The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked the envelope, proposals. for
removing Red River Raft"
The War Department reserves to itself the right
of awarding the contract according to its own
| Judgment OF the most favorable bid and the most
responsible bidder .-a Esgas.r
TO be inserted in the Union, Republic, and Ma
tional Intelligencer, Washington, d. c.. Cincin-
natl Gazette. Cincinnati, Ohio; Louisville Journal
| Louisville, Kentucky; st. Louis Republican,, st
! Louis, Missouri; Shreveport Herald, Shreveport
| Louisiana; New Orleans Commercial Bulletin; New
Orleans Bee; New Orleans Republican,; Gazette
and Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas; Telegraph
Washington, Arkansas. J. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
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