The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-25
RED RIVER RAFT.

TONGREaS having rerently amended the act
~ providing for the removal of the Red River
Raft, the advertisements hefet0fore inserted on
this subject have been withdrawn, and the follow
ing substituted in their stead. IS u
IL REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFT.
Proposals. will be received at the War Depart
ment, until the first day of April hext for remov-
ing the distractions in Red River known az the
said river open and free from Obstruction by RATS
for series of one or more years, az follows, viz:
Each bidder will propose to remnye the said
raft and to keep the navigation free from obstruc-
S 100000; specifying in his bid the time within
which he proposes to complete the removal, 1.-THE
said time not to be later than the first day of Jan
uary, 1852 as also the number of years Count
ing from said remoyal) during which he binds
himself to keep the navigation of the river free
from obstruction for the said sum; and the con-
tract shall be awarded to the bidder (proyded the
Department be satisfied with his responsibility
and with the security offered by hm) who sf1aI
propose to remove said raft and to keep the river
tree from obstruction thereby for the longest period
of time. 4iIsi afi ia 'sa-7es
The contractor will be required to give his bond
Tor $40, 900, with two good sureties each for the
sum of $4,000, conditioned for the faithful exc.
cution of the contract. Each bidder will transmit
at the same time with his proposals, the names of
the persons whom he offers sureties, and de-
claration, signed by them, that they will sign his
bond as suretes as above mentioned; and also the
certificate Of district judge of the United States
for the State in which he resides that said securi
ties are respectable citizens and that he considers
them worth S 600 over and above all their debts
and liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall be complied with - s.
Terms Of Pigment.
OF the sum of $780, 900 appropriated for the
above object, S So 900 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 shall appear that such is the
fact, the Department will pay such proportion
OF the said sum of s 80 900 as the portion removed
shall bear to the entire raft provided no partial
payment shall be made for less than one-tenth
part of the whole work. The remaining 8 so 900
spending 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. vi aias
Each bid must be for the whole work that is, for
the removal of the raft and for keeping the river
open for specified period. No separate proposals
for portions of it will be considered. a
The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, ssProposals for
removing Red River Raft 80 - 'iiA '.i-io
10 5ss.-sl ,zzlslSt sa5 J. ]. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Jan 7-20td &2tawtApr1 '-s - Nst
All papers which have published the former ad.
vertsements on this subject are hereby authorized
to publish this, and in addition, the Gazette and
Democrat of Little Rock, and the Telegraph. of
Washington, Arkansas, twenty times daily, and
then twice week until LIST April
oi1 Each paper advertising will send COPY of the
paper containing the advertisement .4l