The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-04
RED RIVER RAFT.


NONGRESS having recently amended the act
~ providing for the remoyalof the Red River
Raft, tie advertisements heretofore inserted on
this subject have been Withdrawn, and the follow.
ing substituted In their stead.
REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFT.
Proposals will be received at the War Depart
ment. until the first day of April next, for renov-
ing the obstructions in Red River known as the
ked River Raft, and keeping the navigation Of
SAID river open and free from Obstruction by RATS
for series OF one or more years, follows, viz:
Each bidder will propose to remove the said
raft and 70 keep the navigation free from obstruc.
ton thereby for specified period, fer the sum of
$io0OCO specifying in his bid the time within
said time not to be later than the first day of jan
uary, 1859 az also the number of years fcount-
ing from said remova) 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 bidder provided the
Department be Satisfied with his responsibility
and with the security offered BY him) who shall
propose to remove said raft and t. keep the river
free from obstruction thereby orthe longest period
of time.
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for $4,000, with two good sureties, each for the
sum of s 10000, conditioned for the faithful exc
cuton of the contract. Each bidder will transmit,
at the same time with his proposals., the names Of
the persons whom he offers as sureties, and de-
claration, signed by them, that they will sign his
bond as sureties as above mentioned; and also the
CSfuuCdtc VI uiStflct Judge OF the United states
for the State in which he resides, that said secur-
ties are respectable citizens. and that he considers
them worth $4,000 over and above all their debts
and liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall be complied with
Terms OF Payment.
OF the sum of 500, 900 appropriated for the
above object, S So 600 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, as follows, to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that a 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 is the
fact, the Department will pay such proportion
of the said sum of 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 S 81, 200
will be paid in equal annual instalments CORE
spending in number with the number of yea rs
during which the contractor shall bind himself to
keep the navigation open. of which fact the De
partment is to be the sole judge.
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.
The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, Proposals for
! removing Red River Raft
j. J. ABERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Jan 7-20td & 2tawtApr1
All papers which have published the former ad
yertisements on this subject 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 let April.
Each paper advertising will send copy of the
ma ne mt mir fho n fieovy II.