Washington telegraph., 1853-03-23
RED RIVER RAFT.

{ fCNGRESS having recently amended the ac
- providing lor the removal OF the Red river
I.a.t, the advertisements heretofore Inserted or
t'i- rta.i-c. have hecn w.iharawn and th- iollo--
ins substituted Id their stead
REMOY AZ OF RED RIVER RAFT
fFlpasais will ~ received al t.e War Depart-
melt. sItil the fEt day az April next sor rerpov
iug The oh';uctions in Red river kno y n as the
RID riv-F hat. aud Keeping the navigation u saiL
river OPEN and iFee~irom obstruction by RATS ,or
2 : rics Of one OF more years, Is follows. viz.
Zach bidder VIII propose ID remove th- said
raj and TO keep the navigation free from o.s,ruc
iior thereby far specified PERIOD for the stu,.o,
1ltob0o; specifying ID AIs bid the time within
which he proposes to complete the removal fthe-
said time not I'd D. later than the 1T dav Of Jan
ulry, 1851 n also the number of wears counting
from said removalt during which he binds bimseif
to Keep Che navigation of tie river free from OBJ
siructiUn for tie sad suns; and the contract shall
be awarded 70 the bidder iDroviied the deuart-
ment be satisfied with hs responsibility and with
tile security offered by him ,yho shall propose 10
remove sand rait and 70 Keep the river tree from
obstruction thereby for the longest period Of time
The contractor viii be required 70 give his bond
AR $4,000. with two good sureties each for the
sum 81 10000, conditioned tor the faithful execu-
ton Ci the contract. Each bidder will transmit
NJ a. sane time with his proposals. the names Of
the persons whom he offers a. suretics and de-
ciard,ion signed by them. that they will sign his
unli 1s slTrties aS Love mentioned. and alSo tbe
certificate NJ district Judge Of tile United State,
or the s,aie ~ which ne resides that said secur-
Co. are responsible citizens, and that he considers
them worth $4,000 over ard above an their debts
ard liabilities. No bid Will he examined unless
these conditions shall IN complied with.
TERMS OF PAYMENT.
Of The sHm of slO0.D10 appropriated for the
auove OBJECT $4,000 slail he paid a. the work
ol removing the raft advances. o. follows TO wit:
NJ whenever tle contractor shall report that 4 nor
ton ol tie raft has been removed the same shall
be inspected by nm officer appointed hy the War
Department anL II ID Shall appear that such l. the
iset. the department. Will paw such proportion
ri tnn said oi 5jG.0Gu a. the portion removed
sh2l hear XIV thc entire Ilit. provided NJ Partial
payment shall he made Tor less than one-tet,th
part of the whole work. The remaining S5O.DDO
Will De paid III equal annual iHsialment- CORES
pp'iJilg Ia number with the uumuer oi years dur
h- WhIrh the contractor shall bind himself 10
Keep tie navigation open. w which fact the de-
raTtment h to be the sole Judge
Larh nid must be ior thc whole tvork-tha, il
ior the removal Of tie raft. and or keeping the
river open ior 2 specified period. No sepaTate,pro-
p1Sals l1r portions W IL Will bc considered
The proposals viii bc addressed 10 the under
signed marked the envelope Proposals Tor
removing Red river ra.i.H
J. J. ALERT. Colond
Caps Typographical EHginocrs.
Jarnayy ". ls53. l-IIw.
Al papers which have published the former
advertisements on thi> subject are hereby author
izeI to publish tL.s. and III addition the Gazette
4 Democrat. 81 Little Rock. and the Telegraph
IA ashlfi-tln. ArhEn-as. twenty lime. daiiy ara
then twice week until = April
Zach paper advertising Will send a copy Of the
paper containing tile advertisement