The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-01
RED RIVER RAFT.

TIME PERSON to whom the contract was award
j. ed under former advertisements for proposals
having failed give the bond with suretiss as re-
quired, 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
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 to
exceed the sum of S 100000.
thoroughly.) and to keep the navigation free
from obstruction thereby for specified period;
specifying in his bid the time in which he propo-
ses to complete the removal OF the raft, the said
time not to be later than the lst day of June, 1865;
and also the number of years, counting from said
removal, during which time he binds himself to
keep the said navigation free from raft
The contractor will be required 70 give his bond
sum of S TO- OOO conditioned for the faithful execu
ton of the contract. Each bidder will transmit, at
the same time with his proposals, the names OF the
persons whom he offers as sureies, and declara-
ton signed by them thatthey will Sign his bond as
sureties as above mentioned; and also tho 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
liabilities. No bid will be examined unless these
conditions shall be complied with.
Terms Of payment.
OF the sum of 100000 appropriated for the
above object, s so, 900 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, as foiiows-to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that por-
ton of the raft has been remov ed, 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 proper
ton ofthe said sum OF $4,000 as the portion re-
moved 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 so, 600 will he 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-
partnent is to be the sole judge.
Each bid must be- for the whole work-that 10
for the removal of the raft, and for keeping thu
river open for specified period. No separate pro
posals Tor 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"
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. tt.
TO be inserted in the Union, Republic, and Ma
tional Inteligencer, Washington, d. C.; Cincln-
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.. AbEKI,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
July l4-d20.&tawt20Sep