The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-20
RED RIVER RAFT.

Vie PERSON 10 whom the contract was award
Il ed under former advertisements for proposals.
having failed to give the bond with sureties 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 obstructions to
the navigation Of Red river (Louisiana) occasoned
by the raft, and for keeping the said navigation
free from the same for the longest period.
Inc amount Of these n proposals united is not to
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-
ses to complete the removal Of the raft, the said
time not to be later than the Let day of june 1855;
and also the number of years, counting from said
removal, during which time ne binds himself to
keep the said navigation free from raft obstruction
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for $40 900, with two good sureties, each for the
sum of 900, 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 suretes, and declara-
ton eigned by them that they will sign his bond as
sureties as above mentioned; and also the certii-
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 $40, 900 over and above all their debts and
liabilities. No bid will be examined unless these
conditions shall be complied with.
Terms Of payment.
or the sum OF $l0o,OOo appropriated for the
of removing the raft advances, as folows-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
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
$4,000 will he paid in equal annual instalments
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-
partmentis 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 pro-
posas 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"
The War Department reserves to itself the right
of awarding the contract according to it's own
judgment OF the most favorable bid and the most
responsible bidder.
To be inserted in the Union, Republic, and Ma
tional lntelligencer, 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. J ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
July IA / d2Ot&tawt2OSep