The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-02
RED RIVER RAFT.

RED RIVER RAFT.
HONGRESSs having FesentlH, emended the acf
~ providing for Athe reNAoyal ct the Red River
this subject have been Withdrawn, and the follow
ing substituted in thsir stead. ,os
REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFT.
Proposals. will b. received ut the War Depart
ment, until tho first day Of ApE! next. for remoy-
ing the obetructions ia Red River known as the
said river open and free from obstruction by RATS
for series Of one or more years. a. follows, viz:
Each bidder will propose to remove the said
raft and 70 keep the navigation FREQ from obstruc,
lion thereby for specified period, fol the sum Of
which he proposes to complete the removal, {the
said time not to be later than the sst day of Jam
uary, 1861 as also the number of years count
ing from said removaD 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 (proyided the
Department be satisfied with his responsibility
and with the security offered by him) who shall
propose to remove said raft and to keep the river
free from obstruction thereby for the longest period
of time. 494asf H2t ttIft -
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for $2O, 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 as sureties, and de-
claration, signed by them, that they will sign his
bond az sureties as above mentioned; and also the
certificate Of district Judge of the United States
for the State in which he resides, that said secur
ties respectable citzens 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
$50, Trims at Payaent
OF the sum of 100000 appropriated for the
above object, $4,000 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
Department, and if it eall ppear that such is the
fact, the Department viii pay such proportion
of the said sum of S so 900 the portion removed
shall bear to the entire raft, provided no partial
payment shall be made for less than one-tenth
part the whole work. The remaining s sc, 600
will be paid in equal annual instalments CORE
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. $50 st-
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 propose Ia
for portions of it will be considered. 1naf 500
The proposals will be addressed to the under
removing Red River Raft"
Colonel doa Corps Typographical Engineers.
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Democrat, of Little Rock, and the Telegraph, OF
Washington, Ar kansas, twenty times daily, and
then twice week untillst April.
Each paper advertising will send copy of the
paper containing the advertisement.
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