Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-24

'TNHE person 10 whom the cont ract vas awarle I'M
i der former a,iyerti .ements for proposals hav
ing failed to give til" bond with suret!es required.
proposals for the work again invited follows:
Proposals will be received until the 20Sl day of
next September for the removal OF obstructicns to
the navigation of Red river (LouisauaD occasioped
by the raft, AMI for keeping the said nav fee
from the same for the longest period.
The amount of these proposals unitei i: net 10 ex
coed the sum Of slG0oO0.
Each bidder will propose to remove sid raft.
thoroughly. and to keep the navi sation free from
obstruction thereby for specified period; spefy c
in his bid the time in which he proposes To- complete
the removal of the raft the said time not TO e later
than the LIT day o:Junc, 1885, and also the nuTcfr
of years counting from said removal during which
time he binds himself TO keep the sad na,i ignition
free frC IN raft obstruction.
The contractor Will be required to give his bona
for 10000. with two good surctrs. each tcr TIA" sun
of Sio.000 contioued for the flithfu execu;i If
the Contract. Each bidder will transmit the
time with his proposals., the names ii The persons
who m he offers SIIrptieS. and a declaration sgnei
by them that they will sign his bod ,urrIies
ABOVE mentioned bud also tnc certificate ola district
judge of the United States for the State in which ne
resides. that said securities respectable citizen
and that he considers them worth SO. U1O over and
above all their ieb,s and liabilities. NJ lid viii Ice
examined unless these conditions shah be complied
with.
Trms IF Pigment.
OF the sum OF $l000G0 appropriated for the
above object $4,000 shall Ike paid ~ the work Of
removing the raft advances, follows-to wit:
3 u
ton of the raft has been removed, the same snail
BE- inspected y an offer appointed by the W.
Department; and if it shall appear that such is i!
fact, the Department will pay such rropr rtion Oh
the said OF Sjo.eo0 the portion Removed stai
bear To the entire raft, provided partgi payment
shall be made for less than one tenth part of the
whole WORK. The remaining $50 90 will bc paid
in eIuai annual instalnen's CORES, Guiding In
nuG> Der with the number Of year: during which
the contractor shall bni himself to keep the ,ayi-
cation pen. of which fact the Department is to bs
! the sole Judge.
Each bid must he for tn. While work-.hat Is for
the removal of Tie raft. and for !.e.ing river
oped for a specified period. No separate .,aposa for
| portions of it will bc considered.
The proposals will Ne addressed to the uudrrsi ,I.
marked on the envelope, "Pr"pOsais for removing
/ Red River Raft"
| The War Departing Mt reserve" to tSrif the right
! of awarding the contract according TO its own
/ Judgment of the most favorable bid and the most
! responsible bidder. !. }. ALERT.
! Colonel Corps Topogvaphic.! Engineers.
The time for r. ewing proposals under tha fire.
going adv-l cement j. hereby extended Il and ir-
! Guiding the LIST day of next November.
BY order j. ALBERT.
Colonel Corps Typographical Engiu-.r>
To re inserted III tn" Union. lntellig-nc-r. ami
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natl Gazette, Cincuna,, Ohio: Pitsburs Post, litt
burg. Pennsylvania: Louisiana Courier and Daily
D-lta, New Orleans. Louisiana: Appeal, Memphis
tennessee: SouthwrSe' and Cadio t!azettr. Shreve
/ port, Louisiana: Time. Louisville. Kentucky.
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