The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-19
RED RIVER RAFT.

T>HE PERSON to whom the contract was award
i cd under former advertisements for proposals
having failed to give the bond with suretes az re
4uired, proposals. for the work are again invited
as follows: s M 9T 8FaT g'7
Proposals. will be received until the Goth day Of
next September for the removal of obstructions to
BY the raft, and for keeping the said navig CATION
free from the same for the longest period.
The amount of these proposals united ia not to
exceed the sum of s 100000.
snd e ssp e e. aa9s. ssd
from obstruction thereby for a specified period:
specifying in his bid the time in which he propo-
ses to complete the removal of the raft, the said
and also the number Of years, counting from said
removal, during which time he binds himself to
keep the said navigation free from raft obstruction
The contractor will be required TO give his bond
sum of 900, conditioned for the faithful execu
ton Of the contract. Each bidder will transmt ut
the same time with his proposals. the names of the
persons whom he offers as sureties, and declara
ton sgned by them that they will sign his bond az
sureties as above mentioned; and also the certifi-
cate of district judge of the United States for the
State in which he resides, that said securities are
respectable citizens, and that be considers them
liabilities. No bid will be examined unless these
conditions shall be complied with.
Terms Of payment.
OF the Gum of $iQU,0OU appropriated for the
above object. S 600 shall be- paid as the work
OF removing the raft advances, as foIlows-to wits
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 propor-
ton of the said sum of $50 900 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
5 81, 600 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-
partment is 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-
posals Tor portions of it will be considered.
The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed. marked on the envelope, sProposals for
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.
To be inserted in the Union, Republic, and Ma
tional Intelligencer, 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
ard Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas; Telegraph
w ashington Arkansas. ]. J ABERT
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
July l4-d2Ot& to wt20Sep