The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-09
RED RIVER RAFT.

RED RIVER RAFT.
HONGRESS having recently amended the act
~ providing for the removal Of the Red River
Raft, the advertisements heretofore inserted on
this subject have been withdrawn, and tina toliow.
ing substituted in their stead Il
REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFT
Il Proposals will be received at the War Depart
ment, until the first day Of April next for remov-
ing the obstructions in Red River known as the
said river open and free from Obstruction by RATS
for series of one or more years, az follows, viz:
I Each bidder will propose to remove the said
raft and 70 keep the navigation free from obstruc
800, 900; Specifying in his bid the time within
which he proposes to complete the removal, 1.-THE
said time not to be later than the first day Of jan
uary. 1860 as also the number Of years count
himself to keep the navigation of the river free
from obstruction for the said cum; anOthe con-
tract shall be awarded to the bidder provided the
Department be satisfed with his reapor sibility
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. az
/ The contractor will be required to give his bond
for $4,000, with two good sureties, each for the
sum of S 10000 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 a de-
claration, signed by them, that they will sign his
bond as sureties as above mentioned; and also the
certificate of district judge of the United States
for the State in which he resdes, that said secori-
ties respectable citizens and that he considers
them worth $40, 600 over and above all their debts
and liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall be complied with.
fsES. 5flf Trims OF Payment.
Of the sum of $780, 600 appropriated for the
above object, ST. 900 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 came shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department, and ifit shall appear that such is the
fact, the Department will pay such proportion
of the said sum of 900 as the portion removed
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 $50 ,00O
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. So,
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 proposals
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. y
ss.5 J. J. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Jan 7-20td &2tawtApr1
Allpapers which have published the former ad
vertisements on this subject are hereby authorized
to publish this, and in addition, the Gazette and
Democrat, of Little Rock, and the Telegraph, OF
Washington, Arkansas. twenty times daily, and
then twice week until lst April.
Each paper advertising will send copy of the
paper containing the advertisement.
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