The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-15
Heb nItfER RAFT

CONGRESS having stcently amended the act
~ providing for the removal of the Red River
Raft, the advertisements heretofore inserted on
this subject have been Withdrawn, and the follow
ing substituted in their stead
REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFT.
Proposals will be received at the War Depart
ment until the first day of April next. for remov-
ing the distractions In Red River known as the
said river open and free from Obstruction BY RATS
for series Of one or more years, as follows, viz
Each bidder will propose to remove the said
raft and 70 Keep tHsIhaxigation free from ebstruc
on r. thereby for specified period. tor ihe a Of
which he proposes to complete the removal, tthe
said time not to be later than the first day of Jan
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 (provided the
Department be satisfed with his respoI 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. f53ets .N.st'
The contractor will BE- required to give his bond
for S 10000, with two good sufeties, each for the
cution of the contract. Each bidder will transmit
at the same time with his proposals, the names of
the persons whom he offers sureties, and q de-
ciaraton, signed by them, that they will sign his
bond as sureties as above mentioned; and also the
certificate of a district judge Of the United States
Tor the State in which he resides, that said securi
ties are respeStable citsens and that be considefs
them worth $40 900 over and above ali their debts
and liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall be complied with, si..
.ayfsf4 Trims of Payment.
OF the sum of S 100 900 appropriated for the
above objects, S SO. 008 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances as follows, to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that por.
tion Of the raft has been removed, the same shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department, and if it shall ppear that such is the
fact, the Department will pay such proportion
of the said of S 80 900 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 S SO, 600
will be paid in equal annual instalmehts. CORE
spending in number with the number of years
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 proposals
for portions of it will be considered.
s. The proposals. will be addressed to the under.
signed, marked on the envelope, proposals for:
removing Red River Raft sE $3.50 III
J. J. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Jan f-20td & 2tawtAprt .Sz.yf
& All papers which have published the former ad-
vertisements on this subject are hereby authorized
to publish this, and in additions the Gazette and
Democrat, of Little Rock. and the Telegraph, of
Washington, Arkansas, twenty times daily, and
then twice week until lst April. esu
Each paper advertising will send copy of the
paper containing the advertisement bl.H