The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-03
REDRIvrR RAFr..

IHONGRE6S having fecently amended the act
~ providing for the removal Of the Red River
this subject have been withdrawn, and the follow
ing substituted in their stead. q
REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFT
Proposals. will be received at the War Depart
ment until the hrst day Of April next. for reinov
Ing the distractions Ia Red River known al the
said river open and free from Obstruction 81 RATS
Tor series OF one OF more years, az foAows, viz:
Each bidder will propose to remove the said
raft and 70 keep the navigation free from obstruc-
100 900; specifying in bis bid the time within
which ne proposes to complete the removal, (the
said time not to be later than the first day of JAM
uary, 1861 as also the number of years count
ing from said remoyaD during which be binds
himself to keep the navigation of the river free
ftom obstruction for the said sum; and the con-
tract shall be awarded to the bidder (provided the
Department be satisfied with his responsibility
propose to remove said raft and to keep the river
free from obstruction thereby for the
| of time.
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for $4,000, 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 as sureties as above mentioned; and also the
certificate of district Judge of the United States
for the State in which he resides that said secure
ties respectable citizens and that he considers
them worth S 900 over and above all their debts
| and liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall be complied with
Terms of PIGMENT
OF the sum of S LOG, 600 appropriated for the
above object, S So 900 shall be paid as the work
of removing thera advances, as follows, to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that a por-
ton of the raft has been removed, the same shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department, and if it shall appear that such ia the
fact, the Department will pay such proportion
of the said sum of S 600 the portion removed
shall bear to the entire raft, provided no partial
payment shall be made for less than one-tenth
1 part ofthe whole work. The remaining SIS 600
will be paid in equal annual instalments corre-
/ 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 s 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.
The proposals will be addressed to the under.
| signed, marked on the envelope, proposals for
! removing Red River Raft ss
]. j. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Jan 7-20td&2tawtAprl
All papers which have published the former ad
refreshments this subject 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 LIST April.
Each paper advertising will send copy OF the
paper containing the advertisement.