Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-29
RED RIVER RAFT.

YINHE person TO whom the contract was awarde.
i under the former advertisement for proposal.
having failed TO give the bond with securities a.
required, proposals for the work again invited
follows:
Proposals will be received until the Goth day O.
next September for the removal of Instructions to
the navigation of Red River, QIouisIana) OCCASION
ed by the raft and for keeping the said navigation
free from the same for the longest period.
The amount Of these proposals united is not TO
exceed the sum OF $1,000
Each bidder will propose 10 remove said raft
thoroughly and 10 keep the navigation free from
obstruction thereby for specified period; specify
ing in his bid the time in which he proposes 10
complete the removal of the raft, the said time moi
TO be later Than the first day of June, 1855; and
also the number of years, counting from said re-
moval, during which time he binds himself to keer
the said navigation free from raft obstruction.
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for 100000, with two good surctes, each for the
sum of $4,000, conditioned for the faithful execu.
ton of the contract. Each bidder will transmit al
the same time with his proposals, the names Of the
persons whom he offers sureties and decara
ton signed 10y them that they will sign his bond as
SurctcS as above mentioned; and also the cerif
cate Of district Judge OF the United States for the
State in which he resides that said securities are
respectable citizens, and that he considers then,
worth $4,000 over and above all their debts and
liabilities No bid will be examined unless these
conditions shall be complied with.
Terms If Payment
OF the sum OF 100000 appropriated for the
above object, $4,000 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 same shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department and if il shall appcarthat sucn is tho
fact, the department will pay such proportion OF
the said sum of $4,000 the portion removed
shall bear to the entire raft, provided no pSriial
payment shall he made for less than one-tenth
part OF the whole work. The remaining $4,000
will Ice paid in equal annual mstalments cores
pondng in number with the number of years du-
ring which the contractor shall bind himself TO
keep the navigation open of which fact the de-
partment is 10 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 10 the under
signed marked on the envelope, Proposals for
removing Red River raft"
The War Department reserves 10 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
tonal lntelligenccr, Washington, ID, c.. Ctncn-
natI Gazette, Cincinnati, Ono; louisville Jour-
nal, louisville, KY; 81. Louis Republican, 81.
Douis Missouri; Shreveport Herald, Shreveport
Louisiana; New Orleans Commercial Bulletin;
New Orleans Bee; New Orleans Republican, Ga
zctte and Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas; Tel
egraph, Washington, Arkansas.
J. ]. ALBERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Isss" The time for receiving proposals under
the foregoing advertisement, is hereby extended
10 and including the 1st day Of next November.
By order; J. ]. ALBERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers
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