The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-29
RED RIVER RAFT

TIME PERSON to whom the con ract award
Il cd under former advertisements for proposals
having failed 10 give the bond with sureties as re-
quired, proposals for the work are again invited
as follows
Proposals will be received until the Goth day of
next September for the removal Of distractions to
the navigation OF Red river (Louisiana) occasioned
by the raft. and for keeping the said navigation
free from the same for the longest period.
The amount of these proposals united ia not to
exceed the sum of 100000.
Each bidder will propose to remove said raft,
Thoroughly, and to keep the navigation free
from obstruction thereby for specified period;
specifying in his bid the time in which he propo-
SEES to complete the removal of the raft, the said
time not to be later than the lat day Of June, 1866;
and also the number of years, counting from said
removal, during which time he binds himself to
keep the said navigation freef from raft obstruction
The contractor will be required TO give his bond
for 800 900, with two good sureties, each for the
sum of 900, conditioned for the faithful execu
ton of the contract. Each bidder will transmit, at
the time with his proposals. the names of the
persona whom he offers as surcties and deciara-
ton signed by them thatthey will sign his bond as
sureties above mentioned; and also the certif-
cate of district Judge of the United States for the
State in which he resides, that said securities
respectable citizens, and that he considers them
worth lO, 900 over and above all their debts and
liabilities. No bid will be examined unless these
conditions shall be complied with. sa IstF.
7e9 pp Terms Of payment. a- asei4
OF the sum of 100000 appropriated for the
above object, S 30 900 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, as foows-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 it shall appear that such
is the fact the Department will pay such proper
ton of the said sum of $4,000 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
$4,000 will be 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 ia,
for the removal of the raft, and for keeping the
river open for specified period. No separate pro-
posaIs 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" na6G Ae
The War Department reserves to itself the right
of awarding the contract according to it's own
Judgment Of the most favorable bid and the most
responsible bidder
To be inserted in the Union, Republic, and Ma
tional Inteligencer, Washington, D. c.; Cincn-
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
and Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas; Telegraph,
Washington, Arkansas. J. ABERI, rs
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
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