The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-07

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GONGRE8S having recently Auended the act
~ psoStdfng for the renDva1nff{ hs Red River
kaft, the advertisements heFetQEnf4 inserted on
this subject have been vithdrawn.land the follow
ing substituted in their stead. f.N 49, asf.
REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFT.
Proposals. viii be received at the War Depart
meut, until the first day Of April next for rer1ov
ing the distractions in Red River known as the
Red River Raft, and keeping the navigation of
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 the navigation free from obstruc-
ton thereby for specified period, fer the sum of
$lO0,O 600; 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, 1862 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 satisfied with his respot sibilitv
and with the security offered by him) who shalt
propose to remove said raft and to keep the river
free from obstruction thereby for the longest period
of time. -
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for $4,000. with two good suretes 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 sureties, and a de-
claration, signed by them, that they will Sign his
bond as sureties above mentioned; and also the
certificate off district judge of the United States
for the State in which he resides, that-eaid secure
ties respectable citizens, and that he considers
them worth $lO0 900 over and above all their debts
and liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall be complied with.
Terms Of 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 came shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department, and if it shall appear that such is the
TACT, the Department will pay such proportion
of the said sum of s $4,000 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 8 10000
will be paid in equal annual instalments CORE
spending in number with the number of wears
during which the contractor shall bind himself to
Keep the navigation open, of which fact the De-
partmentis 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 il will be considered
The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, esProposals for
removing Red River Raft
j. j. ALBERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Jan 7-20td &2tawtApr1
All papers which have published the former adj
vertisemens 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 LIST April
Each paper advertising will send copy of the
paper containing the advertisement.