Washington telegraph., 1853-03-09
RED RIVER RAFT,

NONGRESS having recently 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this subject have been withdrawn and the follow
ins substituted in their steuda
REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFT.
Proposals will be received at tie War Depart-
ment until the first dzy of April next, for renoy-
ing the distractions in Red river. known as the
Red river Raft, and ..eeFng tine navigation Of said
river open and free NOM obstruction by FaNs .or
sefIes Of one OF more years, as follows, viz:
Each bidder viii propose to remove the said
raft and to keep the navigation free from obstruc
ton thereby for specified per.ei for the sum of
100000; specifying in his BID the time within
which he proposes 70 complete the removal THE
said time not 10 be later than the ist day of jan
uary, 1861 as also the number OF years counting
from said removail during which lie binds himself
70 keep the navigation % the river free from OBJ
structon for the said sum; and the contract shall
be awarded to the bidder provided the DEPART
ment be satisfied with MS responsibility and with
the security offered by HIM who shall propose 10
remove said RAFT and to keep the river Tree from
obstruction thereby for the longest period OF time
The contractor will be required 10 give his bond
for $4,000, with two good sureties. each for the
sum Of 10000, conditioned for the faithful cxecu-
ton OF the contract. Each bidder will transmit,
at the same time with his proposals, the names Of
the persons whom he offers suretes, and de-
claraton, signed by them, that they will sign his
bond as sureties above mentioned; and also the
certificate of district judge of the United States
or the State il which ne resides, that sad securi-
ties responsible citizens. and that he considers
them worth $4,000 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 tin.
ABOVE ooiect, S3O,OoO snail be paid as the work
OF removing the raft advances as follows. to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that por-
ton \ the rait has been removed, the same shall
be Inspected by am officer appointed by the War
Department and Il II shall appear that such is the
fact the department will pay such proportion
OF the said sum OF SJo0 00C Is the portion removed
shall bear to tar entire raft provided no partial
payment shall be made for less than one-ten.h
part of the whole work. The remaining SJOU00
will be paid in equal annual instalment,. cores
pondlng n number with The number Of years ssIr-
lns which the contractor shall bind himself 10
Keep the navigation open, Of which TACT the de-
partment Is TO he 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 ior specified period. No separate pro-
posals fer portions Of it viii be considered
The proposals viii lie addressed to the under
signed marked On the envelope, Proposals ior
removing Red river raitn
,. J. ALERT, Cof9nd
Corps Typographical Enginerrs.
January :, 1883. 5-llw.
All papers which have published the former
advertisements this subject are hereby author
lied to publish this. and in addition, the Gazette
x Democrat, ol Little Rock, and the Telegraph,
oi Washington. Arkansas twenty times daily, and
then twice q week until IT. April
Each paper advertising Will send a copy Of the
paper containing the advertisement