Washington sentinel., 1853-10-14
REDRIVER RAFT.

FVNHE person TO whom the contract was awardes
i under the former advertisement for proposal.
having failed TO give the bond with securities a,
required proposals for the work ere again invited
follows:
Proposals will be received until the Goth day o
next September for the removal Of Instructions te
the navigation of Red River, (Lonislana) 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 tc
exceed the sum of 100000.
Each bidder will propose TO remove said raft
uhoroughly) and TO keep the navigation free from
obstruction thereby for specified period specify
ing in his bid the time in which he proposes tc
complete the removal ofthc raft the said time not
TO be later than the first day of June, 1855; ant
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 1000 conditioned for the faithful execu
ton of the contract. Each bidder will transmit a,
the same time with his proposals, the names of the
persons whom he offers as sureties and decara
ton signed by them that they will sign his bond as
sureties as above mentioned; and also the certif
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 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 the
above object 900 shall be paid as the work OF
removing the raft advances as follows 10 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 il il shall appear that sucn is the
fact, the department will pay such proportion OF
the said sum OF S50.0U0 the portion removed
shall bear TO the entire raft, provided no pSrtal
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part ofthe whole work The remaining $4,000
will be paid in equal annual instalments cores
ponding in number with the number of wears 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 il 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 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 Intelligenccr Washington, ID. c.; Ctncin-
natl Gazette, Cincinnati, Ohio; Louisville Jour
nal Louisville, Ky.; ST. Louis Republican, st.
Dous, Missouri Shreveport Herald, Shreveport,
Louisiana; New Orleans Commercial Bulletin
New Orleans Bee; New Orleans Republican, Ga
zctte and Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas; Tel
cgraph, Washington, Arkansas.
]. ]. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
ES- The time forreceiving proposals under
the foregoing advertisement, is hereby extended
to and including the lst day Of next November.
BY order: J. j. ALBERT,
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