The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-30
RED RIVER RAFT.

vTvHE PERSON to whom the con ract was award
i ed under former advertisements for proposals.
having failed TO give the bond with sureies re-
quired, proposals for the work are again invited
as follows:
Proposals will be received until the Goth day oil
next September for the removal of distractions to
the navigation OF Red river (Louisiana) accustomed
by the raft, and for keeping the said navigation
free from the same for the longest period
The amount of these proposals united 10 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 let day Of June 1856
and also the number of years, counting from said
removal, during which time he binds hmself to
keep the said navigation free from raft obstruction.
The contractor will be required TO give his bond
Tor ~ ooO, With two good sureties. each for the
ton ofths Gontract Each bidder will transmit at
the came 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 S 10 900 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 $IOU,O0O appropriated for the
above object, S so 600 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 remov ed, the shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department; and if it shall appear that ouch
is the fact, the Department will pay such proper
ton ofth 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
$50, 900 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 is,
for the removal of the raft, and for keeping the
river open for specified period. No separate pro-
posals Tor 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
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, ID. c.; Cincin-
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. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers
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