Washington telegraph., 1853-09-07
RED RIVER RAFT.

THE PERSON to whom the contract wa,
- awarded naher former advertisements for
proposals, having failed to give the bond with
suretes as required. proposals for the work, are
again invited as follows -
Proposals will be received until the Goth
day of next September for the removal of oostruc-
hons to the navIga ion of Red river Iouisianal
oceasionedb by the rait, and for keeping the said
navigation free from the same for the longest
period
The amount Of these proposals united i not 70
exceed the sum OF 100000.
Each bidder will propose to remove said raft
Thoroughly and to keep tt navigation free from
obstruction thereby for specified period; specify
Ing in his bid the time in which he proposes to
complete the removal Of the raft the said time not
to be later than the LIST day of June 1856 and also
the number Of years, counting from said removal,
during which time he binds himself to keep the
said navigation free from raft obstruction.
The contractor will be required to give his bond
Tor $4,000 with two good sureties each for the
sum OF $4,000, conditioned for the faithful execu-
ton Of the contract Each bidder will transmit
at the same time with his proposals the names OF
the persons whom he offers as sureties and 4 de-
clarafIon signed by them that they will sign his
bond as sureties ms above mentioned: and also the
certlhcate of district Judge OF the United States
ior the State In which he resides that said secur-
ites are 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,
y &c. TERMS OF PAYMENT.
Of the sum OF 100000 appropriated for the
above otgect sJ0Gl0 shall be paid as tie work
ef removing the-ratt advances. az foilowa-to wit:
whenever the contractor shall report that por-
ton oil the Iait has been removed. the same shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department; and If it shall appear that such l. the
fact, the Department will pay such proportion of
the SAID sarl Of S5o,000 the portion removed
shall bear to the entire raft provided no partial
payment shall be made for less than one-tenih
part Of the whole work. The remaining $50 600
will be paid in equal ANIMAL instalments CORES
pondirg in number with the number of years dur
ing which the contractor shall bind himself to
keep the navigation open, Of which fact the De
paftment is TO be the sole Judge.
Each bid must be for the whole work-that is.
for the removal Of the raft, and Tor keeping the
rIver open for specified period. No separate
proposals for portions of it will be considered
The proposals will be addressed b 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 its
own judgment of the most favorable bid and the
most responsible bidder
To be inserted in the Union. Republic. and Ma
tlonal lntel!igencer, Washington, d. 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: Ca
zette and Democrat. Little Rock, Arkansas, Tel
egraph, Washington. Arkansas.
J. J. ALERT. Cnloai Corps
Typographical Engineers
.7ugHst 3, 1853. 3I-20Sep.