Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-28
RED RIVER RAFT

T'HE person TO whom the contract as awarded I'M
l der former advertisements for proposals hav-
Dg failed to give the bond with surees required.
proposals. for the work again invited as follows
Proposals will be received until the 10Th day of
next September for the removal Of distractions to
the navigation of Red river (Louisiana) oceasioned
by the raft, and for keeping the said navigation free
from the for the longest period.
The amount of these proposals united is not to
coed the SUN of 100000.
Each bidder will propose to remove said raft,
thoroughly and to keep the navigation free frou
obstruction thereby for specified period specifying
IN his bib the time in which he proposes to complete
the removal of the raft the said time not to he later
than the LIST day OF une 1885, and also the number
of years, counting from sail removal, during which
time he binds himself to keep the said navigation
free from raft obstruction.
The contractor will he required to give his bond
for $4,000 with two good sureties each for the
of 10000 conditioned for the faithful execution of
the contract. Each bidder will transmit the same
trm with his proposals, the names of the persons
whom he offers a. sureties, and a declaration signed
10y them that they will sign his bopd As sureties
above mentioned; and also the certificate ola district
Judge of the United States for the State in which he
resides. that said securities are respectable citizens
and that h. considers them worth SIC, 600 over and
above all their debts and liabilities. No bid will be
examined unless these conditions shall be complied
with.
Trims Of I1yntnt
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
ton of the raft has been removed, the same shall
be inspected BY an officer appointed by the War
department.; and If it shall appear that such is the
fact, the Department will pay such proportion of
the said sum Of $4,000 the portion removed shall
bear TO the entire raft, provided partial payment
snail be made for less than one tenth part of the
whole work. The remaining $50 0G0 will he paid
IN equal annual instruments CORES bonding In
number with the number of years during which
The contractor shall bind himself to keep the navi
cation open, of which fact the Department is be
The sole Judge.
Each bid Elust be for the whole work-that is for
Tn" removal Of the raft, and for Keeping the river
"Ptd Tor specified period. No separate proposal for
portions Of it will he considered.
The proposals will te addressed TO the undersigned
marked on the envelope, "Proposais for removing
Red River Raft
The War Department reserves 10 itself the right
OF awarding the contract sccording to its own
judgment Nf the most favorable bid and the most
responsible bidder. J.J. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
The time for receiving proposals under the fore
going advertisement is hereby extended to and in
Guiding the lst day of next November.
BY order JJ ALERT.
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
10 he inserted in the Union Inteigencsr an,!
Evening Star, Washington, d. G.: Rcd River Repub-
LOUISVILLE. Kentucky; Arkansas Democrat and Ga
zette and Democrat, Little Rock Arkansas; Cincin.
nah dazette, Cincinnati Ohio Pittsburs Post Pitts
burg: Pennsy lyania; Louisiana Courier and Daily
D+Its, New Orleans, louisiana: AppeaI Nemnbis
tennessee southwestern and Caldo iazette Sbrevc.
pert, LOUISIANA: Times, Louisville. Kentucky
Sep 27-dtlNoy