The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-19

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/ CoNGREss having recpntly amended tie acI
snaft, the advertisements heretofore inserted on
This subject havs been xitsdvAwn ,Asd the follow
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Proposal: viii be recsiysd y tas VIZ Dspars-
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Red River Rah, AID ksepdhg rho navigation Of
sid river ecen and free froih tidn By RATS
for series Of one or more years, follows, Wis
Each bidder viii psopsse TO- REMOVE the said
ton tbefeB3 fof ppsciAed period, for the SUM Of
S lOO, geo; specifying ia his bid the time within
which he proposes to complete the Removal. {the
said time not to be later than the first day Of Jaa-
ing from said lremovaI) during which he binds
himself to keep the navigation of the river free
from obstruction for the said sum; and the con-
tract shall be awardedto the bidder (provided the
Department be satisfied with his responsibility
and with the sectitity offered by him) who shall
propose to remove said raft and to keep the FLYER
free from obstruction thereby for the longest period
Of time. &
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for $4,000, with two g5od suretiesS each for the
sum of s $4,000, conditioned for the faithful exc.
cution Of the contract. Each bidder will transmit
at the same time With his proposals, the names of
the persons whom he offers az sureties, and de-
caration, signed by them, that they will sign his
bond sdreties above mentioned; and also the
certificate of a district judge 6f the .Bnted States
Tor the State in which he resides, that said seGuri.
ties respectable citizens and that be 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. iea3a
Terms Of Payment. srF 4
or the sum OF s 100000 appropriated for the
above object, $50, 900 shalt 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 removed, the same shall
be suspected by an officer appointed by the W. ar
Department, and if it shall appear that stch il the
fact, the Department will pay such proportion
of the said sum of $4,000 as the portion removed
shall bear to the entire raft, provided partial
payment shall be made for less than one-tenth
part of the whole work. The remaining 8 SO, 900
spending in number with the number of years
during which the contractor shall bind himself to
keep the navigation open. of which fact the De-
partmentis 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 proposals
for 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 g
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Jan 7-20td & 2tawtAprI
: All papers which have published the former ad !.
vertsements on this subject are hereby authorized
to publish this, and in addition, the Gazette and
Democrat, of Little Rock, and the Telegraph, Of.
Washington, Arkansas, twenty times daily, and
then twice week until LIST April.
Each paper advertising will send copy of the
paper containing the advertisement.
PROPOSALS FOR TIMBER. &C.. FOR