Washington sentinel., 1853-10-13
RED RIVER RAFT.

FtNHE person To whom the contract was awardes
IL under the former advertisement for proposals
having failed TO give the bond with securities as
required, proposals for the work again invited
as follows:
Proposals will be received until the Goth day o
next September for the removal Of obstructions &c
the navigation of Red River, (LouisIana) 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
thoroughly and To keep the 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
10 be later than the first day OF June, 1856; and
also the number of years, counting from said re-
moval, during which time he binds himself to keen
the said navigation free from raft obstruction
The contractor viii be required 10 give his bond
for 100000, with two good surctes, each for the
sum Of $4,000, 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 sureties and decara.
tion signed by them that they will sign his bond as
sureiies above mentioned; and also the certf
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 then,
worth 900 over and above all their debts and
Liabilities. No bid will be examined unless these
conditions shall he complied with.
Terms of Payment.
Oi 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 por-
tion of the raft has been removed the same slal
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department. and if il shall appearthat sucn is the
fact. the department will pay such proportion OF
the said sum of $50,0D0 the portion removed
shall bear TO the entire raft provided no pSrtal
payment shall be made for less than one.tentb
part of the whole work. The remaining $4,000
will be paid in equal annual nstalments cores
ponding in number with the number OF years du-
ring which the contractor shall bind himself 10
keep the navigation open, of which fact the de-
partment is 10 be the sole Judge.
Each bid must he for the whole work-that H.
for the 6moval Of the raft, and for keeping the
river open for n specified period. No separate
proposals for portions Of il will be considered
The proposals will bo addressed TO The under
signed, marked on the envelope, Proposals for
removing Red River raft"
The War Department reserves 10 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
tional lntelgencer, Washington, ID. O.; Ctncin-
natl Gazette Cincinnati, Ohio; Louisville Jour
nal, Louisville, Ky; St, Louis Republican, ST.
Douis, Missouri; Shreveport Herald. Shreveport.
Louisiana; New Orleans Commercial Bulletin
New Orleans Bee /; New Orleans Republican Ca
Zetie and Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas; Tel
egraph, Washington, Arkansas.
il. ALBERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
GsS- The time forreceiving proposals under
the foregoing advertisement, is hereby extended
10 and including the Isl day OF next November.
BY order: J. ]. ALERT,
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