The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-05

RED nIviER RABT,
soNGREas haxiag secsptly :msadsd hs acs
~ proyidirg fogr tlR removal 81 the Red River
this subject have beon Wiehdsaw and the follow.
ing substituted in their atead.
REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFT.
Proposals will be recsiyed At The war Depart
nent until the irst day Of ApEi! next. for reu,ov-
ing the obstructi0nr e Red River known as the
Red River Raf, and Keeping the navigation Of
said river open and FREQ from Obstruction by RATS
for aseries Of ono more years, a. follows, viz:
Each bidder will propose to remove the said
raft and to keep the navigation free from obstruc
3 I00, ESQ; specifying in his bid the time within
which he proposes to complete the removal, (the
said time not to be later than the FIRST day of Jan
uary, 1862 as also The number Of years count
ing from said removal) during which be binds
himself to keep the navigation Of the river free
from obstruction for the said sum; and the con.
tract shall be awarded to the bidder provided the
Depar tment be sAtis6ed with his responsibility
and with the security offered by him) who shall
propose to remove said raft and to keep the river
free from obstruction thereby for the longest period
of time. ~
s The contractor will be required to give his bond
U IF COM for the fitS
cution 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 de-
claration signed by them, that they will sign his
bond sureties as above mentioned; and also the
certificate of district judge of the United States
for the State in which he resides that said securi-
ties respectable citizens, and that he considers
them worth s 900 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 100000 appropriated for the
above object, $4,000 shall be paid az the work
of removing the raft advances, follows, to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that por-
tion of the raft has been removed, the same shall
be inspected BY an officer appointed BY the War
Department, and ii 1t shall appear that such is the
fact, the Department will pay snch proportion
of the said sum of S 900 as the portion removed
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 eco
will be paid in equal annual instalments corre-
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-
partment is to be the sole Judge. e-
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, tsProposals for
removing Red River Raft"
J. J. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Jan 7-20td &2tawtAprl
All papers which have published the former adj
yertsements on this subject are hereby authorised
to publish this, and in addition, the Gazette and
Democrat, Of Little Rock. and the Telegraph, of
then twice week, until lst April
Each paper advertising will send copy of the
paper containing the advertisement