Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-26
RED RIVER RAFT

THE person {" whom ID" contract awarded IN
L der former Advertisement. fer proposals h.y.
In. failed to girc the bond with srretles IS rlurqs
proposals fnr the work ain in,isl as follows
Proposals Ti, tc received until the 2oth dry Of
ne At September for te REMOVAL of obstIut ians 10
thu navigation of Rel river (Louisisra) u,rss,onr
by the ra aud for keeping the said uavig sticn flea
from the same for the longest period.
Tue amount ri thes. roicsas united IL net TO ex
, rsed the sum of Slooo0o.
Each bidder will proIcse to remove said raft,
ttb"ronShiy) aud 70 keep Che nsyi-ation free from
Obstruction thereby Tor snrcited period sle,ifriny
in his bill the time in which lee proposes t. completes
the removal Of the raft the said time got 10 e later
than the LIST dsy ofJune 1854: and also the numtr
of yesrs counting from ri removal. during wi,ch
time ne binds himself tp heep the said nsvi-stion
ire In m raft obstruction.
The contractor will bc required tn give his bond
for 10000, with two good suetics. each for the sum
of $4,000, conditioned for tire fsiihful ek., {
the contract. Each bidder will transmit vt the .,me
time with his proposals IT, names of the persnss
whcm h" offers ~ surscs and declaration signed
ty them that they will sign his bod s,iretie- rs
above mentioned: end also the certificate Of district
iud:e Of the United St,t-s FIR the State in which hs
resides that said sccurit os respectfully citizens
and that he copsi'iers them WORTH Saeoa oTpr and
.bove AL th,ir debts and abilitrs. 40 bid will he
examined unless these conditions sh Ill he complied
with.
TERMS oC iay,aepf
OF the sum Of sloo.etG approrristst for the
above object, 10000 shall lie paid rs III. work #
Whenever the contractor hall report ihst Ir''.
ton of the raft has Been removed. the same shall
be- inspected ny Officer s,Jrintpi h, the War
Department; and if IT shall syTc-r that such is The
fact, the Department viii rsv ouch n yrv.p.rt"D II
the said sum cf $4,000 The portion vi shall
bar 10 the entire rstt, pros ,icI Trrti paYmnut
shalt he male for less ihan tenth jPrt Of the
whole work. tn" rrmainipg so Gao will b. p-d
in equal annual instslJ.pnfS corresponding IN
number with the number of years dunn. w;...h
the contractor shall bird hperlt t,rp the IrarI-
CATION pen, Of which fact tie department is t. ne
thesol- Judge.
zach BID must bc for thc whole wnrk-that H. tor
the removal IF the raft ami f.; kcrling the river
oped for specified period. No seYarat" proposal tor
rorticus Of il will ~ considered
The proposals wi:l be sddrrScd IN the undersigned,
marked on the envelope, "rr"posals ipI Irmcyiug
Red River Raft"
The War Department reserve: e. self the right
II awarding the contract according To it, cwn
judgment Of the mot favorable hid and the mos:
responsible bidder. - Aren't
Co''nel Corps Typographical Engineers
The time for ~ EWING proposals uGl,r The inie-
gnin- advertisement D. hereby rAteod,i {" aIi ih-
GUIDING lae LIST day Of rex! November.
BY order II aRKRT.
Cclnuel CORPS Typographical In .inas,s
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z"tt" and Democrat. Little Tcck, Arhsnsas: Cin,ia-
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