The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-05
HE'D RIVER RArr.

hED RrvER RAFT.
GtONGRESS having recently amended the act
~ providing for The removal Of the Red River
kaff, the advertisements heretofore inserted on
this subject have been withdrawn, and the follow
ing substituted In their stead.
REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFT.
Proposals. will be received at the War Depart
ment until the first day Of April next. for renov-
ing the ohstructions in Red River known as the
Red River Raft, and keeping the navigation of
said river open and free from obstruction by RATS
for series of one more years, as follows, viz
Each bidder will propose to remove the said
raft and keep the navigation free from ebstruc-
ton thereby for specified period, fer the sum of
800, 900; specifying in his bid the time within
which he proposes to complete the removal, 1.-THE
said time not to be later than the first day OF Jan.
vary asSs -, as also The number Of years tcoun.
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
Department be satisfied 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.
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for 5 10000, with two good sureties, each for the
sum of 10000, 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 as sureties, and a de-
otipu ny tu6ul, tudt tuey VIII sign dis
bond as suretes as above mentioned; and also the
certificate Of district judge of the United States
Tor the State in which he resides that said secure
ties are respectable citizens. and that be considers
and liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall be complied with.
Trims Of Pigment.
Of the sum of 500, 900 appropriated for the.
above object, 1000 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, as follows to wit:
Whenevar he ctr oil hat,
ton of the raft has been removed, the 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 so 900 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 $4,000
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.
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
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Jan 7-20td & 2tawtApr1
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 lst April.
Each paper advertising will send copy of the
paper containing the advertisement.
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