Washington telegraph., 1853-03-16
RED RIVER RAFT.

4 NcNGkESS having recently araended the acc
~ providing for the removal Of the Red river
kait, the advertisements heretofore Inserted on
tins subject have been withdFa xn, and the follow
ins substituted IN their stead:
REMOv III OF RED RIVER RAFT
Proposals Will bs received at the War Depart-
meat untf the first Cay or April next for renlov-
ing the obsiruetoss IN Red river known as the
he'd river RAFT, ard keeping the navigation ot said
rNer open and free from obstruction by RATS Tor
a sefles Of one or more years, as follows viz:
Zach bidder will propose 10 remove the saiI
rait and to keep the navigation free from olstruc
ton thereby fUr q specified period for tie sum Of
SlUco0ui specifying III his bid the time within
winch he proposes 10 complete the removal ttbs
sald time not to be later than the III DAY OF Jan
uary, 1851 also the number OF wears fcou,tins,
from said REMOVAL during which hs binds himself
10 Keep the navigation OF the river free nom OBJ
stFucton lor the said sum; and the contract shall
be AWARDED 10 the bidder provided The cepart
ment be satisfied with his responsibility and with
the security offered by him) who shall propose 70
remove said raft and to keep the river Tree from
obstruction thereby ior the longest period OF time
ne contractor viii be required to give his bor,J
for $4,000, with two good sureties. each for n.
sum oi 10000, conditioned for the faithful execu
ton 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 I, de-
elaration, signed by them that they viii sign his
bond n surtties as above mentioned: and also tbs
cerlihcete Of district Judge of the United States
ior the STATE in which he resides that said securi
ties are responsible citizens. and that he considers
them worth $1,000 over and above all their debts
and liabilities. Nd bid will be examined uule.s
these conditions shall be complied with.
TERMS OF PAYMENT.
or the sum OF 100000 appropriated for the
above OBJECT, $4,000 shall be paid as the work
OF removing the Tait advances. as follows to wit:
whenever the contractor shall report that nor
ton oi the rat has been removed thr same Shall
De inspected by an officer appointed bv the War
department ana A II snail appear that such j. the
fact, the department will pav such y proportion
Of the said sum Of Sj0.0CO as the portion removed
shall bear to the entire raft provided 10 partial
payment snail be made ior less than onf-tenth
part ot the whole work. The remaining $4,000
VIII be PAID IN equal annual ustaimetts cores
pondIng ~ number with the number OF wears dur
lng which the contractor shall bind himself to
keep The navigation Open, of which fact the de-
partment S 70 be the sole iudEe
Each bid must be lor the whole work-,bat /,
for the removal of thu raft, and for keeping the
nver open Tor specified period. No separate,pro-
posals Tor portions OF It will be considered
The proposals will he addressed 10 tile under
signed, marked on the envelope, Proposals for
removing Red river raft
D. ,. ABERT, cofoHa
Corps Typographical Eng ,errs.
Jcnucry 3, 1853. I-llw.
All pa7ers which have published the former
adver'.-@ gents on this subject aTe hereby author
ized 70 publish this. and III addition the Gazette
4 Democrat, Of Little Rock. ani tile Telegraph,
Of Washington. Arkansas, twenty times daily. and
then twice week until Isl April.
Zach paper advertising will send COPY Of the
pareT containing the advertisement.