The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-21
RED RIVER RAFT.

HONGRESS having recently amended the 2: act
~ providing for the removal OF the Ked River
Raft, the advertisements heretofore inserted on
this subject have been Withdrawn, and the IoiioW-
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 remoy-
ing the distractions 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 or more years, as follows, VIZ
Each bidder will propose to remove the said
raft and to keep the navigation free from obstruc
S 100000; specifying in his bid the time within
which be proposes to complete the removal, (the
said time not to be later than the fret day of jan
uary, 1859 as also the number of years count
ing from said removaD during which he 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
Department be satisfed with his respors ibility
and with the security offered by hin) 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 $4,000, 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 sureties, aud de-
claraton, signed by them, that they will sign his
bond as sureties as above. mentioned and also the
for the State in which he resides that said securi-
ties respectable citizens, and that be 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, S 200 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, as follows to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that por-
ton of the raft has been removed, the same 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 0000 as the portion removed
payment shall be made for lees than one-tenth
part of the whole work The remaining S so 900
will be paid in equal annual instaments CORE
spending in number with the number of wear
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 ping the river
open for specified period No separate proposals.
for portions of it will be considered.
The proposals will be addressed to tse under
signed, marked on the envelope, ssProposals for
removing Red River Raft %
j. ]. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers
Z Jan 7-20td s. 2tawtApr1
All papers which have published the former adj
vertisements 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 LIST April
Each paper advertising will send a copy of the
paper containing the advertisement. -
PHILADELPHIA AGAINST THE WORLD
For Elegant and Cheap Magazines.
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