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

VNHE person to whom the contract was AWARDED un-
i der former advertisements for proposals hay
Ing failed to give the bond with sureties required
proposals for the work again invited follows:
Proposals will be received until the 10th day of
next September for the removal of Instructions to
the navigation of Red river (iouisiana) occ,sioned
by the raft and for keeping the said navigation free
from the same for the longest period.
The amount Of these proposals united is not to ex-
coed the sum of $i00.0G0
Each bidder viii propose to remove ssi raft,
thoroughly. and to keep the navigation free frDul
obstruction thereby for specified period; spcrf,n
in his bid the time in which he proposes to complete
the removal Of the raft. the said time later
than the 1st day ofJune 1855: and also the number
Of years, counting from sail removal, during " hch
time he binds himself to keep the said navigation
Fl, q from raft obstruction.
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for S2000 with two good sureties. each tor the sum
of 10000. conditioned for the faithful execution of
the contract Each bidder viii transmit, at the sane
time with his proposals, The names OF the persons
whom he offers surctics AMI declaration signed
by them that they will sign his bod as suretcS
above nentiCned and also the certificate OF Iii :rict
juGge of the United States for The State in which lie
resides, that said securities Respectable citizens
ami that IN, considers them worth Slo,0OO over a.d
above all th"ir debts and liabilities. No bid will lie
examined unless these conditions shall be complied
with.
Trms of r1ynent.
Of the sum of 100000 appropriatal for the
above object $4,000 shall he raid a. tLe WORT Of
removing the raft advances, as fnliows-to Wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that 4 por
ton of the raft has been removed, the same shall
be IN -pectrl - an officer appointed by TIE War
Department.; and if it shall appear that such i;
fact, the Department will pay such n proportion OF
the said sum Of $4,000 a. the portion Removed shall
bear to the entire raft pro! ded no partial payment
shall he made for less than tenth part Of the
whole work. The remaining $50 UU0 will IL. paid
i'll equal annual instai meats cores ponring In
number with the number of years during which
tn contractor shall bind himself to keep the navi-
pf Viii tho
thcsole judge.
Each bid must be for the whole work--that is, for
the removal Of the raft and for keeping the river
oped for aspccifed period. No separate proposal for
portions of it will be considered.
The proposals will be addressed to the undersigned.
marked on the envelope, ''IrnIo>als for removing
Red River Raft"
The War Department reservcs to it=eif the right
Of awarding the contract according to its own
jud ,ncnt of the most favorable hid and the most
responsible bidder il ALERT.
Colonel Corps Topogra phical Engineers
The time for receiving proposals under the fore
going advertisement is hereby extended to and in
Guiding the lSt day of next November.
BY order J.J.ABERT
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers
To 10 inserted in the Union. Intelligenc.r, and
Evening Star. Washington ID. c. Red River Repul-
lican, Alexandria, Louisiana: Louisville Democrat
Louisville, Kentucky: Arkansas Democrat and Ga
zette and Democrat, Little Rock. Arkansas; Cinrn
natl Gazette, Cincinnati Ohio; Pittsburg Post, Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania; Louisiana Courier and Daily
Delta, New Orleans Louisiana: Appeal, Memphis
port, Louisiana; Times Louisville. Kentucky.
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