Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-28
RED RIVER RAFT

rINHE person to whom the contrast was swardes NJ,
i der former advertisements for proposals hsv.
ing failed to give the bond with suretes as required
proposals for the work are again invited "a follows.
Proposals will be rsreived until the Goth dsy n.
next September for the removal of obstruetirn. IN
the navigation Of Red river nouisians) oocssioned
10y the ra and for keeping the said navigation fre,
from the same for the longest period.
The amount of these proposals united il not 10 ex-
coed the sum of 100000
Each bidder will prorose 10 remove said raft.
0horoughly.) and TO keep the navigation free from
obstruction thereby for specified period spaifytp,
in his bid the time in which be proposes 10 CONFLICT.
the removal Of the raft the said tune not to later
than the LIST day of June 1855 aud also the number
of years. counting from said removal during which
time he binds himself to keep the said navigation
free from raft obstruction.
The contractor will he required TO give his bond
for $4,000, with two good surCties. each nr the sum
Of $4,000, conditioned for the faithful execution cf
the contract. Each bidder will transmit, a. the same
time with his proposals. the names nj the persons
whom he offers sureties. and declaration signed
by them that they will sign his bond sureties as
above mentioned and also thc certifCat. of district
judge of the United STATES for the State in which b.
resides that said securities respectable ctizers
and that he considers them worth $4,000 over ana
above all their debts and liabilities No bid will IL
examined unless these conditions shall be complied
with.
Trims Of Iuymsuf
OF the sum OF 100000 appropriated for the
above Object. $4,000 shall w paid the work Of
removing the raft sdvan,es, ~ folloWs-to Wit
Whenever the contractor sbal report that a por.
ton of the raft has been removed. thu same shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the Wsr
Department. and IL it shall appear that such is the
fact, the Department will pay such q proportion Of
the said sum Of $4,000 the portion removed shall
bear to the entire raft provided partisl payment
shall be made for less than one teuth part Of the
whole work. The remaining $50 600 will be paid
in equal annual instalmeuts corresponding In
number with the number of years during whih
the contractor shall hind himself TO keen the navi
CATION open, of which fact the Department il IN he
the sole Judge.
Each bid must he for the whole work-that is fot
the removal of the raft. and for keeping the rreI
oped for aspecied period. No separate proposal for
portions of it will To- considered.
The proposals viii be addressed to the undersigned,
marked on the envelope, "Proposas for removing
Red River Raft"
The War Department reserve. to itself the right
OF awarding the contract according TO its own
judgment of the most favorable hid ard the most
responsible bidder. J. J. ALERT.
Colonel Corps TopogI aphical Engineers.
The time for re'eivipg proposals under the tone
going advertisement is hereby extended tn and IN
Guiding the LIST day of next November.
BY order J.ADERT.
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
To be inserted in the Union. Intelligence. aud
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Louisville, Kentucky: Arkansas Democrat and Ga
Ictte and Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas; Cincn-
natl Gazette, Cincinnati Ohio: pittsburg Post Pitts
Delta, New Orleans, Louisiana; Appeal, Memphis,
Tennessee: Southwestern and Caddoiishstts ShreVs-
port Louisiana: Times, Louisville. Kentucky.
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