Washington telegraph., 1853-09-14
RED RIVER RAFT.

rJ,HE PERSON TO whom the contract W
l. awarded under iofmer Advertisements iof
/ proposals. having failed TO give the bond with
sureiics a. required proposals for the woiki aIa
! egnlt invited as follows
I,rOposais will be Received until the goth
day Of neXi September nr The removal Of ohs,fnes
tioas Ia the navigation OF Red river louisiana
oceasionei by the falt, aud for keeping the said
navigation free ifon tho same for the longest
period
The amount Of ibose proposals united Is not 10
eSeeed the suin OF slGa000,
Earh bidder will propose 20 remove ssil raft
Thoroughly aud 10 keep u e navigation free from
obstruction thereby fora specified period specify.
Ing in his bid the time in which he proposes 10
complete the removal oi the raft, the said time not
10 be later than the lsi day OF JUNE lkah and alsp
the number of years, counting liam said removal,
during which time he binds himselfi 10 keep the
sald navigation free lram rat obstruction,
The contractor will be required To give hs bond
iur s2011O with two good sureiios, each ior the
sum pl sl0dna conditioned ior the faithful eNeea-
iloh OF the contract Each bidder will transmit,
at the saue time with bis proposals the names OF
the fcfsans whom he oilers a. suTeties, aud de.
elaiaiion signed by them tina, thsy will sgn his
bond ms snreiies ne alate mrnliuHrdi and Hlfo the
certificate oi distinct iadee Of tho United States
ior the State in which be resides that said secaf
ilies ave responsible citizens and that he rahsidefs
them worth sluuan oset and above all then dehls
aud liabilities NJ hid Will Ne examined unIezs
ihesr conditions shall be complied with.
TERMS OF PAYMENT.
ui the sum o sludn0u appropriated for tho
ahofc object. siHhHl shall bc phid e the work
Vi removing the fali adtaueeg, a. l1llawn--io wit
Whenever the contractor shall fepoit that pof-
lion Of the iaii has leen removed, the famr shall
be inspected by an otlisrf appointed by the War
Department end il it slull appear iAat aeh is the
TACT The polaiiuIsni viii pay sHel, pmpaTiuu ol
The saia sum al elnaal as the portion removed
shall beat IA the euiiTn iaIi, provided partial
palmeut tlall lie madr isf les than nne-igAth
pafi ui the Whole work. Tie remaining s50.no0
viii he paid IN equal annual iusiaaeuls eofIts.
paHdile IA HuHiunf with the numlotnf yealt daf-
ing Wheh tie contractor shall bind himself 10
kerp the uatWiian uneui nl which iact tile De-
raIimea Is 10 be The sole iulgr
Each lid mHt be loI the Whog woLL.;lai j.,
iaf Tie Iemusa Il the fali, and tot eTfping the
rtsr oieu lar a Specified prfal, No separate
pfalnsals .of pJiiIals ai it sill h considered.
The puppasals val be aadlcssed la the uuder-
sieacd, marked On the envelope, "ltupasals lur
removing Rel HIttI gaa.a
The War Department fesears 10 itself ihc
night Of awarding iae roniust areauliHg ia iis
own Judgment OF ile most favorable lid AMI the
musi IespoHshs bidder
10 bs Inherited Ia tie uliaa, Republic. an,l IA.
lianai lni"iIgflaef, II atHlugiHa, j.. O. tineii-
mi Gazuils Cincinnati. Ohm l.ouiskil,e journal,
l11ustil'r, kenIaHby. 81 LOUIS RepshIiHan, s.
lauis. Ni.sann. Shreveport liefad, Shreveport,
laaisiaHa New Oiieans Commercial Bulletin,
New uIioaus Bee NsN uduauz Republican, Ga-
zeIic sal Democrat. Little Rock, AIksnsas, Tel
esmph. Washington, AIkanaas
!. J. ALERT. calaaA eerp,
IhIa.ztaalsal EaFlaoas.
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