Washington sentinel., 1853-10-09
RED RIVER RAFT.

INHE person TO whom the contract was awardes
Il under the former advertisement for proposals
having failed TO give the bond with securities as
required, proposals for the work again invited
as follows:
Proposals will be received until the Goth day of
next September for the removal of obstructons TO
the navigation of Red River, U.ouisIana) occasion
ed 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
exceed the sum Of 100000.
Each bidder will propose 10 remove said raft,
thoroughly and 10 keep the navigation free from
obstruction thereby for a specified period; specify
ing in his bid the time in which he PROPOSES 10
complete the removal of the raft the said time not
TO be later than the first day of June, 1855 and
also the number of years counting from said re-
moval, during which time he binds himself TO keen
the said navigation free from raft obstruction
The contractor will be required to give his bond
tor S2O.OOO, with two good surcties, each for the
of SO ,000 conditioned for the faithful exccu-
ton of the contract. Each bidder will transmit at
the same time with his proposals, the names of the
persons whom he offers sureties, and declara-
ton signed by them that they will sign his bond as
surcties as above mentioned; and also the certif-
cate OF district Judge of the United States for the
state III which he resides, that said securities are
| respectable citizens, and that he considers them
| worth $4,000 over and above all their debts and
| Liabilities. No bid will be examined unless these
| conditions shall be complied with
| Terms Of PAYMENT.
Oi the sum of 100000 appropriated for The
above object, $4,000 shall be paid as the work Of
removing the raft advances follows, to wit !:
| Whenever the contractor shall report that a Dor.
ton OF the raft has been removed the same shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department and if il shall appear that sucn is the
| fact, the department will pay such proportion of
| the SAID sum OF S50,000 as the portion removed
shall bear TO the entire raft, provided no pSrtia
| payment shall be made for less than onc-tenth
| part of the whole work. The remaining $50 900
will be paid in equal annual instaments cores
| pondlng in number with the number Of wears du.
| ring 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 keeping the
river open for a specified period No separate
proposals for portions oft will he considered 4.
The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, Proposals for
| removing Red River raft
| The War Department reserves 10 itself the
right Of awarding the contract according to its
| own Judgment of the most favorable bid and the
| most responsible bidder.
| To be inserted in the Union. Republic, and Ma
tlonal lntelligencer, Washington, ID. c.. Ctncn-
matt Gazette, Cincinnati, Ohio; Louisville Jour.
| nal, Louisville, KY; 81. Louis Republican, ST
| Douls, Missouri Shreveport Herald, Shreveport
| LOUISIANA; New Orleans Commercial Bulletin |;
New Orleans Bee; New Orleans Republican Ga.
zet'e and Democrat Little Rock, Arkansas; Tel
egraph, Washington, Arkansas.
]. ]. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers
G<U me time eiorreceiving proposals under
the foregoing advertisement, is hereby extended
TO and including the lst day Of next November
BY order: J.. T. ABERT
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