Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-31
RED RIVER RAFT.

rINHE person 10 whom the cont ract was awarded un
i der FORMER advertisements fer proposals hav-
ing failed u give the bend with suree- required
proposals for the work AGAIN usited as follows:
Proposals will lie received until the 10th day of
next Scptemb,T for the moyai Of cbStructisns to
tn. yigation Of Red river OLouisiana occssion.i
by the raft and for keeping the said free
from tie same for the longest period
The amount Of these proposals united is not TO ex-
coed the sum OF 100000.
Each bidder will propose to remove said raft,
Thoroughly and 10 keep the navigation free from
obstruction thereby for specified period sI~. flying
in his bid the time in which he proposes to complete
the removal Of the raft the said time later
than the LIT day Of une 1885, and also the number
of years, counting from sail removal, during which
time he binds himself to Keep the said
free from raft obstfuc
The contractor will be required 10 give his bond
for $4,000 with two good rureties, each for the
Of 10000, conditioned for the faithful execution Of
the contract Each bidder will transmit Al the
time with his proposals, the names Of the I-rSons
whom he oilers -ur-ties, and declaration signed
10y them that they will sign hs bond sltTeties
above mentioned; and also the certicsts 81 strict
judge of the United States for the Stale in which he
resides that said securities respectable citizens,
and that he considers them worth $40 US and
above all their debts and liabilities. No bid viii be
examined unless these conditions shall be complied
with.
Terms Of P1yae,a
Of the sum of $1,000 appropriated for the
above object, S5o,OVO shall be paid the work OF
removing the RAFT advances, n fOllows-tO wit;
Whenever the contractor shall report that poT-
ton of the rslt has been removed. the shall
be Inspected by ali officer appointed by the War
department; and il II shall appear that such Is the
fact the Department will psy such u proportion Of
the said of $50 the portion removed shall
bear to the entire raft, provided no partial payment
shall Ice made for less ihan tenth part If the
whole work. The remaining $50 oo0 will he paid
in equal annual instalments corresponding In
nun, Der with the number Of years during which
the contractor shall bind himself to keep the uaSi-
CATION upeu, OF which fact the Department Is 10 be
the sole Judge.
Each bid must be for the whole work-thst is. for
the renewal of the raft aud for keeping the river
oped for specified period. No separate PROPOSAL for
portions of il will Ice considered
The proposals will ba addressed to the undersigned,
marked On the envelope, "Proposals for removing
| Red River Raft"
The War Department reserve To itself the right
| Of awarding the contract according o. its own
| Judgment If the most favorable bid and the most
responsible bidder. }. j ALERT
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
The time for receiving proposals under the fore
going advertisement is hereby extended TO and 10
cluding the lst day Of next November.
BY order J.J. ALBERT
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers
To be inserted in the Union, Intelligence 4, and
| Evening star, Washington ID. C. Red River kepub-
lGan, Alexandria, Louisiana; Louisvilie Democrat,
Louisville, Kentucky; Arkansas Democrat snd Ga
zette and Democrat, Little koek, Arkansas; Cincn-
natl Gazette Cincinnati, Ohio; fitsburg Post, Pitts
burg Pennsylvania; Louisiana Courier aud Daily
Delta, New Orleans, Louisiana: Appeal, Memphis,
Tennessee; Southwestern and Caddo iszettr shrevr-
port, Louisiana; Times, Louisville. Kentucky.
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