Washington telegraph., 1853-01-26
Removal of Red riyerRaff

Proposals will be received at the War DEPART
ment. until the first day of April next for re,nov-
ing the distinctions in Red river known as the
Red river Raft and keeping the navigation OF said
river open and free from obstruction by RATS for
series OF one or more years, as follows. viz:
Each bidder viii propose to remove the said
raft and to keep the navigation free from obstruc-
ton thereby for specified period, for the sum of
100000; specifying in his bid the time within
which he proposes to complete the removal 1.-THE
said time not to be later than the 1st day of JAM
uary, 1861 as also the number of years lcountinq
from said removaD during which he binds himself
to keep the navi CATION of the river free from OBJ
struction for the said sum; and the contract shall
be awarded to the bidder provided the depart
ment be satisfied with his responsibility and with
the security offered by HIM who shall propose TO
remove said raft and to keep the river free from
obstruction thereby for the longest period of time
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for 10000, with two good sureties each for the
sum of 10000, conditioned for the faithful cxecu-
ton of the contract. Each bidder will transmit.
at the same time with his proposals. the names of
the persons whom he offers as sureties and de-
caratlon signed by them, that they will sign his
bond as suretles as above mentioned and also the
certificate of district judge of the United States
for the State in which he resides that said securi-
ties are responsible citizens and that he considers
them worth $4,000 over and above all their debts
these conditions shall be complied with
TERMS OF PAYMENT.
OF the sum of 100000 appropriated for the
above object, $4,000 shall be paid as the work
OF removing the raft advances as follows, to wit:
whenever the contractor shall report that por-
ton OF the raft has been removed the same shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department. and if it shall appear that such is the
TACT the department will paw such proportion
of the said sum of $4,000 as the portion removed
shall bear to the entire raft provided no partial
payment shall be made for less than one-tenth
part OF the whole work The remaining $4,000
will be paid in equal annual instaments, cores
ponding In number with the number OF wears dur
ing 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
rlver open for specified period No separate pro-
posals for portions of it will be considered
The proposals will he addressed to the under
signed. marked on the envelope, Proposals for
removing Red river raitn
J. J. ALERT, Colonel
Corps Typographical Engineers
January 8, 1853. 4-llw.
All papers which have published the former
advertisements on this subject are hereby author
lzed to publish this. and in addition, the Gazette
Democrat. of Little Rock. and the Telegraph.
OF Washington. Arkansas. twenty times daily and
then twice week until lst April.
Each paper advertising will send copy of the
paper containing the advertisement.