The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-28

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Eath bidder will propose to remove the eait
RAT andz keep The navigation fres from obetruc
ton t1sreby fer . 6pecifsd period, for the sum o
.hich Ae proposes e complete the removal, as.
said time hot to be later than the first day Of Jan
nary 1861 as also the number Of years fcotaut
ing from ssaid removal} during which be bind
himself TO keep the navigation of the river fret
from obstruction for the said sum; and the CON.
tract shall be awarded to the bidder fprovided tie
Department be satisfied with his resporsibility
and with the security offered BY himl who shall
propose 10 remove said raft and to keep the Five.
free from obstruction thereby for the longest period
of time. II 8
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for $4,000, with two good sureties, each for the
sum of 10, 600, conditioned for the faithful exc.
cution Of the contract. Each bidder will transmit
at the same time with bis proposals., the names Of
the persons whom he offers as sureties, and de-
claration, signed by them, that they will sign his
bond as sureties as aforementioned; and also the
certificate of a.distrct judge of the United States
Tor the State in which he resides that said secur
ties respectable citizens, and that he considers
them worth 600 over and above all their debts
and liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall be complied with
Trims Of Payment
VI the sum Of 8 100 ,OOo appropriated for the
above object, S 50, 600 shall be paid as the work
Of removing the raft advances, as follows, to witt
Whenever the contractor shall report that por.
ton OF the raft has been removed, the came shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department and if it shall appear that such is the
fact the Department will pay such proportion
OF the said sum of 600 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 s sc. 900
will be paid in equal annual instalments CORE
during which the contractor shall bind himself to
keep the navigation open, of which fact the De-
partment ls to be the sole judge. 49,.
Each bid must be for the whole work, that is, for
the removal OF the raft and for keeping the river
open for specified period. No separate proposals
for portions of it will be considered
The proposals. will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, Proposals for
removing Red River Raft,
j. ;. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Jan 7-2Otd &2tawtAprl
All papers which have published the former ad :.
vertisements this subject are hereby authorized
70 publish this. and in addition, the Gazette and
Democrat, Of Little Rock, and the Telegraph, of
w ashlngton, Arkansas, twenty times daily, and
then twice week until Let April.
Each paper advertising will send a copy of the
paper containing the advertisement.