Washington telegraph., 1853-08-17
BOARD or INSTRUCTORS.
REED RIVER RAFT.

YEHE PERSON ~ whom the contract was
- awarded under former advertisements ior
proposals, having failed to give the bond with
srTeties required proposals for tile work are
agaIE invited al follows
Proposals will he received until The Doth
day III next September ior the removal nf onstruc-
tions ~ the nayiga ion Of Red river TouisianaI
occasloned by the ralt, and for keeping the Said
navigation free from the same ior the longest
period
The amount of these proposals united l. not Ia
exceed tie sum vi 100000.
Each bidder will propose to remove said raft.
thoroughly ana 10 keen III navigation free from
obstruction thereby IoE specified period; specify
ing in his bid thr time i'll which lie proposes trr
complete the removal "a the raft The s,id iifne not
To be later than THE III day "a June. 1856: and also
the number ~ years. crnnting from said Tcmuvaii
during which time ne binds himself to keep the
said navigation free from raft obstruction
The contractor will be required To gire his bond
for 100000 with two good surcties each fnr tie
Of $1,000. conditioned for the faithful ryrcn-
tion ofthe contract. Each bidder will transmit.
al the same time with hi proposals. the names OF
the persons whom he offers snTcties. and De-
claraion signed by them that they viii sign his
bond n suretics above mentioned: and alsO the
certificate of district Judge NJ THE United States
for the State in which Tx resides that said sacur<
ItIc> responsible citizens and that he considers
them worth $4,000 over and above all their debts
and liabilities. No hid viii be examined unless
TERMS OF PAYMENT,
Ol the sum ri 100000 appropriated ior the
above object. @5O-ODO shall be paid a. the work
of removing the raft advances. a. follows-to ~fi.!
Whenever the contractor shall report that 4 por-
ton ~ ttic fait has been removed the same shall
tx Inspected MY al officer appointed by the War
Department; and III shall appeaE THAT such X tho
fact the Department Will pay -nrh proportion ut
tine aid stim "a $4,000 the portion removed
shall bear to the entire raft. provided no partial
payment shall bc made for less than one-tenth
part III the whole work. The remaining $4,000
Will be paid in equal annual nstalmrnts rofrce-
roniing IN number with the number OF years dur
irg which the contractor shall bind himself to
keep the navigation open. NJ which fact the De-
partmcnt IL 4" be the sole irdge
Each bid must be for the whole ~ork-that ~.
ior the removal of thc ralt. ana for keeping tire
Tircr open ior a specified period ND separate
proposals for portions uf it Will ha considered
The proposals will be addressed t0 the underr
signed. marked nn the envelope proposals iDr
removing Rcd River Raft"
The War Department reserves II itself the
ri4ht w awarding the contract according to it,
OWn ada,nrHt of thc most favorable bid and tl.g
most responsible bidder
Io XXI inserted In the Union Republic ana Ma
tionsl lnteiiigenCer- Washington. ID. a.; Cincin-
natl Gazette. Cincinnati. Ohio; Louisville Journal,
Louisville. Kentucky: I'D. Louis Republican, 1T
LOniS. Missouri. Shreveport Herald. Shreveport,
Louisiana; New Orleans Commercial Buetny
New Orleans Bee New Orleans Republican: Ca
zette and Democrat, Little Rock Arkansas, Tel
egraph, Washington Arkansas.
Y. u hBERT. Coi7sfR Corps
Typographical ER zincersr
-lrrnFt 2, 1853 Jl-2OScp.