The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-18


CONGRESS having recently amended the &C
~ providing for tho aramoyl of the. Red sAissel
Raft the rtieemeSitss hbEet0for8 lnsoeted ol
this subject have been, withdrawn, and the follow
ing substituted in their stesd. hssi ssssf,l 80
REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFT
Proposals. will be received at the War Depart
ment, until the first day Of April next, for remov
ing the obstructions In Red River known as tn
Red River Raft, and keeping the navigation o
said river open and free from obstruction by raft
for series Of one more years, as follows. viz;
Each bidder will propose to remove the sale
raft and 20 keep the navigation free from obstruc
ton thereby for aspeeified period, for the SUM o
8 100 900; specifying in his bid the time within
which he proposes to complete the removal (th,
said time not 10 be later than the first day of Jan
uary, 1861 as also the numberof years (count
ing from said removal) during which he binds
himself to keep the navigation of the river fres
from obstruction for the said sum; and the con.
tract shall be awarded to the bidder (provided thu
Department be satisfied with his responsibility
and with the security offered by rhim) who shall
propose to remove said raft and to keep the river
free from obstruction thereby for the longest perioc
of time.SaG fsJ9aG i4ea a7..s a-te4 IA
The contractor will be required to give his bono
for 900, with two good sureties, each for ths
sum of 5000, conditioned for the faithful exc.
cution OF the contract. Each bidder will transmit
at the same time with his proposals, the names o
the persons whom he offers sureties, and de.
caration, signed by them, that they will sign bis
bond sureties above. n1entioned; and also the
certificate of district Judge of the United States
for the State in which he resides that said securi
ties are respectable citizens and that he considers
them worth 81 10000 over and above all their debts
and liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall be complied with
8ttaa Terms Of Payment. g
VI the sum OF $l0O, 600 appropriated for the
above object, S SO 900 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, as 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 it shall appear that such is the
fact, the Department will pay such proportion
of the said sum of $780, 600 as the portion removed
shall bear to the entire raft provided no partial
payment shall be made for lees than ope-tenth
part of the whole work. The remaining g sc, 900
will be paid in equal annual instahnents CORE
spending in number with the number of wears
during which the contractor shall bind him self to
keep the navigation open, of which fact the De-
partment is to be the sole Judge lis4
Each bid must be for.the whole work, that ia. for
the removal Of the raft; and for keeping the river
open for a 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 elI'F77 J III !
j. ]. ALERT,
II Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers
5 Jan 7-20td& 2tawtApr1 als5
All papers which have published the former ad /.
refreshments ON this subject are hereby authorized
to publish this, and in addition, the Gazette and
Democrat, of Little Rock, and the Telegraph, of
Washington, Arkansas. twenty times daily, and
then twice week until lst April. aA41a
g Each paper advertising will send copy of the
paper containing the advertisement i' 81