The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-01

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this subject hase and ths follow
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REMOVAL or REDi RIVER RAFT y Z .e g
Proposaas Wiz be - tl R W Z. DspsftS
&C.; %sat q, sr ~ AZ Y f Sls Etc. . sss
Red River RsiE lnda keeping ths nAyigatioa q
said liver open and free from 6bstruction by fafts
for a-series Of enc or more years. a. biiowe, viE
Each bidder wilt pr9poee 70 rstnove the sAid
ton thereby for specified period for the sum 81
100000; specifying III hiS bid The time within
which be proposes to compfete the removal, 1.-THE
said time nbt to be later than the rst day Of JAM
usry, 1856, az also the number Of yeafe (oouats
ing from said remoyal) during whieh rhee binds
himseaf 10 keep the navigation Of the river free
from ohetSuction for the said sum; and the CON-
tract shall be awarded to the bidder {proyided the
Department. 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. 4l sis.fgs 1s,gss ~ j, $ q 81
for $20,080, with two good sureties, each for the
sum of $4,000, conditioned for the faithful exe-
cution Of the contract Each bidder will transmit
at the same time with bis proposals. the names OF
claration, signed by then that they will sign his
bond al surefies above nientioned; and also the
certificate of district judge of the UHted States
for the State in which he resides, that said securi
ties are respectable citzens and that he considers
them worth s. 900 over and above all their debts
and liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall be complied with.
Terms o. Payment.
OF the sum Of 500. 600 appropriated for the
above object, $4,000 shall be paid as the work
Whenever the cohtractor shall report that a 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 euch il the
of the said sum of s so 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 $50 900
spending in number with the number of years
during which the contractor shall bind himself to
keep the navigation open, of which fact the De-
partmenti 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 river
open for specified period. No separate proposals.
for portions of it will be considered.
heproposais will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, PROPOSALS for
removing Red River Raft
ainQ 90 4 rs J.aJ. ALERT,
- !, Colonel bic. Corps Typographical Engineers.
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then twice week until lst April
Each paper advertising will send COPY of the
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