Washington sentinel., 1853-10-19
RED RIVER RAFT.

ME person To whom the contract was awarleS
l. under the former advertisement for proposals
having failed to give the bond with securities as
required, proposals for the work gre again invited
follows:
Proposals will be received until the Goth day of
next September for the removal Of obstructions to
the navigation of Red River (Louisana) OCCASION
ed by the raft, and for keeping the said navigation
free from the for the longest period.
The amount of these proposals united is not to
exceed the sum OF 100000.
Each bidder will propose 10 remove said raft
Uhoron.hy) and to keep. the navigation. free from
obstruction thereby for specified period; specify
ING IN his bid the time i'll which he proposes 10
complete the removal of the raft, the said time not
to be later than the first day of June, 1855; and
also The number Of years, counting from said re-
moval, during which time he binds himself to keep
the sa'd navigation free from raft obstruction.
The contractor will be required TO give his bond
Tor S2O,0OD, with two good silrcties each for the
sum of $4,000, conditioned for the faithful execu-
ton OF the contract. Each bidder will transmit, al
the same time with his proposals. the names Of the
persons whom he offers as sureties, and dcclara-
tion signed by them that they will sign his bond as
snrctes as above mentioned; and also the ccrtii-
cate OF district Judge of the United States for the
State in which he resides, that said securities are
respectable citizens, aud that he considers them
worth $4,000 over and above all their debts and
liabilities No bid will be examined unless these
conditions shall he complied with
Tr0,sof Payment.
oi the sum Of 100000 appropriated for the
above object Sa0,00D shall be paid as the work OF
removing the rat, advances, follows, to wit
Whenever the contractor shall report that a por-
ton OF the raft has been removed the same shall
he inspected 10y an officer appointed by the War
Department; and III shall appear that sucn is the
fact, The department will pay such proportion of
The SAID sum Of s50OO0 as the portion removed
shall bear 10 the entire raft, provided no pSrtiaI
payment shah be- made, for less than one -tcnth
part OF the whole work. The remaining $4,000
Will be paid in equal annual instamcnts cores
pondlng IN number with the number of years du-
ring which the contractor shall bind himself 10
Keep the navigation open, Of which fact the de-
partment Is To be the sole indge.
Each Ind must be for the whole work--that is
for the removal Of the raft, and for keeping the
river open ior specified period. No separate
proposals for portions Of it will be considered.
The proposals viii be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, Proposals for
removing Red River raft"
ihe war department reserves to itself the
right OF awarding the contract according TO its
OWN Judgment oi the most favorable bid and the
most responsible bidder
10 be inserted n.the Union, Republic, and Ma
hona lnteigencer, Washington, ID. g.. Ctncin-
nati Gazette, Cincinnati, Ohio; Louisville Jour
nal Louisville, Ky; st. Louis Republican, st.
Donis, Missouri; Shreveport Herald, Shreveport,
LOUISIANA New Orleans Commercial Bulletin;
New Orleans Bee; New Orleans Republican, Ga
zetie and Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas; Tel
cgraph, Washington, Arkansas.
]. ]. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
No" fhe time orrcceiying proposals under
me foregoing advertisement, is hereby extended
to and. including the lst day Of next November.
by order III. ALERT,
sep 20-ddtNov.