The daily republic., 1853-08-26
RED RIVER RAFT.

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| TNHE PERSON to whom the contract was award
| / ed under former advertisements for proposals
having failed to give the bond with sureties ae re.
ouired, proposals for the work are again invited
as follows: 9
next September for the removal of distractions to
the navigation OF Red river (Lousiana) occRsioned
by the raft, and for keeping the said navigation
free from the same for the longest period:
| The amount of these proposals united 10 not to
exceed the sum Of 100000.
| Each bidder will propose to remove said raft,
thoroughly and TO keep the navigation free
| from obstruction thereby for specified period;
specifying in his bid the time in which he propo-
ses to complete the removal of the raft, the said
time not to be later than the lst day OF June, 1865;
and also the number of years, counting from said
removal, during which time ne binds himself TO
keep the said navigation free from raft obstruction
The contractor will be required TO give his bond
for 800 900, with two good sureties. each Tor the
sum of 900, condy for the faithful execu.
ton of the contract Each BIDDER VIII transmi!. AZ
the same time with his proposals. the names of the
persons whom be offers as sureties, and decara-
ton sgned by them that they will sign his bond as
sureties as above mentioned; and also the certt-
State in which he resides that said securities are
respectable citizens, and that he considers them
worth s 10 900 over and above all their debts and
liabilities No bid will be examined unless these
conditions shall be complied with.
Terms Of payment
| OF the sum of 100000 appropriated for the
above object. $4,000 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, as follows-to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that por-
ton of the raft has been ed 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 proper
ton of the said sum OF $4,000 as the portion re-
moved 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 will he paid in equal annual instalments
corresponding in number with the number OF years
during which the contractor shall bind himself to
| keep the navigation open, of which fact the De-
| partment is to be the sole judge.
| Each bid must be for the whole work-that is,
for the removal of the taft, and for keeping the
river open for specf1ed period. No separate pro-
posals 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"
| The War Department reserves to itself the right
of awarding the contract according to it's own
Judgment OF the most favorable bid and the most
responsible bidder.
| TO be inserted in the Union, Republic, and Ma
| tional Intelligencer, Washington, ID. G.; Cincn-
natl Gazette. Cincinnati, Ohio; Louisville Journal,
| Louisville, Kentucky; ST. Louis Republican, st.
| Louis, Missouri; Shreveport Herald, Shreveport,
| Louisiana; New Orleans Commercial Bulletin; New
Orleans Bee; New Orleans Republican,; Gazette
and Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas; Telegraph,
| washington. Arkansas. J.. J ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
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