Washington telegraph., 1853-03-30
RED RIVER RAFT.

CONGRESS having recently amended The &C
~ providing for the Iemovfl OF the Red river
Raft. the advertisements heretofore Inserted OF
this subject have been Withdrawn. and the fellow
Ing substituted in their stead
REMOV " or RID RIVER RAFT.
Proposals will be received at the War Depart
ment, until the fiTst day of April next for remov-
ing the distractions IL Red river known a. the
ked HveT Rlff. and keeping tha navigation Y. said
river open and free from obstruction BY RATS ior
a series of one or more years as follows VIZ:
Each BIDDER vii! propose % iemove the said
rait and to keep the navigation free from obstruc-
ton thereby irr specified period 'or the sum Of
100000; specifying IN d. bih the time within
which he proposes TO complete the rcrDosaL tthe
said time not to be later than the Isl day of Jam
uary 1851 ~ also the number Of years lcuunting
from said renovIi during which he binds himself
70 Keep the navigation oi the river free from OBJ
struction for the sed sum; and tie contract shall
be awarded TO the bidder provided the depart-
neAt be satisfied with his re- possibility and with
The security offered IN hirD Who shall propose 10
remove said IaH and to keep tLe river Tree from
obstruction thereby for the longest period oi time
ne contractor viii be required 10 give his blld
for sll.O10. with two good surrties each for the
SUM ot 10000. conditioned or the faithful eSertI
ton of the contract. Zach bidder viii transmit.
at The same time with lis proposals the names Of
the persons whom lac offers as sLreiies. and de-
bond a slreties H. above mentioned: ana also tie
certificate y. 4 district iudge w tie United States
for the State iii which he resides that said seci,r-
ties are responsible citizens aud that lie considers
them worth $4,000 over and above all tfhit debts
and liabilities. IND bid will be examined Lr!et-
these conditions shall be complied with.
TERMS OF PAYMENT.
Of the sum Of 100000 appropriated for The
above object, $4,000 shall be paid u ti., work
81 removing the raft advances. XIV follows to Wit:
w henerer the contractor shall report ihat por-
ton OF the raft has been removed. tbe same Shall
he inspected by an officer apnointed hy the War
Department ana ii il shall appear that such i ;h.
iact- the department viii pay such proportion
oi the sand sum of $4,000 tie portion removed
shall bear 10 the entire raft provided no Iariial
payment shall be made for less ti5n one-tenth
part IA the whole work. The remaining .jD.UuO
viii be paid III equal annual iiIstl.rnrnt. cores
ponding III number with the nurnncroi wears dur
ing which the contractor shall bind himself t.
keep the navigation open, Of which fact the de-
pdrtment ~ To bc the soe Judge
Each bid must be ior the whole work-thai j.
for the removal .. the raft and ior keeping the
nver open for specified period. No separate pro-
posals ior portions Of it will be considered
Ihe proposals will IL addressed to ts under
signed marked on the envelope Proposals tor
removing Red river rattr
J. J. ALERT. Colon4
Corps Typographical Engineers.
JaHEGry n, lsj3. 4-liM
All papers which have published tLe former
advertisements on this subject are hereb, author
lied TO publish this. and in addition tie Gazette
N Democrat n Little Rock. and the Telegraph
ol Washington Arkansas, twenty times da.ly, and
then twice week until 1T April.
Each paper advertising VIII send i copy of the
paper containing the advertisement