The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-10
RED RIVER RAFT.


HnD RIVER RAFT.
~ providing for the removal Of the Red River
k4N, the advertisements heretofore inserted on
this buhiect have been withdrawn, and the follow
ing substituted In their stead.
REMOVAIrOF RED RIVER RAFT
PIoposais, viii be received as the Wsr Depart.
ing the distractions in Red River known as the
Red River Raft, and keeping the navigation OF
said river open and free from obstruction by rats
for series q one Or more years. az follows VIZ;
raft and 10 keep the navigation free from obstruc
ton thereby for specified period. fer the Gum OF
100000; specifying in his bid the time within
which he proposes to complies the removal, (the
said time not to be later than the first day OF jan
uary, 1861 also the number: Of years {count-
ing from said removai) during which he binds
himself to keep the navigation of the river free
from obstruction for the said sum; and the con-
tract shall be awarded to the bidder provided the
Department be satisfied with his responsibility
and with the security offered by 3him3 who shall
propose to remove said raft and to keep the river
free from obstruction thereby for the longest period
of time. asSs 80 49, s3sas
The contractor will berequired to give his bond
for $4,000, with two good suretes, each for the
sum of $4,000, conditioned for the faithful exc
cution of the contract Each bidder will transmit
at the same time with his proposals, the names of
the persons whom he offers as sureties and de-
claration, signed by them. that they will sign his
bond as sureties above-4hentioned; and also the
certificate of district judge Of the United States
ties respectable citizens and that he considers
them worth $40 600 over and above all their debts
and liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall be complied with.
Trims Of Payment.
above object, $50 90 shall Be- paid as the 0 work
of removing the raft advances, as follows, to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that por-.
ton of the raft has been removed, the came 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 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 s SO 600
will be paid in equal annual instalments CORE.
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-
partment 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.
The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, Proposals for
removing Red River Raft %
J. J. ALBERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Jan 7-20td & 2tawtApr1 81
All papers which have published the former ad !.
to publish this, and in addition, the Gazette and
Democrat, of Little Rock, and the Telegraph, of
" ashington, Arkansas, twenty times daily, and
then twice week until lst April.
Each paper advertising will send a copy OF the
paper containing the advertisement.
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