Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-11
RED RIVER RAFT.

fS'ilE person 10 whom the contract was AWARDED un
1 der former advertisements for proposals litty-
ur failed % give the bond with sureties as Fec urcd.
proposals for the work again invited fellows:
Proposals will be received until the 2Utn dag Of
next September for the removal of distractions to
the navigation vi Red river Louisiana occisioued
10y the raft. an for keeping the said navigation free
from The sam, for Tie longes. period.
The amount Of these proposals united j. not to ex-
ccai tue sum of $1,000.
Zach hidIer will propose to remove s1il raft,
tth":nuShyt and to keep the navI ,ation freq from
obstruction thereby tor specified period: sperif irc
Ia his iii tn" tine i'll whi, ne propose, complete
the removal of thc raft the said tiIne not to De a:er
t"aIs ti. 1T IL Of une. $500 and also the number
ii wears. counting from sal removal. during which
time - binds himself to keep the sid nayi .atOn
1rt q Ir-IE raft obstruction.
III. cJntrartor viii h. required 10 give his botI
for s-i,u ith two good sIlretirS each for the sum
O. @.1", cJnii;innci for the faithful executi cf
tn r1str,c Each biEler will transmit. AZ the same
ti'i" With his proposals. The Of tine persons
whom tir Offers IA >lrctirS. aTl declaration signed
i'E them & Z thy VIII SIN his bprd sUr,;irS
J,Ve melrIpIi au also cert, iicate O! trict
Il-r ~ 81, Uni eI states e.. ;uc State in which he
resides that sail securities respectable citizens
AM th.t IA t1ilr-< them worth Slu.GuG over an
above all their denS a'i liabilities. y" bid will he
"xii:.ri unless .i!ese conditions shall be complied
with.
farm, ~ Ityae1st.
Hf t.. sun OF SI0JOJU apnrnorit.i for the
above inject. $50.C'j shall ba paid as t,,e work OF
removing thc rt;c advances, - fDlI1w--tD wit:
= IrirEtr the contractor shall report that Il Tor
ton O: H. -t!t has ben removed, the same hall
% IN 'yt-t - OH appoiHtri bg the War
Department. and liz it snail appear that such is TIE
itc', js' Department viii pay such II portion of
tue ~.i sti, o $4,000 "a the portion Renewed shall
bar :" tf.~ ont raft, provided no partial PAYMENT
shall b, made for les one tend. part OF tie
whole work. The tIhIinin- $50 600 sill lie paid
III eIri annual instruments CORRESPONDING In
number WIKI the number at years during which
thu contractor shall bind himself to kee the ravi-
:.i21 zen. Of wiisl fact the Department is to lie
tt->t.ir luits".
bid. must le for the VIII lie wor:i-tlat is f,-
tiir removal Of the raft. and .,r krer.;n te river
".'ei for Specified period No separate proposal for
portions 81 Il vi. W. consi Tered.
Th' u pa>a's will b: addressed to the ,lnle-sgne
marked On ia" "iigeiO,c, .Proyosi,is Tor removing
he'll River Raft
Inc H"f Department reserve to Itself t'a right
Of "sari.nc the contract according ~ its own
JHdeIn"n' # til, most favorable bid and the most
responsible bidder. IJ ABEKT
C":"ne: Corps Top5,ra; ,I.ic;.l Engineers.
The I:e for r. Giving proposals urI-r tn. fore
Going a,'y"rti,en"nt is hereby extended to ami in
GUIDING t''r iSt tag of next November.
~ "cier j. ALBERT,
Colonel CorFs Topogr splIi:,i Engineers.
To - inserted IN the Union. Intelli>rrcsr. and
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