The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-26
RED RIVER RAFT.

TIME PERSON to whom the contract was award.
L ed under former advertisements for proposals
having failed to give the bond with sureiss az
CURED, proposals for the work are again invited
as follows:
Proposals will be received until the goth day Of
next September for the removal Of obstructions to
the navigation OF Red river (Lousiana) occasioned
by the raft, and for keeping the said navigation
free from the same for the longest period
The amount of these proposals uaited is not to
exceed the sum Of 100000.
Each bidder will propose TO remove said raft,
thoroughly and 10 keep the navigation free
from obstruction thereby for a specified period;
specifying in his bid the time in which he propo-
sss to complete )he removal of the raft, the said
time not to be lser than the lst day Of june 1866;
and also the number Of years, counting from said
removal, during which time he binds himself to
keep the said navigation free from raft obstruction
Tho contractor will be required 10 give his bond
for $40 600, with two coed suretics, each for the
sum of 00O conditioned for the faithful execu,
ton of the contract. Each bidder will tranenit
the same time with his proposals.. the names Of the
persons whom ne offers as sureties. and decara-
sureties as above mentioned; and also the certii-
cate of district Judge of the United States for the
State in which he resides, that said securities are
respectable citixens, and that he considers them
worth 5 10 900 over and above all their debts and
liabilities. No bid will be examined unless these
conditions shall be complied with. M
Terms of payment.
OF the sum of $lOO.00O appropriated for the
above object, 50, 900 shall be paid the work
of removing the raft advances, as follows-to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that a pOr-
ton of the raft has been removed, 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 ofthe said sum OF 900 as the portion re-
moved shall bear to the entire raft provided nc
partial payment shali be made for lees than one
tenth part Of the whole work. The remaining
5000 will he paid in equal annual instalments
corresponding in number with the number of years
during which the contractor shall bind himself "a
keep the navigation open, of which fact the De-
partment 10 to be the sole judge.
Each bid must be for the whole work-that TO-
for the removal Of the raft, and for keeping the
river open for specified period. No separate pro-
posals for portions of il will be considered. MI 8
The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, "Proposals for
removing Red River Raft" l -ai
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. c.; Cincin-
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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