Washington telegraph., 1853-08-03
Reclamation nof s.yam,pLau,,s.
EEGEs RIVER RAFT.

HNiIE PERSON to whom the contract was
\ awarded under former advertisements for
proposals, having failed to give the bond with
sureies required. proposals for the work are
agaiE invited follows:
Proposals will be received until the 2Gth
day of next September for the removal of oostruc-
tions TO the navigator of Red river Touisianal
occasioned by the raft, and for keeping the said
navigation free from the same for the longest
period.
The amount of these proposals united is not TO
exceed the sum of Si00.000.
Each bidder will propose to remove said raft
thoroughly and to keep IT, navigation free from
obstruction thereby for specified period specify
inc IN his bid the time in which he proposes ta,
complete the removal of the rait the said time not
To be later than the lst day OF June. 1885: and also
the number OF years. counting from said remov a l.
during which time he binds himself TO keep the
said navigation free from raft obstruction.
The contractor will be required 10 give his bond
ior 100000 with two good sureties, each for the
sum of 900, conditioned for the faithful execu-
ton ofthe 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 as above mentioned: and also the
certificate of district Judge OF the United States
for the State in which he resides that said secur-
tiles responsible citizens and that he considers
them worth Si0000 over and above all their debts
and liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
TERMS OF PAYMENT
OF the sum OF 100000 appropriated for the
above object. Sj0,000 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, as iollows-to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that 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 proportion of
the said sum OF SjO,000 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 $50 900
will be paid in equal annual instaments CORES
ponding in number with the number of years dur
ing which the contractor shall bind himself 10
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 ior 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 Tor
removing Red River Raft
The War Department reserves to Itself the
right OF awarding the contract according to its
own Judgment of the most favorable bid and the
most responsible bidder.
To be inserted in the Union. Republic and Ma
tional lntelhsencer, Washington d. C.; Cncin-
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, Ga
zette and Democrat. Little Rork. Arkansas. Tel
egraph, Washington. Arkansas
J. J. ALBERT. Coione, Corps
Typographical Engineers.
August g. 1853. 31-30Sep.