The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-22

| ltONGRESS having recently amended the nc,
-, providing !ot tbs a h q ths Red 1!ssl
this subject have bssn sithdsxwH, and the follow.
ing substituted in THAR steada
REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFT
Proposals will be received at the War DepaEt-
ment, until the first day ot April next, for remcy.
Red River Raft, and ikespinE the navigation d
said river open and free from obstruction by RATS
for series Of ono more years. a. follows. viz:
Each bidder will propose TO- remove the said
raft and 70 keep the navigation free from obstruc-
$l00,00 specifying in his bid the time within
which he proposes to complete the removal. (the
said time not to be later than the first day of jan
uary, 1861 as also the number of years count
ing from said removat) 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 (proyided the
Department be satisfied with his responsibility
propose to remove said raft and to keep the river
free from obstruction thereby for the longest period
of time.
The contractor will be required to give bis bond
for 800, 600, 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-
caration, signed by them, that they will sign his
bond sureties as above mentioned; and also the
certificate of district judge Of the United States
for the State in which lie resides, that said securi-
ties respectable citizens, and that he considers
them worth SO 900 over and above all their debts
and liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall be complied with.
Trims Of Payment.
OF the sum of $l0O, 900 appropriated for the
above object, S 900 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, as follows, to wits
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 ia the
fact, the Department will pay such proportion
Of the said cum of S so 600 as the portion remove
shall bear to the entire raft, provided no partial
part of the whole work, The remaining $50 600
will be paid in equal annual instaln1ents CORE
spending in number with the number of wears
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. ]. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Jan &2tawtAprl
All papers which have published the former ad .
vertsements on this subject are hereby authorized
to publish this, and in addition, the Gazette and
Democrat, of Little Rock, and the Telegraph of
Washington, Arkansas, twenty times daily, and
then twice week until let April.
Each paper advertising will send a copy of the
paper containing the advertisement