Washington telegraph., 1853-02-16

NONGRESS having recently amended the acs
~ providing for the removal of the Red river
Raft, the advertisements heretofore inserted on
this subject have been withdra r. and the follow
ing substituted ia their stead:
RENOV IL OF RED RIVER RAFT.
Proposals will be received at the War Depart-
eHt. until the first day of April next for renrov-
ing the distractions il Red river. known as the
Red river Raft, and keeping the navigation OF said
riyer open and free from obstruction by RATS for
a series Of one or more years as follows. viz:
Each bidder viii propose to remove the said
raft and 10 keep the navigation free from obstruc
ton thereby for specified period. for the sum of
100000; specifying in his bid the time within
which tie proposes 70 complete the removal lthe
said time not to be later than the lst day Of Jam
nary. 1850 az also the number Of years tcounting
from said REMOVAL during which he binds hinseli
10 keep the navigation OF the river free from OBJ
struction for tre said sum: and the contract shall
be awarded to the bidder provided the DEPART
ment be satisfied with his responsibility and with
the security offered by him) who shall propose TO
remove said rait and to keep the river free from
obstruction thereby for the longest period OF time
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for $4,000 with two good sur-ties. each for the
sum Of 10000 conditioned ior the faithful execu-
tion 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-
bond as suretes as above mentioned: and also the
certificate Of district Judge Of the United States
or the State in which he resides that said secrri-
ties are responsible citizens and that he considers
them worth $4,000 over aud above all their debts
and Liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall be complied with.
TERMS OF PAYMENT.
Or the sum OF sIO0.0OO appropriated for the
above object $4,000 shall be paid a. the work
OF removing the raft advances as follows to wit:
Whenever the contractor snail report that por-
ton OF the I1is has been removed, the same shall
be Inspected BY an officer appointed by the War
Department and IL it shall appear that such is the
fact, the department will paw such proportion
Of the said sum Of $4,000 a. 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 $4,000
viii he paid in equal annual instalments, CORES
ponding IN number with the number Of years DUR
lng which tile contractor shall bind himself to
keep the navigation open, of which fact the de-
par,mcnt j. to be the sole Judge
Zach bid must be for the whole work-that is
for the removal Of the raft, and for keeping the
nrer open for q specified period. No sepaTatetpro-
posals iOr portions OF 1t will he considered.
The proposals will BE- addressed to the UNDER
signed, marked on the envelope, Proposals for
removing Red river rait.1
T. J. ALERT, Colona
Corps Typographical Engineers.
January 81 1853. 4-llw.
All papers which have published the former
advertisements this subject are hereby author
lied 70 pHblish this and in addition. the Gazette
Democrat, of Little Rock, and the Telegraph,
oi Washington. Arkansas twenty times daily, and
then twice a week until lst April
Each paper advertising will send COPY Of ths
paper containing the advertisement.