Washington telegraph., 1853-08-31
RED RyER RAET.

fHE PERSON to whom the contract wa
= awarded under former advertisements for
proposals. having failed to give thc bond with
stretIes as required, proposals fcr the work ara
again invited a. follows.
Proposals Witt Irr received until the Goth
day OF next September ioI ihe remoya OF oDstruc-
ilcns Nh tlae navigation Mi Red river louisiana
occasi0nea hy ;te raft. ara for kecplne the aid
navigation Iee from The same ior the longest
period.
The amount of these. proposals united Is not TO
exceed the SUM nf Si00nO0-
Zach bidder will propose ID remove said raft.
thoroughly and to keep tire navigation free from
obstruction thereby i1r specified period: specify
Ing in his bid tie time Ill which he proposes ~
complete the removal Of the raft the said tile not
to be later than the ist day pi june 1855 and also
the number OF years, counting from said removal,
during which time he binds hiEnselfto keep the
said navigation free from raft obstruction.
The contractor will be required to give lis bona
ior s29u11 with two good suretics, each for Tile
sum w SIUlCD, conditioned for Tile faithful exccu=
ton of the contract. Earh bidder Will transmit
at the Same time with his proposals The names oi
the persons whom be offers as snreties. ard de-
claralinn signed by them that they will sign lis
bond as saTeties aE above neItionrli ard also tie
certificate of district iu6Ee of the United States
for Tile State n which hc resides that said aeruT-
lties are TespoUEIbie citizens md THAI he c1gsders
them worth si6,oGn over and above all theif debts
and liabilities. -tr hiH will Mr. examined unless
TERMS CF PAYMENT.
Oh the sum oi SlC0.0Dg appropriated lor tho
above object. S5e.0a0 shall lie PAID as the work
II removing th= r-iil advances az iniinws-to Esli:
Whenever the contractor shall report that a Tor
ton IA the faft has heen removed the same shall
" Inspected bv Fn officer appointed by the War
Defsis men All i 4 sl.aii apPeaT that such Is the
iarr thc DllaIineFi MALI Fay snch proportion "a
the SAID sum w 1000 us TIE portion removed
shall beaF to the entire rait provided I'D partial
payment sAalf be made lpF lgss than one-tenfh
par. % tie whole work. TIE rep,siniug s50.CCO
WIil le TaiL Kim st li animal iHs.aiE4ertz CORES
pondIg in nuzll er with tllc number vi years dur
ing which tie contractor shall biud himself TO
kcep tha navigation rpan- af which lar- &C. De-
paTt-EaHt is t0 9s tle scle julie.
Zach bid must he Tn the whole woTk-tilat is,
for the rra-1ra WI tile rat, and !oF keeping ihe
UiveE open for specifed period No separate
proposals taF rlrtipna ua in wiil he considered
Ih8 pT1rrsaiG Wilt be adErCss1l to tle unLeF-
siElcd- marked IN the envelope, Proposals. Tor
removing R#d River Kafi.n
The War Department FcscFves to Itself The
right MA awarding ilie contract according IN its
own inlInlh- Cl rhc most favorable bId ani the
most responsible bidder
Iu hn Inserted in tAa Lniun- RerHhir. and Ma
GuuaI lllgll-eu,sI Washington. ID. o.; CiECin-
nati Gazette Cinci nai- Chic; Louisville Journal.
I-ouis. Missouri; Shreveport Herald. Shreveport,
l-uHi=iafia- New Orleans Commercial Bulletin,
AelT Orleans Bcl. New Orleans RrPuhiiean. Ca
zc;te and Democrat Little Rock, Al kal- as, Tel
ogEanh- M ashingion, ArkaEsas-
y. y. ALBERT, CnlDad Corps
jopggrqphiogi EsgiErerss
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