The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-03
War Department,
Rureau Typographical Engineers

SEPTEMBER Is, 1852.
DR0POsALs will be received by the Secretary
i 'of War until the Sd day of January, 1853, fof
the removal of the raft Red River; at which time
the contract will be awarded to the lowest resnon
sible bidder, provided the same be satisfactorv 10
the Department, and shall not exceed one hundred
thousand dollars.
CONDITIONS.
l.. The materials forming the raft must not only
De thoroughly removed from the river, but must
be destroyed, so that they cannot form new OBJ
s :, or impediments to the navigation
q The work will be paid for as it progresses, in
the following manner: Whenever the contractor
shall report that portion of the raft has been
moved and destroyed, the same shall be inspected
BY an officer appointed by the Department, and if
1t shall appear that such is the fact, the Depart
ment will pay such proportion of the whole price
agreed upon as the portion removed shall bear to
the entire raft-less twenty per cent; provided
that the portion paid for shall never be less than
one fifteenth part of the whole work.
3. fthe bidder thinks he can complete the work
by the lst day of July next, 1853, he will state the
sum for which he is willing to complete it within
that time; and also the sum for which he will I'M
dertake to complete it by the LIST of July, 1854. If
he cannot undertake it for the first mentioned pc
Rod, he will state, and will propose for the last
mentioned period only.
4. When the time specified in the contract for
the completion of the work shall have arrived, the
came shall be inspected by officer officers de5
tailed for that purpose by the Secretary of War
and if it shall appear on such inspection that the
contract has been fully complied with, full pay
ment shall be made for the work in con formity
with the terms of the agreement, including the
twenty per cent retained under article 2. But if
it shall appear that the contract has not been fully
complied with, then no farther payment shall be
made, Dut the balance remaining due on the con-
tract shall be forfeited to the United States If,
however, the Department shall be satisfied that
proper exertions have been made by the contractor
to fulfil his engagement, and he shall offer to com
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the United States, reasonable time at the discre-
ton OF the Secretary Of War; will be allowed him
for that purpose. And if at the expiration of that
time the work shall be completed, the same shall
be fully paid for.
5. The contractor will be required to give his
bond for $4,000, with two good sureties, each
for the sum of ten thousand dollars conditioned for
the faithful execution 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 declaration 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
sureties respectable citizens and that he con-
siders them worth ten thousand dollars over and
above all their debts and liabilities. No bid will be
examined unless these conditions shall be complied
with.
6. The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, &c Proposals for
removing Red River Raft ~.
eos ]. ]. ALERT,
Col. Corps Typographical Engineers
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January 8, 1853. ~ .%-
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