Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-21
RED RIVER f2APT


6NIlE person 10 whom the con ract was awarded nm
i der former advert ernehts for proposals hav
ing failed to give the boud with S,Iret:e- Required
proposals for the work agaia yitcd follows:
Proposals will be- Received until the 10Th day of
next September for the removal CT ubssruct:..i- TO
the nav! CATION of Red river Loui.iaBat Gccd~Oi.el
by the raft and for keeping the said navigation face
from the same for the longest period.
Tie amount of these proposals united i! not 10
coed tine sum of SIi0 COO
Each bidder will propose 70 remove said raft
thoroughyl and to keep the navi: ation free from
obstruction thereby Tor specified period; specifying
in his biz the tine in which lie propDc- "a zoe, pleta
the removal Of the raft the said time later
than the LIT day Ct: June. lh55 and ats IT,. number
Of years. counting from sal removal. curing which
tiln' Il" binds himself IL Keep tn" sad navigation
free IA Ill Iitt Obstruction.
The contractor will Il, required TO give his bond
for $4,000 with two coed surrtiaS. each the
% luo00, conditioned for the fiihIul execution Of
the co.. tract Zach bidder will transmit, at the
time Win his proposals, the names Of the person.
whom lac oilers sureies and declaration 81 gned
by them that they will si-,n his Bod surei.S rs
above mentioned: and also the certificate of district
judge OF The United States for the STATE in which he
reside that said securities r.ers bis ci,:z rs
and that Ii. considers them worth $1,000 over a,i
above all their debts an. iiaLltics No bid viii he
examined unless these conditions shall be com, lied
with
Terms Of P,yiaent.
OF the sum OF 100000 appropriated Tor the
above object: $4,000 shall be paid AZ tie work cf
Whenever ti.e contractor .iIaii report that Ior
ton OF tie It has been removed. the same shall
be >pcctrt :y Off Appointed by the War
Gepar'mrnt and if it shall appear thut such is the
Tact, the Department. will pay such proportion OF
the SAID sun OF $4,000 NJ the portion ramn.cd shall
bear I" the ehtir. raft provided parti,.i asm
shall be made for less Than one tenth part of the
whole work. Tie remaining So go will he paid
in equal annual iustai meats CORES, oLing In
number with the number Of year. during which
the contractor shall bind himself to Keep the na,i
CATION "ien OF which fact the Department is to be
thesOls Judge.
Eacn bid Must be for the VIII lie work-that j., for
the removal OF the raft. and for keeping the river
Opei tor specified period No separate proposal
portions # il will be considered.
The proposals will b.. add e to tie VI le sip mel
marked on the envelope, ''pr", .usus for removing
Red River Raft
The War Department, reserves to itself the right
Of awarding the Contract according it, own
Judgment Of the most favorable bid ard the most
responsible bidder. J. j. ALERT.
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers
TIE time for receiving: proposals under ih-
going advertisement is hereby extended t; and in
Guiding the l>t day of next November.
BY order JJ ALERT,
Colouel Corps Topor RAJ hic:l Engineers.
To be inserted in the Union, lntelliscnc.r. and
Evening star Washington, ID. C.; Red River Repub
lean, Alexandria, Louisiana; Louisville Democrat
Louisville, Kentucky: Arkansas Democrat and Ga
zett. AN. Democrat. Little Rock, Alhausas; Cincin
H.ti Gazette, Cincinnati Ohio; pittsburs Post, iitt -
burg, Pennsy lvania; Louisiana Courier ard Dairy
Delta, New Orleans. louisiana: Appeal, Memphis
Tennessee: southwestern and CadIo Gazette, Shreve-
port. Louisiana: Times, Louisville. Kentucky.
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