The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-11
RED RIVER RAFT.

THE PERSON to whom the contract was award
i ed under former advertisements for proposals.
having failed 10 give the bond with sureties as re-
qured, proposals for the work are again invited
as follows: 2.t y
Proposals will be received until the goth day of
next September for the removal of obstructiona to
the navigation OF Red river (Louisiana) occasioned
by the raft, and for keeping the said navigation
free from tho same for the longest period. ..
The amount of these proposals united is not to
exceed the sum Of $l0O,0O0r
Each bidder will propoae to remove said RAFT,
thoroughly and to keep the navigation free
from obstruction thereby for specified period;
specifying in his bid the time in which he propo-
SEES to complete the removal of the raft, the snid
and also the number of years, counting from said
removal, during which time he binds himself to
keep the said navigation free from raft obstruction.
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for 500 900, with two good sureties, each for the
sum of 200, conditioned for the faithful execu.
ton of the contract Each bidder will transmit at
the same time with his proposals, the names of the
persons whom he offera sureties, and declara-
ton signed by them that they will sign his bond
sureties as above mentioned and also the certif1-
cate of district judge of the United States for the
State in which he resdes that said securities are
respectable citizens, and that he considers them
worth II 10 900 over and above all their debts and
liabilities. No bid will be examined unless these
conditions shall be complied with.
Terms of payment.
OF the sum of $iOOOOO appropriated for the
above object, $ 900 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, as follows-to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that a por-
tion of the raft has been removed, the same shall
be inspected by officer appointed by the War
Department.; and if it shall appear that such
is the fact, the Department will pay such proper
ton of the said sum OF $4,000 as the portion re-
moved shall bear to the entire raft. provided no
partial payment ehall be made for less than one
tenth part of the whole work. The remaining
* 80 900 will be paid in equal annual instruments
corresponding in number with the number OF years
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 10,
for the removal of the raft, and for keeping the
river open for specified period. No separate pro-
posals for portions of it will be considered.
The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, proposals Tor
removing Red River Raft
The War Department reserves to itself the right
of awarding the contract according to its own
Judgment Of the most favorable bid and the most
responsible bidder,
Tob inserted in the Union, Republic, and Ma
tional Intelligencer, Washington, ID. C.; Cincin-
natl Gazette. Cincinnati Ohio; Louisville Journal
Louisville, Kentucky; st Louis Republican, ST
Louis, Missouri; Shreveport Herald, Shreveport,
Louis ana; New Orleans Commercial Bulletin; New
Orleans Bee; New Orleans Republican; Gazette
and Democrat Little Rock, Arkansas; Telegraph,
Washington, Arkansas. j. J ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
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