Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-19
RED RIVER RAFT.

THE person to whom the contrac; awarie., un-
/ der former advertisements for proposals. hav-
ing failed to give the bond with suIeties requr d.
proposals. for the work again invited follows:
Proposals will be received until the Goth day Of
next September for the removal of distractions to
the navigation Of Red river louisiana occasioned
by the raft and for keeping the said navigation free
from the same for the longest period.
The amount of these proposals united il not 20 eA
coed the sum of 100000.
Each bidder will propose TO remove said raft
(thorough'y) AMI to keep the NAVIGATION free from
obstruction thereby for specified period; srecfyur
in his bid the time in which he proposes to complete
the removal Of the raft the said time not to ne later
than the LIST day Of apc, 1885, and also the numlr
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 $4,000 with two good sureties. each for the
of $4,000, conditioned for the f,ithl execution of
tho contract Esch bidder will transmit, a: the
time with his proposals, the names of the persons
whom he Offers rs Surcies and declaration signed
by them that they will sign his bond surercS as
above mentinnc sHd also the certificate of district
judge o: the United Stacs for the State in which he
resides that said securities respectable citizens
and that he considers them worth $40. OG0 and
above all their debts and liabilities No lid will be
examined unless these conditions shall be comylicd
with.
Terms Of Iaya,ent.
OF the sum of 100000 appropriated for the
above object, $780, C0 shall be paid AS the work of
removing the raft advances follows-to wit:
Whenever the contractor rhall report that por
ton of the raft has been remoTed, the same shall
be inspected ny officer appointed By the War
Department; snd if il shall appear that such il the
fact, the Department will pay such proportion OF
the said sum OF $4,000 as the portion removed shall
bear to the entire raft provided parti=i payment
shall be male for less than one tenth part OF the
whole work. The remaining $50. 900 will hr paid
in equal annual instruments corrcsnondnS In
nuIaber with the number Of wears during which
the contractor shall bind himself to keep the ravi
of WI irl, f,c. no nep 70 bu
thesolc judge
Each bid must be for the whole work-that is for
the removal of the raft. and for keeping the river
oped for specified period. No separate proposal for
portions of it will he considered
The proposals will be addressed TO the undersigned.
marked on the envelope, "Prrposals for 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. j. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
The time for receiving proposals under the fore
going advertisement is hereby extended to and in
Guiding the LIST day of next November.
By order J.J. ALBERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
To he inserted in the Union. Intelligence. and
Evening star. Washington, d. c.: Red River Rrpub-
Louisville, Kentucky: Arkansas Democrat and ia
zette and Democrat, Little Rock Arkansas; Ciacin
natl Gazette Cincinnati Ohio; Pt..hur. Post. Fits.
burg, Pennsylvania; Louisianss Courier and Daily
Delta, New Orleans, Louisiana; Appeal, Memphis
Tennessee; Southwestern and Caddo Gazette Shrevc.
port, Louisiana: Times. Louisville. Kentucky.
Sep 21-dtINov