Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-20
RED RIVER RAFT.

'TNHE person to whom the contract was awarlei un-
l. der former advertisements for proposals hav
ing failed to give the bond With cites required
proposals for the work again inrited as follows
Proposals will be received until the 10th day Of
Dext September frr the removal Of obstructiGos to
tue navigation CT Red river (Loujsiansl pccssioned
by the ran. and for keeping the said navigation free
from the same for the longest period.
The amount of these proposals united /: not TO
coed the sum of SlrG,ao0
Each bidder will propose to remove said raft,
Ghoroughly0 and to keep the navi-stion free from
obstruction thereby for specified period: specfyc-
in his bid the time in which lac proposes to complete
the removal Of the raft the said time not - he later
than the 1st day of ane 1855; and also tie numher
of years, counting from sail removal, during which
time be binds himself t. keep the said navigation
free from raft obstruction.
The contractor will be- required TO give his bond
for $50 900, with two good sureties each for thu sum
of $4,000, conditioned for tie faithful execution of
tho contract. Zach bidder will transmit. at the
time with his proposals the names of the persons
whom he offers as surPtes. and declaration iyDei
by them that they will sign his bond surctes Is
above mentioned and a'sn tic certificate uf stric.
juce of the United States for the State in which be
resides that said securities respectable citizens
and that he considers them worth $4,000 over and
above all their debts ard liabilities. No bid will be
examined unless these conditions shall be co:up!icI
with.
Terms Of Payn,ent.
Of the sum of 100000 appropriated fer the
above object, $4,000 shall be paid As the work IF
Whenever the contractor shall Te9crt that nor
ton of the raft has been removed, the same shall
be inspected by oil or appointed by the War
Department.; ant if it shall appear that such il the
fact, the Department will pay such proportion ci
the said sum OF 10000 rs the portion remnrod shall
bear to the eDt:ro raft provided par;i1i payment
shall be made for less Than tenth part Of til"
whole work. The remaining $50 0G0 will he pals:
in equal annual inStalments cores .onding In
nuns her with the number oC years during wiii:h
the contractor shall bind himself tn keep the
CATION npen Of which fact the Departing is to bs
thesole judge.
Each bid must he for the whole wcrk-tllat is. for
the removal Of the raft. AMI for keeping t:.r river
opei for specified period No separate r.cIoai for
portions of it will ne considered.
The proposals will be addressed tn the undersigned.
marked on the envelope, proposals for removing
Red River Raft
The War Department reserves To itself the right
Of awarding the contract acccrln. 20 its own
judgment ot the most favorable hid and the mot
responsible bidder j. ABEHT,
Colone! Corps Typographical Engineers.
The time for ewing proposals under the fore
going advertisement is hereby extended to and io-
Guiding the LIST day of next November.
BY order J.J. ALERT.
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
To be inserted in the Union, Inielligencer, AMI
Evening Star, WaSt ing'ou d. c.: Red River Repui,
lican, Aiexandria I..usiass: louisville Democrat
Louisville, Kentucky: Arkansas Democrat aud ia
nad Gazette, Cincinnati, Ohio; pittsburs Post Pitts
burg Pennsylvania; Louisiana Courier and Daily
Delta, New Orleans, louisiana: Appeal, Memphis
Tennessee: Southwestern and Caddo Gazette, Shreye
port, Louisiana: Times, Louisville. Kentucky.
Sep 21-dtlNov