The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-15
RED RIVER RAFT.

Y>HE PERSON to whom the contract was award
l. Cd under former advertisements for proposals
having Jailed 10 give the bond with sureiis as re-
CURED, proposals for the work again invited
as follows: laseats I;f
Proposals will be received until the goth day OF
next September for the removal of distractions to
the navigation o, Red river (Louisana) occasioncd
by the raft, and for keeping the said navigation
Tree from thu same for the longest period.
The amount of these proposals united is not to
exceed the sum Of 500, 900.
Each bidder Will propose TO remove said raft,
thoroughly and TO keep the navigation fire 9
specifying in his bid the time in which he propo-
SEES to complete the removal of the raft, the said
time not to be later than the lst day of june 1866;
and nIso the number of years, counting from said
removal, during which time ne binds himself to
keep the said navigation free from raft obstruction.
The contractor will be required TO give his bond
for $40 600, with two coed sureties, each for the
sum Of 900, conditioned for the faithful
ton OF the contract Each bidder will transmit, at
the same time with his proposals. the names of the
persons whom he offers suycties, and deciara-
ton signed by them that they will sign hs bond as
sureties as above mentioned; and also the certf-
cate OF district judge OF the United States for the
State in which he resides, that said securities are
respectable ci,zens, and that he considers them
worth BIO 900 over and above all their debts and
liabilities No bid will be examined unleas these
conditions shall be complied WITH
Terms Of payment.
OF the sum Of $IOO,0OO appropriated for the
above object, 8 $4,000 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, follows--to wit:
Whenever the contractor shalI report that q por
ton of the raft has been osed, the same shall
be inspected by officer appointed by the War
Department.; and if it shall appear that such
il the fact, the Department will pay such proper
ton ofthe said sum Of $50 900 as the portion re-
moved shall bear to the entire raft, provided no
partial payment shall be made for less than one
tenth part of the whole work. The remaining
s $1,000 will be paid in equal annual instalments
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-
pnrtment ia to be the sole judge. 5t
Each bid must be for the whole work--that il,
for the removal of the raft, and for keeping the
river open for specified period. No separate pro-
posals Tor portions of it will be considered.
The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, Proposals for
removing Red River Raft" 1000 49, sHis6s
The War Department reserves to itself the right
of awarding the contract according to it's own
judgment OF the most favorable bid and the most
responsible bidder. a4 VI. y -
TO be inserted in the Union, Republic, and Ma
tionalA lntelligencer, Washington, D. c.; Cincin-
natl Gazette, Cincinnati Ohio; Louisville Journal,
Louisville, Kentucky; St. Louis Republican, st
Louis Missouri; Shreveport Herald. Shreveport,
Louisiana; New Orleans Commercial Bulletin; New
Orleans Bee; New Orleans Republican,; Gazette
and Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas; Telegraph,
Washington, Arkansas j. j ALERT,
N Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
July Id -d2Ot & Ia ts2OSeD aa4"ss Il.,a.