Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-25
RED RIVER RAFT

TIVE person TO whom The contrast was awarded W,
1 der former ADVERT cments for proposals hav-
ing tailed tn give the bond with suretes required
proposals for the work again invited "a follows
Proposals will he received until the Doth day of
next September for the removal Of Instructions to
the navigation of Red river H,ouisiaua) oocasioned
by the raft. and for keeping the said navigation free
from the same for the longest period.
The amount Of ihcSe proposals united is not TO
coed the sum of 100000.
Each bid!er will propose to remove said raft.
(thnrOughly) and TO keep the nav .atiop free frou
obstruction thereby for specified period specifying
in his hid the time in which lac proposes 10 complete
the removal of the raft, the said tine not 70 later
than the LIST day cfJune. 1885; and also the number
of years counting from sci removal, during which
tinic he binds himself To keep tie sad navigation
free from raft obstruction.
The contractor will br required to civ. his bond
for 10000, with two good suretcs each for the sum
Of 900, conditioned for the faithful execution of
the contract. Each bidder will transmit at the
time with his proposals, the names Of the persons
whom be offers rs surcties. and declaration signed
by them that they will sign his bon q suretieS
above mentioned and also the certificate oa district
judge of the Unc,l States for the State i'm which he
resides, that said securities respectable citizens,
and that he considers them worth $4,000 and
shove all their debts and liabilities. No bid will he
examined unless these conditions shall be complied
with.
Terms If Payment.
Of the sum of 100000 appropriated for the
ADORE object $50 COO shall he maid a. the work of
r"moTlng the raft advances, foilows-to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that Tor
ton Of IL" raft has baen removed, the same shall
be- inspected by officer appointei BIZ the War
Department; and it II shall appear that such is the
fact, the Department will pay such = proportion OF
the said sum OF $4,000 the portion removed shall
bear to the entire raft, provided partial payment
shall be made for less than tenth part of the
whole work. The remaining 1000 will br paid
+ In equal annual instalnentS corresponding In
nuD,ier with the number of years during which
the contractor shall bind himself to keep the nav
nj, f,as
the sole judge.
Each hid must he for the whole work-that is. for
the removal of the raft and for keeping the river
oref for specified period. No separate proposal
portions Of it will I've considered
The proposals will be addressed To the upel sig nel
marked on the envelope, "Prorosals for removing
Red River Raft
The War Department reserves to itself the right
. of awarding the contract sccor,.ing TO its own
judgment of the most favorable bid aud the most
responsible bidder. J.J. ABERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
The time for r. Giving 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 tn" Uniou Intrligrncsr, ard
Evening Star, Washington, ID. G: Red River Repub-
lcan. Alexa nlria, Louisiana; Louisville Democrat.
Louisville, Kentucky; Arkansas Democrat and Ga
zete and Democrat. Little Rock, Arkansas: Cincin-
natl Gazette Cincinnati, Ohio Pittshurg Pest Pitts
burg Pennsylvania Louisiana Courier and pai,v
Delta, New Orleans, Louisiana; Appeal, Memphis.
Tennessee: Southwestern and C,ldo Gazette Shreye-
port, Louisiana: Times, Louisville. Kentucky.
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