The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-03

III Han IS n III nj, RAFT.
oNGRESs having 1eesatiY emsndsd the e.
Raft, the advertissmentt hexetofore inserted on
thf1 leos have heen ~n, and the follow
REMOyxL OF RED RIVER HIATT.
Proposals win be received At tho War Depart
ment, until the first day Ct Apr! next fos remov-
ing the distractions "a Red River known as the
Red River Raft, and keeping the navigation Of
for 3eries of ono or more years, a. follows, viz:
Each bidder will propose TO rempve the said
raft and to keep the navigation free from obstruc
ton thereby for specifed period. fer the sum Of
which he proposes to complete the removal, (the
said time not to be later than the first day of Jam
uary, 1862 as also the number of years count
ing from said removaD during which be binds
from obstruction for the said sum; and the con-
tract shall be awarded to the bidder (provded the
Department be Satisfied with his responsibility
and with the security offered by him) who shall
propose to remove said raft and to keep the river
free from obstruction thereby for the longest period
of time. G9
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for $40, 600, with two good sureties, each for the
sum of $4,000, conditioned for the faithful exe-
cuton of the contract. Each bidder will transmit,
at the same time with his proposals, the names Of
the persons whom he offers as sureties, and de.
claration, signed by them, that they will sign his
OOnQ as SuEeuee as ABOVE. anU also the
certificate of district judge Of the United States
for the State in which he fesdes that said securi
ties are respectable citizens and that he considers
them worth $40 600 over and above all their debts
and liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall be complied with
Trims At Payment
OF the sum of 500, 600 appropriated for the
above obiectA s so, 900 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, as follows to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that por-
ton of the raft has bean removed, the same shall
be inspected BY an officer appointed by the War
Department, and t. shall appear that such 10 the
fact, the Department viii pay such proper ion
Of the said SUM of S 900 a. the portion removed
payment shall be made for less. than one-tenth
part OF the whole work. The remaining $4,000
will be paid in equal annual instalments CORE
spending in number with the number Of years
during which the contractor shall bind himself to
keep the navigation open. of which fact the De-
partmenti s to be tbs. cole judge.
Each bid must be for the whole work, that ia, for
the removal of the raft, and for keeping the river
open for specified period. No separate proposals
for portionsof it will be considered.
The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, HProposals for
removing Red River Raft
J. J. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Jan 7-20td &2tawtAprl
+ All papers which have published the former ad-
vertisements on this subject hereby authorized
to publish this, and in addition, the Gazette and
Democrat, of Little Rock, and the Telegraph, of
Washington, Arkansas, twenty times daily, and
then twice week until let April
Each paper advertising will send copy of the
paper containing the advertisement.