Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-30
RED RIVER RAFT.

'5NHE person to whom the contrnc. vas AWARDED m
4 der former advertisements for proposals hay
Ing tailed to Civ" the bond with suret:cs IS REQUIRED
proposals tor the work again invited as follows:
Proposals will be received until TIE Goth day OF
r:oxt September for the removal OF INSTRUCTIONS to
the navigation of Red river I.ouisanal occasioncd
by the raft. and for keeping the said navigation free
from tie same for the longest period.
Tue amount OF these proposals untel is not to cx-
coed the sum Of 100000.
Each bidder will propose to remove said raft
(thor0ughly.) and to keep the navigation free from
obstruction thereby for specified period: syccifyin-
in his bill the time in which he proposes 10 compet.
the removal Of the raft TIE said time not to be later
than the LIST day ofJune 1855; and also the number
OF years, counting from sal, removal during which
time be binds himself 10 keep the said navigation
free from raft Obstruction.
The contractor will be- rc.lYlirCa tn ciye his hon,
for $1,000, with good suretias each for the suru
of 10000 conditioned for the faithful execution CT
The Contract. Each bidder will transmit at the ,erc
time with his proposals. the of the persons
whom he oilers ~ slreti">, and declaration signed
by them that theT 5ill sign his bond az surptins n:
above m"ntoue: and also the certificate of district
ude OF the Cni-ed States for ine State in which he
resides that said securities are r-srecta cize,s
and that ne considers them worth $40 Ona OYER AMI
above all their debts ald liabilities No biz. will b,
examined unlees these conditions shall be complied
with.
Terms Of IDynent
OF the sum of 100000 appropriated for The
above object SjonO3 shall be paid as the work Of
removing the RAFT advances, as follows-to wit
"ATiifErr thc contractor shall REPORT that ror
'l"n OF tae r1ft las been removed. the same shall
~ IN prcted 3y an officer appointed by the War
er' tient; and if it shall appear that such is the
1ac', The Department will pay such proportion OF
The salt. sum of 10000 the potion removed shall
bear 10 the entire raft. provided partial PAYMENT
snail he made for less than tenth Part Of the
whole WORK The remaining SO 0n0 will he paid
III elua, annual insta! neats curraspondn- In
nuns VITA the number Of Tears Gur;nr which
Inc contractor shall bind himself to keen the nsy-
gat'n pen OF which fact the Department Is to be
the sole judge.
Each bid must he for the whole work-.hat T.. f,-
The removal of the raft and for kecrin the river
oned tor specified period. No separate PROPOSAL for
portions Of it will ~ considered
The proposals will b. addressed, to the unstersync
married. on the envelope, ''P-crosaIs for removing
Ic,i Hycr Raft"
ire War Department reservcI tn its"lf the right
81 awarding the contract according to its own
Judgment Of the most favorable bid ami the most
responsible bidder. ~. Albert,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers
me ui'e Tor receiving proposals under the fore
gong adt"ril-eIn"ut is hereby extended to AMI in
Guiding t'c lst Gay Of next November
BY or'ie- J.J.ABEET,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers
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