The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-10
RED RIVER RAFT.


THE PERSON to whom the contract was award
il ed under former advertisements for proposals
having failed to give the bond with sureties
quired, proposals for the work are again invited
as follows:
next September for the removal of ebstructions to
the navigation OF Red river (Louisiana) occasoned
by the raft, and for keeping the said navigation
free from the same for the longest period:
The amount of these proposals united is not to
exceed the sum Of 100000.
| Each bidder will propose to remove said raft,
thoroughly and to keep the navigation free
from obstruction thereby for specified period;
specifying in his bid the time in which he propo-
ses to complete the removal of the raft, the said
time not be later than the lst day of june 1855;
and also the number of years, counting from said
removal, during which time he binds himself to
keep the said navigation free from raft obstruction
The contractor will be required 10 give his bond
for $40 900, with two coed sureties, each for the
sum of 900, conditioned for the faithful execu.
ton of the contract. Each bidder will transmit, at
the came time with his proposals, the names of the
persons whom he offers as suretes, and declara
ton signed by them that they will sign his bond as
sureties rs above mentioned; and also Inc certih-
State in which he resides, that said securities are
respectable citizens, and that he considers them
worth S 900 over and above all their debts and
liabilities No bid will be examined unless these
conditions shall be complied with.
Terms of payment.
OF the sum Of 100000 appropriated for the
above object, $ so, 600 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, as foows-to wit:
Whenever the contractor shnll report that por-
ton of the raft has been remov ed, the same shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department.; and if it shall appear that ouch
ia the fact, the Department will pay such proper
ton of the said sum of $50,O00 as the portion re-
moved shall bear to the entire raft, provided no
partial pa yment shall be made for less than one
tenth part of the whole work. The remaining
so 900 will he paid in equal annual instruments
corresponding in number with the number OF years
during which the contractor shall bind himself to
keep the navigation open, OF which TACT the De-
pa rtrnsnt lie to be the sole judge.
Each bid must be for the whole work-that 10,
for the removal of the raft, and for keeping the
river open for specified period. No separate pro-
posas 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"
The War Department reserves to itself the right
OF awarding the contract according to its own
Judgment OF the most favorable bid and the most
responsible bidder.
To be inserted in the Union, Republic, and Ma
tional Intelligencer, Washington, d. c.; Cincn-
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,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
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