Washington telegraph., 1853-03-02

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- providing for .Ae removal of the Red river
Raft. the advertisements heretofore inserted op
this subject have been withdrawn and the follow
ing substituted in their stead:
REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFT.
Proposals will be receired at the War Depart-
ment cntil the first day Of April next for remoy-
ing the distinctions in Red river known as the
Red river RAFT and keeping the navigation OF said
INer open ard iree from obstruction BY RATS Tor
a series OF one more years as follows VIZ
Zach bidder will propose to remove the said
raft and TO keep the navigation free from ol,struc-
ton thereby for specified period for the sum Of
Slt0.00p, specifying in his bid the time within
which lie proposes to complete the removal lthe
said time not to he later than the lst DIV of jan
nary. 1859 as also the number OF years counting
from said renoval) during which be binds himself
70 keep the navigation II the river free from OBJ
styncton for the safl snn: and the contract shall
. 6e awarded to the bidder tprovided the del,art-
nnent be satisfied with his responsibility ard with
the security offered by HIM who shall PROPOSE to
remove said raft and to keep the river tree from
obstruction thereby for the longest period OF time
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for $4,000, with two good surrties. each for the
sum of 10000. conditioned for the faithful execu-
ton Of the contract Zach bidder will transmit
at the same time with his proposals. the names of
the persons whom he offers as suretie, and de-
ciaraion, signed BY them. that they will sign his
bond a. suTeties above mentioned: and also tho
certificate oi district Judge Of the United States
Tor tIe State IN which ne resd that said secIIri-
ties responsible citizens, and that he considers
them worth $4,000 over ard above all their debts
and Liabilities. No bid win be examined unless
these conditions shall lie complied with.
TERMS OF PAYMENT.
OF the sum of 100000 appropriated for the
above object Sj0,00O shall bc paid a. the work
OF removing the raft advances as follows to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that por-
ton OF the raft has been removed. the same shall
be Inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department and ii it shall appear that such is the
fact the department win paw such proportion
OF the said sum OF S5o000 the portion removed
shall besr 70 the entire raft provided no partial
paymen. shall be made for less than one-tenth
part oi the whole work. The remaining $4,000
Will be paid in equal annual instalments. cores
pon1ing in number with the number of wears dur
ing which the contractor shall bind himself to
Keep tine navigation open, of which fact the de-
par.ment y 10 he the sole Judge.
Each bid must be for the whole work-that 10
for the removal of thu raft, and for keeping the
Tver open for specified period. No separatcipro-
posals Tor portions Of It will be considered
the proposals Will he addressed to the UNDER
signed. marked the envelope, Proposals for
removing Red river raitn
J. ). ALERT, Colonel
Corps Typographical EHgiroos.
January r, 1853 I-IIw.
All papers which have published the former
advertisements on this subject are hereby author
lied 70 publish this. and in addition, the Gazette
4 Democrat. oi Little Rock and the Telegraph,
uI W Wasilnston, Arkansas. twenty times daily and
then twice week until lst April.
| Each paper advertising will send copy of the
I paper containing the advertisement