Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-22
REDRIVER RAFT.

II VIE person 10 whom the contract was aWardes
Il under the former advertisement for proposals
having failed to give the bond with securities as
required proposals for the work IRE again invited
as follows.
Proposals will be received until the Goth day of
next September for the removal of distractions TO
the navigation of Red River, QIous!ana) occasion
ed 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 10 remove said raft,
thoroughly and to keep the navigation free from
ing in his bid the time in which he proposes to
complete the removal of the raft the said time not
10 be later than the first day Of June, 1855; and
also the number of years, counting from said re-
moval, during which time he binds himself to keep
the said navigation free from raft obstruction.
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for $4,000 with two good surcties, each for the
of $40 000 conditioned for the faithful cxecu-
ton 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 declara-
ton signed by them that they will sign his bond as
suretes as above mentioned; and also the certif-
cate of district Judge Of the United States for the
State in which he resides, that said securities are
respectable citizens, and that he considers them
worth $4,000 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 S100,000 appropriated for the
above object, $4,000 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 been removed, the same shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department and if it shall appearthat sucn is the
fact, the department will pay such proportion of
the said sum of $4,000 as the portion removed
shall bear TO the entire raft, provided no pSrtial
| 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 cores
| ponding in number with the number Of years du-
| ring which the contractor shall bind himself TO
| keep the navigation open, OF which fact the de-
| partment is TO be the sole Judge.
| Each bid must be for the whole work-that is,
| for the removal OF the raft, and for keeping the
| river open for specified period. No separate
| proposals for portions of il will be considered
| The proposals will be addressed TO the under
| signed, marked on the envelope, q 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 Inteigencer Washington, d. c.; Ctncin-
| natl Gazette, Cincinnati, Ohio; Louisville Jour
nal, Louisville, Ky; ST. Louis Republican, ST.
| Douis, Missouri; Shreveport Herald, Shreveport,
| LOUISIANA; New Orleans Commercial Bulletin !;
| New Orleans Bee New Orleans Republican, Ga
zette end Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas; TEL
| egraph, Washington, Arkansas.
J. j. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
1so- The time forrecefving proposals under
the foregoing advertisement, is hereby extended
70 and including the LIST day Of next November.
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