The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-27
RED RIyER RAW-

TVHE PERSON to whom the contract was award
i cd under former advertisements for proposals
having failed TO give the bond with sureties az re-
quired, proposals. for the work are again invited
as follows: ss 3faEe4 8I.al e
Proposals will be received until the goth day of
next September for the removal of distractions to
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 s loo. 600.
Each bidder will propose to remove said raft
thoroughly and to keep the navigation free
from obstruction thereby for a specified period;
specifying in his bid the time in which he propo-
SEES to complete the removal of the raft, the said
time not to be later than the 1st day of june 1856
and also the number of years, counting from said
removal, during which time ne binds himself to
keep the said navigation free from raft obstruction
The contractor will be required TO give his bond
for 800 900, with two good sureties, each for the
sum of S 10, 900, conditioned for the faithful execu.
ton of the contract. Each bidder will transmit, at
the same time with his proposals. the names of the
~GG ne olle ehs as suretes and declara
sureties as above mentioned; and nlso the certifi
cate of dstrictudg OF the United States for the
State in which he resides, that said securities are
respectable citizens, and that he considers them
liabilities. No bid will be examined unless these
conditions shall be complied with.
Terms of payment. SIS lr
OF the sum of 100000 appropriated for the
above object, y 5O, OOO shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, follows--to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that por-
ton of the raft has been moved, the same shall
| be Inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department.; and if it shall appear that such
is the fact, the Department will pay such proper
ton of the said sum of $4,000 the portion re-
| moved shall bear to the entire raft, provided no
partial payment shall be made for less than One
| tenth part of the whole work. The remaining
| $4,000 will he paid in equal annual instaments
corresponding in number with the number OF years
during which the contractor shall bind himself to
keep the navigation open, of which fact the De-
partment is to be the sole judge. fa
| 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 pro-
posals for 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 ALBERT
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
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