The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-01-24
RED Bt1vnrs RAr.

|HONGRE6S having recently amended the act
~ providing for the removal Of the Red River
Kan, The fdvertiaato ents heretofore inserted on
this subject have been withdrawn, and the follow
ing substituted IA their stead.
s REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFT.
Froposa!s viii be received ~ the War Depart
ment. until the first day or April next. for remoy-
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said river open and free from obstruction BY rats
for series Of enc or more years, az follows, viz
Each bidder will propose to remove the said
raft and TO keep the navigation free from obstruc
$4,000; Specifying in his bid the time within
which he proposes to complete the removal, tthe
said time not to be later than the first day Of jan
uary. 1850 as also the number Of years count
ing from said rsrnoval) during which he binds
himself to keep the navigation of the river free
from obstruction for the said sum; and the con-
tract shall be awarded to the bidder (provided the
Department, be satisfied with his sporsibility
propose to remove said raft and to keep the river
free from obstruction thereby for the longest period
of time.
The contractor will be required to give his bond
sum of $4,000, conditioned for the faithful exc
cution 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 de-
claratlon, signed by them, that they will sign his
bond as suretiea as above mentioned; and also the
certificate of district judge of the United States
for the State in which he resides, that said securi
ties respectable citizens, and that he considers
them worth 900 over and above all their debts
and liabilities. No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall be complied with.
Terms Of Pigment.
Of the sum of 100000 appropriated for the
above object, 1000 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 appear that such 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 partial
payment shall be made for less than one-tenth
part of the whole work. The remaining $50, 600
spending in number with the number of years
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 it will be considered
The proposals. will be addressed to the under.
signed, marked on the envelope, Proposals for
removing Red River Raft
J. ]. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers
Jan 7-20td &2tawtAprl
All papers which have published the former ad.
vertsements on this subject are hereby authorized
to publish this, and in addition, the Gazette and
Democrat, of Little Rock, and the Telegraph, of
Washington, Arkansas, twenty times daily, and
then twice week until lst April.
Each paper advertising will send a copy of the
paper containing the advertisements