The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-25
RED RIVER RArr.

AlED RIVER RAFT.
CONGRESS having recently amended the act
" providing for the removal of the Red River
Raft, the advertisements heretofore inserted on
this subject have been withdrawn and the follow
ing substituted in their stead.
REMOVAL OF RED RIVER RAFT
Proposals will be received at the War Depart
ment until the first day of April next for remov-
ing the obstructions in Red River known as the
Red River Raft, and keeping the navigation of
said river open and free from obstruction by RATS
for series of one or more years, follows, viz:
Each bidder will propose to remove the said
raft and to keep the navigation free from obstruc.
ton thereby for specified period, fer the sum of
S lO0, 600; specifying in his bid the time within
which he proposes to complete the removal. (the
said time not to be later than the first day Of jan
uary, 1859 as also the number Of years count
ing from said removaI during which he binds
himself to keep the navigation of the river free
from obstruction for the said sum; apd the con-
tract shall be awarded to the bidder (provided the
Department be satisfied with his Responsibility
and with the security offered by hin) who shall
propose to remove said raft and to keep the river
free from obstruction thereby for theslongest period
of time.
The contractor will be required to give his bond
for $4,000, with two good suretes, each for the
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-
claration, signed by them, that they will sign his
bond as sureties ae above mentioned; and also the
certificate of district judge of the United States
for the State in which he resides that said secure
ties are respectable citizens and that he considers
them worth 10000 and above all their debts
and liabilities No bid will be examined unless
these conditions shall becomplied with.
Terms Of Payment
Of the sum of 100000 appropriated for the
above object s. so, 900 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, follows, to witt
Whenever the contractor shall report that a por-
ton of the raft has been removed, the same shall
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Department, and if it shall appear that such is the
fact, the Department will pay such a proportion
of the said sum of S 1000 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 ESQ, 900
will be paid in equal annual instalments CORE .
spending in number with the number of years
during which the contractor shall bind hims elf 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 it will be considered.
The proposals will be addressed to the under
signed, marked on the envelope, ssProposals for
removing Red River Raft
]. J. ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
Jan 7-2Otd &2tawtApr1
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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 let April.
Each paper advertising will send copy Of the
paper containing the advertisement
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