The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-22
RED RIVER RAFT,

TINE PERSON to whom the contract was award
1 cd under former advertisements for proposals
having failed to give the bond with surciies as re-
quired, proposals for the work 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 {Louisana) occasioned
BY the raft, and for keeping the said navigation
free from ths same for the longest period.
The amount of these proposals united is not to
exceed the sum Of s 100, 900. , "a
Each bidder will propose to remove said raft
thoroughly, and to keep the navigation free
from obstruction thereby for specified period;
specifying in his bid the time in which he propo-
ses to complete ne removal of the raft. the said
time not to be than the let day of June, 1856
and also the nunber 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
sum of 900, conditioned for the faithful execu.
ton of the contract. Each bidder will transmit at
the same time with his proposals, the pames of the
persons whom he offera as sureties, and declara
ton signed by them that they will sign his bond as
sureties as above mentioned; and also the certifi
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 10, 900 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 $lO0, O6O appropriated for the
above object. s 1000 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, us followe-to wit:
Whenever the contractor shall report that por-
ton of the raft has been remove ed, the same shall
be inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Department; and if 1t shall appear that such
is the fact, the Department will pay such proper
ton Of the said sum of $50, 900 as 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
$780, 900 will he paid in equal annual instalments
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-
pnrtment is to be the sole judge.
Each bid must be for the whole work-that u.s.
for the removal of the raft, and for keeping the
river open for specified period. No separate pro-
posals Tor portions Of it will be considered.
The proposals will be addressed to the under.
signed, marked on the envelope, Proposals for
Red River Raft" 800 tatEa
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
bidder
To be inserted in the Union, Republic, and Ma
tional lntelligencer, Washington, D. c.; Cincin-
natl Gazette. Cincinnati, Ohio; Louisville Journal,
Louisville, Kentucky; st. Louis Republican, St.
Louis, Missouri; Shreveport Herald, Shreveport,
New Orleans Commercial Bulletin; New
Orleans Bee; New Orleans Republican; Gazette
and Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas; Telegraph,
Washington, Arkansas. J. J ALERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
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