The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-06
RED RIVER RAFT.
TINE PERSON to whom the contract Y

TIME PERSON to whom the contract was award
Il ed under former advertisements for proposals.
quired, proposals for the work are 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 (Louisiana) occasioned
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 te
exceed the sum Of 100000. HYDE
| Each bidder will propose to remove said raft
| thoroughly and to keep the navigation fre'
| from obstruction thereby for a specified period
specifying in his bid the time in which he propo-
ses to complete the removal of the raft, the saio
time not to be later than the Ist day of June, 1855
and also the number of years, counting from said
removal, 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 800 000 with two good sureties, each for the
sum of S OO0 conditioned for the faithful execu-
ton of the contract. Each bidder will transmit, at
the came time with his proposals. the names of the
persons whom he offers sureties, and decara-
ton signed by them that they will sign his bond as
sureties az 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 s. 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 100000 appropriated for the
n
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 ehall
be Inspected by an officer appointed by the War
Depa rtrnent; and if it shall appear that such
is the fact, the Department will pay such proper
ton of the said sum of 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
sc, 900 will be paid in equal annual instruments
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.
Each bid must be for the whole work-that 10,
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
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 M
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
Loui siana; New Orleans Commercial Bulletin; New
Orleans Bee; New Orleans Republican,; Gazette
and Democrat, Little Rock, Arkansas; Telegraph
| Washin gton, Arkansas. J. j ALBERT,
Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
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