The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-08-09


TINE PERSON to whom the contract was award
i ed under former advertisements for proposals
having failed TO give the bond with suretes as re-
quired, proposals for the work are again invited
Proposals will be received until the goth day of
next September for the removal of obstructions to
the navigation o. Red river (Louisiana) occasioned
by the raft, and for keeping the said navigation
free from tho same for the longest period.
The amount of these proposals. united is not to
exceed the sum of s 100 900.
Each bidder will propose to remove said raft,
Thoroughly and TO keep the navigation ire Q
specifying in his bid the time in which he propo-
ses to complete the removal of the raft, the said
time not to be later than the lst day Of june 1905
and also the number OF years, counting rom sain
keep the said navigation free from raft obstruction.
L 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
persons whom he offers as sureties. and decIara-
ton signed by them that they will sign his bond as
sureties as above mentioned; and also the certih-
cate of district Judge OF the United States for the
State in which he rcsdes that said securities are
respectable ci,izens, and that be considers them
worth TO- 600 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 $si0O,OOO appropriated for the
above object, s. sc, 900 shall be paid as the work
of removing the raft advances, as follows--to witt
Whenever the contractor shall report that por,
ton of the raft has been removed, the same shall
be inspected by 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 as the portion re-
moved shai bear to the entire raft. provided no
partial payment shalt 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 10 to be the sole judge
/ Each bid must be for the whole work-that 49,
for the removal Of the raft, and for keeping the
river open for specified period. No separate pro-
posais 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" .3..
The War Department reserves to itself the right
judgment OF the most favorable bid and the most
responsible bidder.
TO be inserted in the Union, Republic, and Ma
tional Intelligencer, Washington, ID. c.; Cincin-
natl Gazette, Cincinnati, Ohio; Louisville Journal,
Louisville, Kentucky; st Louie Republican, st.
Louis, Missouri; Shreveport Herald, Shreveport,
| Louisiana; New Orleans Commercial Bulletin; New
| Orleans Bee; New Orieans Republican,; Gazette
and Democrat Little Rock, 'Arkansaa; Telegraph
| Washington, Arkansas J. j ALERT,
| Colonel Corps Typographical Engineers.
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