Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-12
Proposals for Deepening the Outlets Of the
Mississippi river into the Gulf of Mexico.
kNGINEER DEPARTMENT, }
WAsUINGTON AuOuatl lisa I

DEFAhI II,
WARRINGTON, August 4, is5s {
DROPOsALS WILL BE REJEIyED AT
L this office until the first day Of October next
for "opening and keeping open ship channels Of
sufficient capacity to accommodate the wants Of
commerce, through the Southwest Pass and Pass
pOutre, leading from the Mississippi river into
the Gulf Of Mexico" for which purpose there
was appropriated, by act Of Congress of Sth of
July, 1856, three hundred and thirty thousand
Bidders are requested to state the amount for
which they will contract to open each Of the
channels specified throughout well deHn ID
width OF three hundred feet to depth of not less
than eighteen feet below the level Of ordinary low
water, which level will be determined by bench
mark on the shore, to be established by an oticer
or omcers appointed by the Secretary Of War; and
they are also requested to state the longest period
Of time for which they will contract to keep each
channel open to such width and depth for the res
idue Of tns appropriation after the amount OF the
bid for opening, II accepted is paid; and to state
for opening ana keeping open sash channel to a
uniform depth Of not less than twenty feet through
out we'll defined width Of three hundred fest
Inc means oy which It may be proposed to ae-
opening the channels, must be stated In the pre-.
posal for each depth. f -.
The right to accept the offer which, in the opin-
ion Of the Secretary Of War, proposes the best
method Of accomplishing the object contemplated
and to accept either proposal Of any bidder for
either OF the passes, to the exclusion Of the pro-
posals OF the same bidder for the other pass, is
reserved
The quantity Of matter necessary to be removed
from the existing channels at the passes to be
deepened, or the distance along either channel to
which the work must extend, In order to obtain
either Of the specified depths, cannot for want of
accurate Information as to their present condition,
be stated. Persons who desire to undertake the
work are expected therefore, to inform thems elves
OF Its extent, and Of the best Of pish-
ing It.
After a contract has been entered into, the place
and directions Of the channels to be opened will
be designated to the contractor by an officer or
officers appointed for that purpose by the Secre-
tary Of War, and the amount which may be
agreed upon for opening each will be paid after
each has been completed and found, up5n eIa nj
nation oy an officer or officers appointed as eboye
to be conformaole, In all respects, to the stpua
tons OF the contract; but no payment will be
made on account Of any work done towards OPEN
ing either channel until after sucn channel shall
have been completed, examined, and approved,
as above specified.
At the eI Ioiration Of one third Of the time dur
ing which the channels are to be kept open,
eighty per cent Of one-third Of the whole amount
Of the contract for keeping open will be raid at
the expiration Of two-thrds Of the time an addt-
tional payment Of one third OF the whole amount
contracted for will be paid and at the eXpi alton
to be kept open the twenty per cent retained at the
drst payment, and the remaining third Of the
whole amount OF the contract for keeping the
channels open, will be paid but no payment will
be made until after the channels have been exam
ined at each period Of payment, by an otncer or
ofncers appointed by the Secretary Of War and
found to be In all respects conformible to con-
tract
Proposals must be accompanied by evidence of
ability to execute the work iD the way, and within
the time proposed and should be addressed to the
g Engineer Department, Washington" and en-
dorsed g Proposals for opening channels at outlets
Of the Mississippi river"
When the time within which proposals are to
be recsived has expired they will be opened and
sih a pt he nfe Infn
the bidder or bidders whose plan Of operation and
evidence Of ability to execute the work are most
satisfactory to the secretary Of War.
To be inserted for thirty days In the National In
telligencer, and the Evening star, Washington; /;
the Commercial Bulletin and the True Delta,
New Orleans the Mobile Register, Nj obile; the
Argus, and the Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia !;
the Day Book, and the Journal Of Commerce.
New York; the Times, and the Post, Boston the
Republican, and the Pilot, st. Louis; the Enqui-
rer, Cincinnati; and the Democrat, Louisville
Accounts for advertising, with two copies OF
paper containing adverts ement, to be sent to En-
gineer Department for payment au 5d30t