Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-19
Proposals for Deepening the Outlets Of the
Mississippi river into the Gulf of Mexico.
ENGINEER DEPARTMENT, }
WAsHINGrON. Augrlst 4 lS5S {

WAsHINGToN, August 4, 1866.
DROPOSALs WILL BE RECEIVED AT
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
aPoutre, Leading from the Mississippi river into
the Gulf Of Mexico,' for which purpose there
was appropriated, by act Of Congress Of 9th Of
dollars. .'''' 'n'se hundred ana thirty thousand
Bidders are requested 10 state the amount for
which they will contract to open each Of the
channels specified throughout a well defined
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
marx on the shore, to be established by an officer
or officers appointed by the Secretary Of War; and
they are also requested to state the longest period
channel open to such Width and depth for tie res
idue Of the appropriation after the amount Of the
bid for opening, II accepted, is paid and to state
also, In separate proposals, the same particulars
uniform depth Of less th IN twenty feet through
out well defined width Of three Hundred feet
The means by which it may be proposed to &C.
complish the work and the least time recessaryfor
opening the channels, must be stated in the pro-
Dosal for each depth
The right to accept the offer which, in the opin-
lon 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
accurate Information to their present condition
be stated. Persons who desire to undertake the
work kare expected therefore, to inform thems elves
OF Its extent, and Ofthe best means plish-
ing it
After 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 NAV be
agreed upon for opening each will be paid after
each has been completed and found, upon exami-
nation oy an otncer or officers, appointed as above
to be conformable, In all re-pects to the stipuia
tons OF the contract; but no payment will be
made on account Of any work done towards open
ing either channel until after such channel shall
have been completed, examined, and approved,
as above specified.
At the ex piration 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
the expiration Of two-thirds OF the time an addi-
tional payment Of one third Of the whole amount
contracted for will bs paid; and at the expiration
of the whole time during W which the channels are
70 be Kept open the twentv 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 officer or
odacers appointed by the Secretary Of War and
found to be In all respects conformsble to con.
tract.
Proposals must be accompanied by evidence Of
ability to execute the work in the way, and within
the time proposed, and should be addressed to the
{. Engineer Department, Washington" and en-
dorsed Proposals for opening channels at outlets
Of the Mississippi river.h
When the time within which proposals are to
be received has expired they will be opened and
considered, and a contract be entered into with
the bidder or bidders whose plan Of operation and
evidence OF ability to execute tire work are most
satisfactory to the Secretary Of War.
TO be inserted for thirty days in the National In
teiligencer, and the Evening Star, Washington |;
the Commercial Bulletin, and the True Delta,
New Orleans; the Mobile Register, Mobile; the
Argus, and the Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia ;
the Day Book, and the Journal Of Commerce,
New York; the Times, and the Post, Boston me
Republican, and the Pilot, st Louis; the Enqui-
rer, Cincinnati aud the Democrat, Louisville.
Accounts for advertising, with two copies OF
paper containing advertisement TO be sent to Eli
gineer Department for payment. au 5d3Ot