The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-02-09
Sealed Proposals

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! NIILL be received at the office of the Commits
w sloner OF the Third Swamp Land District. in
Shreveport, La until the 23d day Of March 1859
for Contracts for REMOVING INSTRUCTIONS in
the bed Of Bayou Pierre River, and Counissnia Lake
according to Survey and Plan in the Commissioners
0Ihce;
lst. Deepening the Bed; commencing at
about four hundred yards (mure or less)
below the first. Or Axley's falls, wherethe
water shoals, in ascending, to Axley's
falls, viz: 400 yards by IL yards wide,
and yards deep, 5000
End. Cutting through the lower or Axley's
| falls, from the point which the deepen
ing Of the channel described in the first
paragraph shall cease, viz: 420 yards by
10 yards wide by yards deep, 8.40O
3rd Cutting through the second, Nor
gans falls next in ascending, for the dis
tance Of 300 yards viz: 300 yards, by 10
yards wide by yards deep, 1900
4th Cutting through the third falls, next
above Mrs Cox's plantation, for the dis
tance Of $50 yards, viz: $50 yards by 10
yards wide by yards deep, 1000
5th Cutting through the fourth falls, in as
cending fer the distance Of 100 yards,
viz: 100 yards by 10 yards wide by
yards deep. 1900
9th. Cutting through the fifth falls, next in
ascending, for the distance of 50 yards,
viz: l5O yards by 10 yards wide by 2
7tR Cutting through the sixth falls, next
in ascending for The distance of2J0 yards,
viz: 20O yards by 10 yards wide, BY "a
yards deep, 5000
8ti. Cutting through the seventh falls,,next
in ascending, for the distance of two hun
dred yards, viz: 900 yards by 10 yards
wide by 212 yards Geep, 5000
9Th. Cutting through heeighth falls nextn
ascending, for the distance Of one hun
dred yards, viz: 100 yards by 10 yards
wide by 21a yards deep $500
10Th. Cutting through the ninth falls next
in ascending, at the upper end of lake Lo
rig, for the distance of one hundred yards,
viz 100 yards BY 10 yards wide by 2
yards deep, 1000
llth. Cutting through the tenth falls, next
in ascending, the mouth of Black
bayou, for the distance of one hundred
yards, viz: 100 yards by lU yards wide by
l2th. Cutting through the eleventh falls. in
ascending, for the distance of hundred
by 21a yards deep. $500
l3tf Cutting through the twelfth falls,
next III ascending, the mouth OF
Squirrel bayou, for the distance of two
hundred yards, viz 200 yards by 10 yards
wide by ~ yards deep 5000
18th. Cutting through the thirteenth falls,
next II ascending, near the mouth Of
Black bayou, for the distance Of one hun
dred yards, viz 100 yards by 10 yards
wideby ~ deep, 1850
18th. Cutting through The fourteenth falls.
next IN ascending, near the mouth Of Bull
bayou, at Mr. Young's clearing for the
distance of one hundred yards viz: 100
yards by 10 yards wide by yards deep, 1900
10Th. Cutting through the shoal in Counisa-
MIA Lake, known as LA Coupe" for the
distance of four hundred yards, viz: 400
yards by 10 yards wide BY yards deep, 5000
Total cubic yards 66,4O0
GJ=The work above required, will be given to he
lowest bidder, after examining the proposals. to be
opened on the 23d day Of March next. I he Commis-
suner reserNiug the ght of tpunng any portion
of it over ten thousand cubic yards. The work to
be commenced at low water stage OF the river,
and to be perfected with all despatch. The earth
removed viii not be required to be thrown any
greater distance than to be entirely out of the chan
mel
Good and sufficient bonds viii Be required for the
faithful performance of the work.
Payments to be made by Warrants on the TreGsur-
er of the State The work progre-ses-One-tlird to
be reserved until The ecompetion Of the work
7. p. HOTCHKISS,
Commissioner Sd Swamp Land District
Shreveport, January 26, 1859.