The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-01-26
Sealed Pr0nns.l-
WILL be received at the of;od :,
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WILL be received at tbep ofsad
wv sioner of the Third Swami 7 d the Conn,
Shreveport La, until the 23d d. lang Dsaie |
for Contracts for REMOVING oB ey q March h
the bed OF Bayou Pierre River. ana n CTIOES
according to Survey and Plan IN tb ea9qnssna Ii,
Office. - we gomms,ia.a Y
LIST. Deepening the Bed. commo.., T.s
about four hundred yards Tmnra at
below the first. Or Alleys falls WI Ss less)
water shoals, In ascending, 10 y .istle
falls, viz: 400 yards by ID 10 v ~ aAxley's
and yards deep, '"'as vide
End. Cutting through the lower q, On
falls, from the point at which III taAeys
ing Of the channel described in ). geePen
paragraph shall cease, viz: 400 v ,,,q INST
10 yards wide by yards deem arcs BY
3rd. Cutting through the second Sd
gan's falls next in ascending. for, =
lance of 200 yards, viz: 200 yards - ~ as
yards wide by 2 yards deep. '' " ~
4th; Cutting through the third falls "A
above Mrs, Cox's plantation, for tb. IsAE
lance Of $50 yards, viz: $50 wards ~ L. us,
yards wide by 2 yards deep, ' " ~
9th. Cutting through the fourth fall, 30
cendlng, for the distance of I'M ma as
viz; 100 yards by 10 yards wide ' 5T
6th. Cutting through the fifth falls newt %
ascending, for the distance Of $50 vasa ~
VIZ; loo yards by 10 yards wide G bg
IN Cutting through the sixth fall. n.,, 80
IN ascending for the distance of2OO ya nia'
VIZ; 2o g yards by 10 yards wide, By ~
sth. Cutting through the seventh falIs. n.,, 81
IN ascending, for the distance of two brn
1rad xYarJs xyT1 ~ Alu
wide by ~ yards deep, = '''@ !.
sth. Cutting through theeighth falls nextin ~
ascending, Tor the distance of one hun.
afed { En 5il VIZ; I'd lO9 yards BY 10 yards
io!h- Cutting through the ninth falls. ueyt -
IN ascending at the upper end Of lake L..
viz 100 yards by 10 yards wide i ~
slLh. Cutting through t 'pfatls nav ~
in ascending, near tn Ri IIs
bayou, for the distans ~
yards, viz; lou yards su asa
NE deep, I.
18th. Cutting through Ae eleventh ia, ~
ascending, for the distance of hume
yards, viz: 100 yards by 10 yards wide
by21a yards deep, =.
18th. Cutting through the twelfth falls -
next in ascending, near the mouth II
Squirrel bayou, for the distance Of two
hundred yards, viz 200 yards by 10 yarde
wide by 212 yards deep, n
l4th. Cutting through the thirteenth falls w
next Ia ascending, near the mouth II
Black bayou, for the distance Of one hun.
dred yards, viz: 100 yards by 10 wards
wideby 21a deep, a,
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. ion
yards by 10 yards wide by 2 yards deem Oa
10th. Cutting through the shoal IN Coupisns! y
mia Lake, known as LA Coupe" for the
distance of four hundred yards, viz: 400
yards by 10 yards wide by yards deep. "a
Total cubic yards, aI
u The work above required, will be piyep ~,
lowest bidder, after examining the proposals h
opened on the 23d day of March next. The Comm
sioner reserving the right of postponing any port
of 1t over ten thousand cubic yards. The vorE
be commenced at next low water stage of the nv
and to be perfected with all despatch. The ca,
removed will not be required to Be thrown At \
greater distance than to be entirely out Of the cha
mel.
Good and sufficient bonds viii be required for
faithful performance Of the work.
Payments to be made by Warrants on the Treas
er of the State as the work -0ne-third
be reserved until thecompletion of the work.
7. p H0TCHEISS
Commissioner Sd Swamp Land Disuic
Shreveport, January &c, 1859.
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