The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-30
Sealed 9rnpusaIs.
Proposals for Raising sunkenVes-
sells, 60, on the Mississippi Riv-
err and Tributaries.
TREASURY DEPARTArENT.


OFFICE SUPhvi0. SPEC ACT. IN A6'CH, EfE5 5l1
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. nth, 1895.
IN PURSUANCE OF INSTRUCTIONS
from the Secretary OF the Treasury, All bids
heretofore received for "raising, wrecking and
the delivery of Bunhen vessels, SC, on the
MISSISSIPPI nver and trhutaries,n have been
rejected, and new advertisements or1efed
with q view discerning wider competition
Sealed proposals Will be received at the office
Of the Supervising Special Agent, at Menu
phis, Tenn, until December 18th. 1885, at l2
NJ, for Iraisingl Wrecking aud delivering at
convenient ports, all sunken vessels, whether
thereof, In any part OF the Mississippi river or
Its tributaries below Cairo"
The fon2wing poilt5 DO observed by
parties making such proposals:
/. The Government desires to restore the
streams In question TO an early navigRble con-
dition, 10 far as the removal OF the sunken
II. AH vessels, boats, or parts thereof, will
be delivered at one OF the following named
little RocIS Helena ALL t.tl1 STJeay, Mss
andrln, La; Memphis, Tenn; and will there
be sold upon due public notice, and contrac-
Of such sales. PTopoSaIs may eoyter the Whole
work, OF be confined to the work in one or
III. Proposals viii include: The raising.
wrecklng and delivery at either of the desig.
mated ports OF all sunlIen vessels; whether
whether sunk by the United States on rebei
forces, and whether OF material value or not /:
and the removal OF all hlndrances TO nnvigR.
/
thorough clearing OF the channels as far as
they are DISTRACTED by the same; and musf
supulate to comn.en the work as early and
push 4 forward as rapidly as the stage Of wa
ter will permit. - We
~. Each proposal must, Therefore. distinct
| ~ set forth the names Ofthe streamsin which
parties propose TO operate, and specify the
lowest percentage ofthe net proceeds OF sale or
the vessels, &c, SO raised and delivered al
elther Of the designated places ofSlaliyery. for
which they agree to do the work = 'S''fs't
v. A deposit OF Five TIt6t,soi,d DolIor.
$4,000 will be required nom each on the LIds
derS at the tlmeo Of bidding, to ensure the good
faith of the bid and the carrying out OF he CON
tract, (tf awarded); and satisfactory refarence
must be given, also, as to the ability and Tood
| faith OF the bidder to perform the. work in
question. The Sufficiency ofthe refereed m net
be othcially certified by the nearest officer Of
the Customs. Vi
VI. Forms OF proposal Ia copy of which see
DeioWlapa envelopes, properly addressed and
inuorSed, nave been prepared and Forwarded
to each Of the Surveyors OF Customs at pits.
burBh, Wheeling, Cincinnati Louisvilie chi
cage, st Louis, Cairo and New Orleans who
VIII iuEnlsh them upon application.
VII. Proposals will be opened on the 18th OF
December, proN., at ~ NJ, and the award made
as soon as approved by the Secretary OF the
YIII- The sums deposited by unsuccessful
biddefswM be returned when thecontTIlcf q
aWarded the deposit on the part OF the sue
forfeited to the United States ufSon IioTI-CCnI-
pllance with the terms of the CONTRACT or re-
funded upon the faithful completion OF the
VOTE. VIM. W. ORME,
Treasury Department