The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-25
Proposals for Raising sunken YES
sells, &C., on the Mississippi Riv-
er and Tributaries. ~
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE SUP'Y'G. SPEC. AatT. On AaSIy

NhAAF41lSs Tenn, NOV. 18th, 1855, ]
IN PURSUANCE OF INSTRUCTIONS
Il from the Secretary of the TreasuTy All lids
heretofore received for raising Wreck inp and
me me delivery OF sunken vessels, &c, on the
MISSISSIPPI river and tributaries" have been
rejected, and new advertisements oTiereGl.
with view OF securing wider cOmpetitlon2
81 III PI0Pos1Ls VIII be received at the otiice
pms, Tenn, until December 10TH 1885, al 70
VI, LOT raising, wrecking and delivering at
steamers, gunboats, mats or 6arRes, or paris
thereof In any part OF the Mississippi river or
It's tributaries below Cairo" 81 = =
The foil owing points viii be Observed nv
parties making such proposals: -
l. me Government desires to restore the
streams In question TO an early naviRabIe con-
aitlon, 50 far as the removal OF the sunken
-, u, AZ vessels, boats, or parts thereof, will
oe 9envered ut one OF the following named
ports: Natchez, VlclIsburR Yazoo civ. Ms !.
Little Rock, Helena, Ark; New Orleans. AIex.
be sold upon due public notice, and contrac.
Tors VIII be compensated out of the proceeds
OF s9ch SAFES Proposals. may cover the whole
Work, or be confined to the work in one nr
more OF the riven. - 49, va
Ill. Proposals will include; The raisIng
Wreck1ng and delivery at either OF the cesitsst,
mated ports of all sunken vessels. TSheiI1sr,
steamers, GunbOats, BaTBes or FlatS and
whether sunk by the United States or rebel a
forces, and whether OF material value or moi !.
and the removal OF all hindrances TO nnyieSs
ton caused by the sunken vessels, and the
thorough clearing of the chanrels ne far ne
they are obstrucfed by the same: and In,1S3
stipulnte TO commence the work as early and
ter win permit. ~ " q -
~. Each proposal must therefore Distinct.
~ set Iorth the names OF the streams in which
parties propose to operate, and specify the
lowest percentage of the net proceeds 81 Of
the vessels, &c, SO raised and delivered nj
enher OF the designated places of delivery for
which they agree to do the work, -
". a deP5Sit of Five Thousand Dollars
(s5,OUOl Will be required from each on the Md.
derS at the time OF bidding, to ensure the GOOD
!ultn OF the DID and the carrying out OF the cone
tract llt awarded); and satisfactory reference
must be given, also, as to the ability and GooCi
iaith OF the bidder TO perform the work In
queSuon- Inc suhcienCy 1.-THE referees must
the Customs. = ~ SSf.S VI
VI Forms OF proposal "a copy OF which see
eioW)yand envelopes, properly addressed and
Endorsed, have been prepared and foTyTarIieSi
70 each Of the Surveyors of Customs at Pitts-
Dufgh, wheeling, Cincinnati, Louisville chi
cage, 81. Louis, Cairo and New Orleans who
VIII furnish them upon application - :.
VII proposals Will be opened on the 18th nj
december, pfox., at II NJ, and the award n1afle
Treasury. AStsAS VI inc
VII. The sums deposited by tnsncces.F,,
olnde[S Wlll be returned when the CONTRACT Re
aMarued; the deposit on the part az The enc.
ces5slul bidder or bidders will be retained fSISs
IoEIelLeu 70 the United States upon non-Coy1
puance with the terms OF the confracf Cr ~
funded upon the faithful COMPLETION or the
NIL. O., =, WM. w. ORdE.
NPeANAaAhS oPecl4 AGENT &c, ID Agency,
treasury Department..