The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-27
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Proposals forRaising sunken Yes
sells, &C., on the Mississippi Riv-
er and Tributaries. .r,
TREASURY DEPARTMENTS.
EFICE SUP'v'G. SPEC. AG'T. IN AG'CY,

TRE4suk9 DEPA RTMENT.@ u
OFFICR SUP'v'G. SPEC. ACT. IN A6'CY,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 10Th, 1885.
IN PURSUANCE OF INSTRUCTIONS
from the Secretary of the Treasury, all bids
heretofore reCeiyed for 'TaIsiug, wrecking and
the delivery Of; stlnlen vesSeis, SC, on the
Mississippi river and ttiJ1tariesP have b5eh
rejected, and new advertisements ordered,
with n view of securing wider competition
Sealed proposals will be received ut the office
of the Supervising Special Agent, at Mem-
phis, Tenn, until December 18th. 1862 at u
NJ, for t'raising, wrecking and delivering at
convenient ports, all sunken vessels, whether
hereof, In any part q the ~ ssisippi EYer or
The foil Jwing points will he observed by
parties making such proposals:
i. The Government desires to restore the
fon So e an sS5Y 0 a gSn
vessels can do II.
II. al vessels, boats, or parts thereof, will
ports: Sache S 4 %e 81 me 5SiSSi
Little Rock, Helena, Ark: New Orleans, Alex
andre, La; Memphis, Tenn; and will there
ytors will be compensated out OF the proceeds
OF such sales. Proposals may cover the whole
work, or be confined to the work in one or
more of the rivers.
Ill. Proposals will include: The raising
wrecktng and delivery at either of the desig-
mated ports of all Sunken vessels, whether
Steamers, Gunboats, Barges or Flats aud
whether sunk by the United States or rebel
| and the removal OF all hindrances to naviga-
ton caused by the supken vessels, and the
thorough clearing Of the channels as far as
they are Obsuucted by the same; and must
Stipulnte to commence the work as early and
push Il forward as rapidly as the stage OF wa
ter will permit.
". Each proposal must, therefore, distinct
| ~ set forth the names of The streams in which
parties propose TO .operpte, and specify the
lowest percentage Of the net proceeds OF Sale or
the vessels, &c, so raised and delivered at
either OF the designated places of delivery, for
which they agree to do the work - q
". A deposit Of Five Thousand Dollars
| 5000 Will be required from each of the bid
deB at the time Of bidding, to ensure the good
faith of the bid and the carrying out of the con-
must be given, also, as to the ability and fICIod
NTH OF tine 1idder 70 perform the work in
question. The sntdcienCy ofthe referees must
the Customs. bIE IIIS rF-fT-ii
VI, Forms of proposal "a OF which see
below and envelopes, properly addressed and
indor6ed, have been prepared and forwarded
TO eachof the Surveyors OF Customs at Pitts
buTgh, Wheeling, Cincinnati, Louisville, Chi
cage, st. Louis, Cairo and New Orleans, who
will furnish them upon application.
VII. Proposals VIII be opened on the 18th of
December, proS., at IL NJ, and the award made
rs soon as approved by the Secretary OF the
Treasury c~H ttrr uri 81 m -. q 4.
VIE The sums deposited by unsuccessful
bidders will be returned when the contract is
awarded the deposit on the part OF the sue
forfeited to the United states upon non COM
pliance with the terms OF the contract, or re-
funded upon the faithful completion of the
work. s'I.f 3 WI, w. ORME
supervising Special Agent, &C, I'd Agency.
Treasury department.