The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-29
J istalff aet6hosals.
Proposals for Raising Supken Yes
sells. sd. on che MI tsippi RiVs
er and Tributaries.
TREAsTrRY DFPARTMENT. I


OFFICE sUP'v'G. SPEC. ACT. ID Ao'CYt
z5[a5r, NEAPHIs, Tennis NoYf 29thS1tsO5.
TN PURSUANCE OF INSTRUCTIONS
heretofore received for raising, wreCklng and
the delivery OF sunken vessels, &c, on utei
Mississippi river and tritntaries,h have been
N3ti B %lSFl6f = Snri6t \ petition.S
Sealed proposals will be received at the office
OF the Supervising Special Agent, at Mem
phIs, Tenn, until December 18th. 1855, at IL
NJ, for tTaIsing, wrecking and delivering ut,
RS G5 a or SsTsss or %hf paTts
thereof in any part Of the Mississippi river or
It's tributaries below Cairo"
The following points VIII be observed by
" 1.-the Government desires to restore the
streams In question to nm early nnvIgable conf
dillon, SO fnr as the removal of the sunIsenl
vessels can do IL. t0EA
II. AR vessels, boats, or parts thereof win
ports: Natchez, Vicksbnrg, Yazoo civ. MIS-:
Little Rock, Helena, Ark; New Orleans Alex
andrtl, In; Memphis, Tenn; and will there
tors will be compensated out OF the proceeds
of such sales. Proposals may cover tfeVyhoIe
work. eE b eonfusd tOfhe work in one or
Ill Proposals. will ,includes The missing.
wrefSing and delivery ut cit Ter or the desiS',
Steamers, Gunboats. Barses ar F1stI s'dtS5
whether sunk 81 the UniteI States or rs s5iS
forces, and whether OF nate4ihl value or NOT !:
ana the removal OF all hindranceS tonavigas
ton caused by. the sunzen vessels, and Inc
thorough clearing of the channels As far as
they are INSTRUCTED by the same; and musf
Stipulnte TO commence the work as early ami
push Il forward as rapidly as the stage OF VIZ
ter viii permit. - We
". Each proposal must, therefore distinct
~ set forth the names Of the streams in which
parties propose to operate, and specify the
lowest percentage Of the net proceeds OF sale Of
the vessel &c.f 50 raised and delivered nj
either OF the designated places of delivery foF
Whch they agree to do the work.
". "A deposit of Five IT11fIfss5HDd DOI1orv
5000 will bereqnired fronl each OF fine md
derS at the time OF bidding, to ensure the p0SlI
faith of the bid and the Carving ont offhaSSCD
tract, ttt awarded); and satisfactory reference
must be given, also, as to the ability and Eyndi
talth o. the bidder to perform the TyorE IN
queSnon: Inc suthctency ofthe referees must
the Customs. ~ SA-'SSA vi
VI. Forms OF proposal Ia COPY of ya,bicl, ca.
belowl,an envelopes, properly adtiFesseIi and
lndorSed, have been prepared and forTarIieSI
10 each OF the Surveyors of Customs Al pits
DuIgh. wheeling, Cincinnati IOuisyilIa chit
cage 81. Louis Cairo and New Orleans SIyhn
Will furnish them upon application. "'-N
VII Proposals viii be Opened on the I5tl, NJ
December, proX al u n, and the award m 40
as soon as approved by the Secretary 81 me-
,YI1I. The sums deposited by unsuccessful
oiddeTs VIII be Feturned when the CONTRACT ia
RWarded the. deposltl on the p6SfS he SI,c
ceSsfuI bidder or 6idd efs Will hIs Tefaine1I ~ ~
forfeited to the United States upon non-com-
pnanee Win the teEmsof the Contract or ne
work. WSf II SphSE ~ the
Supervising Special Agent, &c. 81 Apenc,v
Treasury Departnlsnt