The Portland daily press., 1867-04-13
PROPOSALS


For Dredging n New Channel through
Shepard,s Point Sh0al and Hallowell
ShOnl i'm the Kennebec River, mt Hal
lowell, Maine.
Proposals will again be received for this work
tthOse heretofore received being unreasonably high
until O'Clock, p NJ, on Thursday the 18th in
slant.
The object of the proposed improvement is to OBJ
tain clear channel not less than feet deep at
low water, and Seventy-ve feet wide on the bottom
with sides having slope OF two feet one foot rise
The channel will first be excavatcd through Shop
ards Point Shoal for the distance of about $50 wards
requiring 10000 cubic yards of excavation more or
less; and afterwards, through Haowell Shoal for
distance OF 575 yards requiring $4,000 cubic yards
ton may be increased, or diminished as the En-
gneer in charge may direct, after further examina
ton oil the river.
The material taken from the Shoals is to be demos
ted in the river, in such manner may be required
by the Engineer in charge and in such Ice lties as
may be designated by him, not exceeding $50 yards
in distance from Shepard's Point, above and below it,
In making proposals bidders must state the price
per cubic gard Of excavation, with the understand
ing that tic work execute is to be ascertained by
measurement OF the channel before and after dred-
ing and, of such excavation only has been actual
understanding also that the price stated to include
the depositing of the material taken out in such To-
caties as may be designated within the limits above
named.
The work must be commenced as soon as practical
BILE after the approval of the contract and be COM
pleted not later than the first of july 1868-with
the understanding that not less than 80 900 cubic
yards must be dredged before the goth of No.
| vember next.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a written
guarantee signed by two responsible persons in the
required form, that the bidder WILL when called on
his proposal be accepted, enter into contract and
bond, with good and sufficient security 1.-THE sureties
and their places OF residence to be named in the
proposal) for the true ard faithful performance of
his contract. The contract will be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder, and be subject to the an
| proval OF the Secretary of War.
The undersigned, however, reserves the right to
exclude the bids Of any persons who there is reason
to believe will not faithfully and promptly perform
the contract: also, any informal bids. as well as
those that are above reasonable price for the work
and no member of Congress, officer agent of the
Government, nor any person employed in the public
SERVICE shall be admitted to any share in the con-
tract, or any benefit which may arsee therefrom.
Payments will be made in three instalments; the
first on the completion Of the channel through Shop
ards Point Sh0al the second at the close OF the o-
pletion of the whole work-2O per cent. to be re-
served from the frst and second payments until the
Whole work Is finished and to be forfeited in the
event OF the non iulhlment of the contract in the
time and manner therein required.
Persons desiring to make proposals, will please call
on the undersigned at his office, in Morton Block on
Congress street. for forms of same and for more def
mite information, if desired; and transmitting
them, will endorse thereon proposals for improve
ment Of Kennebec river"
80 GEO. THoM,
b. .assr Bvt Brig. General U. S. A.
-'' D f f@slnsd, Men, Tae April II, 1867
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