The Portland daily press., 1867-05-18
PROPOSALS.
For Dredging a New Channel through
shepard's Point ShOal and n HnliOwesI
shOIl i'm the Kenncbcc River, at Hallo-


For Dredging a New Channel through
shepard's fOint ShOal and n anliowesI
shoal i'm the Kenncbcc River, AT Hallo-
well, Maine. ~a
PROPOSALS will again be received for this work
i (those heretofore received being unreasonably
high) until o'clock P. NJ on Saturday, the 18th in
stant. n lI
TIE object OF the proposed i'm Improvement il To oh
tain clear channel not less than seven feet deep at
low water and seventy-five feet wide the bottom
with sides having slope OF two ieet one foot lise
The channel will first be excayated through SheL !.
ards Point Shoa for the distance of about 45O wards
requiring 10000 cubic yards of excavation more OF
less anu az terDards. through HallOwell Shoai for
distance OF $40 yards, requiring 600 cubic yards
excavation, more or less. lTnis amount OF excaya-
ton may be increased, diminished, as the Enoi-
neer III charge may direct, alter further examination
The material taken from the Shoals is to be depos-
tied in The rver, IN such manner may be required
by the Engineer in charge, and In such localities as
may be designated by him, not exceeding $50 Yards
in distance from Shepard's Point, above ana below
In max ing proposals bidders must state the price
per cubic yard actually eGcdcdted, to lie meas
ured in the scows; with the unders. anng that the
prize stated is include the depositing OF the mate
rial taken out in such localities may be designa
ted within the limits above named. III,
The work must be commenced as as practica-
BILE after the approval of the contract and he com
pleted not later than the first Of August 1S68-wih
the understanding that not less than % 900 cubic
yards must be dredged on or before the Goth of No
vember next. s,.-a s7.aJ tUtstif..r al'l ~ -,
Each proposal must be accompanied by written
guarantee signed by two onsibe persons in the
required form, that the bidder will when called on
i his proposal be accepted enter into contract and
bond, with good and sufficient security for the true
and faithful performance OF his contract The con-
tract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bid
der and be subject to the approval the Secretary
Of War. lH1n sass - alsiusl7I : = ''--'
The undersigned. however, reserves the right to
exciude the bids OF any persons who there reason
to believe will not faithfully and promptly perform
thee the contract also any informal bids, as well as
those that are above reasonable price for the work
and no member of Congress, officer or egent of The
government, nor any person employed In the public
service, shall be admitted 10 any share in the con-
tract, or any benefit which may arise therefrom.
Payments will be made monthly-2O per cent to
be reserved thereffom until the whole work Is fin
ished and to he forfeited In the event of the nom
fnlfment Of the contract in the time and manner as
theI elm required.
Persons desiring to make proposals. will please cali
on the undersigned at his office, in Nor on Block on
Congress street, for forms of sarne and for more
definite information, ii Gesired and on transmitting
them Will endorse thereon proposals for improve,
ment Of Kennebec river" :
lA-+ i+ GEO. THOM,
Bvt. Brig General U. S. A.
u. s. Engineer Office, -
d Portland, Me-, May 9Th, 1867. tE'
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