The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-03-20

PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THIS
L OFFlCE, until 10 O'Clock A. NJ, on TUESDAY,
the 16fh Day of March next. for dredging a
new channel though .'Shepard's Point and HAL
lowelf Shoals, in Kennebec River. with a view to
obtaining clear channel seven feet deep at low
ter, and s-Ig feet wide on the bottom, with sides
having SOC ofGwo feet to one foot rise.
The eaanrel will FIRST be excavated through
Shepards Point Shoal, for a dis5anee of about 45O
yards, requiring 10000 c1bjc yards of excavation,
more OF less; and CJSeT,,o.ds through HaloweIl
Shoa Tor distance of 575 Yards. requiring 10, coo
cubic yarts of excavation moe or less. Tbe amount
Of excavation may be nee I'd or diminished, as
the Engineer in charge my eject after - Their
animation of the river thSs skfEF.
The material taken from the Sloals is to be de)os
tied in the river, IN suca mann may be required
by the Engineer in cha. &C. ii such localities
may be designated by am, MOI exceeding 65U yards
In making PROPOSALS, bidders must s.are the price
per CUBIC yoTd Of ercGcotiOn, WI the understand
ing that the work ,aJed is TO be ascerained by
measurement Of TIE channel 81 or dredging; and, OF
such excavation only az has been ac: sally made to
standing also. lat tie rice So ed is 10 include the
depositing of the mate-s ia out, in such ocal-
ties as may be dessynated, within The limits above
named.
The work must be commenced as scon as such do.
eratons are practicable, and be completed on or be-
ole the goth OF November next.
Each proposal must be accompanied by written
guarantee signed by two responsible persons in the
required form. that the bidder will, when called
bond, with good, and sufficient security 1.-THE suretes
and their places OF residence to be named in the pro-
posal) for he true and fa;thIl performance of his
contract. The contract III be awarded to the low
est responsible bidder, be subject to the approx
al of the Secretary Of We.
The undersigned, however,, reserves the right to
exclude the bids of ar Dereons who, there is
70 believe, will not faith uily and promptly perform
the .1ntract; also, aiy informal bios, as we as
those that are abose Irresponsible price for the work
and no member o. Co1.ress, officer agent of the
Government, nor any ison employed in the public
service, shall te admlo5: any share in the
tract, or any benefit wlicl may arise therefrOm. VI
Payments will - made in t,co installments; the
first on the completion of the channel through Shep
ards Point Shoal, and the second on the completion
of the whole work-20 per cent to be reserved from
the first pay ment, until the whole work is finished,
and to be forfeited in the event OF the non-uliment
of the contract in the time and manner as therein
required. '113it l
Persons desiring 10 make proposals, will please call
on the undersigned at his office, in Morton Block
Congress Street, for forms Of same, and tor def
mite information, if desired; and, on transmitting
them, VIII endorse thereon Proposals for improve
ment OF Kennebec river" f-s-A
GEO. THOM,
LIT. Col. Corps of Eng'rs Bvt. Col. U. S. A.
U. S. Engineer Office
Portland, Me-, Feb. %, 1867.