Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-08-23

RICHMOND AND BosroN TURNPIKE.-A letting
,v;l take place on the above Turnpike, at Wm
Crimes in Boston, on Thursday, the Goth inst
The following the
SPECIFICATIONS,
saowiug the manner in which the work upon the
pichmOnd Boston Turnpike is to be executed.
Tho roadway is to be opened to width of 30
c.et On each side Of the centre line, and alltogs'
.,,mns. trees, and other encumberng matter, re-
moved thercfrom and TO width of ~ feet each
~. of the centre. the space, tho road bed and
side drains occupy, the stufnPs and trees arc 20 Do
orubbed up and removed from the road as also
all perishable matter, such as causey io99s'
sticks. brush, &c. but when two feet MI occurs
the stumps may be cut off level with the ground
and tho roots loft remaining.
The road bed is to be graded 30 feet WIDE on
TOP. from hip to hip and to be inches highof al
tho middle than at the sides and the surface neatly
formed into n curve The slopes of the sides of
cuts and ernbankments, are to be formed - 10 !,
or II foot base, rso and neatly dressed Oil.
The bitches in excavation are to be at least one
foot deep below hip Of road, and not less than
feet wide on bottom, and the outside to be sunk
little the lowest, so prevent water from form
inc n channel next to tho grade, and when the
GRADE is formed by dirt to be obtained from the
bitches, they will vary in depth and width 50 as
~ obtain enough earth and to object good drain
oge. agreeaby to tho engineers instructions tho
bitches in all cases to be formed that the water
will pass freely to the cuIverts and not remain
along tho sides to saturatc the embankment; and
when drain from tho mouth of a culvert IS ne
cessary to carry off the water, the contractor for
grading shall Gu, the same at his expense 70 the
engineers acceptance; and when county or
other public road crosses intersects said turn
pike, the contractor for grading IS to make, or
cause to be made, good log bridge across tho
bitches supported by three sleepcrs-the bottom
Of and slecpcrs to DO al least foot above tho
bottom of the dltch-the bridge to be II feet
wide this expense he must be at and must regi-
lato his bill accordingly; at the bridge abutncnts
tho grade is TO be wdcnod. "a to back up neat
Nv behind them, SO 20 part of tho rear Of the
wall to be exposed
The culycrt or box drains to be built Of
good lime stone laid up dry. the wall to be feet
thick and laid up to limo on front and rear-the
ends to be neatly hammer-dressed, and to present
q neat appcaranco-tho covering stone 10 be four
inches thick ana fOur lccL long. CNCcpI mo cttt
ones which must be six fcot long. and the exposed
edge 10 be neatly dressed and fitted to the walls
tho ends of the waterway 10 DO curbod by good
stone SGT in cdgc-wiso and tho whole bottom be-
tween the walls to DO paved with stone. The con-
tractor for the culyorts must bid with the undor-
standing 10 cxcavato tho pits at his own expense
aud in all cases to obtain good foundation The
grading and cuivcrts will be let separate; 1t Will
therefore be the duty of the contractors for the
culvcrta to construct them at such times and at
such places as will best suit the graders convon
once, ard according TO the engineers instruc-
tons thereto
Tho abutmcnts Of the open bridges arc to be
built of good limestone and of good size. (and
to DO approved of by the engineer of the road,)
laid up rubblo work and in full mortar, with n
suitable number of headers and through stone 70
ensure suitable and durable work, and all the ex-
terror surface of tho abutnouts and wing walls 10
be neatly pointed--the mortar to be made of good
quick-limo and sharp clean sand The walls TO
DO laid up to a line in face and rear and finished
in accordance with the plans exhibited whito-oak
wall pats re also to be procured by tho contrac-
tor and properly laid for which ho will be paid
per perch for stone measured III the wall rs
in the culvorts. the contractors to furnish all ma
torlas, dig out pits &c. at his expcnse--hc
must therefore regulate his bill accordingly. 1t
moy upon examination be necessary to secure
tho foundations by timber. tho contractor will
state in his proposals tho price per solid foot of
howed timber, and price per hundred for the
shooting.
Tho contractor for the supcrs.sucture of tho
bridges will state his price per foot noal meas
the bridges 10 be built in strict accordance
with the plans, &c. exhibited herewith. the sides,
posts. hand rails, &c. to be painted with two coats
of venetian rcd in oil. we'll laid on. The entire
tmbers to bo of good white oak, and to be appro-
we'd of by tho engineer of the road. Tho end of
the seepors TO be secured from decay by a hewcd