The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-06-17
SEALED Proposals

1yvrIb he rrc,iTrd i, The undersigned, through the
w Post once, ill 10 o'clock, A. NJ on me ll,h oi
July ext for penrg ard constructing me ioi1""Hs p"'
tons ofroais VIZ 20 mrch o!te TT Doug Ass ana rot
Ripley road p embraced IN The following sections
! The Rice Creek aud Coon Creek section, eN"hoins
from The 10Th mile station ntaraHi south Of RICE creek,
The 2lst mile station, near aud horth 81 tooh 'iceh,
distance Of I've miles Ia thf ,e't9n' ''c uI1.5as 'au
Rice Creek and Coon Creek, with their miAeclae az
proaches, are excluded.
p The SauA Rapids section extending from 65th nde
s,aiion, d mile West OF stePieso I" % mile ''o"
near Rrsselis "a distance OF IL iniles.
5. The Watah section extending IRON 'cth ine 'aoh
"a, s2nd mile sfsten near iirisns distance Of miles
4. The swan River ami La Belle frame sec non en-
racing The four miles south of swan River iuded nc
tween the l1ist and lo5th mic stations ana me .wo
miles Near Ia Belle Praric, included between inc iioth
and ijth mle siatisns.
AlSo-So much Of tAc swan River ana Long iai'lo
road, J. embrace 81 ia the following sections W
l. The Mis- ssippi River section, embracing the hrs'
three miles west OF Mississippi, lndcd between the
9Th mile station and the Mississippi RIVER.
. The Long Prairie section extending nom the ina
mic station out from ong Prairie The oth mile station
- mile Erst If Bear Head CTeeN and including the
bridge and is anproaches over swan Cre.A between
Tie lot sHud ia mile stations.
The following are the general specifications according
which ,hcSs several portions oi roads Will be bum:
I. They Will be orened loo icct wide that is all trees,
brush, etc, are 10 b. cut down v thin TINS WIDTH
, All shrlbs brush and trees Of whatever size may be
found stsnsing centre sp OF 30 ieel N wiAth TO
I've cut down or grnJed Gp ohi nht ches oeow me
surface az the soil; aud al mpediments 10 The easy and
safe motion of wheel Carriages, 10 be removed from SAID
Cchtf strip.
3 In All places Of low wet ground good, solid and
sufficiently high embarked roadway, ri al least 20 feet
N width top. to be made Of good firm, dry maieral
erah gravel, aud where required, ni logs covered
with earth or gravel.
I. Ia places waerc til road made on side hill the
dive way to be At Least Il fee wide on top with good
dict the cr side, anu >uch cross cuverts and SIDE
bitches rs viii protect the T, All from wash
s. Where practicable, al ascent~ 10 he reduced 10 n
Grade d. least foot ia te and al inequalities in
tae road bed % smnoih-d bs Of Or up.
&. The bridge over CreeA, on the Long Prairie
roat 70 he copsrrt.A according % 4 plan which y Il
Fr~1 thaS nj 49,. gtQs H.
Aths other bridges 10 he made cigood, sound dUTAte
timber; OF whCh - to square i,Ss than one os
sad 10 be bu least feet above thf CHEST
mark Those OF spans under 20 f-o' 10 he built with
four sringers, hcwa square, these strncer> 10 rest On
timber abunens which The. are t. he trecnaed; the
Rbuments Ia be made 81 logs Halted ON two sides wen
,renailed and tied together The hoorIg to b. % two
.h plank, Wei spiked To ;hc siringers ard 20 be pro
,i.ls.i with a good Substantial raiiirg.
The whole construction 10 be under the control anG
direction the Engineer Agent M oharc. TIE part
orthr Vnited states and D. srhec such
ana nodiic by him, The case, his Judgment,
froposcrs viii bid for each sectioa separately and by
the section. not .. the ME
The tine i'll which the se"crai sections are TO De COM
,lefcd. viii be n follows:
The Rirc Greek an Coon Crcei section m Two months
from date Of the Ntuh RAPIDS ana " aab sec
tons each in months, the swan river ahd f.,
pere Prairie section months the Mississippi sec
non On the nng rraiie road in and hail months;
and The ion. Prairie section n IN ana h' months
Ths advertisement ieirs made ia the expectation that
ConErcss it, present SESSION WI oon'hn. The arqro-
pri1flOns lar me 4'itN' 'i4N i'h"Ns INC
Undersigned the uI.ol states the priv e-
or l.hi r,ct or al 81 tr fpI pstiS ana "a MAKE
mo- contract whatever. The rht asa reserved To the
United states contracts made 20 accent such
bid or shat IN the estimation "a the p!rptr
thor,t, he deemed Of most advantage 10 the roads.
For ANY fIriher particulars, persons "c>irinE 10 bid
are requested arply n the Office 1T the undersigned.
TIE Proposals should be endorsed Proposals for Point
pon-as, and Fort Ripley road, Hpfoposals for the
Swa. Ilyer and Lorg rreirie read. te may be
J. II. SIMPSON,
1T Lieut.. Corps Topi Ehsr's.
Office OF General Govt Roads, Ter. Min,
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