The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-07-01
GOVERN NEWT ROAD CONTRACTS.

- Jcrsnc,, ,hrcr.h he Post oiice al 10 o'clock
n the 6ii Of July next. for opening and irnct
-o Hg of The Point Douglass and ut. LOUIS Ry ROAD,
ibracet ia the i,l OWING sections, vik:
D. !ae raNine section Ecar saltwater. extending from
Oh - mile station. ,eaI Capt lialcombes, To The 2itt
lion within The !4i's OF saltwater distance al :
The 81. Croix Falls section, extending nom the
ssh lie station. with. Tie limits of ti, ors Falls, 10
t.1 mile station, nes above the neld oi Gle Rap
-s--' stance oi . mites.
Re Sunrise river section. extending from che silh
saiion 10 the itd inio station, aud south of
~.sr.-c river, distance @. y miles
i foilowils the general specifications according
g.. '' Ca the rosd Will be b,t
B. f viii be opened LOO ieoi wide; that IS all trees
,---ii. tc TO be cut down with this width
: shrubs, trnsa, aHd trees OF whsiever s. re that
nss Dt fonni standing Ola centre strip OF 50 feet
With % be cut down grGbeG ~ least inches
me surface Of The soil; aud all pedmens
an safe motion of wheel Carriages. be ed
on O.. d. centre strip
Ia all places Of low. wet ground, good solid and
emily hiy, embarked ROADWAY al at least went,
, IN width on tor 10 be made good. firm.
ur' earth or gravel ard where requ red, logs
o.. d earth gravel
- iaces whe,e the road is made on = side HILL the
~ to be al least Is feet wide On top, with good
acl the upper side. and such cu,eris and side
oi' h' will project the road from wash
< acre practicable, accents be reduced 70 grade
. a. j. II oe iooi in ten and aineI utilities road
ted =, he smoo,hed OF rr filed up
h bridge across he deep ravine, saltwater.
- DO lit oi white oak or pine, and according plan
viii he SItatci q, the Office OF the unle r>sned
The other bridges lee made Of GOOD sound du-
t@o her none al which is square less ,lan
H i' "uiif at least feet above the highest
r~r Thos, Of spans under 60 feet tn lac bnilt with
srurgeTs, bewn square these stringcrs timber
a,tinoits, which they "a he treo.aat: IA. ai,u
nepis 10 be made uflog> fattencd on TWO sides wei
tnaiied and tied together. The flooring be Of inch
t+ wii sfh.d 10 the striugers. and 10 be provided
.pitI 4 GOOD substantial railing The bridges Of spans
90 TO 30 feet. 10 be like those under
f scerf that there VIII be four sril gers ireeia!td
f.-.
Tie Whole s.rlriion 10 he under the control aud
dl~rc.ff Of the FL gneer Agent in charge para
&C. ed States, and 80 he s'hirrt sob 1'r,-finnS
ai .hhcaOns b. him, the CASE in his Judgment,
q'ire
800 will bid for each lion srparatey, and by
81 iion. OF bv nne The time which the several
he cumne.el. will be, in The case Of the
ecti"r near saltwater. two honlhs from date Of
C'f- ~ Nh of each % the other sections TWO
ar, a .fif months.
'- advertisement brn, made in the expectation that
O. vill. nj it, present session. continue the
lions for tie rnmrnt roads Of the Territory
ri'crsgned the United States the priv
.t. right tn reject all of the proposals ana TO
s 40 contract whatever. The right is also we'd
q t' United Statcs, case contracts made to
cey' Uch bid b; T. shall, The inaiion OF the
Froi"r authority, DC deemed oi advantage the
rod
F. any rlhcr artio ulars, persons de. ring
led o. arlv Inc office of the undersigned The
Pro. Is should be endorsed 'sFroposals for Pt Doug
lass qua -. LOUIS River Road"
III SIMPSON,
First Lieut. Corps Topl EDgr's.
OHIO o. General Government Roads,
Ter. Min, 1t. IaTl. June -, 1852 { LOW