The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-02-14
SPENCER, KIRKPATRICK & MARLEY,
Forwarding and Commission Merchants,
LEvEE, LOWER LANDING, ST. PAUL.
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SEALED PROPOSALS

WILL be received by the undersigned through Post
w Oce till the 18th of March next inclusive, open
ing and constructing much of the Point Douglass and
Saint Louis river road lies between Saltwater
Falls of St. CrOix. The following the general speci
cations according to which the road will be built:
l. 1t will be opened 100 feet wide that Is trees,
brush, &c., are to be cut down within this width.
p All shrubs, brush and trees of whatev size that
be found standing centre strip of SO feet in width,
be cut down srubbed least inches below the
face of the so and all mpediments to the and safe
motion Of wheel carriages to be removed from said CEN
tire strip.
3. In all places of low sronnd good, solid and
sufficiently high embarked roadway of at least twenty feet
i'll width oRtop, to be mode of goo firm, dry material,
Garth and where required Of logs covered with
earth gravel.
4. In places where the is on a side hill the
drive to be at leastlS fact wide top with good
ditch upper side, and such crossculverS and
will protect the road The at
such places to be provided with good, substantial rail-
log wall parapet as the Engineer in charge di
rect.
5. Where practicable, all assents to be reduced to
grade Of at least foot in ten and all inequalities
the road bed to be smoothed off or filled up.
6. All the bridges to be made of good sound durable
timber; none eff WEIGH is square less than
to be built at least feet above the highest
Those of under 20 feet to be built with string
hewn square, these stringers rest timber
menS which they be the abutments
to be made of logs Halted two sides, well tree nailed and
and tied together. The flooring to be OF inch plank,
well spiked to the stringers, and to be provided with
good substantial railing The bridges of spans 20
80 feet to be constructed like those under 20 feet except
that there will be stringers treenailed on 4.
The whole construction to be under the control and d.
recon of the Engineer Agent in charge the part of
the United States, and to be subject such alterations
and notifications by him, the case, in his Judgment,
may require.
The road will be divided into three sections ard propo-
sers requested to bid separately for each, and the
mile The first section will include the distance IA mles)
between the cemetery at the top of the hill Saltwater,
and the 39h mile station Otis House. The second
section will include the distance no mes) between the
39h mile station and the 49h mile station and the third
section will include the distance q miles) between the
49h mile station and the 56th mile station,
ton being between Taylors Falls and the Falls st.
CroiX. Each Of the sections is to be finished in five
months from the date Of the contract.
any further particulars persons desiring bid
requested apply at the Office of the undersigned.
The proposals should be endorsed, ''Proposrs Still
water and st. Crox Falls road.''
]. ii. SIMPSON,
LIST Lieut. Corps Top'l Engineers.
Office of General Government roads,
Tcr Of Paul. Feb. 10. 1852