The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-16
GENERAL GOVERNMENT ROAD CON

TRACTS.
CELED Proposals will received by tho undersigned
- through the Post Office, otherwise, till ten clock
A. NJ the 18th of December next for the construction
ROAD FROM MENDOZA TO wABASHA
As is comprised between stake l67 the north bank
Cannon River about ECO feet from the old ford and stake
81 the table land, south ii lie of said River the
total distance being 100 feet, less, l2O feet
than m lc Said portion Of Road is about
miles in north westerly direction from the town of Red
Wing, and can be distinguished by the stakes which mark
it out.
The work will consist of two parts or sections the
bridging and the earth work. The First Section will
LIST. bridge of single span of $50 feet to have
trusse 20 feet high, roadway 16 feet wide and the
whole to be built of plank arranged in chords, posts, and
braces, and to lie srcng by the aditi, arch
braces all of which are to b, fastened together by ZACH
trccna.i5 pins.
The abutncnts which will he from II TO 16 feet h'g
will be made of square TIMBER l. by IL, properly tied
and pinned together
The OF lumber required in the surcrStructurc
will be 10 001 feet, board measure less, the
Der f trecna> 400 more or less.
The unit of timber required in the abutmen.s will
be- ZOO running feet, more or less.
l; being mpoS be to give, in few words. sufficient
~ clear cScrp of the in which this bridge is
I" be bailt, persons DESTROYS of bidding will call and sce
the drawings and spccica lions of the at the Office of
the under ignei.
I'd. bridge of three spans making t5 feet in ALL TO be
supported by rc>tlc abutmcnts and piers. The abut-
reSlcs to be composed of sill II by -, posts IL
by II. an cap l. by l., the whole to be plankcl NJ
with three inch Flask puncheonS The pier tresc> to
be composed of sill. IL by T. posts Il by H. and
braces by7 The strngcrS, in numbcr To be by IA
tine flooring to be inch plank, well spiked to the string
and to be provided with substantial rails by
wheel guards by .. This bridge will be about II fee
high. Quantity of lumber required l",C32 feet boar'
Sug", more or less.
Sd bridge of one span of - feet Abutments string
crS flooring rails and wheel guards like those under ca,
Qa"tity of limI:t required, B. Ia feet board meas
4th. culvcrt three logs high and feet wide top
to be covered with inch plank. Quantity of timber re
ireL lG4 running feet of lumber 600 feet more or less
nF fc,.fS nIyil
be entirely pine Lumber, OF perfectly sound character
(cxccptng the pins which will be made of seasoned whit
burr oak and free from sap knots, shakes, splits
twists AMI all other defects calculated to impair it
strength, tenac'ty and durab ilty. The abutments
this bridge, and of the other bridges also the piers
strngcrs and flooring of the latter may be made pine
white oak, red elm.
| The second section will comprise
1>t The cutting down the trees for a length of abou
| 500 f,ct of the road by lin breadth.
2. The embanking # the roadway at the bridges an'
the fiat, and the grading of the side hill the ra
work involved will be 1000 cubic yards, more or less
about which will be thrown up, ami the balance
| hauled not 300 feet.
The whole construction be under the control and di
rccon of the engineer agent in charge the part
the United States, and to be subject to such alterations
and notifications by him rs the case in his Judgement
require. The whole work to be completed by the Is
June next. Each section will be bid for separately a.
| follows
1st Section-The superstructure of the bridge of 15
feet span, by the thousand feet of lumber board
| built in the bridge.
The abutments Of said bridge by the running foot o
| timber built i'm the abutment.
The other bridges and the cuIvert by the thousand feet
| board measure, of lumber built in the structures.
:nl Section-Thc cutting down the trees within thu
area mentioned, by the job
The earth work. by the cubic yard, measured in en-,
| bankmcnt.
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible bid
der each sectitn and in he should decline thu
contract or fail to sign the contract after due notice thu
his bid has been accepted the right is reserved Of grant
ing the contract to the lowest responsible bidder
| to e-advcrtse for proposals.
The contract will be subject to the approval of the Sec
rotary of War.
Persons desiring to bill referred to the Office Of til
undersigned for plans and specifications.
The proposals should be endorsed. Proposals for Neu
dota and Wabasha ROad.' j. II. SIMPSON.
| Capt Corps Topl Engrs.
Office Gen1 Govt Roads. Wiuslow House,
! st. Paul, Min, Nov. 49, 1854. noyl3d1tw3t