The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-22
,OME AT LAST
TIRE WINSLOW HOUSEs

Junction of ST. A nhony, Eagle and Fort ss ST. Paul.
MESSkS. CLEMENTS & PARKER, PRopRIEroRs
III AVlNG taken this large and cOmmodOus House.
respectfully solicit share of public patronage
The building is new, having only been opened in July
offers TO the travelling public that great desideratum-
home. Being situated in the business portion of
to their advantage to stop with us. The propretors
will spare no pains to furnish their table with every
ury the market Affords
u Connected with this Hotel is a Livery Stable,
prepared to furnish pleasure parties and Others, with
St. Paul, Nov. 81, 1s54-dSwly. an N En-
BOSTON BOOT AND SHOE STORE.
WOOD " MORSE,
NIHOLESALE and Retail dealers in Boots Shoes
spectfny announce to the citizens of Minnesota that
they have on hand large and well selected stock of
BOOTS AND SHOES,
hICh Will be sold cheap for cash Our stock Is of the
genuine Massachusetts make, warranted to give salts
faction.
City and country dealers will find it for their p,eres,
to give us IA call before purchasing elsewhere.
St. Paul, Nov Fl, i854-drf WOOD & MORSE.
STRAY STEER. =
MME TO the residence Of the subscriber about two
~ miles from this city, about the 18th of August, a
Red Ok, white face, marked ct NJ" on the left horn
These are all the marks remembered. The owner ia
requested TO come forward charges, prove proper
y, ana take him away or he will be dealt with accord
Ing 10 law. ..-.. DAMAS SEMPER.
WINTER Ev x..siNtl lAuasJs t;rs tiNaS
ME subscriber offers to the good people of Saint
4 Paul and vicinity Chessmen, backgammon Boards,
D"minoes, and fine assortment of Chidren's Plays
Gall and see, at nOv2ltf COMBS Bookstore.
GOLD PENS. -,
FINE assortment Just received of Pic0uett's sumo.
~ rlor Gold Pens Persons desiring good article
can be accommodated at nov2Itf Combs Bookstore
GENEisAL 60. EI.l1,ll.Nl lsU4., CO.,-
TRACTS.
SEALED Proposals will be received by tho undersigned
~ through the Post Office otherwise till ten O'Clock
A. NJ ON the 18th December next for The construction
OF so much the -.
ROAD FROM MENDOZA TO wABAsnA
As is comprised between stake l57 On the north bank of
Cannon River about go feet the old ford and stake
o4on the table land on south 81 lie of said River the
total distance being $500 feet, less or 20 feet
more than one m le S.d portion of Road is about
miles in north westerly direction town of Red
wing and can be distinguished by the stakes which
it out
The work win consist of two parts or sections the
priusing and the earth work. The First Section will
lst bridge of single span $50 feet to have two
,russes ~ feet high, roadway 16 feet wide and.the
braces, and to be strengthened by the addition of arch
braces all of which b, fastened together by inch
The abutments, which will be from IA to 16 feet high
and pinned together.
The amount of lumber required in the supersructure
VIII be 40 900 Feet board measure more or less the num-
Der q trecnails 1000 or less
The amount of timber required in the abutmcnts will
DE 22O0 running feet, more or less.
Nbeing impossible to give, in a few words a sufficient
" clear description of the which this bridge is
10 be bu persons DESTROYS of bidding will call and see
the undersigned ~ ~
I'd bridge of three spans making 65 feet in all to be
supported by trestle abutments and piers. The abut
ment trestle to be composed sill II by r. posts l2
py and cap II by II, the whole to be planked up
win three inch plank puncheons The pier reslcs to
be composed of asill, IL by IL posts IL by 70 and
braces by !. The stringers, in NUMBER be by a.
the flooring to be inch plank well spiked to the string
er and to be provided with substantial rails bv and
wheel guards by 9. This bridge will be about IA feet
m,sn: Quantity of lumber required 1902 feet board
loss
3D. bridge of one span of II feet Abutmcnts string
ers hoorng rails and wheel guards like those under head
= Vuanty OF lumber required 3,127 feet board meas
4t culvcrt three logs high, and feet wide on ton
10 DC covered with inch plank Quantity of timber re
CURED 164 running feet of lumber 600 feet more or less
The supersrueture Of the bridge $50 feet span will
DC entirely OF pine Lumber Of perfectly sound character
Xceptng the pins which will be made of seasoned white
or ourr OAK ana free from sap. knots, shakes splits
twists and all other defects, calculated to impair its
strength tenacity and durability. The abutments of
white oak, red elm. f~'
The second section will comprise
LIST. The cutting down the trees for length of about
500 feet of the road by 100 in breadth.
= The embanking Of the roadway at the bridges and
across the Hat and the grading of the side hill up the ra
vine on the south side of the river. The
work involved will be 1000 cubic yards less
hauled not over 800 feet -
The whole construction to be under the control and d
Iecon OF the engineer agent in charge the part
and notifications by him the i'm his judgement
may require The whole work to be completed by the LIST
July next. Each section will be bid for separately, as
follows:
LIST Secton-The superstrucure of the bridge of $50
feet by the thousand feet Of lumber board measure
built in the bridge.
The abutmens Of said bridge by the running foot of
timber built in the abutment.
The other bridges and the culver by the thousand feet
board measure of lumber built in the structures.
2nd Section-The cutting down the trees within the
mentioned, by the job .t.f ... Il
The earth work. by the cubic yard, measured in en- |
bankment. ...-
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible bid
der each Section and in he shOu1l decline the
contract fail to sign the contract after due notice thai
his bid has been accepted the right reserved Of grant
the contract to the next lowest responsible bidder
to re-advertise for proposals.
The contract will be subject to the approval of the Sec
rpta of