The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-29
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GENERAL GOVERNNlENT

GENERAL GOyERNMEEr9
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= through the Post Once oihersc, till ten oclocl
Of ~ 18th Of December next The construction
- ROAD FROM MENDOZA 70 wABAsHA -
~ comprised between stake l6T n the north bank
Aivcr about eco feet from the old ford and stake
total sss,sn and ca Il soeth ae Of said River tn.
NOR ~ being 900 feet, more less. TO feet
more Than one mile. shid poron Of Road d About
VIM ma no..n westerly direction from the town Of Red
it out. rrr = - .'" ~ the stakes winch "arA
Inc work win consst,of two parts Or .cc ~,
anu 'e earth work. The First section will com
lst bridge Of single span of $50 feet 10 h.v. ..
l ~ ieei hgh roadway Is feet wide and the
whoie 10 DC pu OF plank arranged in chords and
braces, and 70 be strengthened by the atucn Of
braces all Of which b. fastened together by inch
The abuments, which viii be from 10 10 feet h,c,.
s M DE mace OF SQUARE II BY H. properly tied
VIII be 10 600 feet, board measure more or less the
osr Of treenas 1000 more or less ~ l,..1a' = -
oa amount Of timber required in the abutments will
W Nv cunning feet, more or less. TsE7ds
icing impossible 10 give, in a few words. sufficient
uescrptr Of the manner in which this bridge is
~ oe bu persons DESTROYS of diing will cali and see
and specifications Of the same at the cfce of
the undersigned .. - : - - -'
"a bridge Of three spans, making cs feet in ALL TO he
"ppoIIeu ny trestie abutments and piers. The abut
.resties to be composed Of sill II BY 12 posts l2
aha cap IL by II, the whole to be planked III
M .nree inch plank puneheons. The pier treses 10
W composed OF sill, - by H. posts II by IT, and
braces by7 The strngers in number, to be by a.
the flooring 10 he inch plank well spiked to the string
wheel guards by g. This bridge will be about IA feet
high Quantity Of lumber required II O32 feet board
3D. bridge of one span of IL feet Abutmcnts string
es oorng rails and wheel guards like under head
= Quantity OF lumber required, ,l27 feet board
4th culrert three logs high, and feet wide on top
70 1e covered with inch plank Quantity Of timber
CURED lo4 running feet of lumber 600 feet less
Inc snperstructure IS the bridge of $50 feet span will
be entirely pine lumber Of perfectly sound
excepting the pins which will be seasoned white
Or burr oak and free from sap. knots shakes splits
twists and all other defects calculated to imar IN
strength tenacity and durability. The abutments of
tns bridge and Of the other bridges also the PIERS
white oak, or red elm.
Ilie second section will comprise
lst The cutting down the trees for length of about
ooV Lei VI the road by 100 in breadth.
me embanking Of the roadway at the bridges and
across the fat and the grading of the side hill up the r
vine on the south side of the river The amount of ca rh
work involved will be 1900 cubic wards more or less
ABOUT 5000 of which will be thrown up and the balance
hauled not over 800 feet.
The whole construction TO he under the cont nd al;
ecooh o the engineer agent in charge the part of
United States, and to be subject to such alterations
monncat'"ns by him as the case in his judgement
may require The whole work completed by the LIST
July next Each section will be bid for separately as
follows: f-'' ~
lst SectonThe superstructurc Of the bridge of $50
ny the thousand feet of lumber board
built in the bridge '''''f
. The abntments & said bridge by the running foot O
timber built in the abutment.
The other bridges and the cuert by the thousand feet
BOARD measure, of lumber built in the structures
ma Secton--The cutting down the trees within the
area mentioned by the job.
The earth work, by the cubic yard, measured in en-
,
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible bid
def on each section, and in he should decline the
or fail to sign the contract after due notice that
MS bd has been accepted the right is reserved Of grant
g tne to the next lowest responsible bidder or
to re-advertise for proposals.
Inc contract will be subject to the approval of the Sec
Persons desiring to bid referred TO the Office of the
for plans and specifications
Inc proposals should be endorsed. Proposals for Men
iota and Wabasia Road j. II. SIMPSON.
Capt. Corps TOpI Engrs.
Office Gent Govt Roads. Winsiow House
ST. Paul, Min, Nov. Is, 1854. nov l3d1tw3t