The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-28

GENERAL GOvERMMENT =
SEALED Proposals. win be received By the undersigned,
y through the Post Once or otherwise, till ten oeck
on ths l4sh Of Dsesnber next for The eoastuetioo
ROAD FROM MENDOZA 10 wABAsHAs
sompri.sd between stake l67 ca the sosth bank Of
s. ON ~ shout 2Co feet from the old ford and stake
.ol distance being $500 feet more on lees or 100 feet
,n,,s INN on nlle eaid portion Of Road il shout
ana can be distinguished BY the stakes which mark
The work win consist Of two part. or acc .'.,,
bridging and the earth work. The First Seetoa viii com
LIST bridge Of singh. span of $50 feet to h.v. two
uesses ~ ieet high roadway l6 feet wide and the
whole to be built of plank arranged in chords and
braces and TO be strengthened BY the addit Of arch
AL Of which to b. fastened together By Inch
The abutment, which viii be from II 10 ls feet high
WIN Dc made Of square timber, II BY H. properly tied
The amount Of lumber required In the superxructure
WI ue 4VVO eet board measure, more less, the mum
per " treenails 1000 more less. t,,. .s .r"t .
The amount of timber required in the abutments will
DC zoo running feet, more or less 300 tG
oelng impossible to give, in few words. sufficient
70 De built persons DESTROYS of bidding will call and
drawings and of the Office Of
the undersigned. I'd r.f
3D. bridge of three spans making Is feet in ALL 10 be
supported by trestle abutments and piers The sbut
resties to be composed of sill II by posts IL
with three inch plank puncheons. The pier treses to
be composed of SILL IL BY ~ posts II by IT, and
the flooring be inch plank we'll spiked to the string
ers and to be provided with substantial rails by and
wheel guards BY This bridge will be about u feet
measure, more less. -a. ..t : -r f..s .s-r.
3D. bridge Of span Of IL feet Abutments string
q Quantity OF lumber required l27 feet board meas
ure, moreor less. - nt Ir'o1
4h cuvert three logs high, and feet wide on top
10 oe covered with inch plank. Quantity of timber
qued 164 running feet of lumber 600 feet less.
The supersructure of the bridge of $50 feet span will
De entirely Of lumber Of perfectly sound character
excepting the pins which will be made of seasoned white
or Darr oak and free from sap knots, shakes splits,
twists and all other defects calculated impair it's
this bridge, and Of the other bridges as also the piers
strngers and flooring Of the latter may be made pine
white oak, or red elm. -..-
The second section will comprise
Isl. The cutting down the trees for length of about
500 feet of the road by 100 breadth.
z The embankng Of the roadway at the bridges, and
across the hat and the grading of the side hill the
vine on the south side of the river The amount of earth
work involved will be 10000 cubic yards more or less
hauled not over 800 feet
The whole construction to be under the control and d
recuon OF the engineer ag:nt in charge the part
the ened State and to be to such alterations
and notifications by him the case in his judgement
may require The whole work to be completed by tho st
July next. Each section will be bid for separately as
follows: -
ls section-The superstructure of the bridge of $50
built in the bridge.
The abutments Ct said bridge by the running foot 0
timber built in the abutment.
The other bridges and the culver the thousand feet
board measure of lumber built in the structures
md Section-The cutting down the trees within the
area mentioned, by the job.
The earth work. by the cubic yard, measured in
bankment,
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible bid
der on each section and in he should decline the
contract or fail to sign the contract after due notice that
ms od has been the right is reserved Of grant
the contract to the next responsible bidder or
to re-advertse for proposals.
The contract will be subject to the approval of the Sec
rotary of War.
Persons desiring to bid referred to the Office of the
undersigned for plans and specifications
The proposals should be endorsed Proposals for Men
dota and Wabasha Road" J. H. SIMPSON
Capt. Corps Topr Engrs.
st. Paul, Min, Nov. Is, 1854. nov l3d1tw3t