The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-08-21
ST. PAIL AND ST. ANTHONY ROAD
CONTRA
SEALED PROPOSALS

WILL. pc received by the Undersigned through the
the lth of September next the opening and con,ruc
ting It much et the
rOfNy DOI-GLASS AND FORT RIPLEY Road
;S Is Comprised between Station the line the
city irei,s of ST. Paul its intersection with the s..
,uthony road out OF Roberts street and station b. lust
hey0hs Deep RtvDe in laird street ST. Anthony. dis
tance OF miles more less This lire is marked
by stakes sn4 tiaTet trees to he readily followed up
ny persons Wishing TO eSarE y" che route.
The following the general specifications according
20 which the ROAD VIA be buiit
l. 1t wiz be opened 100 wide; that is all trees
brnsh. nc are Ia BE cut dow. within this width.
= All shrubs brnSs and orre- ef whatever size. that
snay he f"an@ standing centre srip of 81 in
with. I" be- srukbei mp to at least inches below the
surface Of the cR; and AL impediments the easy and
safe H"n Of wheel carriage to be removed from said
ceatrc s-ip.
suticeny high emhap>Ci roadway. cf at least IS
81 width OR t' t" lee maze of soo', fran dry ial
earth gravel where required OF log, to he
With earth Ok gravel and culverts 10 be made wherever
J. In places w,,e" the read is made on side hill
'hc !rivc way (" bc at least Is feet wide top with
good ditch III upper side ard Such culvertS and
side di'ctifS As sill pr"'ec, the rt"i from wash.
= 4h a>ccrt, g ne elucci to grade exceeding
-n" footir ten an all Inc qualities in the road bel to be
sn',nti,"d off ~ fil"l m.
e. Tie bri ce to Ne Ii feet wide Of good. sound. dura
hle 'ip.cr, pine white ok, hewn square II II AMI
ic such height be required. The stringcrs
be in ni=r,r and rs re>. or tin, abutmens to which
'hcy be treenale! the .ab itmens be made of
timber well rrenaitsS nj secured by back pieces to the
Garth The iinsrins tcaf three inch plank we'll spiked
tai railing aud wbssl guHr,ia- The Cuvers al % to be
made of white oak pa". trd hc covered with three
inch l&snk wet ,lsskei 1t tb. strsngers
Tie ws,r ton Ia ke under the control md d.
recnn "f the Engineer Agent charge the pa
the United S,acS and to Re s, rct such alterations
and notifications By him the in his judgment ma
require.
Propose viii bid, first, fr the whole work sup
posing ii t" lac completed by TIE LIST of December
second for the work. suppo>sg to be completed by the
i5a of Nay te right icing reserved of accepting either
iropoSal.
TIE contract will be given to t.e lowest responsible
bidder. and in he should decline the contract or fail
10 sign the contract after notice that his hi has been
C"p'cl tic RICH: is reserved of granting the contract
the next lowest responsible bidder to readvcrSc for
proposals Tie contract will be subject to the approval
of the Secretary of War.
Persons desiring to bid requested to call and exam
inc the plans and specifications Office of the under
signri
Tn" Proposals should he endorsed Proposals for St.
Paul aud S.. Anthony Road
J. II. SIMPSON.
Capt. Corps Top. Engineers.
Ono" Gen Srp't Gov'nt Roads, Ter. Mn.
WinS'0w IIousc 81. Paul Aug. II, 1854. I
B. The date for opening the prososal> having been
ina retentiy fxea for Sunday the 10th pit in the
bills which have been posted the examination of them
WI not take place till the 1lth September above ad
vertiSci. j. HIS
Is d1Nw3t