The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-06

BIG SIOUX RIVER AND MEN OOTA
ROAD CONTRACTS.


CEALED PROPOSALS win be received by the up
-; q, Gegmsd, through the PSss Office or otherwise,
ing and construction Of such portions ofihe
BIG SIOUX RIvtR AND MENDOZA ROAD
Lying between Manaato and Mendoza distance a. eiah
ty-nine miles, as may be designated by the Engineer or
Agent in charge on the part OF the Eniied states.
Said Road to be opened for width of from "a 10 TOO
feet as may be required; that is all trees brush &c
to be cut down within this width '
z: centre strip Of such width as may be required
probably Is feet to be thoroughly grubbcd and cleared
the holes to be filed up and the knobs leyeed OH
g. The roadway in places requiring it to be embanLed
10 such height as may be ordered ~ be Is eet
wide on top. In places where ordered these embanf.
ments to have foundation of logs laid close together aud
extending Is feet across the road
4. Besides the side bitches, there will be leading eli
bitches wherever necessary.
s. The hills bs reduced such grade as may be re-
quircd.
g. Bridges to be made wherever required to be con
structed folows-The abutmenis to be composed Of
straight round mbers foot ia diameter dsuosed
as follows One timber OF such length may be required
probably 10 feet long, to be laid the road this
for wngwalls at each Of It's extremities, log 10 10
nOtched and to extend back far may req uired
generally, probably about feet. On these wing wall
tmbers, another log to extend the roadway ami
to be noched on said wing wall timbers and then TIL,
second cross timber, second of wing tmbers 10
be notched aud to the required height The notches
to be made that the logs will lie snugy together The
strngers to be number to be at least IL inches diam
eter or larger wherever required and to be Hated su
ciently to make them lie solid and sustain propery the
flooring The roadway of the bridges to be II feet vide
and to be made Of punche0ns Of split hewn stuff
least three inches thick The TO be OF logs
aatted on the lower side and eectuay pinned down
as TO keep the flooring in place.
In cases where piers will be necessary they will be sim
pie bents, OF trestles composed of SILL posts cap
ana braces and required, inclined ice fender or
beam, let into the sill and the posts The sill must he
Hated at least ON its lower side. All the pieces
may be OF round timber, Clipped however, to dcgrce
necessary to make the joints true, and the flooring lie
even Where required a railing by inches will be
made suitably supported and braced.
o. Culvers will be made wherever required They will
extend 10 feet the will he
least IL inches In diameter and sufficiently fatted 10 lie
on one another The flooring will be of 1t or naed
stuff at least inches thick, and will res, ON and be Sc
cured to six strnger to be sunk into the abu,ment logs
The kind OF timber and ,'her uf to be used in the
bridges and cuverts will be the best which tie locality
or ucinage will afford and which the engineer agent
charge will specify.
g. The whole construction to be under the direction Of
the engineer or agent in charge the part of the United
states and to be subject to such alterations aud mo
cations by him as the case in his judgment may requ
The whole work will be divided into
TWO SECTIONS
One to extend from Mankao to the 224th mile station
distance of "a miles, be called the Mankato Section
the other to extend from the 224th mile station 10
Mendoza distance of So miles, to be called tie endo-
tn Section.
The probable of money to be expended on each
section will be sl1 o0o more or less, may be found
Zach Section will be bid for separately, BY name, as
follows
J. For cutting down. grubbng and clearing the ceater
strip or roadway, including the filling up the small
holes and levelng of the hlocks or small knobs by tho
|
For cutting down the and brush outside Of tie
centre strip or roadway, by the acre.
The earth work ito be paid for but once either as
mbankment or excavation, may be deemed most equi
table, by the cubic yard follows 1st Surprising it to
be thrown Immediately up and properly leveled on lie
road I'd The increase upon said bid for every zoe
| OF haul.
The corduroyng or logging of the causeways by the
rod of l6H feet lepgthwise of the road
The timber in the bridges and cu!verts by the foot
length OF each piece the flooring by the square surface
foot the railing by the foot in length of the rails posts
and braces all measured in the structures.
Each section will be completed by the 3lst day Of Oco
Der next the work to commence nme diaely after the
| awarding of the contract.
The contract will be given the lowest responsible biz
der ON each section and in case he should decline the
tract or fail to sign the contract after that his bid
has been accepted the right reserved granting
tract to the next lowest responsible bidder
verte for proposals Approved bonds be given il re-
| qured.
The contracts to be subject the approval Of the Sec
rotary Of War.
Persons desiring to bid referred to the office Of the
undersigned for further particulars.
The proposals should be endorsed proposals for Men
dota and Big Sioux River Road"
| J. H. SIMPSON,
| Capt. Corps 1opl Engrs.
Office Genl Govt Roads, Ter. Min, St. Paul April g.
/ 1855. >