The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-07-24
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- BIG SIOUX RIVER AND MENDOZA ROAD
Between mile station 176 and Mankato n d;s,.,.. -,
lSa miles, more or less, may be Designated nv ,h :"
States inclusive of Bridge oyeE the Blpe Earth Rivsr
and for he construction Of Bridge the Tchsn
l. Said road to be opened for a width of from a5 70
Sc TO be cut down within this Width. z '
2 A centre strip Of such width may be required
to Cleared z Ss oreIs sfS thu.
holes to be filed up and the knolls leveled off.
g. The roadway, in places requiring to be embank
ed TO such height a. may be ordereds and be ls
feet wide on top: In places where ordered, these en-
gether and extending eighteen feet across the road
A. Besides the side bitches, there will be leading off
s. The hills to be reduced to such grade as may be
| required. ,.. ~
6. Bridges to be made wherever required and TO he
constructed, excepting those the Blue Earth and
| Tchankaska Rivers, follows: The abutments TO be
composed of suficienty hatted timbers, least one
such length as may be required, probably is feet
long, to be laid across the road On this for wing
walls, at each ofits extremites, log to be notched
anu TO extend back as far may be required generally
PROBABLY about fect On these wingwall timbers an
other to extend the roadway and to be notch
ed ON said tmbex; and then on this second
cross timber second of wing-wall timbers TO be
notched and SO on to the required height The nOtches
TO be SO made that the logs will lie snugy together
Inc strlngers to be four in number to be least IA
inches in diameter, or larger wherever required and
10 De Hated sufficiently to make them lie solid and to
20 be IL feet wde and be made of puncheous of sot
or hewn stuff at least inches thick. The wheel
10 De logs Hated on the lower side, and eec-
tually pinned down keep the flooring in place
the rails, raposts and braces to be scantlng by S.
Z: Cuverts will be made wherever required They
VIII extend ~ feet across the road, and be made of
logs at least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently nat
Yea 10 ne on one another The flooring will be Of split
or atted stuff at least inches thick and will rest on
and be secured to six strngers to be sunk the sbu
ment logs.
8. TIE kind of timber and other stuff to be used in
bridges and in cuverts will be the best which the To-
cality or vcinage will afford and which the engineer
or agent in charge will specify
y Inc Bridge over the Blue Earth will be 2sO feet
long, more or less, Is feet wde and composed OFFS
spans; the superstructure to consist of russes
Ten iest high to be formed of Chords posts and
braces properly framed together and secured by pins
ana DOTS; the whole to be supported by tressels or
bents which are to be framed upon piles to be driven
10 proper depth, and cut off and half feet below
the surface Of extreme low The piles to be not
IMAM ten inches at the smaller end and be driven
by hammer weighing less than 1900 lbs and mil
five successive blows from height of fifteen feet shall
cause the same to penetrate than one inch al
each blow The piles will be Of white oak, burr oak,
or red elm and if necessary to prevent splitting be
banded whilst being driven) with iron band The
reses and snperstructure will be Of white oak black
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bases with stone filling, frequired. The flooring TO be
three inch plank, we'll spiked. The whole amount of
timber and lumber in the supersructure will be 10000
ieet board one quarter inch in lengths between
thirty and forty feet in the restles feet board
measure one inch in lengths between thirty and
! forty feet; number Of piles GO, all more or less.
10. The Bridge the Tchankaska, at Kasota, will
be simple "bent," treste bridge about $50 fee,
long ls fee, wde and from &c to IS feet high at the
deepest portion OF the river bottom The number OF
the spans will be five; the bents be composed each
ofa sill piece IL by IT, two posts IL by l2, with bat
at the angles Upon the bents will be strung corbels
or holsters by IA braced up from the posts and upon
these will be pinned the stringers, five in NUMBER by
IA. The flooring will be three inch plank, properly
spiked down; the railing by scantiing The whole
amount Of timber and lumber Involved in the whole
bridge will be 1000 feet board measure more less.
The timber and lumber will be white OAK burr oak
black walnut, or red elm.
II. The whole construction be under the direction
OF the engineer agent in charge part of the
United States, and TO be subject such alterations
and notifications by him as the in his Judgment
The whole work will be divided into Two Sections
The Blue Earth Section to include the road between
the 10th mile station and MankatO and bridge over
the Blue Earth; the Kasoa Section only include the
bridge over the Tchankaska.
Proposers will bid for each section separately, by
name as followsErst, suppOsing the Blue Earth sec
ton TO be completed by the LIST Of January next; and
second surprising to be completed by the LIST of MAY
next. For the Kasota section Uhe Bridge over the
Tchankaska) they will bid, first suppOsing il to be com
pleted by the 18th of November next second suppos
ing it to be completed by the LIST Of May next; the
right in each case, being reserved Of accepting or
ecting either bid as may be deemed most advantage
| to the public.
ton.
l. For cutting down. grubbing and clearing the cen
ter strip or roadway including the filling up of the
small holes and levelns off the hillOcks small knobs
by the acre. A-a'4'fts-
2. For cutting the timber and brush in the roadway
close to the ground including the filling up of small
holes and eyeling of the hOcks small knos by the
acre. '-- e.''<sF
g. For cutting down the trees and brush outside of
he ST q nv he
T. The earth-work ito be paid for but once either as
embankment or excavation, as may be deemed most
ing it to be thrown Immediately up and properly level
led on the road End. The increase upon said bid for
every hundred feet of haul.
The rock work. inclusive of excavation and the re-
mOva from the road bed OF all boulders rocks
uring over hAfa cubic yard, by the cubic yard, fol-
lows LIST, suppOsng it thrown Immediately out; 2nd
the increase upon said bid for hundred feet OF
haul
G. The corduroying or logging of the causewsys by
the rod of 61a feet lengthwise Of the road.
z. The timber in the bridges and culverts Except
the Bridge over the Blue EARTH by the foot
in length of each piece the flooring by square sur
face foot the railing by the foot in length Of the rails
posts and braces; all measured in the structures.
8. The timber and lumber in the bridge over the Blue
Earth by the thousand feet board measure; the piles
the cost Of driving being included by the running foot
the bolts by the pound all measured in The structure
the stone filling by the cubic yard.
On the Kasota Section, the bridge the Tchap-
kaska will be bid for by the thousand feet board meas
ure, built i'm the structure.
The Blue Earth section to be commenced mme-
diatey after awarding the contract the Bridge over
the Tchankaska if the bid for its early completion is
accepted also to be commenced Immediately after a.
wardng the contract
YThe contract will be given TO the lowest RESPONSE
Bile bidder and in he should decline the
contract or fail to sign the contract after due no.
ce that his bid has been accepted the right reserved
OF granting the contract TO the lowest responsible
bidder, or to readvertse for proposals. The right
Is also reserved Ofreecng any unreasonable nfor-
NAL bids. Approved bonds to be given if required.
The contracts to be subject to the approval Of the
Secretary Of War.
Persons desiring bid referred the Office OF the
undersigned for further particulars, particularly in rea
ton to the plans of the two large bridges.
The proposals should be endorsed Proposals tor