The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-12
Rnau Cotrtrarts,
E1,NMEyr ROAD CONTRACTS.

GOVERNMENT ROAD CONTRACTS.
C,EALED PROPOSALS will be received by the mn-
IN 10 O'clock A. NJ On the l4th day of May next Tor
the opening and q FORT sR RPIEY ROAD
Al nav he designated by the Engineer or Agent in
charge on the part of the United States:
l. Said road to he opened for width OF from % to
100 feet ms may that is all trees, brush
&c 10 be cut down within this width.
2. A centre strip of such width as may be required,
to thoroughly grubbed and cleared the holes to De
filled up, and the knols leveled off.
The roadway, in places requiring IL, to be embank
ed TO such height IA may be ordered, anu 10 DC 10
feet wide OH top. In places where ordered these EN-
bankments to have foundation OF logs lald cios1 'o
gether and extending eighteen feet across the road
A. Besides the side bitches, there Will DC io"""s'
bitches wherever necessary.
S. The hills TO be reduced such grade as may be
g. Bridges to be made wherever required, and those
of small spans to be constructed follows The Adult
ments to be composed Of straight round tmbers, at
least foot In diameter, disposed as follows One
timber Of such length may be required probably 10
feet long, to be laid across the road On this for wing
walls, at each oft exremities, log to be notched
and extend back far may be required generally
probably about feet. On these wDgwail umbers, an
ed said wingwa tmbers; and then on this second
timber, second set of wing tmbers to be
noched, and to the required height The notches
to be ma Re that the logs will lie snugly together
The stringers TO be four in number, to be at least IA
inches in diameter, larger wherever required and
TO be fatted sufficiently to make them lie solid and to
sustain properly the flooring The roadway of the bridge
20 be IL feet wde and to be made Of puncheons OF split
or hewn stuff, at least inches thick The wheel
guards to be logs aed the lower side, and eec
tuay pinned down to keep the flooring in place.
the rails, rapOsts and braces to be scantling by 5.
Z. The bridge over Platte River will be of pine or
white oak OF good quality, will have three spans OF
thirty feet each to be Is feet wide and be made fol-
lows: The abutments will be simple trestes bens,
composed OF sill piece IL by IL to be tied by back
pieces IL by IL to the earth three posts IL by IL and
cap l2 by H. the sill piece being sufficiently long to al
low slope beam to be let into the sill at its extremi
each oil sill piece of the proper length, IL by To- two
posts IL by IL, cap IL by H. and two braces by 9,
the posts up stream TO be protected by an inclined ice
lender ~ by IL, let into the sill and the post The
strngers of each Will be five in number, and will
consist each of two pieces twelve by twelve, thirty
four feet long, placed top OF one another and bOed
together at The exiremiiies. The abutments will be
panked up with inch plank, puncheons to sustain
the earth the flooring to be three inch plank well spl-
ked down; the rails, posts and braces by scantng;
the wheel guards by well secured to the flooring
Probable amount of timber required will be 1866 run
ming feet; of lumber, 9l2O feet board measure.
e Culverts will be made wherever required. They
will extend Is feet the road, and will be made OF
logs at least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently flat
ted TO lie on one another The flooring will be Of split
or Hated stuff at least inches thick, and will rest
and be secured to six sgers to be sunk into the abut
ment logs.
g. TIE kind Of timber aud other stuff to be used in
bridges and in culverts, will be the best which the To-
cality or vcinage will afford and which the engineer
or agent in charge will specify.
TO- The whole construction to be under the direction
OF the engineer or agent in charge on the part of the
and notifications by him as the case in his judgment
may require.
The whole work will be divided into Four Sections
The first, Point Douglas Section, to extend from
PoIn Douglas to stake G. at the foot of the Red Rock
Road Ravine, within Two miles of Saint Paul, dis
lance of nineteen and half miles, more or less the
second or st. Anthony section, to the 65h mile sta
ton, in the vicinity of Cafes distance of ST miles, the
fourth Fort Ripley Section extend from the SGD
mile station, at Watab, to Fort Ripley, distance of
Al miles; the Bridge Section will be the bridge over
Platte River, near Depue's The probable amount TO
he pvn nfAHy ha fhn pnnt Sor finn
$4,000 on the St. Anthony Section, $500 on the
Fort Ripley section, $4,000 all more or less, as may
be found expedien On the Bridge Platte River,
as much as will be required.
Each Section will be bid for separately, as follows
l. For cutting down, grubbng and clearing the cen
ter strip, or roadway, including the filling of the
small holes and levelng off the hocks or small knobs
by the acre.
g. For cutting down the trees and brush outside OF
the center strip or roadway, by the acre.
The earthwork TO be paid for but once, either
embankment or excavation, as may be deemed most
equitabe) by The cubic yard, follows list. suppOs-
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.
4. The cordurOying logging of the causeways, by
the rod OF 1874 feet lenghwise of the road.
The timber in the bridges and culvers by the foot
IN length OF each piece the flooring by the square
lace loot the railing by the foot in length OF the rails,
posts and braces; all measured in the structure
s. The timber in the bridge Platte River by the
running foOt the plank and scantng, by the thousand
ieet board measures all measured in the structures the
bolts by the pound.
The LIST, I'd, Sd and 4th Sections to be completed by
the 18th OF August next the bridge Platte River
OF 5h section by the LIST of August next the work to
commence Immediately after awarding the contracts.
The contract will be given the lowest responsible
bidder on each section, ard in he should decline
the contract fail TO sign the contract, after due
tce that his bid has been accepted the right reserved
Of granting the contract to the next lowest responsible
bidder, or TO re-advertise for proposals Approved
bonds to be given if required.
The contracts to be subject to the approval of the
Secretary of War.
Persons desiring bid are referred to the Office Ct the
undersigned for further particulars.
The proposals should be endorsed Proposals for
Point Douglas and Fort Ripley Road.'
J.H. SIMPSON,
Capt Corps Top'l Eng'rs
Office Govt Roads, Min. Ter,
st. Paul, April Is, 1855.