The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
Rna0 Goutrarfs,
:0yEwYuENT ROAD CONTRACTS.


GOVERNMENT ROAD CONTRACTS.
c,E.IED PROPOSALS will be received by the
- Jersirned through the Post Office, otherwise,
ill 10 O'Clock a. the l4th day OF May next, Tor
the opening and construction OF so much OF me
POINT DOUGLAS AND FORT RIPLEY ROAD
As NAV be designated by the Engineer or Agent in
charge on the pant of the United states; r
l. Said road to he opened for width OF from % 10
100 feet as may required that is all trees, brush
&c TO be cut down within this width.
2. A strip OF such width as may be required,
10 he thoroughly grubbed and cleared the holes TO be
filled M, and the knobs leveled of.
g. The roadway, in places requiring il, TO be embank
ed 10 such n height may be ordered, and to be Is
feet wide Oh top. In places where ordered these en-
bankments to have foundation OF logs laid close TO-
eether and extending eighteen feet across the road
l. Besides the side bitches, there will he leadmS-of
bitches wherever Necessary
;. The hills 10 be reduced TO such grade as may be
required.
G. Bridges to be made wherever required and those
of small spans be constructed follows: The abul
meats he composed of straight round nbers, at
least one foot in diameter, disposed follows One
timber Of such length may be required, probably l6
long, be laid across the road On this, for wing
walls, each of its eXtremities, II log to be noched
and To extend back far may be required generally
probably about feet. On these wrg-wall tmbers,
other log to extend the roadway and 10 he notch
al on said wingwa tmbcrS; and then on this second
timber, second set If wS-wail tlmbers to be
notcled. and so the required height The notches
to be ma e that the logs will lie snugy together.
Tie strngers be four in number, In be 1T least IA
inches in diameter, or larger wherever required, and
be iaed sufficiently to make them lie solid and to
property the flooring. The roadway of the bridge
bee Il feet wide and TO he made OF pnncheons of split
or hewn stuff, least 3 inches thick. The wheel
guards be LOGS attcd the lower side, and effec
tnaIly pinned down 10 keep the flooring in place.
the rails, rail posts and braces to be scanng by s.
The bridge over Finite River Will be OF pine or
white OAK OF good quality, will have three spans OF
thirty feet each. be It feet wide, and be made fol-
lows: The abutments will be simple restles or bents
composed of sill piece 2 ny II TO be tied by back
pieces II by u 10 the earth three posts IL by IL and
b. H. the sill piece being sufficiently long to al
low slope beam to be let into the s! al its eXtrem
he
each of sill piece of the proper length IL by 10, two
posts Il by Il, cap II by u, and two braces by =,
the posts mp stream to be projected by an inclined ice
fender IL by ~, let into Ike sill and the post The
strnsers of each span VIII be five in number, and will
consist each of two pieces twelve by twelve, say thirty
tour feet long, placed or top OF one another and boed
together at The eNremi,ies. The abntments will be
rlahAed up nth 3nch plank, p'noheons to sustain
the earth; the Hoorng to he three inch ank we'll spi-
ked down; The rails, posts and braces by ,cantn9;
The wheeleuards by well secured to the flooring
Probable of timber required, will be 1866
ming feet; of lumber, 9l20 feet board measure.
.. Culferts viii he made wherever required. They
will extend Is feet across the road and Will be made OF
logs al least II inches in diameter. and sufficiently flat
ted to lie on one another The flooring Will be OF split
or Hated stuff ut least inches thick, and will rest on
ana be secured to six srnsers 10 be sunk into the bt-
ment logs.
8 TIE kind of timber and other stuff to he used in
bridges and in cnvcris, Will be the best which the To-
calf! or vcinase will afford, and which the engineer
or agent in charge will specify.
10. The whole construction to be under the direction
of the engineer agent charge on the part of the
United States, aud 10 be subject to such alterations
and notifications by him rs the case in his Judgment
may require
The whole work will be divided into Four Sections
The first, Point Douglas Section, to extend from
Point Douglas to stake C. 1T the foot of the Red Rock
Road Rayine within two miles of Saint Paul. dis
tance OF nineteen and half miles, more or less the
second, OF st Anthony 'oc!ion TO the 65th mile sta
on IN The vicinity of Cafes distance OF % miles, me
fourth, or Fort Ripley Section TO extend from the SGD
mile station. at Watlb, 10 Fort Ripley, distance of
ii miles; the Bridge Section will be the bridge over
Platte River, near DepTe's. The probable amount Ia
$4,000; Oh the ST. Anthony Section, $1,000; on the
Fort Ripley Section, 5000 all or less, may
lac found expetent. On the Bridge over Platte River
rs mach as will be required
Each Section will be bid for separately as follows
/. For cutting down, gruhbing and clearing the cen
ter strip, or roadway, including the filing up Of thc
small holes and ieyelmg off The hillocks or small knos
by The
,. For cutting down the and brush outside q
The center strip or rOady, ay, b, the acre.
3. The earih-work TO he paid :or but once, either a.
emhankment or excavation, rs may be deemed mo>i
equitable by HE cubic yard follows list. suppos
ing it 10 be thrown immediately n and properly level
led on The road end. The increase upon said bid iol
every hundred feet of haul.
4. The coriuTo, Ing Or logging al The Causeway By
the rod OF 10 feet lengthwise OF ihe road
>. The timber III Ike bridge and ouvcfts by the foot
in length o each piece the flooring by the square
face foot the railing by the foot in lesth OF the rails
posts and braces; ali measured in the structure.
d. The timber in The bridge Platte River by the
running foot: the plank and scanting, by the thousand
feet board measure; all measured i'll The structures the
bolts by the pound.
The Isl, "a, 3d and 4h Sections TO be completed b.
The 18Th OF August next the bridge Platte River
9Th section by the LIST of August the work 10
commence Immediately after awarding the contracts
The contract viii be given 10 The lowest responsible
bidder each section, and in he should decline
the contract fail to sign the contract after due
Ce that his bid has been accepted The right is reserved
of granting the Contract 10 The next lowest responsible
bidder, To re-advcrt>e for proposals. Approved
bonds to he given ii required.
The contracts to be subject to the approval of the
Secretary OF War.
Persons desiring bid referred tot the Office Ct the
undt Tsgned for farther particulars
The proposals shoniG lac endorsed '.PrOpOsals for
POM Douglas and Fort Ripley Road
J. II. SIMPSON,
Capt. Corps Topl Eng'rs.
Office Govt Roads, Min. Ter,
81. Paul, April ID, 1855.