The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-08
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C0VERNUENT ROAD CONTRACTS.

G0VERNNENT ROAD CONTRACTS.
cEALEp PROPOSALS will be received by the un-
: dersigned, through the Post Once, or otherwise,
n, 10 O'Clock A. NJ on the 18th day Of May next, for
The SS AND Hf
A. may be designated BY the Engineer or Agent In
charge the par, of the United s.a ..s:;
100 feet aa may be required that all trees, brash
&c. 10 be cut down within this width.
2 A centre strip of such width - may Be required,
TO be thoroughly srubbed and cleared the holes be
filled up, and the knobs leveled on.
s. The roadway In places requiring IT, to be emesnn
wide top. In places where ordered those em-
bankments to have foundation OF logs .id cioce To-
gether and tending eighteen feet across the toaa
4 Besides the side ditches, there will be leadins-on
bitches wherever necessary.
g. Bridges to be made wherever required. and those
of small spans be constructed follows: The aout
meats TO be composed Of straight round tinbers.
least one loot in diameter, disposed a. follows: One
timber Of such length may be required probably 10
feet long, to be laid the road On this Tor wing
and TO extend back a may be required generally
probably about feet. On these wing timoeEs an
other log extend across the ana 70 De
ed said wing timbers and then on this second
timber second set Of winG-wsll timbers to be
noIched and TO the required height The notches
he male that the logs will lie snuSy together =
The sringers be four number, to be At least IA
inches in diameter, larger wherever required, and
TO be atted sufficiently 10 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 split
hewn stuff at least inches thick. The wheel
guards to be logs Sted the lower side aud SO eee
Iuay pinned down as 10 keen the flooring in place.
the rails rail-posts and braces TO be scsntlng 4hy S.
Z: The bridge over Platte River will DO 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 mpie restles or bents
composed OF a sill piece IL by IL TO bo tied BY back
pieces IL by IL to the EARTH three posts IL II and
cap IL by H. the sill piece being sucienty long to
low slope beam TO be let into the sill its extremi-
ieS nd he onfQ tN9n
each of sill piece of the proper length, II by l6
posts l2 by r. cap IL by L. and two braces sby g.
the posts up stream projected by inclined ce
fender IL by l2, let into the sill and the post. The
strinsers of each span will be Ave in number, and will
each pieces twelve BY twelve say thirty
four long, placed top of another and holted
together at the extremties. The sbutments will be
planked up with inch plank or puncheons to sustain
the esrh the flooring to be three inch plank well sp
ked down; the rails, posts and braces by scsntlins
the wheel guards by 9, well secured to the hoorng-
Probable OF timber required, will be 1866 run
ming feet; of lumber 9lsO feet board measure.
9. Cuver,s will be made wherever required. They
will extend ls feet the road and will be made Of
logs IL inches In diameter and sufficiently 1at-
ted TO lie another. The flooring will be Of split
hatted stuff leas, inches thick and will rest
and be secured six strnger be sunk into the abut
msnt logs.
g. TIE kind Of timber and other stuff to be used In
bridges and in culvers, will be the best which the To-
caiity or vicinage will AFFORD and which the engineer
or agent in charge will specify.
TO- The whole construction to be under the direction
OF the engineer In charge the part Of the
United States, and be subject such alterations
snd notifications by him ~ the case In his judgment
may require.
The whole work will be divided Into Four Elections
The frst, or Point Douglas Section, 70 extend from
Point Douglas to stake c. 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 70 the 65th mile sta
tion in the vicinity Of Cafes distance Of Sc miles, the
fourth Fort Ripley Section, extend from the 62d
mile station, at watab to Port Ripley, distance Of
Al mes the Bridge Section will be the bridge over
Platte River, near Depues. The probable amount to
be expended will be, the Point Douglas Section,
$4,000 the st. Anthony Section, $500 on the
Fort Ripley secton, So 900 all more or less, may
be found expeiient. On the Bridge over Platte River
much will be required.
Each Section will, be bid for separately follows
l. For cutting down, grubbing and clearing the cen
strip or ROADWAY including 6ling d of the