The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-25
BIG SIOUX RIVER AND MENDOZA
ROAD CONTRACTS.

CEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the un-
- dersigned, through the POST Ofce, or othefwlse,
till 10 O'Clock A. NJ, on the 3d May next, for the open
ing and construction OF such portions OF the
BIG SIOUX RIVER AND MENDOZA ROAD
Lying between Mankato and Mendoza a. distance of egh
nine miles, may be designated by the Engineer
Agent in charge on the part OF the United States ~
l. said Road to be opened Tor width oi from 70 to 100
cet as may he required that Isl all trees, BRUSH &c
. to be cut down within this width.
=. centre strip, of such width as may he required
Ia be thoroughly grubbed and cleared the holes to be
0 niled up and the knobs leVeled OIL
. TO such height may be ordered and to be Is feet
wide on top In places where ordered these embank
ments to have foundation Of logs laid close together and
D. offending is feet across the road
f. Besides the side bitches, there will be leading OIL
. bitches wherever necessary
The hills to be reduced to such grade as may be re-
snred
bridges to be made wherever required anu TO he con-
'trneted lolows-The abutments to be composed of
follows One timber of such length be required
probably i6 feet long to be laid across the road On this
FOR wing walls, At each Of its extrcmities log to be
noched and to extend back as far may be required
generally probably, about 6 feet On these wing wall
tmbers another log 20 extend the roadway, and
10 be notched said wing timbers and then on this
he notched the required height The notches
10 be made that the logs will lie snugy together The
e.r larger wherever required be aat,ed sut
eeny to make them lie solid and to sustain properly the
hoorin. The roadway of the bridges to be Il feet wide
Eand to be made Of puncheons of split or hewn stu at
least three inches thick The wheel to be OF logs
gas to keep the flooring in place.
In cases where piers will be necessary they will be SIM
pe 6ents, or trestles composed of sill posts cap,
rand braces and required inclined ice fender
beam LET into the sill and the posts The sill must be
Aated at least on its lower side All the other pieces
may oe OF round timber, chipped however TO degree
necessary TO make the joints true ana the hooring lie
sven Where required railing by inches, will be
made suitably supported and braced
g. Cuiserts will be made wherever required They will
extend 10 feet across the road and will be made OF
least II inches in diameter and sufficiently fatted to lie
one another. The flooring will be of split or datted
stuff at least inches thick and will rest on and be Sc
sured to six stringers to be sunk into the abutment
The kind OF timber and .her stun to be used in the
bridges and cuverts will be the best which the locality
Or vcinage will afford and which the engineer agent
charge will specify
The whole construction to be under the direction of
the engineer agent in charge the part Of the United
states and to be subject to such alterations and modid
py MN as tue case IN ms Judgment may require
..,sIhKEEs ECIioNS;
astanee OF - 2 nes, more OF less TO De called the Man
kato Secon; the End to extend from the 2i7th mile to
NE |oo.H "ie ssuon, use Oh 40 mics more or
MSS, to be called the Middle section :; and the
tnira 70 IRON 1ns S'n m e. s.s'on 10
MENDOZA Instance OF - miles, 10 De the Mendo.