The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-03-01
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE
-e'o -r ROAD CONTRACTS. isa'

PROPOSALS will be received BY the undersigned
through the Post Office, otherwise, till 10 O'Clock
A. NJ on the End March next for the opening and
structon of so much of the ..
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE ROAD,
As may be designated by the engineer agent charge
on the part Of the United States.
l. Said road to be cleared and grubbed such
width (probably 10 feet may be required.
2 The roadway, in places requiring il, to be embank
ed to such height may be ordered and to be 10 feet
wide top In places where ordered, these embank-
have foundation of logs laid close tosether
and extending eighteen feet across the road IA
Besides the side bitches, there will be leadingof
ditckes wherever necessary. .l-.,t9 y. Il, -
A. The hills to be reduced to such asrade may be
required. --- -...f'-
D. Bridges to be made wherever required, and to be
constructed as follows The abutments to be compo
sed OF round tmbers, at least foot in diameter dis
posed follows One timber of such length may
required probably 16 feet long, be laid the
road On this, for wing-was at each of its extrernf
ties log to be notched and to extend back as far as
may be required, generally, probably, about feet
On these wins-wall timbers another log to extend
across the roadway, and to be notched said wing
wall timbers and then on this second crosstmber,
second set Of wing timbers be notched, and so
on to the required height. The stringers to be Ain
number, be least IA inches diameter or larger
wherever required and to be aatted sufficiently to
make them lie solid and sustain properly the flooring
The roadway of the bridge be IL feet wide and
made of puncheons Of split or hewn stuff, least
inches Thick The wheelguards to be logs Aatted on
the lower side, and efectually pinned down TO
keep the flooring in place In cases where piers will
be necessary, they will be simple bents trestles
posed Of sill posts, cap and braces, and II re-
quired inclined defender beam let into the sill
and the posts. The sill must be hated, least its
lower sde All the other pieces be Of round tim
Der, Clipped, however to q degree necessary make
the joints true and the flooring lie Where requr
ed railing by inches, will be made suitably sup
ported and braced. ..LF & -....t
6. Cuiverts will be made wherever required. They
will extend IL feet the road, and will be made
of logs at least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently
iatted to lie on another. The flooring will be of
atted stuff at least inches thick and will rest and
be secured to sringers to be sunk into abutment logs
.. The kind of timber and other stuff to be used IN
the bridges and cuverts will be the best which the0
calty viii afford and which the engineer or agent in
charge will specify. .s9'.
8. The whole Construction to under the direction
of the engineer agent in charge the part Of the
and notifications by him as the in his judgment
may require. i a t4-f.sd "a IL sas.ls- 30
The whole amount of money to be expended on the
road Will be the amount of the appropriation 81, 600,
reservng only much may be necessary defray
the expenses OF superintendent and engineering ~
Proposers will bid as follows !. For the cleari1g
small holes and evcllng off 1he hiocks small knobs
the ground in the roadway and clearing the ncu-
siye of the filing Of the small holes and dwelling
The hillocks small knobs by the acre. - -
g. The earth work ITO be paid for but once, either a.
embankneni Q excavation, may be deemed most
equitable) by the cubic yard follows lst Suppos
ing be throwa Immediately up and properly level
LED on the ROAD 70 The increase upon said Did, or
The q Logging e. the sss BY
Fl Ssasss and esses. by the foo.
in length each piece the flooring by the square
face loot the railing By the foot IN length Of the rails
g. The right reserved to the United States OF Ieins
ing either accepting both bids hinder heads and IN
references to clearing grabbing and cutting down even
with the ground, specified under said heads the Oh.
jecf being require one OF both = may be found most
ad van tageous the public. 10 10 .5 am
T. The whole work to be completed, under the con-
tract, by the 18th July next eae b. Il las.,,,
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible
bidder ON the whole work under this letting and IN case
he should decline the contract fail to sign the con-
tract after due that his bid has been accepted
the right reserved of granting the contract to the
next lowest responsible bidder TO readvertise for
proposals. hs''' --i' : :. 1870 ~ ~
The contract shall be subject to the approved Of &he
Secretary Of War cA'A.
Persons desiring bid referred the Office of the
undersigned, aor my ktther h3elmakioh. Jaw
The proposals. should be endoraen UProposals for
Swan River and Long Prairie Road Dos 50. -
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Itssy Capt. Corps Top'l Ens'n
Office General Govt Roads, Winslew House, St
,yaul, MINI. Teri. Jan. 90, 1855. wtillmarS