The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-24
MENDOZA 4 yvABASHA ROAD CON-
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OEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the nn-
= dersisned, through the Post Office or otherwise,
TIL 10 O'Clock A. NJ. On the Sd Msrcn next iof 'ne
opening M rsS fS11 ssui AND WAlXSHA ROAD
As NAV be designated by the engineer or agent all
charge on the part of the United states.
/. Said road to be cleared and grubDed 70 SUCH
width (probably Is feet) as may be required.
2. The roadway in places requiring 1t, to DC emoann
ed to such height as may be oraeGs% sau these en-
bankments to have foundation OF logs laid cIose W
gether and extending eighteen feet across the roaa.
g. Besides the side bitches, there Will DC ieao'"S'
A. The hills to be reduced to such grade as may be
required.
constructed follows The abutments TO be cOmp0s.
ed of round tmbers, at least one foot IN diameter JUS
posed as follows: One timber of such length as may
be required probably l6 feet long, to be laid across tue
road. On this, for, wiDg-walls, at each OF It's OK
tremities, log to be notched and to extend
back far may be required, generally, plooaos,
about feet. On these wiDgwall tmbers, another log
extend the roadway and to be notched on sau
wng-wall tmbers; and then this second cross tim
ber second set of wing-wall timbers TO be notched
and to the required height. The strngers 10 DC
lin number to be at least IA inches in diameter, or
larger wherever required and be dated sufficiently
make them lie solid and to sustain properly the noor
ing The roadway of the bridge 20 be IL feet wide and
to be made of puncheOns OF split or hewn stun al
least inches thick The wheelguards be logs fiat
tened ON the lower side, and SO efectuay pinned down
keep the flooring in place. In cases where piers
will be they will be simple bents trestes,
composed of sill, posts, cap, and two braces, and
if required inclined defender or beam, LET into the
sill and the posts. The sill be latted, least
its lower side. All the other pieces may be OF round
timber, Clipped however, to degree necessary to
make the joints true and the flooring lie Where
required railing by inches, will be made, SUITABLY
| supported and braced.
1 e. Culvers will be made wherever required They
will extend Is feet the road, and will be made
logs least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently hat
ted to lie another The flooring will be of spill
or ated stuff at least inches thick, and will rest OF
and be secured to six srngers to be sunk into the abut
ment logs.
7. TIE kind of timber and other stuff to be used il
the bridges and culvers, will be the best which the 10
cality will afford, and which the engineer agent il
charge will specify.
The whole construction be under the direction
of the engineer agent in charge on the part OF III
United States and TO be subject to such alterations an
notifications by him the in his judgment ma
require
The whole amount of money to be expended on tn
road will be 5000, more or less. z
Proposers will bid as follows:-i. For the clearin
and grubbng the road, including the filling up OF tn
small holes and levelliDg off the hlOcks small knoll
by the
2 For the cutting the trees, brush, &c., even wit
the ground in the roadway and clearing the same, ncit
sive of filling up the small holes and evelng OIL III
hllocks small knobs by the acre.
3. The earth-wOrk ito be paid for but once, either
$ embankment or excavation, as may be deemed mos
equitable) by the cubic yard, follows list. Suppos
ing it to be thrown Immediately and properly leve
led the road. end The increase upon said bid fO
every 100 feet ofhaul.
E 4. The corduroyng logging of the causeways, b
4 the rod of l6 l-2 feet lengthwise of the road.
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in length of each piece the flooring by the square SUI
face foot the railing by the foot in length OF the rail
posts and braces all measured in the structures
g. The right is reserved the United States of reft
sing either accepting both bids under heads and
reference to clearing grubbng and cutting down eve
with the ground specified under said heads; the OF
ject being to require one bOh may be found mos
: advantageous to the public.
Z. The work to commence soon as the frost is OF
of the ground in the spring, and to be completed by tn
3lst day of July next.
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible
bidder the whole work, under this letting and
he should decline the contract or fail to sign tn
contract after due notice that his bid has been accep
ed, the right reserved of granting the contract to tn
next lowest responsible bidder, to readvertse fo
proposals.
The contract will be subject to the approval Of tn
: Secretary of War.
Persons desiring bid referred to the office of ii
undersigned for any further information
Proposals should be endorsed Proposals for Mend
ia aid Wabasha Road" J. II. SIMPSON,
e Capt. Corps TOpl Eng'rs
l. Office General Govt Roads, Winslow House, Sail
Paul, Min Ter, Jan. 80, 1855. feb2tillmar3w