The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-02-19

POINT Kr1SE PSEGEhsp K5sp ASI S6sTkHNdErko ss4INE LOUIS
y dersisned, through the Post Once, till 10 O'Clock
NJ, the asnd February next, for the consuucIoa
roiST do DoGaLAss u La AND SAINT LOUIS RIVER ROAD
Between mile post 7s and the mouth of St. Louis tv.r
as may Dc eeSnasa ey tns engineer or agent in charge
l. Said road to be cleared and gruhbed to such width
(probably 1S feet) as may be required
2 The roadway in places requiring it to be embarked
to such height may be ordered and to be Is feer
wide on top. In places where ordered these embank.
extending Is feet across the road ''se'"e' SHu
s. Besides the side ditches there will be lea ineoR
bitches wherever necessary.
quired.
s. Bridges to be made wherever required and to be con-
struced follows-The aoutments to be composed Of
round mbers at least foot in diameter disposed as
follows: One timber Of such length may be required
probably B feet long, to be laid the road this
for wngwalls at each OF its extremities log to be
notched and to extend back far may be required
generally, probably, about feet. On these wing wall
mbers. another log extend the roadway and
to be noched said wing wall timbers and then this
second timber second set of wing timbers to
be notched and to the required height The string
ers to be in number to he at least IA inches In dame
ter or larger wherever required and be aated su
cienty to make them lie solid and sustain operly
flooring The roadway of the bridges to be Il feet wide
and to be made Of puncheons of split hewn stuff at
least three inches thick The wheeguards be Of logs
aatted ON the lower side and eecualy pinned down
| as to keep the flooring in place.
In where piers will be necessary they will be sim.
pie bents, or trestla composed of SILL posts cap,
and braces and required, inclined ice fender
beanl let into the sill and the posts. The sill must be
fatted at least its lower side All the other pieces
may be Of round timber, Clipped, however, degree
necessary to make the joints true and the flooring lie
Where required, a railing by inches will be
made, suitably supported and braced.
o. CuIyerts will be made wherever required They will
extend Is feet the road made logs at
least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently fatted lie
on one another The flooring will be of split Aated
stuff, at least inches thick, and will aud be SO.
cured to six srngers to be sunk into the logs
I! The kind Of timber and her stuff to be used in the
bridges and cuverts will be the which the locality
will afford and which the engineer agent in charge will
specify.
s. 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 modih
cations by him as the in his judgment may require
The whole work will be divided into
| TWO SECTIONS,
One to be called the Northern Section the other the
Southern Section.
The northern section will extend from the mouth of the
ST. Louis River north end of the road towards the
south end
The southern section will extend from the 18th mile
post % miles above Taylors Falls towards the north end
the road.
The whole amount Of money to be expended on each
section will be- near may be, $3.50, with
the option on the part of the United States, to
pend the remaining balance of the appropriation either
upon the continuation of the road under either
contract or bOth to apply it to the bridge
Kettle River Snake River both under another
citing be deemed most advantageous to the Uni
led States.
Proposers will bid follows for each section separately
and will be careful 10 specify the particular section for
which they bid:
| /. For the clearing and grubbng the road, including
the filling up of the small holes and eveling of the hill
locks or small knobs, by the acre.
For the cutting the trees, brush &C., with the
ground in the roadway and clearing the same inclusive
of filling up the small holes and evelng off the hocks
or small knos by the
s. The earth work Ito be paid for but once either
enbankment or excavation may be deemed most equ
table, by the cubic yard follows: 1s SuppOsng
be thrown Immediately up and properly leveed the
road ID The increase upon said bid for every 100 feet
of haul.
A. The corduroying logging of the causeways by the
rod of l6K feet lengthwise of the road.
s. The timber in the bridges and culverts by the foot in
length of each piece the flooring by the square surface
foot; the railing by the foot in length of rails posts
and braces, all measured in the structures.
The right is reserved to the United States Of refusing
either accepting both bids under heads and in ref
erence to clearing grubbne and cutting down with
ing to require both, may be found most advan
tageOus to the public.
Zach section will be completed, under the contract by
the 31t day of July next and in than 81 500
ed to the additional to be expended each
on will be allowed The work to immediate.
: ly after the awarding the contracts.
Tn, contract will be given til lowest responsible bid
der each section and in case he should decline fail
the contract after due notice that his bid has
been accepted the right reserved of granting the
tract to the next lowest responsible bidder read
vertise for proposals
The contract will be to the approval OF the Sec
retary of War.
desiring bid referred to the Office of the
D undersigned for any further information.
The proposals should be endorsed, Proposals for Pt.
t N'N ~ '''N'' ''''' ''' j. H. SIMPSON,
Cap. Corps Topl Eng'rs.
r Office Cenl Govt Roads, winslow House, ST. Paul
Minn Terr.. jan II. 1888