The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-04

CEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the I'M
> dersigned, Through the Post Office, or otherwse,
till 10 O'Clock A. NJ the Sd May next for the open
ing and construction Of such portions of the
BIG SIOUX RIVER AND MENDOZA ROAD
Lying between MankaO and Mendoza distance of egh-
~ nine miles, may be designated by the Engineer
Agent in charge the part OF the United States.
l. Said Road TO be opened for width of from % to 100
feet, may be required; that u.s. all trees, BRUSH &C.
l. DO cut down within this width.
= centre strip, of such width may be required,
10 he thoroughly grabbed and cleared the holes to be
filled up anu ihe knobs leveled off, 'F- B
D. The roadway in places requiring it to he embarked
10 such height may be ordered, and to be Is feet
wide on top In places where ordered, these embank
ments foundation of logs laid close together and
extending Is feet across the road. -..-
T. Besides the side bitches, there will be leading off
bitches wherever necessary.
S. The hills to be reduced such grade as may be re-
quired. 90
Bridges be made wherever required and to be con.
strueee follows:-The abuments to be composed of
as follows One timber OF such length may be required
probably ID feet long, TO be laid the road On this
for wing walls, each of its exremities log to be
notched and to extend back far may be required
generally, probably, about feet On these wing wall
tmbers another log to extend the roadway and
to be Ioched said wing wall tmbers and then this
second timber second of wing wall timbers
De notced and to the required height The noches
To be SO made that the logs will lie snugy together The
strngers TO be number to be at least ii inches in diam
e:er larger wherever and to be fatted su
GENTLY to make them lie solid and to sustain properly the
noorng The roadway of the bridges to be II feet wide
and to be made Of punchens of split or hewn stuff at
least three inches thick The wheeluards to be of logs
On the lower side and edectualy pinned down
as to keep the flooring in place.
cases where piers will be necessary they will be sim
PIE 9ens or tresties composed Of SILL posts, cap,
and braces and if required inclined ice fender
BEAM let into the sill and the posts The sill must be
aatted at least on its lower side the other pieces
may be OF round timber, Clipped, however to degree
to make the Joints true and the flooring lie
even Where required a railing by inches will be
made suitably supported and braced. 't
g. Culyerts will be made wherever required They will
extend Is feet the road and will be Of logs at
least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently atted to lie
on one another The flooring will be of split nated
at least inches thick and will and be
70 SIX stringers to be sunk into the abutmen logs
Inc KING OF timber and her stuff to be in the
and cniyerts will be the best which the locality
charge willspecify.s.i s--7-7- : - : 80
The whole construction to be under the direction of
the engineer or agent charge part of the United
Stae apd to be subject to such alterations and yoda
cations by him the in his Judgment NAV reura
The whole work will be divided into -
THREE SECTIONS.
One to extend from Aapkato 70 the NTH mile station
distance orr ualss ores TO called ths sfan
kate Sectian the 2nd to extend from the 2l7th mile to
the 235th mile station distance of Ii miles more or
less to be scslledi the middle Seeton;, snd the
third To- extend from the, 236th mile station to
Mendoza distance Of ~ miles to be called tho "Nsndo
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