The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-07

3. Culverts will be made wherever required; they
will extend eighteen feet the road, and Will DC
made of logs at least twelve inches in diameter, and
sufficiently attcd to lie on one another; the hoorng
will be ofsplit hated stuff at least three inches
thick, and will and be secured TO six stringers
to be sunk into the abHtment logs.
9. The kind Of timber and other stun to be used IN
me aa t & S G hssi WHICH Se
locality vcinage will afford, and which the engineer
agent in charge will specify.
III. The whole construction to be under the
direction Ofthr Engineer Agent in chart the part
of the United States and to be subject to such atera-
tons and notifications by him as the case in his Judg-
ment may require.
The whole work will be ~ided into two sections.
The first section to be called the Mendoza Section,
to extend from Mendoza TO the Cannon Fiver, dis
tsnce of 36s miles, more or less and to include the
bridge over the Vermiion River.
The second section 10 be called the Red Wing Sec
tion to extend from the Cannon River the 54th mile
station, about half mile Orih Of Wells creek, dis
lance of l7k miles; and to exclude the bridges and
probably the earth work present under contract
Cannon River and Hay creek marsh.
The probable amount to be expended each section
will be $4,000 less, may be found expedient
Each Section will be bid FIR separately, by name as
l. For cutting down, grubbng and clearing the CEN
ter strip roadway, including the filling up of the
small holes and leveng of the hillocks or small knobs
by the acre.
For cutting down the trees and brush outside OF the
centre strip or roadway, by the acre.
The earth work ito be paid for but once, either as
embankmenl Or excavation, as may be deemed most
equable) by the cubic yard, follows LIST. Suppos-
ing il to be thrown Immediately up and properly level
led OIL the road. Cd. The increase upon said bid, for
every hundred feet of haul.
4. The corduroying or logging of the causeways, by
the rod of l6 y feet ltngthwise of the road.
S. The timber in the bridges and cuverts Except the
bridge OVER the Vermon, hereafter provided forO by
the foot in length of each piece the flooring by the
surface foot the railing by the foot in length OF
the rails, posts and Braces all measured in the struc
lures.
6. The timber and lumber in the bridge Vermil-
lion River in the Mendoza Section by the thousand feet
board measure, built and measured in thestructure.-
The bolts by the pound.
Each Section will be completed BY the S0th Sep
Der next; the wOrl to commence Immediately after
the awarding of the contract.
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible
bidder on each section, and in he should decline
the contract or fail to sign the contract after due notice
that his bid has been accepted the right Ia reserved OF
granting the contract to the next lowest responsible
bidder or to for proposals. Approved bonds
TO be given if required.
The contracts will be subject to the approval Of the
Secretary of war.
Persons desiring to bid referred the Office OF
the undersigned for further particulars
The proposals. should be endorsed "PrOpOsals for
Wabasha and Mendoza Road"
jill. SIMPSON,
Capt Corps Topn Engrs.
-. Office Genl Supt. Gov'nt Roads,,
MIN. Ter, st. Paul, April 20, 1885, : 26-dltwtd