The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-03
BIC SIOUX RIVER AND MENDOZA
ROAD CONTRACTS.

CEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the un-
till IL O'Clock A. M. the Sd May next the open
Ing and construction of such portions of the
- BIG SiOtN RlN Err AND MENDOZA ROAD
Lying between Man and Mendoza a. distance eigh-
ynine miles may be designated by Engineer or
Agent in charge on the part OF the United States.
l. Said Road to be opened for width of
~ be cut down within this width
2 A centre strip. of such width may be required,
10 be thoroughly grubbed and cleared; the holes
\ -hlied up and the knobs eveled of.
8. The roadway in places requiring it to be
to such height may be ordered, and to be Is feet
wide on top In places where ordered these embank-
men TO have foundation of logs laid close together and
extending Is feet the road.
a Besides the side bitches, there will be leading off
bitches wherever
s. The hills to be reduced such grade as may be
g. Bridges TO be made wherever required and to be con.
struced as folows:-Ihe abutmens to be composed of
round timbers least foot diameter disposed
as follows: One timber such length be required
probably 10 feet long, to be laid the On this
Ior wing walls at each of its extremtes, log be
notched and to extend back far may be required
generally probably about feet. On these wing wall
tmbers another log to extend roadway and
10 be nofched ON said tmbers this
second cross timber second set Of wing
be noched and on to the required height noches
to be SO made that the logs will lie snugy together The
strngers to be Ain number to be least
eter or larger wherever required, aatted su
aoqtg The roadway of the bridges to be Il feet wide
ana to be made of puneheons of split hewn stuff at
Hated On the lower side and eectually pinned down
81 ms to keep the flooring in place.
PIE oens or trestles composed of SILL posts, cap
S9a braces and it required inclined ice fender or
let into the sill and the posts. The sill be
stated, at least on its lower side. All the other pieces
may osOi round timber, Clipped, however to degree
necessary to make the joints true and the aoorn9 lie
even. where required, railing by inches will be
made suitably supported and braced
VIII De made wherever required They will
extend 10 ieet across the road will be made
least IL incnes In diameter sufficiently Aatted 10 lie
on one another The flooring be of split or aatted
1east inches thick, and rest on and be Sc
20 ss strngers to be sunk the abutment logs
ane Aino OF lumber and her stuff to be used in the
bridges ana culverts viii be the best which the locality
y charge will specify.
g. The whole construction under the direction of
the engineer or agentn charge the part United
States, and to be subject to attentions and nodii
esic BY him e the case in his judgment may require
800 f" t-s'"A "s THREE SECTIONS I--I
One to extend from Mankato TO the 217th mile station
distance Of miles less, called the Man
hatc secon the 2ndo extend from the q 9TH mile to
the 235th mile station distance Of IS miles more or
less, to be called the 90 Middle Section p and the
third to, extend from the 235th mile station to
Mendoza distance of a miles, to BE- called the Msndo
t. Section. +"