The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-24
POINT DOUGLAS AND SAINT LOUIS
RIVER ROAD CONTRACTS. 1T

POINT DOUGLAS AND SAINT LOUIS
oEALED PROPOSALS win be received By = the un.
y dersigned, through the Post Office, till 10 O'Clock
M on the 2and February next for the construction
POINT DOUGLASS AND SAINT LoussRIvR- ROAD
Between mile post and the mouth of St. Louis River
on the part of the United States.
l. Said road to be cleared and grubbed to such width
(probably Is feet may be required. ,...i q-3 81
2 The roadway in places requiring to be embarked
to such height may be ordered and to be Is feet
wide on top. In places where ordered these embank
extending 10 feet across the road aA ~
8. Besides the side dches there will be lea ing-oG
The hills to be reduced to such grade as may be re-
CURED tr.e 1. s.,. ~.
strueted as folows-The abutmens TO be composed of
round timbers at least foot in diameter disposed
follows One timber of such length as may be required,
probably 16 feet long to be laid the road On this
for wing walls at each of its extremities log to be
notched and to extend back far be required
generally probably, about ieet. On THESE wing wan
to be notched said wing wall timbers and then on this
second timber second set of timbers to
notched and SO on TO the required The string
be in number to be at least IA inches in dame
ter larger wherever required and to be aated sut
GENTLY make them lie solid and sustain properly the
flooring The roadway OF the bridges to be IL feet wide
and to be made of puncheons of split hewn stuff, at
atted the lower side and ehectually pinned down
as to keep the flooring in place. ., .-,t ...,..
In where piers will be necessary they will be SIM
and braces, and if required inclined ice fender
BEAM let into the sill and the posts. The sill must be
atted, at least its lower side. All the other pieces
may be of round TIMBER Clipped, however, a degree
necessary to make the joints true and the flooring lie
even. Where required, railing by inches will be
made, suitably supported and braced.
g. Culyerts will be made wherever required. They will
extend is feet across the road and will be made of
least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently fatted
another The flooring will be of split or aatted
stuff at least inches thick will on and be Sc
to six srnges to be sunk into the abutment logs
Z. The kind of timber and her stuff used in the
bridges, and culverts will be the which the locality
will afford and which the engineer agent charge will
= specify.
The whole construction under the direction of
engineer agent charge on the part of the United
States, and to be subject to such alterations modf
cations by him the in his judgment may require
The whole work will be divided into -
y TWO SECTIONS 81 To-
One to be called the Northern Section, the other the
e Southern Section.
e south end.
Is The southern section will extend from the 18th mile
post y miles above Taylors Falls, towards the north
h o the road
The whole amount of money to be expended on eac,
e section will be, may be, 81 500, with
the option the part Of the United States, to ex-
pend the remaining balance of the appropriation either
It upon the continuation of the road under either
s. contract both, to apply it to the bridge over
l. Kettle River Snake River both under another
citing be deemed most advantageous to the Uni
led States.
Proposers will bid follows each section separately
and will be careful to specify the particular section
~ which they bid:
L. For the clearing and grubbing the road including
the filling OF the small holes and levelng of the hill
locks small knobs, by the acre.
2 For the cutting the trees brush &C., with the
ground in the roadway and clearing the same
N of filling up the small holes and evelng off the hllocks
, small knobs by the acre. --
vt s. The earth work Ito be paid for but once either
embankment or excavation may be deemed most equ
IL able) by the cubic yard follows 1st Surprising
e be thrown Immediately up and properly leveed
road I'd The increase upon said bid for every 100 feet
e of haul.
A. The corduroyng logging of the causeways by the
e rod of 16 "A feet lengthwise of the road.
g. The timber in the bridges cuverts BY the foot
length of each piece; the flooring by the square
foot the railing by the foot in length of the rails posts
- and braces, all measured in the structures.
The right reserved to the United States of refusing
to clearing grubbng and cutting down with
the ground specified under said heads the object be
ing require both be found most adyan
tageous TO the public
Each section will be completed under the contract b,
the 31s day of July next and in 81
shall be expended then extension of time proportion
ed to the additional amount to be expended each
ton will be allowed. The work to commence immediate
r. ly after the awarding the contracts.
The contract will be given to th lowest responsible bid
der each section and in he should decline fai
oh sign the contract after due notice that his bid
IL accepted the right is granting the con
tract the next lowest responsible bidder or to re ad
: vertse for proposals.
The contract will be subject to the approval of the Sec
10 rotary of War.
n undersigned for any further information.
The proposals should be endorsed, Proposals for Pt
T. Douglas and st. Louis River Road"
AZ \, j. II. SIMPSON,
r. Cap. Corps Topl Eng'rs.
az Office GenI Govt Roads, Wnslow House. St. Paul
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