The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-16
Special Notices.
GOVERNMENT ROAD CONTRACTS.

OEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the un-
~ dersigned, through the Post Office, Otherwise
till 10 O'clock A.. NJ on The 14h day of May next, for
the opening and cons, ructiOn of SO much of the
POINT DOUGLAS AND FORT RIPLEY ROAD
As may be designated by the Engineer or Agent in
charge on the part of the United States.
l. Said road to he opened for width of from 25
IOO ieet, AS may be required that is all trees brush
&c. TO be cut down within this width.
2 centre strip of such width as may be required
to be thoroughly grubbed and cleared the holes to be
filled up, and the knobs leveed off.
g. The roadway, in places requiring it, to be embank
ed to such height as may be ordered, and be Is
bankments to have foundation of logs laid close to-
gether and extending eighteen feet across the road
T. Besides the side bitches, there will be leading off
bitches wherever necessary.
o. The hills to be reduced such grade as may be
required.
6. Bridges to be made wherever required. and those
OF small spans to be constructed follows The abu
ments 10 be composed of straight round timbers at
least one foot in diameter, disposed follows: One
TIMBER OF such length be required probably Is
feet long, to be laid the road On this for wing
walls, at each of its extremities, log be notched
and to extend back far may he required generally
proDaDy about feet On these wing timbers
other log to extend across the roadway and be notch
ed on said wing wall tmbers; and then this second
cross timber, second of wing-wal timbers to be
notced and on to the required height. The nOtches
TO be so made that the logs will lie snugly together
The srinsers to be four in number, to be at least IA
inches in diameter, larger wherever required and
to be Halted sufficiently to make them lie solid and to
sustain properly the flooring The roadway of the bridge
10 be IL feet wide and to be made puncheons of split
or hewn stuff, at least inches thick. The wheel
guards to be logs ated on the lower side, and eec
tually pinned down as to keep the flooring in place.
the rails posts and braces scantling by S.
T. The bridge over Platte River will be Of pine or
white oak of good quality, will have three spans of
thirty feet EACH to be l6 feet wide and be made fol-
lOws The abutments will be sim pie trestles bents
composed OF sill piece IL by IL to be tied by back
pieces IL by IL the earh three posts IL by II and
cap ~ by H. the sill piece being sufficiently long al
low slope beam to be let into the sill at its eXtrem
Ties ana the onter posts The two piers will consist
each OF sill piece of the proper length, IL by &c.
posts l2 by II, cap IL by H. and braces by g.
the posts up stream to be protected by inclined
lender l2 by IL, let into the sill and the post The
stngers OF each span will be five in number, and will
consist each of two pieces twelve by twelve thirty
iour feet long, placed top of another and bolted
together at the eXIremities. The abutments will be
pahked up with 3inch plank, punCheOns to sustain
the earth; the flooring to be three inch plank we'll spi
ked down. the rails posts and braces by scantlng;
Inc wheeguards by 9, well secured to the flooring
Probable amount of timber required will be 1866 run
ming feet; of lumber, 9l2O feet board measure.
8. Cuverts will be made wherever required. They
will extend Is feet across the road, and will be made of
ted to lie on one another The flooring will be of split
or hatted stuff at least inches thick and will
and be secured to six srnger be sunk into the abut
y; TIE kind Of timber and other stuff to be used in
osGges ana IN culvers, will be the best which the To-
CAVITY or vlcinage will Afford and which the engineer
or agent in charge will specify.
TO- The whole construction be under the direction
o. te engineer or agent in charge on the part of the
ana notifications by him the in his judgment
may require -
The whole work will be divided into Four Sections
Inc hrst or Point Douglas Section, to extend from
Point Douglas to stake G, foot of the Red Rock
Road Ravne, within two miles of Saint Paul, a dis
lance of nineteen and half miles, more or less the
second, or st. Anthony Section, the 65th mile
ton in the vicinity Of Gates distance of Sc miles, the
fourth, or Fort Ripley Section, to extend from the Bed
mile station, at Watab, to Fort Ripley, distance Of
Al miles; the Bridge Section will be the bridge over
Platte River, near Depue's The probable amount to
be expended will be, on the Point nsAglas Section,
$4,000; on the st. Anthony Section, So, 700 the
Fort Ripley Section, $4,000; all more less may
be found expedent. On the Bridge Platte River,
as much as will be required.
Each Section will be bid for separately as ollows-
l. For cutting down, grubbing and clearing the
ter strip or roadway, including the filling up of the
by the acre.
2. For cutting down the trees and brush outside of
the center strip or roadway, by the acre.
8. The earthwOrk ito be paid for but once either as
embankment or excavation, as may be deemed most
equtable) by the cubic yard follows list suppos
ing ITO DC tnrown Immediately up and properly level
led on the road end. The increase upon said bid for
every hundred feet of haul.
4. The corduroying or logging Of the causeways, by
the rod of ~ feet lengthwise Of the road.
S. The timber in the bridges and cuverts by the foot
In length Of each piece the flooring by the square sur
face foot the railing by the foot in length Of the rails
posts and braces; all measured in the structure.
6. The timber in the bridge Platte River by the
running foot; the plank and scsntling by the thousand
feet board measure; all in the sructure the
bolts by the pound.
The LIST, I'd, 81 and 4th Sections to be completed by
the 18th Of August next the bridge Platte River
OF 9Th section BY the lst Of August next the work to
commence Immediately after awarding the contracts.
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 no.
tce that his bid has been accepted the right reserved
Of granting the contract to the next lowest responsible
bidder, or to re-advertise for proposals. Approved
bonds to be given if required.
The contracts to be subject to the approval of the
Secretary of War;
tn n of
undersigned for further particulars.
The proposals should be endorsed I" Proposals for
Point Douglas and Fort Ripley Road"
..-.r J. II. SIMPSON,,
Cant. Cnrna Toni Enp,rs