The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-22
MENDOZA 4 wABAsHA ROAD CON.

80 TRACTS -------
OEALEO PROPOSALS will be received by the nm.
- dersigntd, through the Post Office or Otherwise,
TIL ~ O'Clock A. NJ On the Sd March next, for the
opening and constructing Of so much of the
MENDOZA AND WA"AsHA ROAD
As may be designated by the engineer or agent In
charge ON the part Of the United States.
l. Said road to be cleared and grubbed to such .
width (probably ls feep as may be required.
2 The roadway, in places requiring IT, to be embank-
ed TO SUI b height may be ordered, and to be IL
feet wide on top In places where ordered these en-
gether and extending eighteen feet across the road
Besides the side bitches, there will be leading-on
dltrhes wherever necessary.
4. The hills to be -uced to such grade as may be
required.
5. Bridges to be made wherever required and TO be
constructed as follows The abutme.ts be compos.
posed as follows: One timber Of such length may
be required probably IL feet long, be laid the
road On this, for wing-walls at each Of its ex
tremities, log TO be nOtched and TO extend
back as far may be required, generally, probably,
about feet. On these wing wall tmbers another log
to extend across the roadway and to be noched said
wing all timbers; and then this second tim
Der, second set of wingwall timbers be notched
and SO Oh to the required height. The strngers be
in number, to be at least IA inches in diameter,
larger wherever required, and be hatted sufficiently
TO make them lie solid and properly the floor
ing The roadway Of the bridge % be IL feet wide, and
to be made OF puncheOns of split hewn stuff, al
least inches thick. The wheeguards be logs fiat.
tened on the lower sde and efectuay pinned down
as TO keep The flooring in place. In where piers
Will be necessary, they will be simple bents tresles
composed OF sill, posts cap, and braces, and
If required MI inclined ice fender beam, let into the
Sill and the posts The sill must be hatted, least
its lower side. All the other pieces may be of round
timber, Clipped, however, to 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. Culverts will be made wherever required. They
will extend is feet the road and will be made c
logs at least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently fiat
ted to lie on one another The flooring will be Of split
or Hated stun at least inches thick and will rest
10 h..
ment logs.
4. TIE kind of timber and other stuff to be used in
the brges and cuverts, will he the best which the To-
cality will Afford and which the engineer or agent in
charge will specify.
8 The whole construction to be under the direction
q" the engineer or agent in charge the part OF the
united States, and 10 be subject such
notifications by him the in his judgment may
| require.
The whole amount of money to be expended on the
road will be $4,000, more or less.
froposers will bid as iOllOws:- IL For the clearing
and grubbig the road, including the Cling up of the
small holes and dwelling off the hiliocks small knobs
by the
g. For the cutting the trees, brush &C., even with
the ground in the roadway and clearing the same ncu
slve Oi filling up the small holes levelIing of the
hiOcks or small knols by the acre.
o. The earthwork ito be paid for but once either
embankment or excavation, as may be deemed most
equtabe) by The cubic yard, As follows list SuppOs-
ing it to be thrown immediately up and properly level.
led Oh The road End. The increase upon said bid for
every 100 ieet of haul
|
the rod OF 10 l-2 ieet iengthwise Of the road.
The timber in the bridges and culvers by the foo,
in length OF each piece the flooring by the square sur
lace loot the railing by the loot in length OF the rails
posts and braces ali measured In the structures.
g. The right is reserved to the United Suites of ref
sing either or accepting both bids under heads and
in reference to clearing grubbg and cutting down
with the ground specified under said heads the OBJ
Ject being to require both, may be found
advantageous to The public.
Z. The work to commence soon the frost is GU
OF The ground in the spring, and be completed by
3lst day OF July next
The contract will be given the lowest responsible,
bidder on the whole work. under this letting, and il
Case he should decline the contract fail sign tn,
contract, alter due notice that his bid has been
ed the right reserved Of granting the tn
next lowest responsible bidder re-advertise TO
| prOpC sails
The contract will be subject the approval of tn
Secretary OF War.
Persons desiring to bid referred the Office of tn
undersigned for any further information.
Proposals should be endorsed - Proposals for Mendo
ia Il. d w abasha Road" J. II. SIMPSON,
Capt. Corps TOpl Eng'rs.
Office General Govt Reads, Winslow House, Sain
Paul. Min. Ter, Jan. 80, 1855. feb2tillnar3w