The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-03-02
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE
80 ROAD CONTRACTS. h.

PROPOSALS will be received by the undersigned
through the Post Office or otherwise, till IL O'Clock
A. NJ on the End March next for the opening and con-
struction OF so much of the H
SWAN RIVER AND LONG, PRAIRIE ROAD,
may be designated the engineer or agent in charge
OH the part Of the United States Il
!: Said road to be cleared and grubbed to such q
width (probably le feet as may be required. ~
q The roadway, in places requiring it, to be embank
ed to such height mays ordered and be 10 feet
wide on top In places where ordered, these embank
mens to have foundationo Of logs laid close together
and extending eighteen feet across the road. st
B. Besides the side bitches, there will be leading of
bitches wherever necessary 4l- ..ls -.- f ~
A.. The hills to be reduced to such grade a. may be
required. 80 s.. /. b., fsts .--s. ... ..- -l''I
5. Bridges to be made wherever required, and be
constructed follows The abutmcnts to be compo
posed as follows: One timber ofs,ch length as may be
required probably IS feet long, be laid the
road On This, for wngwalls at each of its extrem.
may be required, generally probably, about feet-I
On these wins-wal tinbers, another log to extend
wall tmbers; and then on this second cross-tmber,
second set OF wing wall mbers to be notched, and 30
on to the required height The strngers to be in
number be least IA inches diameter or larger
wherever required, and Is haffed sufficiently to
make them lie solid and sustain properly the flooring
The roadway Ofthe bridge to be IL feet wide and to
inches wheel-guards to BE- logs Assssd On
the lower side, and efectually pinned down to
sssp es iss 1S s,ss ~ y bier will
posed OF sill, posts cap and braces and II re-
Qured inclined ice-fender or BEAM let into the sill
lower side All the other pieces may be Of round tim
ber Clipped, however, to a degree necessary make
the joints true and the flooring lie even. Where requr-
3D. railing I'LL, by inches will be made suitably sup
6. Culverts will be made wherever required They
will extend 10 feet across the road, and will be made
Of logs at least IL inches in diameter, and sufficiently
fatted to lie ahOther. The flooring will be of
fated stuff at least inches thick and will and
be secured to strngers be sunk into abument logs.
Me If md ntt tprS inf IN
the bridges and culverts, will be the best which tho To-
caiity win AFFORD and which the engineer agent in
charge will specify. --
g. The whole construction to be under the direction
Ofthe egineeror agent in charge on the part Of the
United States, and to be subject to such alterations
and moditeasions by him as the case in his judgment
The whole amount of money to be expended on the
road will be the amount Of the appropriation s5,0Oo
theexpenses OF superintendent and engineering. ~
Proposers will bid as follows I. For the clearing
and grnhbing the road, including the filing up Of the
sy ana bIsssllns On 'hs h0eA' q ' AG
2. For the cutting the trees, brush, &C, even with
the ground roadway and clearing the sane inci-
sve of the filling up of the small holes and dwelling OF
the hllocks or small knobs by the acre. sgd
g. The earth work 60 be paid for but once, ener a.
embankmenl Or excavation may be deemed most
equssble) the cubic yard, a. follows: lst Suppos-
ing be thrown Immediately up and properly level
led the roads I'd The increase spea .eld DID, ior
T. The corduroying or logging Of the causewsys, ~
the rod Of Is l24eet lenethwise Of the road ~ 40
s. The timber the bridges and culverts by the foot
length of each piecs the heong b the square sur
face foot ;he railing by the foot in length Of the
posfs and braces; all measured in the structures.
g. The right Is reserved TO the United States OF reus
ing either accepting both bids under heads and IN
reference clearing, grubbing and cutting down ever
with the ground specified under said heads the OBJ
ject being require Or both - may be found most
advantageous to the public - .s' 'e- sd
~ The whole work TO be completed, under the con.
The contract viii be given to the lowest responsible
bidder on the whole work under this letting and in
he should decline the contract fail 70 sign tho con-
tract after due notice tina his bid has been accepted
the right Is reserved Of granting the contract to the
nsSt 9Rest rssp9nsible bidder Or y i0r
The epa.rsel shall pc subsetto the approval Of the
SecEetary OF War,
Pesons DESIRING to bid are referred 10 the Office Of the
undersghed, any further infofnAatiea: - Al
The propusais should be endorsen Proposals 46ri
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NCspt. Corps TopI Eng'n
Office General Govt Roads, Winslew House, st.
raul, MINI. Ter. Jan. %, 1855. wtllmarS