The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-03
Roa0 CoMtrarts.
GOVERNMENT ROAD CONTRACTS.

GOVERNMENT ktOAD CON1hACAS.
C,EALED PROPOSALS will be received by the un
- dersigned through the Post Office, otherwise,
ti 10 o'clock A. NJ on the l4th day of May next, for
the opening and construction of SO much of the
POINT DOUGLAS AND FORT RIPLEY ROAD
As may be designated by the Engineer Agent in
charge the part of the United States.
Said road 10 he opened for width of from 25 10
loo feet as may be required that is all trees brush
&c, TO be cut down within this width
2. centre strip Of such width may be required
10 be thoroughly grubbed and cleared the holes to be
filled up, and the knobs leveled off
o. The roadway, in places requiring IT, TO De emoahh
ed such a height may be ordered, and TO be le
feet wide top. In places where ordered these en-
bankments to have of logs laid close to-
yether and extending eighteen feet the road
4. Besides the side ditches, there will be eading-of
bitches wherever necessary.
s. The hills be reduced to such grade may be
required
s. Bridges to be made wherever required, and those
of small spans to be constructed follows: The abut
merits TO be Composed of straight round timbers at
least one foot in diameter, disposed follows One
timber of such length may be required. probably 10
feet long, to be laid the road On this Tor wing
walls, at each of its extremities, log 20 be notched
and TO extend back far may be required generally
probably about feet. On these wingwall timbers
other log extend the roadway and to be notch
ed on said wing all tmbers; and then on this second
cross timber second set of wing wall timbers to be
notched and on TO the required height The nOches
70 he made that the logs will lie snugly together.
The srRgers to be four i'm number TO be at least IA
inches in diameter, or larger wherever required, and
10 be Hated sufficiently to make them lie solid and to
sustain properly the flooring The roadway Of the bridge
70 be IL feet wde and be made puncheons OF split
or hewn stuff. at least inches thick. The wheel
guards be logs latted side and eec-
tually pinned down to keep the flooring in place.
the rails and braces be scantlng by S.
a. 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 wde and be made fol-
lows The abutents will be simple trestles or bens,
composed OF sill piece IL by u to be tied by back
pieces IL by IL to the EARTH three posts IL by IL and
cap 2by IL, the sill piece being sufficiently long to al
low slope beam to be let the sill at its eXtremi-
each oil sill piece of the proper length IL by l6, two
posts IL by IL, II by IL, and braces 9by o,
the posts up stream to be projected by inclined ice
lender IL by r. let into the sill and the post. The
strngers of each span will be five in NUMBER and will
consist each 1.-TWO pieces twelve by twelve thirty
Tour feet long, placed top of one another and bolted
together at the exIremities. The abuments will be
palked up with 3inch plank, punCheons to sustain
the earth the flooring to be three inch plank, well sp
ked downs the rails posts and braces by scantling
the wheeguards by 9, well secured the hOOring-
Probable amount of timber REQUIRED will be 1866 run
ning feet; of lumber, 1920 feet board measure.
9: Culverts will be made wherever required. They
VIII extend 10 feet across the road, and will be made OF
logs at least IL inches In diameter and sufficiently fiat
TED 10 lie on one another. The flooring will be of split
or Halted stuff at lesst inches thick and will rest
anu be secured to six strnger be sunk into the abut
ment logs
3: TIE kind of timber and other stuff to be used in
bridges ana IN cuverts will be the best which the To-
caty or vcinage will afford, and which the engineer
or agent in charge will specify.
H. Inc whole construction to be under the direction
OF the engineer or agent i'm charge Oh the part of the
ana modbca:iOns by him rs 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 c. the foot of the Red Rock
Road Ravine, within two miles Of Saint Paul, dis
lance of nineteen and half miles, more less the
second, or st. Anthony Section the 65th mile sta
on IN the vicinity of Gates distance of Sc miles; the
fourth or Fort Ripley Section extend from the SD
mile station at Watab to Fort Ripley, a distance of
Al miles; the Bridge Section will be the bridge over
riatte River, pear Depue's. The probable amount to
$1,000 on the st. Anthony Section, $4,000 on the
Fort Ripley Section, $4,000; all more less may
be found expedient. On the Bridge over Platte River,
as much as will be required
Esch Section will be bid for separately, follows
!: For cutting down, grabbing and clearing the
ter strip, or roadway, including the filling up of the
spHu holes and leyelng off the hillOcks small knobs
10y the acre
2. For cutting down the trees and brush outside of
The center strip rOadw ay, by the acre
g. The earh-wOrk ito be paid for hut once either as
embankment or excavation, may be deemed most
e1utable) by the cubic yard, follows list. suppos-
mig TO be thrown Immediately up and properly level
led on the road. 2nd The increase upon said bid for
every hundred feet of haul
a. The corduroying logging of the causeways by
the rod of I6 !. feet lengthwise of the road
ne timber in the bridges and culverts by the foot
IN length OF each piece the flooring by the square
lace 1901 the rafting by the foot in length of the rails
posts and braces; all measured in the structure.
o. The timber in the bridge Platte River by the
iooti the plank and scantling, BY the thousand
!eet board measure; all measured in the structure; the
bolts by the pound .,..
The LIST, Cd, 81 and 4th Sections to be completed by
the 18th of August the bridge over Platte River
OF 9th section by the LIST of August 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
ice 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.
Persons desiring bid referred to the office Of the
nndt rsigned for further particulars.
The proposals shonld be endorsed d" Proposals for
Point Douglas end Fort Ripley Rond."
De t.r jill. SIMPSON,
Capt. Corps TOp'l Eng'rs.
Office Govt Roads, Min. Ter,
st. Paul, April Ii, 1855. 5
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