The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-10
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1:oXERNMENT ROAD CONTRACTs.


GOVERNMENT ROAD CONTRACTS.
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the ns-
- denlEned through the Post Once, or NEXT. for
P PS1F DOUGLAS AND FORT RIPLEY Ro e.a, N
Az may be designssed by the Ensinee' "a As'' 49,
= Said road to he opened for a width OF from p to
100 feet, as may y be ,s w;,hin this width.
q centre strip of such width as may be required,
be thoroughly graSee,d and cleared the holes 10 De
s. The roadway, in places requiring IT, to be emsanks
ed TO such a height may be ordered, and to be Is
bankments to have foundation of logs laid close to-
gether and extending eighteen feet across the ROAD
4. Besides the side bitches, there will be eadingon
bitches wherever necessary.
5. The hills to be reduced TO such graae rs "ny ~
required. n
of small spans be constructed foows The abut-
niepts 10 be composed Of straight round tunbers at
least one foot in diameter, disposed follows: One
timber of such length ~ may be required probably 10
feet long, be laid across the road On this for wing
walls at each Of s extremities, log to be notched
and extend back far be required generally
probably about ieet On these wug-wali tmoers, an
log extend the roadway and to be notch
ed said wing -wa tmber.; and then on this second
cross timber, second of wing wall tmbers to be
potched and to the required height The notches
TO be male that the logs will lie snugy together
Tho strngers be four in number, to be at least IA
inches diameter or larger wherever required and
TO be fatted sufficiently to make them lie solid and to
IL feet wide and be made Of puncheons of split
hewn stuff, at least inches thick. The wheel
su.rds TO be logs hated on the lower side and SO eec
Iually pinned down keep the flooring in place.
the rails, raLpOsts and braces 10 be scantling BY
T. The bridge Platte River will be Of pine or
thirty feet each to be Is feet wide and be made as fol-
lows The abutments will be simple trestes or bents,
composed Of sill piece IL BY IL to be tied by back
pieces IL by IL to the earth three posts IL by IL and
cap la by the sill piece being sufficiently long to al
low slope beam to be let into the sill at its exremi
each of sill piece Of the proper length IL by IT,
posts IL by L. cap IL by IL, and two braces by
the posts up stream to be protected by an inclined ice
fender IL by IL, let into the sill and the post The
strngers Of each span will he five in number and will
consist each of twelve by twelve thirty
four feet long, placed top Of one another and bolted
together at the extremities. The abutments will be
panked up with inch plank or puncheons to sustain
the earth; the flooring to be three inch plank well spl-
the wheelguards by 9, well secured to the flooring
Probable amount of timber required, will be 1866 run
ming feet of lumber, 9l20 feet board measure.
g. Culverts will be made wherever required They
will extend Is feet the road and will be made
logs at least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently nat
ted TO lie another. The flooring will be Of split
fatted stuff at least inches thick and will rest or
and be secured to six srngers to be sunk into the abu
ment logs.
9. TIE kind of timber and other stuff to be used il
bridges and in cuverts, will be the best which the 10
caity vicinage will afford, and which the enginee
or agent in charge will specify.
10. The whole construction be under the direction
Of the engineer or agent in charge on the part Of thu
and notifications by him as the case in his Judgmen
may require
The frst or Point Douglas Section, to extend from
Point Douglas stake c. at the foot Of the Red Roc
Road Ravine, within two miles of Saint Paul, a dis
lance Of nineteen and half miles, more or less thu
second, St. Anthony Section, to the 65th mile sta
ton in the vicinity of Gates distance of S. miles, thu
fourth, Fort Ripley Section to extend from the s2t
mile station, at Watab, to Fort Ripley, distance o
Al miles; the Bridge Section will be the bridge ove
Platte River, Depue's. The probable amount tt
eyDended Douglas section
$1,000; on the st. Anthony Section, $500; on thu
Fort Ripley Section, 49, 900 all more or less as ma!
be found expedent. On the Bridge over Platte River
much as will be required
Each Section will be bid for separately, as follows
ter strip, roadway, including the filling up of tn
small holes and eveling off the hillocks or small knoll
BY the Ta acre n,,, s ,,. ,rs.. and ,rn.h outside
the center strip or roadw ay, by the acre.
r g. The earthwork TO be paid for but once, either a
embsnkment or excavation, as may be deemed mos
equitahis) by the cubic yard follows list suppos
ing tito be thrown immediately up and properly leve
led on the road End. The increase upon said bid 10
every hundred feet of haul.
f. The corduroying or logging of the cause ways, b
the rod ofi61a feet lengthwse of the road.
S. The timber in the bridges and cuverts by the foo
in length of each piece the flooring by the square SUI
face loot the railing by the foot in length of the rails
posts and braces; all measured in the structure.
g. The timber in the bridge over Platte River by til
running foot; the plank and scantng by the thousan
feet board measures all measured in the structures tn
bolts by the pound.
The LIST, I'd, Sd and 4th Sections to be completed b.
The 18th OfAugust next the bridge over Platte Rive
5th section by the LIST of August next; the work
commence Immediately after awarding the contracts
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible
bidder each section, and in he should declin
the contract or fail TO sign the contract after due no
ce that his bid has been accepted the right is
ofgrantng the the lowest responsible
bidder, or re-advertise for proposals. Approve
bonds to be given if required.
The contracts to be subject to the approval Of tn
Secretary of War.
Persons desiring bid referred the Office OF tn
undersigned for further particulars.
The proposals should be endorsed Proposals 70
Point Douglas and Fort Ripley Road"
J.H. SIMPSON,
Capt. Corps TopI Eng'rs
Office Govt Roads, Min Ter,
st. Paul, April H. 1855. )
April IS. one vat