The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-05
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BAG SIOUX RIVER AND MIN DORA
sEOAD> CONTR ACTS.

AD'CoNTgACTS.
SEALED PROPOSALS will bereceived by The un.
~ dersigned through the lost ofnee cor Otherwise,
ing and construction ofsuch portions Of the
BIG SIOUX nv Il AND MrvtoTA ROAD
lying between Mankato am MENDOZA ., djance Of egh
y.ine meS, a. may be designated by The tugireee
Agent In chsrge ON ,ie part Ut,ied states.
l. Said Read 10 be opened Tor vElfh Or onl - to 1c0
;eet as may be rsqaiEe9; that is, all trees brush, &c.
to be cut down within tins width.
2 centre strip, OF such widthas may be required
probably Is feet 70 be DolgLiy grublei AID ciealcd
the holes 20 be hei up AID the EIiuiia le,eied CT
g. Inc roadway in places req,rg it 10 be cn,b. rle
10 such height may he orOeled, and 10 lie - lrcr
wide on top In places where ordered, these cn,bans
extending Ii ieet across the Ioad.
a. Besides the side dtches there viii lie leadng OF
bitches wher necessary.
o. The hills 10 be reduced TO such grade may Lc re-
Qured. 1870
Bridges be made wherever required and 70 be con-
strCcted toilows:-ILe aou.iaea be cInLo.cd IF
straight round timbers at least il diameter al poseI
as follows: One timber Oh sucii leng u~ re- ed
probably Is teet long to be laid The read Gu t
for wing walls. at each OF is eXtrcmlL:e log 20 10
notched and to extend back far ~ may pe IeuLrtG
generally, probably about .ect On wils-Nall
mberS. another log 10 extend across the adNGy.
to be notced ON said wing wall tiIlhers, AMI tlcn lid,
second cross tiaber second set OF wngw Ill tbe-s 10
be notclet, aud to the rec aired eight. le nolces
to be so made that the logs wiz lie snugy lose Ler.
stringers to be in number TO be least IL El IL diam
eer or larger wherever reg uired atieQ aci
gently TO make them lie solid ana to sustain oLory
flooring 1he roadway OF the bridges be l. ieet Woe
and to be made OF puneheons Of split Lewn atuf at
least three inches thick. The 10 he a. Is
Hated on the lover side SO ecc-;ly LiaEga dom
as to keep tie flooring in place
In cases where piers VII be necessary they viii he sim
PIE bents or trestlas composed OF sill POSTS q can
and braces and if required incl,ed zee lender ~
BEAM let into the sill he posts Tie sill must be
RATED, At least on its lower siCe. all C2 Iuce
may be of round timber, Clipped ever, 10 eegre
necessary to make he joints true, and The Goor lie
even. Where required railing by inches " Il Lc
made suitably supported and bIaccd.
o. tuiNertN VIII be made Whe! required. TLcy VIII
extend le ee ocEoss TIC read and VIII made logs
least i inches in diameter and itientIy at;e "a lie
on one another The A,tGing viii te Ut Ii or fu,cd
stun, At least incacs tick, ana viii Oh AUD e G.
cured to six strneers 10 0e sunk into Inc abulnc1t l
I! The kind OF timber ami Ter SIN 10 BE- USED il H.:
bridges and cuverts will be the which the Iac Inv
or vicnage will Afford ami which the elsieeg CT ageu. il
charge s. i'll specify.
s. The hole constr to be under the direction Of
the engineer agent in charge egt OF ae UlA.ed
>taes, and 10 be subject to seeA ~eraion> aud no-
calionS oy him as tse case m his Juosnei.t Lay ue.
| Ihe wioie work will DC diy ided into
TWO SECTIONS.
One 10 extend rcrn ManLato 10 tie lh mile s'ccr
distance OF "a niles, to be called the AarAao Sec IA
the other 10 extend from the ::4tll lie station 10
Mendoza, distance OF 80 miles, to he calico tie lead
IL Section.
the probable Of money TO be experdel on zach
section will he 81 ,Oo0 les, as may be ioaud
exl lent.
Zach Section viii be bid for seraIa,eiy, By ZANE, g.
For cutting down, grubbny and clearing the cc>tor
strip or roadway including the thing Up oi lie sm&.I
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acre.
. Tor cutting down the trees and bru outside or Lc
centre strip or roadway, hy acre
o. The earth WORK 10 De paid !CG bat once either as
innhnent or eXca'atiJn as may be deemed most egi
table, by the cubic yard, follows 1st. supposirg I to
De thrown Immediately up and propelr ltYe.ed On Il
road ID The increase upon SAID BID every TO- .cct
o. haul.
The corduroying Or logging Of the causeways by Tie
roo 81 iC8 itet icng tAwi5e q tie road.
s. The timber in The bridge and c1lycrts by the foot in
length OF each piece: the flooring 81 the square suIttce
loot the railing by the foot i'll length Of Tie Ia. Lu-ts
and braces. all measured in tue etruc lures.
Zach section VIII be leted BY the 3t day of Ccto
Der next the woTk TO commence i.i> diaely after TO
awarding OF The contract
Tn contract will be given TO the loe@ responsible: bid
der on each section and i'll should decline
tract or fail TO ign the contract after due notice Thai -
nas been accepted the rgh is reserved OF granting the
tract TO the next lowest responsible bidder 10 &c al
vertlse ior proposals. Approved bond be given re
CURED.
The contracts TO be subject to tie approval OF lie Sec
! rotary Ct War.
Persons desiring to bid referred 70 the Office Of the
undersigned for further particular.
The proposas should be endorsed, Proposals for 1an
do,a and B Sioux River Road
J. II. SIMPSON,
ofce Cca1 Govt Reads Teg Hin, St. Iaul AIi.Is,