The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-21

POINT 5DOUcLAa AND SAINT. Lorts
0r. EVER R0AD IN G,9SN b s;s.G IS
y dersisned through the Post once, TIL 10 O'Clock
A M the end Feb1esry Next for the censssucsea
roiST DoUGLAss AND SAINT LOUIS RIVER ROAD
Between mile post Is and the mouth OF St. Louis ver
as may be designated BY the engineer agent charge
l. Said road be cleared and grubbed to such width
(probabiy Is feet) as may be required. LII.
70 Be- s
wide ON top In places where ordered, these embank.
ments to have of logs laid close together and
extending Is feet across the road. 81 - .
g. Besidesthe side bitches, there will be Lea ing-of
bitches wherever necessary.
f. The hills to be reduced to such grade may be n.
s. Bridges be made wherever required to be con.
struced follows-The abutnents to be composed Of
round tmbers least foot in diameter disposed as
follows One timber Of such length be required
probably 6 feet Long, to be laid the road On this
for wing walls at each of its extremtes, log be
notehed and 70 extend back far may be required
generally, probably, about feet On these wing wall
10 ss ne Ss
second timber second set of tmbers to
be notched aud to the required height The string
to be in number to be at least IA inches IN dame
ter larger wherever required and to be fatted su
GENTLY make them lie solid and sustain properly the
flooring The roadway of the bridges be II wide
and to be made Of puncheons Of split hewn stuff at
least three inches thick The wheelguards to be of logs
Hatted the lower side and efectualy pinned down
as to keep the flooring in place.
In where piers will be necessary, they will be SIM
pie bents, trestles, composed of sill posts cap,
and braces and if required, inclined ice fender
bean let into the sill and the posts The sill must be
aated at least its lower side All the other pieces
may be of round timber, Clipped, however, to degree
necessary to make the joints and the flooring lie
even. Where required railing by inches, will be
made suitably supported and braced.
g. Cuyerts will BIZ made wherever required They will
extend Is feet the road and will be made logs
least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently Aatted lie
ON one another The flooring will be of split fatted
stuff at least inches thcK and will aud be SCI
cured TO six strnger to be sunk into the a6utmen logs
bridges and culverts will the which the locality
will afford and which the engineer agent charge will
specify.
The whole construction to be under the direction Of
the engineer agent in charge the part of the United
states and TO be subject to such alterations aud modi6'
cations by him as the in his judgment require
The whole work will be divided into
TWO SECTIONS,
One to be called the Northern Section, the other the
The northern section will extend from the mouth Of the
ST. Louis River north end of the road towards the
south end.
The southern section will extend from the 18th mile
post % miles above Taylors Falls towards the north end
The whole amount Of money to be expended on each
section will be-, as near as may be, $3.50, with
the option the part of the United States, to
pend the remaining balance of the appropriation either
upon the continuation of the road under either
contracs or BOTH or to apply 1t to the bridge over
citing be deemed most advantageous to the Uni
led States.
poposers will bid as follows for each section separately
and will be careful 10 specify the particular section for
which they bid:
l. For the clearing and grubbing the road, including
the filling of the small holes and leveing Of the hill
locks or small knobs, by the acre.
2 For the cutting the trees brush &c. with the
ground in the roadway and clearing the same inclusive
of filling up small holes and leyeling oil the hocks
or small knobs by the acre.
The earth work TO be paid for but once either
enbankment excavation may be deemed most equi
tabe) by the cubic yard, follows 1st Surprising
be thrown Immediately up and properly eveed the
I'd The increase upon said bid for 100 feet
e Of haul.
The corduroying logging of the causeways by the
e rod Of 49, feet lengthwise of the road
The timber in the bridges and culverts by the foot In
length of each pieces the flooring by the square surface
foot the railing by the foot in length of the rails posts
and braces, all measured in the structures
The right is reserved to the United States of refusing
either accepting both bids under heads and in ref
to clearing grubbng and cutting down with
ing require both, be found most advan
tageous to the PUBLIC.
Each section will he completed under the contract by
the 3lst day Of July next and than 500
shall be expended then extension of time proportion
ed to the additional amount to be expended each
, ton will be allowed The work commence immediate
Z ly after the awarding the contracts.
Tn, contract will be given to tn elowest responsible bid
q sign the contract after due notice that his bid has
been accepted the right is reserved of granting the
tract to the next lowest responsible bidder to
vertise for proposals.
The contract will be subject to the approval of the Sec
e rotary of War.
Persons desiring to bid referred to the office Of thu
undersigned for any further information.
The proposals should be endorsed, Proposals for P
f. Douglas and st. Louis River Road
ct J. H. SIMPSON,
K Cap. Corps Topl Eng'rs.
er Office Genn Govt Roads, Winslow House, st. Paul
Mimi Terri. Jan. II. 1855