The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-23
POINT DogGLAs, AM, SAINT LOUIS

POINT DOUGLAS AND SAINT LOUIS
RIVER ROAD lC0NTRAGTs.
SEALED PROPOSALS win be received BY The un.
- dersigned, through the Post 0lce, till 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, on the 22nd February next, for the construction
POINT DOUGLAS AND SAINT LouwRrvER ROAD
Between mile post and the mouth Of st. Louis vsr
may be designated by the engineer OF agent IN charge
l. Said road to be cleared grubbed to such width
probably Is feet) as may be required.
The roadway in places requiring 1t to be embarked
wide top. In places where ordered these embark.
meu to have foundation of logs laid close together and
extending Is feet across the road
8. Besides the side ditches there viii DO lea ing-oa
bitches wherever necessary.
The hills to be reduced to such grade may be re-
CURED
s. Bridges be made wherever required to be con.
structed folows-The abutments to be composed Of
round timbers at least foot in diameter disposed
follows One timber Of such length may be required,
probably le feet long be laid the road On this
for wing-wals at each of its extremities log BE-
notched and to extend back far may be required
generally probably, about feet. On these wiug.wau
tmbers another log to extend across the roadway and
second cross timber second set of wing wall tmbers to
be notche aud to the required height Iha string
to be in number to be at least IA inches In dame
ter larger wherever required and to be aatted su
GENTLY make them lie solid and to sustain properly the
flooring The roadway of the bridges to be II feet wide
and to be made Of puncheons of split hewn stuff at
least three inches thick The wheeguards to be OF logs
atted the lower side and edectuay 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
BEAM let into the sill and the posts The sill must be
aatted at least its lower side AL the other pieces
may be of round timber, Clipped, however, degree
necessary to make the joints and the flooring lie
even Where required, railing by inches, will be
made. suitably supported and braced.
g. Culvers will be made wherever required They will
extend Is feet the road and will be made
least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently Aatted lie
one another The flooring will be Of split fattod
stuff at least inches thick and will rest aud be
cured to six srngers to be sunk into the abutmen logs
T. The kind OF timber and her stuff to be used in the
bridges and culverts will be the which the locality
will afford and which the engineer agent in charge will
specify.
s. The whole construction under the direction Of
the engineer agent in charge the part Of the United
States and to be subject to such alterations and odid'
cations by him the i'll 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 or 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, may be, 1850, with
the option the part Of the United States, to ex.
pend the remaining balance of the appropriation either
upon the continuation of the road under either
contract or both, or to apply it to the bridge over
Kettle River over Snake River BOTH under another
citing be deemed most advantageous to the Uni.
led States.
Proposers will bid 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 up of the small holes and leveling of the hill
locks or small knobs, byNhe
2 For the cutting the trees brush &C. with the
ground in the roadway and clearing the same inclusive
of filling up the small holes and levelng of the hiocks
small knobs by the
s. The earth work Ito be paid for but once either
enbankment excavation may be deemed most equi
table, by the cubic yard follows LIST. Surprising to
be thrown Immediately up and properly leveed the
road ID The increase said bid for every 100 feet
OF haul
T. The corduroying logging of the causeways by the
rod of 1917 feet lengthwise of the road
The timber in the bridges and cuverts 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 2 in ret
e clearing grubbing and cutting down with
the ground specified under said heads the object be
ing require both, may be found most adyan
tageous to the pubic.
Each section will be completed under the contract, by
the 3ls day of July next and than 81 500
shall be expended then extension of time proportion
ed to the additional amount to be expended each
. ton will be allowed The work to commence immediate
= ~ after the awarding the contracts.
The contract will be given to tn elowest responsible bid
der each section and in he should decline fai
sign the contract after due notice that his bid hal
accepted the right reserved of granting the
tract to the next lowest responsible bidder to read
vertise for proposals.
The contract will be subject to the approval of the Sec
q rotary of War.
Persons desiring to bid referred to the Office Of thu
q undersigned for any further information.
The proposals should be endorsed, Proposals. for RI
T. Douglas aud St. Louis River Road
It j. H. SIMPSON,
e Cap. Corps Top'l Eng'rs.
er Office Genl Govt Roads, Winslow House, st. Paul
MINI. Terri. Jan. IT, 1855.