The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-17
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE
ROAD CONTRACTS.

DROPOSALS will be received by the undersigned
through the tost Office otherwise till IL O'Clock
A. M on the end March next for the opening and con-
struction of so much Of the
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE ROAD,
AS may be by the engineer agent in charge
on the part Of the United States,
l. Said road TO be cleared and grubbed such q
width probably le feeD may be required
2. The roadway in places requiring it, to be embank
ca 10 such height be ordered and to be 10 feet
vide on top In places where ordered, these embark
mens TO have foundation of logs laid close together
and extending eighteen feet across the road.
Besides the side bitches, there will be leading
bitches wherever necessary.
4. The hills to be reduced to such grade as NAV be
required.
3. Bridges to be made wherever required and to be
Constructed as rollows The abutments to be compo
sed OF round tbers, at least foot in diameter dis
posed as follows: One timber of such er 9Th may he
required probably is feet long, be LAID across the
road On this, for wingwalls each of its extremi-
lies, log to be notched and to extend back far
may he rep ired, generally, probably, about feet
On these wing-wal tn,bers, another log to extend
across the roadway, and to be notched said wing
wall thbers and then OH this second cross-timber,
second set OF wing-wa tmbers to be notched, and
on &c the required height. The strngers to be A in
number to be at least IA inches in diameter larger
Wherever required, and to be hatted sufficiently
make them lie solid and to sustain properly the flooring
The Galway OF the bridge 10 be IL feet wide and
inches thick The whee-guards TO be logs fatted on
the lower side, and effectually pinned down as 10
keep the flooring in place In where piers will
be necessary they will be simple bents trestles
posed OF sill, posts cap, and braces, and If
CURED an inclined defender beam let the sill
and the posts The sill be fated on its
lower side. All the other pieces may be of round tim
ber Clipped, however. to degree necessary to make
the joints true and the flooring lie Where requr-
ed, IA railing by inches, will be made suitably sup
ported and braCed.
6. Culverts will be made wherever required. They
will extend 10 feet the road, and will be made
OF logs ut least 2 inches in diameter. and sufficiently
fiated to lie on one other. The flooring will be of
faed stu, at least inches thick, and will and
be secured 10 strngers TO be sunk abutmen logs
T. The kind of timber and other stuff TO be used in
the bridges and cuvers will be the best which the
cality will afford, and which the engineer agent in
charge will specify.
The whole construction to b urder the directo
of the engineer agent in charge the part of the
United states, and TO be subject to such alterations
and notifications by him as the case in his judgment
may require.
The whole amount of money to be expended the
road will he the amount Of the appropriation, S5,0OO,
reservng only much may be necessary 10 defray
the expenses OF superintendent and engineering.
PrOposers will bid as follows l. For the clearing
and grubbi the road, including the filling up Of the
small holes and levclling off lhe hocks or small knobs
by the
e. For the cutting the trees, brush, &c, even with
the ground in the roadway and clearing the same ciu
sive of the filling of the small holes aud leveliDg OF
the hillocks small knobs by the acre.
8. The earth work ITO be paid for but once either
embankmeni Or excavation, as may be deemed most
equtable) by the cubic yard, follows: LIST Suppos-
ing to be thrown Immediately up and properly level
every hundred feet of haul.
4. The corduroyng or logging Of the causeways By
the rod of is 1-2 feet Iengthwise Of the road.
S. The timber in the bridges and cuverts by the foot
in length OF each piece the flooring by the square
face loot the railing by the foot in length OF the rails
posts and braces; all measured in the structures.
g. The right reserved TO the United States of rcfus
ing either or accepting both bids under heads and in
reference to clearing grubbng and cutting down even
with The ground as specified under said heads the OBJ
ect being TO require one BOTH may be found
advantageous to the public. %
7. The whole work to be completed, under the con-
tract, by the 18th July next.
he oil m fhaH
bidder ON the whole work under this letting and in
he should decline the fail to sign the
tract, after due notice that his bid has been accepted
the right is reserved OF granting the the
next lowest responsible bidder, re-adverse for
proposals
The contract shall be subject to the approval Of the
Secretary afWar. --------------
Persons desiring bid referred to the Office of the
undersigned, for any further informatioh. s1.T Z
The proposals should be ehdOrs,n "Proposals for
Sc an Riv and Long frairie Road n-----~-~------
900 4 So = /. : }, II. SIMPSON,
-e3face General Govt Roads; Winsicw Houssy Ast.
Paul, MINI. Teri. Jan. 80, 1855. wIilimar&