The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-04

TO the next lowest responsible Dluuer
vertse for proposals Approved bonds to DO given if re-
quired.
The contracts to be subject the approval of the Sec
rotary Of War.
Persons desiring bid referred the Office of the
undersigned for further particulars
The proposals should be endorsed Proposals for Men
dota and Big Sioux River Road
J. H. SIMPSON Capt Corps Topl Engrs.!
Office Genl Govt Roads, Ter. Min, St. Paul April3,
1885,
BRIDGES OvER sNAkE AND KETTLE
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the
- dersgned, through the Post Office otherwise,
TIL lU O'Clock A. NJ. the 18th Of May next, for fur
nshng the materials for, and the construction of,
BRIDGE OVER SNAKE RIVER;
and of
BRIDGE OVER KETTLE RIVER;
o., the Point Douglas and St. Louis Rirer Road.
BRIDGE OYER SNAKE RIVER.
This bridge will be of single span of from
16O to $50 feet, may be required, have
trusses, each 20 feet hgh roadway l6 feet WIDE
the whole be built principally of inch plank, arran
by the addition of arch Braces all of which be
fastened together by inch treenas or pins, and "a
The abutments, which will be of such height a. may
be required say feet will be made Of large square
timber, properly joined and pinned together.
The amount OF lumber required in the superstructure
will be S. 900 feet, board measure, or less. The
amount of timber required in the abutments will be 500
running feet, less The number of pins requir
ed in the bridge will be 1861 the number of spikes 6OO
the number OF screw bolts 200 average length 81 l2
inches total weight inclusive of nuts 63 lbs, number
Oh IRON washers tOtal weight oUO Ill more
or less.
BRIDGE OYER KETTLE RIVER
This bridge will be composed OF two portions, the first
to be Of single span of sc feet have two trusses l6
feet high, roadway l6 feet wde the whole to be built
of mddng sized tmbers, which may all be either
ed or hewed as may be most convenient arranged in
chords posts end braces and to be Joined together by
means of HOrtiCes pins and wedges. The second pOr
ton to be simple trese work of spans of Is feet EACH
a roadway 6 feet in width, and to include the trestle
pier for support of north end Of main bridge.
The amount of lumber required in the truss portion
exclusive OF the holsters at the extremes, will be 25
600 feet, board measure more or less number OF Ia
inch pins $780, number Of ga inch bolts A. weighing,
with nuts, 1872 lbs number of cast iron washers So,
! weight &c pounds all more or less.
The amount of lumber required in the restle portion
inclusive OF the holsters of the truss portion and the
treste pier BRIDGE will be II sos feet. board
measure, or less, number Of "a inch pins 49, more
or less.
1t being impossible give in a few words sufficient
to be built, persons DESTROYS OF bidding will call and
the drawings and specifications OF the same at the
office of the undersigned.
The mater ias for the tresses OF each bridge must be
white pine, of good quality, free from sap, shakes,
dead knots, any imperfections calculated diminish
their strength durability. The pins, blocks, and
wedges must be white burr oak OF the best quality,
and well seasoned The abutmens and trestles may be
of pine, white or burr oak.
The whole construction to be under the direction
the engineer agent in charge the part of the
United States and TO be subject to such alterations and
notifications by him the case in his judgment may
require.
For the sake of economy and at the time for the
benefit OF the contractor, the two bridges Will be let III
contract, and will be bid for separately, follows
Snake RiDer Bridge.
l. The supersructure of this bridge by the thousand
feet of lumber board measure, built in the bridge
2 The abutments by the running foot of timber built
in the abutments
s. The bolts used in the bridge, inclusive of the nuts,
by the pound.
f. The cast iron washers used in the bridge, by the
pound.
Kettle Rrer Bridge.
l. The truss portion of this bridge, exclusive of the
holsters the extremties by the thousand feet of lum
Der, board measure, built in the truss portion.
2. The trese portion inclusive of the holsters, and
restle pier of main BRIDGE by the thousand feet of um
Der, board measure, built in the treste portion.
3. The bolts, inclusive of the nuts, used in the truss
portion of the bridge, by the pound.
4. The cast iron washers, by the pound.
The snake River Bridge be completed by the LIST of
September The Kettle River Bridge by the LIST Of
November next
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible
bidder the two Bridges, and in he should de-
cline fail sign the after due notice that his
bid has been accepted the right is reserved of grant
ing the contract the next lowest responsible bidder
to advertise for proposals. Bonds will be gven
if required.
The contract will be subject to the approval of the
Secretary of War.
The proposals should be endorsed "Proposals for
Bridges over Snake and Kettle Rivers"
j. H. SIMPSON,
Capt. Corps Top'l Eng'rs.
Office Genr Govt Roads, st. Paul, Mimi, April TO-
1855. ltdawtilmayl