The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-21
BIG SIOUX RIVER AND MENDOZA
ROAD CONTRACTS.

CEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the
> .dersigned, through the Post Office, or otherwise,
till 10 O'Clock A. M the Sd May next, for the open
ing and construction Of such portions lions Of The NAV,
Lying between Mankao and Mendoza distance Of egh-
ty miles, may he designated by the Engineer
Agent in charge on the part OF the United States
l. Said Road to be opened for width of from - to 100
ee may be required that is all trees, brisl: &c
Ia be cut down within this width.
,. centre strip Of such width AS may he required,
be thoroughly grubbed and cleared the holes to he
TILED up and the knobs leveled off.
). The roadway in places requiring ii to be embarked
To such height may be ordered, and to be IS feet
wide top I'm places where ordered, these enhank
nave Foundation of logs laid close together and
extending Is feet across the road III,
f. Besides the side bitches, there will he lending oil
litcfesswlrerevcr necessary.
S. The hills to be reduced grade may he re-
g. Bridges to be made wherever required and to be
structed foows-The abutments to be composed of
straight round mbers least foot in diameter disposed
as follows One timber of such length as may be required
probably 16 feet long to be laid the road TN this
for wing walls, at each of its extremtes, log to be
notced and 10 extend back as far may be required
generally, probably, about feet. On these wing wal
tmbers another log to extend the roadway and
To be noched said wing wall tmber and then ON this
second timber Of timbers to
tie notched and to the required height The notces
be made that the logs will lie snugy together The
,trngers to be in number least IA inches in diam
eter, larger wherever required and to be Hated sum
GENTLY ts make them lie solid and to sustain properly the
flooring The roadway of the bridges to be IL feet Wide
and to be made of puncheons of split hewn stun at
least three inches thick The to be of logs
rs to keep the flooring in place.
In where piers win be necessary, they will be SIM
pie bents, or trestles composed OF SILL posts, cap
and braces and if required, inclined defender
BEAM let into the sill and the posts The sill must be
Halted at least it's lower side. All the other pieces
may be of round timber, Clipped however, to degree
necessary to make the joints true, and the flooring lie
Where required railing by inches, will be
made suitably supported and braced.
8. Culverts will be made wherever required. They will
extend Is feet the road and viii he made Of logs
least II inches In diameter and sufficiently fatted to lie
another. The flooring will be Of split or Halted
stuff at least inches thick and will rest and be Sc
cured to six tringers to be sunk into tine abutnen logs
, Inc k OF timber and ~ stun to ne ,b mse ona tine
ycnage will Afford and which the engineer agent in
charge will specify.
s. The whole ton to he under the direction of
the eng-er agent in charge the par Of the United
States and to By subject to such alterations and 'nodi
The whole work will be divided into .rsiiDJ-,<
THREE SECTIONS.
extend from Mankato to the 21th mile station
distance Of q y miles, less to be called the Man
Section; the md to extend from the 2l7tA mile to
the 235th mile station distance of is miles more or
less to be called the Middle Section and the
third to extend from the 235th mile station to
Mendoza distance of A miles, to be called the endo
The probable amount of money TO be expended each
section will be $1,000 more or less, as may be found
expedieut.
follows: --. -,
l. For emitting down. grubbng and clearing the ceater
strip roadway, including the filling up OF the sma
als
2 For cutting down the trees and brush outside of the
centre strip roadway, 10y the acre.
s. The earth work Ito be paid for but once, either as
enba nkment excavation may be deemed most equi
table, by the cubic yard foOws lst. Surprising it to
he thrown Immediately up and properly ieveed on the
road I'd. The increase upon said bid for every 100
ufb haul. - l
T. The corduroying or Jogging Of the csuewas by the
rod of Is "a feet leugthwise Of the road = . zls i5
g. The timber In the bridges and cuveus by the foot in
length of each pieces the flooring by the surface
slssaah v fho GAD
and braces, all measured in the structures. 81.
Each section will be completed by the 18th day of Octo
Der next the work to commence Immediately after the
awarding Of the contract. t's -.
Theccntract will given to the lowest responsible bid
der on each section and he should decline the
tract or fail to sign the contract after due notice his
has been right is reserved ogranng the
tract to the next lowest responsible bidder or to read
verse for proposals. Approved bonds TO be given u re
Quired. SfVEA1 ,SIAtklG eE,fa Z. = .L ~
The eonrcts Sc spbsct totbe approval Of the Sec
Persons desiring to bid referred to the office
undersirped Cor further particulars E3f flss sG3t
The proposals should be Proposals Tor Aen
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