The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-24
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE
ROAD CONTRACTS.

PROPOSALS. will be received by the undersigned
through the Post Office, otherwise, till 10 O'Clock
A. NJ. the End March next, for the opening and con-
structon of so much of the
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE ROAD,
AS be designated by the engineer or agent in charge
the part of the United States.
l. Said road to be cleared and grubbed to such
width (probably l6 feeD may be required.
2. The roadway, in places requiring it, to be embank
ed such height be ordered and to be 10 feet
wide top. In places where ordered, these embank-
ments have foundation of logs laid close together
and extending eighteen feet across the road.
3. Besides the side bitches, there will be leadng-of
bitches wherever necessary.
4. The hills to be reduced to such grade as may be
required.
5. Bridges to be made wherever required, and to be
constructed follows The abutments to be cOmpO
sed of round tmbers at least foot in diameter, dis
posed follows: One timber of such length may he
required probably Is feet long, be laid the
road. On this, for wing each of its extremi-
ties log to be nOtched and extend back far as
may be required, generally, probably, about feet
On these wins-wal tmbers, another log to extend
the roadway, and to be notched on said wing
wall tmbers and then this second crOss-timber,
second of wing wall timbers to be nOtched and
on to the required height The strngers to be in
number be at least IA inches in diameter, larger
wherever required, and to be fated sufficiently to
make them lie solid and to sustain properly the flooring
The roadway of the bridge be IL feet wide, and to be
made of puncheons of split or hewn stuff, at least
inches thick. The wheeguards to be logs fatted on
the lower side, and effectualy pinned down as TO
keep the flooring in place. In cases where piers will
be they will be simple bens restles COM
posed of a sill, posts cap and braces and if
Quired an inclined defender BEAM let into the sill
and the posts The sill must be atted at least on its
lower side All the other pieces may be OF round tim
Der, Clipped however a degree necessary to make
the joints true and the flooring lie even Where requir-
ed railing by inches, will be made suitably sup
ported and braced.
| g. Culverts will be made wherever required They
will extend IS feet the road, and will be made
of logs least IL inches in diameter, and sufficiently
fatted to lie on one other. The flooring will be OF
fated stuff least inches thick, and will rest on and
be secured strngers be sunk into abument logs.
7. The kind of timber and other stun to be used IN
tho and he hest
cality will afford, and which the engineer or agent In
charge will specify.
S. The whole construction to be under the direction
ofthe engineer agent in charge on the part OF the
United States, and to be subject to such alterations
and notifications by him as the case IN his Judgment
The whole amount of money to be expended on the
road will be the amount of the appropriation S50oo
reserving only SO much as may be hecessar3 70
Proposers will bid as follows: For the cea, h
and grubbing the road, including the ming up VI 'm
small holes and dwelling off lhe hilocks OF small hhoS
q For the cutting the trees, brush, &c, even with
the cround in the roadway and clearing the same hclu-
;e of the filling up of small holes and leveling OF
The hlocks or small knobs by the acre.
g. The earth work Ito be paid Tor but once e!her as
ambankment or excavation, may be deemed most
eonable) by the cubic yard, follows: 1st Suppos-
ing it to thrown Immediately up and properly level
led on the road 3D. The increase upon SAID DID, Ior
every hundred feet OF haul
a. The corduroying or logging of the causeways, by
the rod of Is ~ feet engthwse 81 tne roaa ,, ~. oo,
in length of each piece the flooring by the square sur
face foot the railing by the foot in length OF the rais
posts and braces; all measured in the structures
G. The right reserved to the United states OF reius
ing either accepting both bids under heads and IN
reference to clearing, grubbing and cutting ao" I
with the ground as specified under said heads the oD
ect being require or both, as may be found most
+, advan tageOus to the public.
:. The whole work to be completed under the con-
tract, by the 18th July next
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible
bidder on the whole work under this letting and IN case
he should decline the contract or fail to sign the con-
tract after due notice his bid has been accepted
the right is reserved of granting the contract to the
next lowest responsible bidder or to re-advertise io
proposals
Persons desiring bid referred to the office of the
undersigned, for any further information.
The proposals should be endorsen "Proposals fol
Swan River and Long Prairie Road"
| 80 J.H. SIMPSON, S..
| -.g--- -.,--,- - Capt. Corps Topl Engn
Office General Govt Roads, Winslow House, 81
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