The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-09
MORE GENERAL GOVERNMENT
ROAD CONTRACTS.


PROPOSALS. will be received by the undersigned
through the Post Office, otherwise ill 10 O'Clock
A. Nj. on the 23d day of May next, for the cOnstruc
ton OF such portions OF the
MENDOZA AND WABASIIA ROAD,
Between Mendoza and Mile Station 81, north of and
near Wells creek, as may be designated by the Eng
neer or Agent i'll charge the part of the United
StatcS.
l. Said road to be opened for width of from 25 to
&c feet, may he required that is, all trees brush
&c, to be cut down within this width.
2. centre strip of such width may be required,
to be thoroughly grubbed and cleared the holes TO be
filled up, and the knobs leveled off.
g. The roadway, i'll places requiring it. to be embank
ed to such height may be ordered and to be 10 feet
wide on top In places where ordered, these embank
ments 10 have foundation of logs laid close together
and extending ls feet across the road.
4. Besides the side bitches, there will be eadngOf
bitches wherever necessary.
3. The hills to be reduced to such grade may be
required.
=. Bridges to be made wherever required and to be
constructed, excepting Bridge over VERMILLION
RIVER, as follows The abutments to be cOmpo-
sed OF Halted tmbers, at least one foot thick, dis
posed us follows One timber of such length as may be
required, probably 16 feet long, to he laid across the
road On this for wng-walls at each of its eNtreml-
ties timber to be nOtched and to extend back far
may be required, generally, probably, about feet
On these wingwall timbers another timber TO extend
across the roadway and to be nOtched on said wing
wall timbers and then this second cross-timber, "A
second of wing tmbers to be nOtched and so
on &c the required height The strngers, which may
also be Hated timbers, will be from IL to IA inches
thick be in number and properly pinned 10 the abut-
!
and to be made of puncheOns of split hewn stu nj
least inches thick the side rails posts and braces to be
scaniling by o. The wheel guards to be log twelve
inches in diameter, nated on its lower sde and so Ell
ecually pinned down as to keep the flooring in place
In cases where piers are necessary, they will be
simple bents" or trestes, composed of SILL posts
cap, and braces, and if required, inclined icefen
der or BEAM let into the sill and posts The tmbers
viii be suared II by r. with the exception OF the
T. The bridge NermilliOn River to be one of from
SO TO 60 feet span; have two rnsses each 10 feet high
roadway 10 feet wide, the whole to he built principal
y of from to inch plank, arranged in chords, posts
and braces all of which are to be fastened together by
two inch treenails pins The flooring to be three
inch plank, well spiked down. The abuments to be
simple trestles properly banded together The amount
lumber required in the superstructure will be 1900
feet board measure, more less. The amount of tim
Der required in the abutments will be 5000 feet board
measure more or less. The number OF pins AGO, more
less the number of spikes and bolts, as many as
be required The superstructure will be pine OF
good quality, free from sap. shakes, dead knots, or
any inper(ections calculated to diminish its strength
or DURABILITY The pins must be white no, or burr oak OF
may be OF pine white oak red elm, rock elm or black
walnut
! e. Culver,s will be made wherever required; they
VIII extend eighteen feet across the road and will be
made of logs least twelve inches in diameter, and
sufficiently fated to lie one another; the flooring
will be of split 1ated stuff at least three inches
thick, and viii rest and be secured to six strngers
to he sunk into the abgtment logs.
9. The kind of timber and other stuif to he used in
the bridges and culverts Except bridge ever NermllOn
River provided for above) will be the best which the
locality vicinage will afford, and which the engineer
| or agent in charge will specify.
To- The whole construction to be under the
direction othr Engineer Agent in clars the part
Of the United States, and to be subject TO such aera
tons and notifications by lin the in his judg
nent may require.
The whole work will be di-ded into two sections.
The first section to be called the Mendoza Section,
! to extend from Mendoza TO the Cannon Piver a dis
lance of 80 i miles, more or less and to include the
bridge over the Vermiilion River
The second section, To be called The Red Wing Sec
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station about half mile north of Wells creek dis
lance of III miles; and to exclude the bridges and
probably the earth work at present under contract, al
Cannon River and II,y creek marsh.
The probable amount to be expended on each section
will be $780, more or less as may be found eNedent
Each Section will be bid f. separately. by name, as
follows
/. For cutting down. grulbing and clearing the
ter strip .adway, including the filling up Of the
small holes and leveng off the hoCks or small knobs
, by the
For cutting down the trees and brush outside the
centre stIi or roadway, by the acre.
B. The earth work to he paid for but once, either
embankmeni Or excavation may be deemed most
equable) by the cubic yard, as follows: LIST. Suppos
ing ii to be thrown Immediately up and properly level
led on the road 3D. The increase upon said bid, for
every hundred feet of haul.
4. The corduroy ing logging of the causeways, by
the rod of l6 = feet lengthwise of the road
). The timber in the bridges AM culverts Except the
bridge the VermiiOn, hereafter provided for by
the foot in length of each piece the flooring by the
square surface foot the railing by the foot in length Of
the rails, posts and braces; all measured in the
lures
6. The timber and lumber in the bridge Vermil
lion River in the Mendoza Section by the thousand feet,
board measure, built and measured in the structure.
/ The bolts by the pound.
Each section will be completed by the 3Oth Septem-
her next; the worl to commence Immediately after
the awarding of the contract.
| The contract will he given TO the lowest responsible
bidder on each section, and in he should decline
the contract fail to sign the after due notice
that his bid has been accepted, the right is reserved OF
granting the contract to the next lowest responsible
bidder or to redverse for proposals Approved bonds
! 10 be given if required.
The contracts will be subject to the approval of the
Secretary of
Persons desiring to bid referred to the Office of
the undersigned for further particulars.
The proposals should be endorsed proposals for
Wabasha and Maldota Road"
J. II. SIMPSON,,
Capt. Corps TOp'l1ing'rs.
Office Ge"'l Supt. Gov'nt Roads,
Min. Ter, st. Paul, April 20, 1856 : 26-dltwtd