The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-28
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE
moan CONTR CTS.

PROPOSALS. will be received by the undersigned
4 through the Post Office otherwise till 10 O'Clock
A. NJ. the 2nd March next for the opening and con-
stIuction OF so much of the
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE ROAD,
may be designated by the engineer agent charge
the part of the United States.
l. Said road to be cleared and grubbed to such
width (probably Is feet as may be required
2 The roadway, in places requiring it, to be embank
ed such height may be ordered and be 10 feet
wide or top. In places where ordere!, these embank
ments to have foundation of logs laid close together
and extending eighteen feet across the road.
B. Besides the side bitches, there will be leading off
bitches wherever necessary
a. The hills to be reduced to such grade may be
required.
5. Bridges to be made wherever required and to be
constructed as follows The abutments to be compo
sed of round tmbers least foot in diameter, dis
posed follows One timber of such length may he
required, probably 6 feet long, be laid the
road On this for winc-wals at each of its extrem-
ties, log to be notched and to extend back as far as
may be required generally, probably, about eet-
On these wing-wail timbers, another log to extend
the roadway and to be nOtched on said wing
wall tmbers; and then on this second crosstimbeI,
second of wingwa tmbers to be nOtched, and so
on to the required height The stringers to be III
number. be least IA inches III diameter or larger
wherever required, and to be fatted sufficiently to
make them lie solid and 20 sustain properly the flooring
The roadway of the bridge be IL feet wide, and to be
| made of puncheons of split hewn stuff, at least
inches thick. The whee-guards to be logs fatted on
the lower side, and effectuay pinned down as to
keep the flooring in place. In where piers will
be necessary they will be simple bens restles con
posed of sill, posts, cap and braces and II re-
Uuired inclined lce-fenGer bealn let INTO the
and the posts. The sill must be fated, at least on its
lower side. All the other pieces may be OF round tim
Der, Clipped, however to degree necessary to make
the joints ard the flooring lie even. Where requr-
ed, railing by nches will be made suitably sup
ported and braced
6. Cuverts will be made wherever required. They
will extend Is feet the road and will be made
of logs at least IL inches in diameter, and sufficiently
fatted to lie another The flooring will be OF
fated stnf at least inches thick and will rest on and
be secured strngers be sunk into abutment logs
7. The kind of timber and other stuff to be used in
the bridges and cverts will be the hest which the 10
cality will afford, and which the engineer or agent in
charge will specify
S. The whole construction to be under the direction
Of the engineer or 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
may require.
The whole amount of money to be expended on the
road will be the amount of the appropriation, 5000
reserving only much may be necessary defray
the expenses of superintendent and engineering
Proposers will bid as follows: l. For the clearing
and grubbng the road including the filling up of the
small holes and dwelling off lhe hillocks or small knobs
q For the cutting the trees brush, &c, even with
the ground the roadway and clearing the same, nclu
sive of the filling up of the small holes ana eVelng Oh
the hlocks small knobs by the acre.
g. The earth work Ito be paid for but once, either
embankmen, excavation, as may be deemed mos
eouabIe) by the cubic yard, follows: LIST. Suppos
Ing it 10 be thrown Immediately up and properly level
led on the road 3D. The increase upon said bid, foi
every hundred feet Of haul
a. The corduroy ing or logging OF the causeways by
the rod of l6 l2 feet lengthwise Of the road
g. The timber in the bridges and culverts by the 1901
in length of each piece the flooring by the sur
face the railing by the foot in length OF the ras
posts and braces; all measured in the structures
g. The right reserved the United states OF eius-
ing either or accepting both bids under heads and IN
reference to clearing, grubbng and cutting down even
with the ground specified under said heads the 90.
ect being to require both as may be found most
advantageous to the public
=. The whole work to be completed, under the con-
tract by the 18th July next.
me contract will given to the lowest responsible
bidder on whole work under this letting and in case
be shoud decline the contract or fail to sign the con-
tract after due notice tn his bid has been accepted
the right is reserved of granting the contract to the
next lowest responsible bidder to re-advertise for
proposals. -..
The contract shall be subject to the approval of the
Secretary of War.
Persons desiring bid referred to the Office Of the
undersigned, for any further information.
| The proposals should be endOrsen Proposals fol
I Swan Riyer and Long Prairie Road
| -sla- J. Fl. SIMPSON,
| ----s.-- -~-4-sf@- --- Capt Corps Top'l Eng'rs
! Office General Govt Roads, Winslow House, St
| --aul, MINI. Teri. Jan. 30, 1855. wtillmar2