The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-07
Roan G0ntraets.
MENDOZA IS SyABASHA ROAD CON.

MENDOZA sssyABASHAs ROAD CON.
q 81 TRACTS. g
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the I'M
till 10 o'clccksA. n IN tie Sd March neat, fox the
opening anu constructing of SO much OF the
MENDOTAsAND WAaASHA ROAD
As may be designated by the engineer or agent IN
charge On The part OF 1he United States
l. said road to be cleared and rrutbed re- sucb .
width SHrokab!y Is feep as ma, be required
Fne roadway IN places requiring it, to be embank-
feet wide on top. In places where ordered thee en-
bankments to have found of logs In ci,se to
gether and extending eighteen feet across tIe r.d
g. Besides the side di,ches there will be Ieadngof
bitches wherever necessary. Va
A. The hills to be uc-d to such grade AZ mav be
s. Bridges to be made wherever required ana IN h.
constructed as follows The abutments TO be comuos
ed of round timbers at least one ioot in diameter S
posed as follows One timber Of such lengIh 81 nus, u
be required probably IL feet long, be laid across the
road. On this, for wing walls at each of its ex
tremities, a. log TO be notched and to extend
back far may be required, generally, probably
about feet On these wing wall timbers another LOG
to extend across the roadway and to be nOche said
wing all tDihers; and then this second cross tim
her, second set OF wing-wal timbers be nO,ched
and on to the required height The sringers 10 be
in number, TO be at least IA inches in diameter or
larger wherever required and be fatted sufficiently
to make them lie soi:d aud properly The floor
ing The roadway OF the bridge 20 be IL feet wde and
To be made OF punclleons OF split 1 hewn stuff a,
least inches thick. The wheel guards be logs flat
tened Oh the lower SIDE and efecally pinned down
as 10 keep ihe flooring in place In cases where piers
Will be necessary, they will be simple bents or trestes
composed Of SILL posts, cap and braces, and
required an inclined icefener bea let into the
sill and the posts The sill be fatte at least on
its lower side. All the other pieces may be OF round
timber Clipped, however, a degree necessary to
make the joints the flooring lie even Where
required, railing by inches, i'll be made suitably
supported and braced
~: Cuyeris vi. / be made wherever required They
will extend o feet across the road win be made of
logs al least IL inches in diameter and sulcienil, dt
ted TO lie on one another he flooring will be OF silt
or matted stun at least inches thick, and Will on
and be secured to six stfinsers be sunk the abu
ment logs.
Z. TIE kind of timber and other stuff to be used in
the bridges and cuyeri will be the best which the H.
caty viii Afford and which the engineer or agent in
charge will specify.
8 The whole construction to he under the direction
81 the engineer or agent in charge the part of The
united States and TO be subject TO such alterations and
notifications BY him the in his judgment may
require. .
The whole amount of money to be expended on the
road will be 5000, more or less.
Proposers will bid as iollOws:-l. For the clearing
ahd grubbing the road, including the Gng up of the
small holes and leveng Of the hillocks small knobs
by the
2. For the cutting the trees brush, &C. even with
the ground in the roadway and Clearing same inclu
sve OF filling up the small holes ana dwelling of the
hlllOchs or small kLOls by the
g. he eafth-wOrk 90 be paid tor but once either as
ehioahkment or excavation, us may be deemed most
eqltabe) by The cubic yard, follows list. Suppos-
nag II 10 be thrown immediately up and properly level
LED on the road 2nd The increase upon said bid for
every lLU !eet OF haul.
T. The corduroyng or logging of the causeways, by
the rOu ol 10 IL eet lengthwise OF the road.
1he TIMBER III the bridges and culver. BY the foot
III length OF each lece the flooring by The square sur
luce loot the railing by the length OF Ike rails
posts ana braces ali measured i'll the structures.
b. The right Is reserved To the United Suites Of ref.
sing either accepting both bids under heads and p
Ill reference to clearing grubbi cutting down even
win the ground as specified under said heads the Oh
Jet being to require one both, may be loud ost
advantageous To the public.
a. The work TO commence soon the frost is out
OF 'he ground IN the spring. ami to be completed by the
aIst day OF July ~
Inc contract will be given to the Lowest responsible
olduer on the Whole work, under this letting and i'm
Case ne should decline the fa,l to SIGN The
htfaC alter due notice that his has been acc.rt
ed Inc right Is reserved OF granting the contract 10 The
next lowest sposble bidder To re-adverti,e or
propt sails. "
The contract will he subject the approval Of the
SECRETARY Oi War
Persons desiring to bid oerrcd to the Office of the
undersigned for any further information
Proposals should be endorsed PROPOSALS for uendc
Ia a. u " aoaslla Road" J. II. SIMPSON,
Capt Corps TUpl Eng'rs-
Paul, Min. Ter, Jan 80, lbs. f,hl,u,ar3,~