Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-07-12

poIN E u X, W 8! q M AMI
8. louis RIVER ROAD q

~ ~ ss-.
EcsEALEn. RRlROsAx M = slgsha
- pndersignsd through the Post tl1lee, cs 0t6sv-
wise. til 10 O'Clock 4 a. n tAe &s
lie POINT DOUGLAS On ND ~. RuEn
ROAD, lying between lac Southern Sosthem
Sections At present Mides contract md
Al may Be designated by tbe Engine M ASsht
charge On the part of lhe United Gtxtes. s
AZ Said portions smny IltsHssisates witlk
and 1o7, bus ne pTssis poins u b<ginsag md sns
ing cannot be determined until the contractors now
e work shall have 6nishsd iheirscong tracts. VIZ
4 4. Said rad 10 be opened or a.width sf from
Is 10 100 feet, as may be required that il All trees,
brush, ETC., 10 be cut down within Air width,
=. A centre strip Of snrh width % may - sequir-
ed, to be thoroughly gr,bbed and cleared. Tor the
trees close 10 the ground snd cleared q may b
orderedl ihe holest b. filed W. "A the kpois eyel-
ed 81. Asaf II sssS sSss s.i 81 S #s8S
5. The roadway, in places requiring II, ~ " en-
banked y such height A. may W ordered. snd ~ By
emhankments % have foundation u ogs hid close
tngether, and extending l8 feet across the road.
a. Besides the side bitches, there win Be leading-
oG di,ches wherever necessary. 81 81 & +
5. The hills to be reduced 70 such grade As may
be required &.
S. Bridges "a be mate wherever required, and
those to ~ constructed A. faioxs -.
The afitmenfs ID be composed straight round tim
hers, at least foot in diameter disposed follows
One timber Of such length may Be required, pro-
badly 16 feet lung to be laid across the road. On
this for wing .ssails ut each of lis extreitie log
10 be notched, and extend hack al ~ as may Be
required, generally probably about s feet On these
wing wall iimbers, another 10y 10 extend across the
roadway and to Be notched on said wing wall tim
hers and then on this second cross timber, second.
set Of wing walled tmbers to be noched, and 80 on
% the required height the notehes to be cn,ade
that the logs will lie sngY together. The stringers
be four in number, to be at least IA inches in d.
ameter, larger wherever required, and tobe fated
sufficiently make them lie solid, aud TO Sustain pro-
perly the flooring The roadway Of The Bridge TO he
II feet wide, and to be made Of pnncheons OF split
or hewen stuff Al least three inches thick; the wheel
guards % be logs fatted the lower side eec-
tuaIy pinned down as 10 keep the flooring in place
The rails rail posts and Braces Be scantling 5.
4. Culserts will he made wherever required
they will extend eghteen feet .cross the road and
will be made of ogs least twelve inches in dame
ter and sufficiently Aat-d lie on another; the
flooring win be IL split faied stuff, at least three
inches thick and will rest on and be secured to six
stringers to be sunk into the abdtment iogs.
| g.. The kind Of timber and other stnf 70 be used
in Bridges and Culyerts will be The best which the
locality or yicnage will afford, and which the Eug
ineer or Agent in charge win specify.
/ 9. The whole construction TO be under the direc-
ton Of the Engineer or Agent in charge the part
Of the United States and to he subject to such alter
atoms and notifications BY him as the case in his
i Judgment may require.
The whole work will consist oil two sections th.
one to extend from, possibly, Mile Station lOs,
and one half miles north, and beyond Snake River,
on corrected line, to mile station la, old line,
twelve miles north Of and beyond Kettle River ex-
cept Bridge over Kettle River. whole distance being
80 miles less t;ae other % extend from The
144th mile station TO the l7Oth mile station, dis
i lance Of 26 miles, rorc or less.
/ Proposers viii bid as follows