The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-20

POINT DOUGLAS AND SAINT LOUIS
RIVER ROAD CONTRACTS.

CEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the I'M
- dersigned, through the Post Office, till 10 O'Clock
on the 22nd February next, for the construction
of SO much of the
POINT DOUGLASS AND SAINT LOUIS RIVER ROAD
Between mile post rs and the mouth of St. Louis River
may be designated by the engineer agent in charge
the part of the United States
Said road to be cleared and grubbed to such width
(probably Is feet) may be required.
. The roadway in places requiring it to be embarked
to such height may be ordered and to be Is feet
wide on top. In places where ordered, these embank
ments to have foundation of logs laid close together and
extending is feet across the road
g. Besides the side ditches there will be leading off
bitches wherever necessary.
L. The hills to be reduced to such grade may be
quired.
s. Bridges be made wherever required to be con-
structed folows-The abutments to he composed of
round tmbers at least foot in diameter disposed
follows: One timber of such length may be required
probably 16 feet long, to be laid the road On this
for wng-was at each of its extremities log to be
notched and to extend back far may be required
generally, probably, about feet On these wing wall
tmbers another log to extend the roadway and
to be noched said wing wall tmbers and then on this
cross timber second set OF wing wall timbers to
be notched aud to the required height The string
ers to be in number to be at least IA inches in dame
ter or larger wherever required and to be fated su
GENTLY to make them lie solid and to sustain properly the
flooring The roadway of the bridges be II feet wide
and to be made of puncheons of split hewn stuff
three inches thick The wheel guards to be of logs
hatted on the lower side and eectually pinned down
as to keep the flooring in place.
In cases where piers will be necessary they will be sim
u D.,
and braces and if required inclined ice fender or
beam let into the sill and the posts The sill be
Hated at least on its lower side All the other pieces
may be OF round timber Clipped, however, a degree
necessary to make the joints true the flooring lie
even Where required, railing by inches will be
made, suitably supported and braced.
o. Cuverts will be made wherever required They will
extend IL feet across the road and will be
least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently atted
on one another The flooring will be split or atted
stuff at least inches thick, and will and be Sc
cured to six rngers be sunk into the abutment LOGS
a hpr ST. to no lint bo
bridges and culverts will be the which the locality
will afford and which the engineer agent charge will
specify.
s. The whole construction to be under the direction of
engineer agent charge the part the United
States and to be subject to such alterations and modi
cations by him the case in his judgment NAV require
The whole work will be divided into
TWO SECTIONS,
One to be called the Northern Section the other the
The northern section will extend from the mouth of the
St. Louis River north end of the road towards the
south end
The southern section will extend from the 18th mile
post - miles above Taylors Falls towards the north end
of the road.
The whole amount of money to be expended on each
section Will be, as near may be, 81, 5OO with
the option on the part Of the United States to ex-
pend the remaining balance of the appropriation either
upon the continuation of the road under either
contract or both, or to apply it to the bridge
Kettle River Snake River BOTH under another
letting may be deemed most advantageous the Uni
ted States.
Iroposer will bid follows for each section separately
and will be careful specify the particular section for
which they bid
l. For the clearing and grubbing the road including
the filling up of the small holes and leveng off the hill
locks or small knobs, by the acre.
For the cutting the trees, brush &c. even with the
ground in the roadway and clearing the same inclusive
OF filling the small holes and leveng the hocks
or small knowles by the acre.
j. The earth work Ito be paid for but once either as
mnankment or excavation as may be deemed most equ
table, by the cubic yard follows 1st Surprising to
be thrown Immediately up and properly eveled on the
road Cd The increase upon said bid every 100 feet
of haul.
T. The coriuroyng logging of the causeways by the
rod of lG1a feet lengthwise of the road
D. The timber in the bridges and culverts by the
length OF each piece the flooring by the square surface
foot; tile railing by the foot length of the rails posts
and braces, all measured in the structures
The right is reserved to the United refusing
either or accepting both bids under heads and in ref
erence to clearing grubbng and cutting down with
the ground specified under said heads the object be
ing to require one BOTH be found most adyan
tageOus to the public.
Each section will be completed contract by
the 3lst day of July next, and in than
shall be expended, then extension of time proportion
ed to the additional amount to be expended
ton will be allowed The work to commence immediate
ly after the awarding the contracts.
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible
der each section, and in he should decline or fail
sign the contract after due notice his bid has
tract to the next lowest responsible bidder ad-
yertse for proposals
The contract will be subject the approval of the Sec
rotary of War.
Persons desiring to bid referred to the office of the
undersigned for any further information.
The proposals should be endorsed, Proposals for PIT
Douglas and ST. Louis River Road.''
J. H. SIMPSON,
Cap. Corps Topl Eng'rs.
Office Genl Govt Roads, winslow House, ST. Paul
Mimi Teri, Jan. II, 1855.
BY EXPRESS.
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