The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-26
POINT DOUGLAS AND SAINT LOUIS
RIYEH ROlD CONTRXCTS.

POINT DOUGLAS AND SAINT LOUIS
CEALEbI P Ti WIN Ss 1.e:i7sd BY The On.
- der.isned through the Pest Once, tin 10 O'Clock
M on the sand February next, for the construction
POINT DoGGLAss AND SAINT Louls:RIvR ROAD
Between mile post 7s and the mouth of St. Louis kver
on the part Of the United States.
Said road to be cleared and Rrubbed TO such width
(p5oc s4 10 ieet) as may be required.
to such height as may be ordered and to b. Is feet
wide on top In places where ordered, these embank.
extending Is feet across the road.
3 Besides the side bitches, there viii be lea insof
4. The hills to be reduced to such grade a. NAV be
quired.
s. Bridges to be made wherever required and to be CON-
structed folows-The abutments to b composed Of
souud tmbers at least foot in diameter disposed a.
follows: One timber of such length may be required
probably 10 feet long to be laid the road On this
for wng-walls at each of its extremities log to be
notched and to extend back far may Be required
generally, probably, about feet. On these wing-wa1
tmbers another log to extend the roadway and
to be noched said wing wall timbers and then this
second timber second set of timbers
be notched aud to the required height Tho string
to be in number to be at least II inches in dame
ter or larger wherever required and to be 6ated su
GENTLY to make them Lie solid and to sustain properly the
flooring The roadway of the bridges to be IL feet wide
and to be made of puncheons of split hewn STUFF at
least three inches thick The wheel to be of logs
fatted the lower side and eectually pinned down
as to keep the flooring in place.
In where piers win be necessary they will be sim.
pie bents, or trestes, composed Of SILL posts cap,
and braces, and if required inclined ice fender or
BEAM let into the sill and the posts The sill must be
hated at least its lower side. All the other pieces
necessary to make the joints true and the flooring lie
even Where required, q railing by inches will DO
made suitably supported and braced.
g. Cuverts will be made wherever required. They will
extend IL feet the road will made of logs at
least II inches in diameter and sufficiently aatted to lie
on one another The flooring will be of split or Hatted
stuff at least inches thick, and will and be se
cured to six to be sunk into the butment logs
Z. The kind of timber and her stuff to be used in the
bridges and culverts will be the best which the locality
will afford and which the engineer agent in charge will
specify.
g. The whole construction to be under the direction of
engineer agent in charge the part the United
states and to be subject to such alterations and mod
cations by him as the case in his judgment may 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
The whole amount of money to be expended ON each
section will be, as near as may be, $500, 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
citing may be deemed most advantageous to the Uni
led States.
Proposers will bid follows for each section separately
and will be careful TO specify the particular section for
which they bid:
For the clearing and grubbing the road including
the filling of the small holes and leveling the hill
| locks 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 up the small holes and evelng of the hocks
small knobs by the acre.
The earth work Ito be paid for but once either a.
embankment or excavation may be deemed equi.
table, by the cubic yard follows 1st Suppospg it to
be thrown Immediately up and properly leveled the
road ID The increase upon said bid for every 100 feet
of haul.
T. The corduroyng logging of the causeways by the
rod of 16}a feet lengthwise Of the road
s. The timber in the bridges culverts BY the foot in
length of each pece the flooring by the square surface
foot the railing by the foot in length of the rails posts
and braces, all measured in the structures
The right reserved to the United States of refusing
erence to clearing grubbng and cutting down with
the ground as specified under said heads the object be-
ing to require BOTH may be found advan-
tageous to the public
Each section will be completed under the contract by
the 3lst day OF July next and in than 500
shall be expended then extension of time proportion
ed to the additional to be expended on each
ton will be allowed. The work to commence immediate.
ly after the awarding the contracts.
The contract will be given to tn responsible bid
der each section and in he should decline or fail
to sign the contract, after due notice that his bid has
been accepted the right reserved of granting the
tract to the next lowest responsible bidder
vertse for proposals.
The contract will be subject to 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 Roado
J. H. SIMPSON,
Cap. Corps Topl Eng'rs.
Office Gent Govt Roads, Winslow House. St. Paul
Ninn. Terri. JAM H. 1855.