The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-02
BIG SIOUX RIVER AND MENDOZA
ROAD CONTRACTS.

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ROAD CONTRACTS.
SEALED PROPOSALS. will be received by the IN
- dersgned, through the Post Office, or otherwise
Ing and construction of such portions of the
BIG SIOUX RIVER AND MENDOZA ROAD
Lying between Mankato and Mendoza distance of sigh
fynine miles, may be designated by the Engineer
Agent in CHARGE on the part of tho United States.
J. Said Road to he opened for width Of from 25 to 100
feet rs be required; that is, all trees, BRUSH &c,
To- be cul down within this width.
2 A centre strip, of such width may BIO required,
to be thoroughly grubbed and cleared the holes be
hlie'l up and the knobs leveed of.
The roadway in places requiring it to be embarked
10 such height as may be ordered and to be Is feet
VIDE on top In places where ordered these eplbank
nents TO have foundation of logs laid close together and
extending Is feet across the road.
e. Besides the side diches there will be leading of
bitches wherever necessary.
The hills to be reduced to such grade may be
iuired.
Bridges be made wherever REQUIRED and to be
struc;ed fcllows:-The abumens to be composed of
straight round timbers least foot diameter disposed
as follows One timber of such length ured
probably l6 feet long, to be laid the road On
for wing walls, at each of it's extremitie log be
notched and to extend back far may be required
generally, probably, about feet On these wing wall
timbers another log to extend the roadway
to be noched said wing wall tmbers and then this
second timber second set of wing wall tmbers
be notched and to the required height The noches
To be made that the logs will lie snugy together The
strngers to be in number to be at least IA inches diam
c.er larger wherever required and to be hatted su
eicnty to make them lie solid and to sustain properly the
flooring The roadway of the bridges to be II feet wide
least three inches thick The wheel to be of logs
hatted or the lower side and eectuay pinned down
as to keep the flooring in place.
In cases where piers will be necessary, they will be SIM
pie bens or trestles composed of SILL posts cap,
and braces and if required inclined ice fender
besm let into the sill and the posts The sill must be
atted at least its lower side. ALI the other pieces
may be of round timber, Clipped, however to degree
necessary to make the joints true the flooring lie
even. Where required railing by inches will be
made suitably supported and braced.
g. Culverts will be made wherever required. They will
extend Is feet the road and will be made logs at
least II inches in diameter and sufficiently fatted lie
On one another. The flooring will be of split fated
stuf at least inches thick and will and be
cured to six srngers to be sunk into the abutmen logs
The kind OF timber and her stuff TO be used in the
bridges and cuverts will be the best which the locality
vcinage will afford and which the engineer or agent in
charge will specify
g. The whole construction to be under the direction of
the engineer agent in charge part of the United
States and to be subject to such alterations aud mod
cations by him the in his Judgment may REQUIRE
The whole work will BIO divided into
1nsEgp THREE SECTIONS.
One to extend from Mankato to the 217h mile station
distance OFF, miles, less to be called the 'an.
kato Sscton the End to extend from the 81 It'll mile
ths 235th mile station, distance of Is miles, or
less to be called the "Middle Section - and the
third TO extend from the 23tth mile station to |
Mendoza distance of A miles, to b called the "Nsndo
II Section"