The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-12

September next The Kettle River Bridge by the LIST OF
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible
bidder the two Bridges, and in case he should de-
cline fail to sign the contract after due notice that his
bid has been accepted, the right reserved of grant
ing the the lowest responsible bidder
TO re-advertise for proposals Bonds will be given,
if required.
The contract will be subject to the approval Of the
Secretary of War.
The proposals should be endorsed proposals for
Bridges Snake and Kettle Rivers"
J.. II. SIMPSON,
Capt. Corps Top' Engrs.
Office Gen'l Govt Roads, st. Paul, Mimi, April 10,
1885, ltdawtimayl
MORE GENERAL GOVERNMENT
ROAD CONTRACTS.
SEALED
DROPOsALS will be received by the undersigned
A. NJ. the 23d day Of May next, for the cOnstruc
ton of such portions ofthe
MENDOZA AND WABASHA ROAD,
Between Mendoza and Mile Station 81, north of and
near Wells creek, may be designated by the Engi
neer or Agent in charge on the part of the United
States.
l. Said road to be opened for a width of from IS to
sc feet may be required that is, all trees, brush,
&C., to be cut down within this width.
2. centre strip of such width as may be required,
to be thoroughly grubbed and cleared the holes to be
filled up, and the knobs leveled off.
s. The roadway, in places requiring it, to be embank-
ed such height may be ordered and to be le feet
wide top. In places where ordered these embark
mens to have foundation of logs laid close together
and extending ls feet across the road.
4. Besides the side bitches, there will be leading-oh
bitches wherever necessary
5. The hills to be reduced such grade may be
required.
s. Bridges to be made wherever required, and be
constructed, excepting Bridge over VERM1LLION
RIVER, fOllOws:-The abutments to be compo
sed of iatted timbers, at least foot thick, dis
posed follows: One timber of such length may be
required probably Is feet long, to be laid the
road On this, fer wing-wals at each of its extremi-
ties, timber to be noched and to extend back far
may be required, generally, probably, about feet
On these wnswall timbers, another timber to extend
wall tmbers and then this second ross-timbeI
second set OF wing timbers to be noched, and SO
o the required height. The stringers, which may
also be Hated tmbers will be from IL to ii inches
thick, be in number, and properly pinned to the abut
ments. The roadway of the bridge to be IL feet wde
and to be made of puncheons of split or hewn stuit al
least inches thick the side rails posts and braces to be
scantling by S. The whee-guards TO be log twelve
inches in diameter Halted its lower side, and so e
iectuay pinned down TO keep the flooring in place
In cases where piers are necessary, they VIII oe
simple "bens' or treses composed OF a SILL posts,
cap and braces and if required inclined ice fen
der or beam, let into the sill and posts The timbers
will be squared IL by IL, with the exception OF the
sill which will be datted l2b l6.
T. The bridge Vermilon River to be one of from
so to 90 feet have two trusses each ~ eet hg
roadway l6 feet WIDE the whole to be built principal
y offrOm to inch plank arranged in chords, posts
and braces all of which to be fastened together by
inch tree-nails or pins. The flooring to be three
inch plank well spiked down. The abutments to be
simple trestes, properly banded together The amount
Oflumber required in the superstructure will be 10000
feet board measure, less The amount OF tim
Der required in the abutments will be 5000 feet board
measure, or less The number OF pins AGO, more
or less the number of spikes and bolts, many as
may be required The superstructure will be pine OF
good quality, free from sap. shakes dead knots, or
mperfectons calculated to diminish its strength
or durability The pins must be white or burr oak OF
the best quality, and well seasoned. The abuments
may be of pine white oak red elm, rock elm or black
walnut
6. Culverts will be made wherever required they
will extend eighteen feet the road and will be
made of logs least twelve inches in diameter and
sufficiently another;
will be ofsplt fatted stuff at least three inches
thick, and will rest and be secured to six sringers
to be sunk into the abatment logs.
g. The kind of timber and other stuff TO be used in
the bridges and culvets Except Nermillon
River provided for abOve) will be the best which the
locality vicinage will afford, and which the engineer
or agent in charge will specify.
TO- The whole construction to be under the
direction ofthr Engineer Agent in char the part
of the United States, and be subject to such atera
tons and notifications by Linn as the case in his udg-
ment may require.
The whole work will be di'-ided into two sections.
The first section be called the Mendoza Section,
TO extend from MENDOZA to the Cannon Fiver, dis
lance OF 3sA miles, more or less and ts include the
bridge the VermilIion River
The second section, to be called the Red Wing Sec
tOn to extend from the Cannon River to the 54th mile
station, about half mile orth of Wells creek, dis
lance of l71a miles; and to exclude the bridges and
probably the earth work present under contract,
Cannon River and Hay creek marsh.
The probable amount to be expended on each section
will be $4,000, less may be found expedent
Each Section will be bid f. separately. by name, as
l. For cutting down, grubbing and clearing the
ter strip roadway, including the filling up of the
small holes and leveling off the hOcks small knobs
BY the
g For cutting down the and brush outside of the
centre strip or roadway, by the
The earth work ito be paid for but once, either
embankmenl Or excavation, as may be deemed most
equitabe) by the cubic yard follows: LIST. Suppos
ing il to be thrown Immediately up and properly level
led on the road 3D. The increase upon said bid, for
every hundred feet of haul
A. The cor,iuroying or logging of the causeways, by
the rod of Is 4 feet lengthwise of the road.
D. The timber in the bridges and cuverts except the
bridge over the Vermon, hereafter provided for) by
the loot in length of each piece the flooring by the
square surface foot the railing by the foot in ene of
the rails posts and Braces all measured in the
lures.
g. The timber and lumber in the bridge over Verm.
lion River in the Mendoza Section by the thousand feet
board measure built and measured in the STRUCTURE
The bolts by the pound
Each Section will be completed by the Both Septem
Der next; the WORK to commence Immediately after
the awarding of the contract.
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible
bidder on each section, and in he should decline
the contract fail sign the after due notice
that his bid has been accepted the right reserved of
granting the contract to the next lowest responsible
bidder or to for proposals. Approved bonds
to be given if required.
The contracts will be subject the approval of the
Secretary of war.
Persons desiring bid are referred to the Office of
the undersigned for further particulars.
The proposals should he endorsed Proposals for
w abasha and Mendoza Road"
jill SIMPSON,
Capt. Corps Topl Eng'rs
Office Ge.l supt. Gov'nt Roads,
MIN Ter, ST. Paul, April 20, 1855. 26-dltwtd
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