The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-27
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE
ROAD CONTRACTS.

PROPOSALS will be received by the undersigned
L through the Post Office or otherwise, till 10 O'Clock
A. M on the End March next for the opening and con-
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE ROAD,
As may be designated by the engineer agent in charge
OH the part of the United States.
l. Said road to be cleared and grubbed to such a
width (probably ls feet) as may be required.
2 The roadway, in places requiring it, to be embank
wide on top. In places where ordered, these embank
ments to have foundation of logs laid close together
and extending eighteen feet across the road.
Besides the side bitches, there will be leading of
bitches wherever necessary.
T. The hills to be reduced such grade as may be
required.
5. Bridges to be made wherever required and to be
constructed as follows The abutments to be compO
sed of round tmbers, at least foot in diameter dis
posed follows One timber Of such length may he
required, probably 6 feet long, be laid the
road On this, for wingwalls, at each of its extrem
ties, log to be nOtched and extend back far
may be required, generally, probably about feet
On these wing-wall timbers, another log to extend
across the roadway and to be notched on said wing
wall timbers and then this second cross-timber,
second set Of wngwall timbers to be notched and
on tC the required height. The stringers to be in
NUMBER to be at least IA inches in diameter larger
wherever required and to be fatted sufficiently to
make them lie solid and to sustain properly the flooring
The roadway Of the bridge to be IL feet wde and be
made of puncheons of split or hewn stuff, at least
inches thick. The wheel-guards to be logs fatted
the lower side, and efectually pinned down to
keep the flooring in place. In cases where piers will
be necessary, they will be simple bents tresles
posed OF sill, posts, cap, and braces, and if
CURED an inclined defender or beam, let into the sill
and the posts. The sill must be atted, least its
lower SIDE All the other pieces may be of round tim
ber Clipped however, to a degree necessary make
the joints true and the flooring lie Where reqIir
ed, railing by inches will be made suitably sup
ported and braced.
6. Culverts will be made wherever required. They
will extend l8 feet across the road and will be made
of logs at least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently
fatted to lie another. The flooring will be Of
fatted stuff at least inches thick and will and
be secured to strngers to be sunk into abutment logs
z. The kind Of timber and other stuff to be used in
the bridges and cuvers will be the best which the To-
cay will afford, and which the engineer agent in
charge will specify. 81 .,--..
s. The whole construction to under the direction
Of the engineer agent in charge the part of the
United States, and to be subject such alterations
and notifications by him as the case in his judgment
may require.
The whole amount of money to be expended on the
road will be the amount Of the appropriation, $4,000,
the expenses OF superintendent and engineering
PrOposers will bid as follows: l. For the clearing
and grubbng the road, including the filling up OF the
small holes and evelling off ,he hillocks or small knobs
by the
e. For the cutting the trees, brush, &c, even with
the ground in the roadway and clearing Inc same %
the hillocks small knobs by the acre. .
g. The earth work ito be paid for but once, either as
embankmenl or excavation, as may be deemed most
eouitable) BY the cubic yard, follows: lst 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.
4. The corduroying or logging of the causeWays, by
the rod of rb l-2 feet lenethwise Of the road.
S. The timber in the bridges and cuverts by the foot
in length of each piece the flooring by the square
face the railing by the foot in length of the rails,
posts and braces; all measured in the structures:
g. The right is reserved to the United States Of refus
ing either accepting both bids under heads and In
reference to clearing grubbing and cutting down even
with the ground specified under said heads the OBJ
ject being require both az may be found most
advantageous to the public.
z. The whole work to be completed, under the con-
tract, by the 18th July next
Tboc mot will he
bidder on the whole work under this letting and in
he should decline the fail to sign the
tract after due his bid has been accepted
the right reserved of granting the contract to the
next lowest responsible bidder or to readvertse for
proposals. t.- - yT.ivT -
The contract shall be subject to the approval Of the
Persons desiring to bid referred to the Office of the
undersigned, for any further information
The proposals should be endorsen "Propoeals for
Swan River and Long Prairie Road"
J. II. SIMPSON, sf-G
- Capt. Corps Topp Eng'rs
Office General Govt Roads, Winslow House, 81.
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