The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-26
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE
ROAD CONTRACTS.

PROPOSALS. will be received by the undersigned
through the Post Office, otherwise, till 10 O'Clock
A.. NJ the End March next, for the opening and con-
structiOn of so much of the
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE ROAD,
AS may be designated by the engineer agent charge
the part of the United States.
L. Said road to be cleared and grubbed to such
width (probably ls feet may be required
g The roadway, in places requiring it, to be embank
ed such height may be ordered and be 10 feet
wide top. In places where ordered, these embank
mets to have foundation Of logs laid close together
and extending eighteen feet across the road
g. Besides the side bitches, there will be leading
bitches wherever necessary.
4. The hills to be reduced to such grade as may be
required.
5. Bridges be made wherever required, and to be
constructed as follows The abutments to be cOmpo
sed of round tmbers least foot diameter dis
posed follows: One timber of such length may be
required probably Is feet long, to be laid the
road On this for wng-walls at each Of its extremi-
ties log to be nOtched and to extend back as far
may be required, generally, probably, about feet
On these wing-wall timbers, another log to extend
wall timbers and then this second cross-timber,
second set OF wing timbers to be notched and so
on to the required height. The strngers to be in
NUMBER be least IA inches in diameter, larger
wherever required, and be fatted sufficiently to
make them lie solid and to sustain properly the flooring
The roadway of the bridge to be IL feet wide and to be
made of puncheOns of split or hewn stuff ut least
inches thick. The wheelguards to be logs datted 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 simple bents restles,
posed of a sill, posts cap and braces and re-
quired inclined defender or beam let into the sill
and the posts The sill be fatted at least on its
lower SIDE All the other pieces may be OF round tim
her, Clipped, however, to a degree necessary to make
the joints true and the flooring lie Where requir
ed, II railing by inches, will be made suitably sup
ported and braced.
6. Culverts will be made wherever required. They
will extend 10 feet 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
Hated stun az ana WIN resi- on lane ano
T. The kind Of timber and other stuff to be used in
the bridges and culvers will be the best which the To-
cality will Afford and which the engineer or agent In
charge will specify.
| S. The whole construction to e under the direction
engineer agent in charge on the part OF the
United States and to be subject to such alterations
and notifications by him the case in his judgment
may require.
road will he the amount of the appropriation, $4,000,
reserving only much may be necessary TO dersy
the expenses of superintendent and engineering.
PrOposers will bid as follows: l. For the clearing
and grubbing the road including the filling up OF tme
small holes and dwelling off ,he hillocks or small Knobs
2. For the cutting the trees brush &c, even with
the ground in the roadway and clearing the same n
sve of the filling up Of the small ,n ao acre anu
g. The earth work TO be paid for but once, either as
embankment excavation, as may De deemed most
e0utable) by the cubic yard follows lst Suppos-
inv il 10 be thrown Immediately up and properly level
led on the road. Cd The increase upon said bid, Tor
every hundred feet OF haul.
T. The cOrdurOying or logging OF the causewaye, ny
| the rod of l6 1-2 feet enethwise Of the road.
s. The timber in the bridges and culverts by the loot
in length of each piece the flooring by the square sur
the railing by the foot in length OF the rails
posts and braces; all measured in the structures:
g. The right reserved to the United States OF reius
ing either or accepting both bids under heads and IN
reference clearing, grubbing and cutting down even
with the ground specified under said heads the OBJ
ject being to require both may be found most
| advantageous to the public.
z. The whole work to be completed under the COLI
| tract, by the 18th July next.
The contract will be given to the lowest responsDle
bidder whole work under this letting and ID case
he should decline the fail to sign the con-
tract after due notice that his bid has been accepted
the right reserved of granting the contract 10 the
next lowest responsible bidder to re-advertise or
proposals.
The contract shall be subject to the approval Of the
Secretary Of War.
Persons desiring bid referred to the Office Of the
undersigned for any further information
The proposals should be endorsen proposals for
Swan Riyer and Long Prairie Road"
J.H. SIMPSON,
Capt Corps Topl Eng'n
Office General Govt Roads, Winslow House, st.
,saul, MINI. Teri. Jan. 80, 1855. wtllmaTS