The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-28
3Soa0 Contracts.
GOvERyn ENr TseAO CONTRACTS.

GOVERNMENT ROAD CONTRACTS.
CEALED PROPOSALS viii be received by the nm
- dersrYsd through the Pos, Office, or Otherwise,
iii 10 O'Clock A. NJ on the 18th day May next, ior
the opening and construction OF 80 much o! tie
POINT DOUGLAS AND FORT RIPLEY ROAD
As may be designated by the Engineer or Agent IN
charge the part of the United States.
l. Said road to he opened for width OF from % TO
100 feet as may be required thai is all trees, brush
&c. be cut down within this width
2. A centre strip OF such width as may be required,
TO thoroughly grubbei and cleared the holes 10 DC
filled up, and the knols eveled of ,,
3 The roadway III places requiring to De enhoahh-
ed 70 saeh height as may he ordered, and TO De I7
feet wide top. In places where ordered these en-
ban kments have foundation Of logs laid close To-
gether and extending eighteen feet scross the road
q Besides the side bitches there will be ieadihs-oh
bitches wherever necessary.
s. The hills TO be reduced io such grade Us may be
required.
Of small spans he constructed follows: Iae aOut
ments lie composed of straight round timbers, ut
least foot In diameter, disposed as follows: ohe
timber of snch length may be required prooapy 10
feet long, be laid the road. On tins Tor wing
walls, at each of its extremtes log to be notched
and TO extent back as far may be re9dfeu RhetAy
probably about feet. On these wingwa'l tnioefs an
other log TO extend the roadway and To ne ho'ch
ed said wing wall tTbers; and then on TINS SCI "nd
cross timber, second set of wng-wsn tin'ers 10 be
noched, and 10 the required height me hoches
10 he made that the logs VIII lie snugy together
The stringers TO be four in number, TO re a. east ~
inches dnIneter, larger wherever required, ana
be dated sufficiently make them lie sehd ana 10
sustain properly ihe fOOrlng Inc roauN" "a te iinso
10 be l2 feet WIDE and he made fpuncheons oil spt
hewn stuff, al least 3 inches thick. The wheel
guards be logs atted the lower SIDE and so etec
tuay pinned down as 10 keep the Hoo!lhg AZ p'ace,-
the rail-, rail- posts and braces to be scaning By D.
:. The bridge over Plae River Will be OF pine or
white oak OF good quality, will have three spansc o.
thirty feet each be 10 feet wide, and be made as ol-
lows The abutinsnts viii be simple 1esties or bents
composed Ok sill piece IL by II 10 be tied oy back
pieces l. by 2 to the EARTH three posts II by IL and
cap IL by L. the sill piece beng sufficiently song 10 a.
low slope beam 10 be let INTO the sill at IFS eS'ren.
tes and the outer posts Tie two piers WI consist
eaCl Of sl piece OF the proper length, ~ by io TWO
posts u ov - cap II by Il, and TWO braces by y
The posts stream TO be protected by al inclined ce-
lender II BY -, let ntu the Sill am the post Inc
stringers OF each span Win he five in number, and viii
consist eanh OF twO pieces tweive ty twelve, say thirty
Tour ong plao On top of another ana ho!ted
together III the eyfTemities. The abitments VIII re
pianAed up with 3lnch plank or ppncheons 10 sustain
the Garth The hoorDg 10 be three inch plan wei SPIT
ked down the rails, posts and braces by scantlmg
The wheel guards By 9, We'll secured 10 the flooring
Probable amount of timber required, wI te 1866 run
arg feet; Of lumber 9lZ0 icet bosrd measure,
&. CGverts will be III ade wherever required They
viii extend le feet across the ioad and viii ne made OF
logs ar least u inches In diameter, and sufficiently fiat
ted 10 lie another. The flooring Will be OF split
1atted least inches thick, and Will rest on
nad Us secured 10 six srDgers e be sunk into The aou
ment logs.
9. TIE Kind Of timber and other stuff to be used in
bridges and clverts win bs the best which the To-
calty or vicinage will sfiora and which the engineer
u agent IN charge will specify.
10 The whole construction TO be urde, The direction
81 he engineer agent in charge the part of the
United STATES, and to be subject 10 such alteration
ana mod hc4;ions by him as tho case in his judgment
may require
The whole work will be divided into Four Sections
The first OF Point Douglas section, TO extend from
Point Douglas stake c, foot of the Red Rock
Foad Ravne, within Two miles of SAINT Paul, a dis
iance OF nineteen aud half mics, more or less; the
second, 81 Anthony Section, the 65th mile rita
ton, III the vicinity OF Gates distance OF SO mes the
ioarh or Fort Ripley Section, 10 extend from the SGD
mile station, at Watab. "a Fort Ripley DISTANCE OF
81 mile the slidge Section will be the bridge over
Platte River, near Depue's The probable amount 10
be expended Will be, on tho Point DouG Is section,
$500, on the ct. Anthony Section, s., 1oO Oh the
Fort Ripley section 81 coo all more OF less, ma.
be found expedienf On the Bridge over Platte River,
80 much as will be required
Zach Section will b. b:A for separately as o,loss--
For cutting down, grabbing aDd clearing ths cen
Ter strip, or roadway, including the Hllne uP OF the
small holes and evelinS off the hiiiocas os sa knobs
By she acre.
z For cutting down the trees and brush outside 0!
the center strip or roadwaJ, by the acre.
g. The earhwork TO he paid for but once either as
embankment or ezcavatien as may be deemed NEST
equtstle) BY the cubic yard, as follows list nunpos
ing - be thrown Immediately up ard properly level
led On the road 2Dd. The increase upon said bid FOR
ever hundred feet of haul.
a. The corduroying or logging OF the causeways BY
the rod OF i6s feet lengthw lie Of The road.
8. The timber in the bridges and cglverts by he o't
IN length Of each piece the flooring BY the square
face foot the railing by the foot in length OF the rails
posts and traces; all measured III the s,ructcre
g. The timber in the bridge Platte River by the
RAINING ooti The plank aud scanng, by the thousand
leei board measure; all measured i'll the sructufe the
bos By the ponnd.
The LIST, I'd, Sd and 4.h Sections to be completed by
the 18th OF August the bridge Platte River
OF 5 section ny the lst of August the work &c
commence Dmediate!y after awarding the contracts
The CONTRACT viii be given TO the lowest responsible
hLdeg each section, and in lie should decline
The c0nrsct Or ial 20 sign the contract, after due no
lice that his bid has been accepted, the right il reserved
OF granting the contract to the lowest responsible
bidder, CT 10 re-advertise for proposals. Approved
bonds to be given il required.
The Contracts 40 be subject 10 the approval OF he
Secretary of War
Persons desiring bid referred oihe Office Il ihe
undersigned for farther particulars.
The proposals shouli be endorsed 6 Proposals Tor
Point Douglas snd Fort Ripley Road"
}. H. SIMPSON,
Capt Corps Topl Eng'rs.
Office Govt Roads, Min. Tef.,
-. Paul, April IL, 1855
April is one w4t