The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-27
BIG SIOUX RIVER AND MENDOZA
ROkD CONTRACTS.

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ROAD CONTRACTS.
eyEALED PROPOSALS Will be received by TIE an
= dersigned, through the Post Office, otuerwise
I'll 20 o'clock A. Nj, the 81 May neXl for the open
ms and construction of such portions OF the
BIZ SIOUX N'hR AAD MENiVTA ROAD
= Mrs INDIES may be designated hJ The Engineer "r
,.ert in chargs The par. OF the lit"l state
iect gaay he required that -, all trees brasil. Sc
- re cat dox1 within TINS width.
:: Aesntss suiP, OF sach vil;i - may be required,
g. ne thoroughly rrube4 and cleared TIE h""a 10 h'
flied up and the knolis ie,eie" of
s. The way in places requiring 70 be c.na3uAeo
vide TOP IN places where ordered. these er'u7ns
.aents to have foundation Of logs laid Close "getlr 2a
extending is feet across the road.
4. Besides the side dtchc thera u III he lc1T 1e W
etches wherever necessary.
5. The bl 20 be reduced to such grade uay he rs
suired
e. Bridges TO be made wheroye required aI.l t. be con-
strueted follow The abotnents 20 De composed o.
,tiais round ters at least foot in .,meter, disposed
follows One timber of such length may be aired
probably 10 feet long 30 be ala across the road Ca ts
FOR wing walls. each of i;S e1rerticf log 10 be
cksi and extend back far may be required
generally probably, about feet On these wing wall
snbers anot Their log to extend the roadway, and
10 be notched sa.l winewa tmbers and Then ON TINS
second cross timber second set If wing wall hbers 70
be noched aud the required height. Ire noches
DO made that the log sill lie snu2Iy together 1hr
Srnyers be number be al least Ii inches in diam
larger wherever required ana To be atted suih
GENTLY make them lie solid and to sustain properly the
flooring The roadway Of the bridges to De l. feet wide
tas; three inches thick The Hhee' guards 10 be Of logs
aatioi The lower side and cite ;uay pinned down
TO keep the flooring in place.
In where piers viii be necessary they will he SIM
pie bents trestes, composed OF sill, pests cap
and traces, and if required inciioed ice fender n
beam, let into the sill and the posts The sill must nc
satted st least or s lower side All the other pieces
nar be Of round timber chnped howeve- To degfce
necessary make the outs and the flooring lie
s,en. Where required railing by inches, will he
made suitably supported and hraced.
Cuverts viii be made wherever required They viii
Aas
least II inches in diameter and sufficiently fated to lie
another The flooring will be Of split Gotted
stuff, al least inches thick aud W II and he
sDrtd to six strngers 10 he sunk into the abutment logs
The Kind timber ,.her stuff be used in ,he
bridges and cuyerts viii be the best which the locality
vicnage will afford and which the engineer agent
<hsrge will specify.
s The cbole construction be under the direction OF
Ss engineer agent charge the part Of the Uuited
ates an to % subject TO s.ch alterations and modif
cations ly him tine in his Judgment may require
The whole work will be divided into
THREE SECTIONS.
One 10 extend from Mankato 10 the 2i7th mile station
distance OF p miles, OF less 10 be called the Man
kate Seton the Ind to extend from the 27th mile
the 23Sth mile station distance OF IS miles more or
less 20 be called the Middle Section = and the
third to extend from the 2S5th mile station to
Mendoza distance of "a miles to he called the Mendo
m Section. ~
The probable amount of money to be expended each
section will be 81 900, less, may be found
sxpedieat
Zach section will be bid for separately, by name a.
fellows -..r.., ... $3.50.
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strip roadway, including the filing up o. the small
boss sad leveng off the hllocks small knobs by the
O. For cutting down the trees and brush outside OF the
sentre strip roadway, 10y tine acne.
s. The earth work (to be paid for bur once either as
nkneut excavation may he deemed most equ
tablet by the cubic yard foo~s: Ist Supposingit to
throws aely up and property leveled the
road I'd The increase said bid for every 100 feet
OF haul.
The corduroyiDg logging OF the causeways by the
rod Of l6 I, feet leng,h~ise pf the road.
g. The timber in the bridges and culycrt by the foot in
length OF each piece; the eong by the square surface
sot the railing the fot in length IF the rails posts
and braces all measured in the structures.
Each section viii be completed by the 18th day of Octo
Der next the work TO Immediately after the
awarding of the contIsct. 81, .r.s .s
Tn. contract viii te gyeno The lowest responsible bid
der on ca ch section and he should decline the
wac, or fail gn the contract er due notice that his bid
has been accented the right served Of granting the con
tract TO the lowest responsible bidder or to read
rertise for proposals Approved bonds TO be given il
qured. ,euc
.sisry 81 War; ~ 80 s - m
Persons desiring bid are referred 10 the Office OF Tue
:, rAsvs,0r,od FOR further particulars. t |
me popo,als should be endorsed, Proposals Tor Men
data and Biz Sioux River Road
j. Il SIMPSON Capt. Corps Tcp'l Engrf.' II
s,8ss esrl eov't Roads Ter Min u. faul, April o