The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-01
BIG SIOUX RIVER AND MENDOZA
ROAD CONTRACTS.
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CEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the un.
I'LL 10 O'Clock A. NJ, the Sd May next for the open
Ing and construction of such portions Of the
BIG SIOUX RIVER AND MENDOZA ROAD
Lying between M and Mendoza distance of
ty-nne miles may be designated by the Engineer
Agent in charge on the part OF the United States.
Said Road to be opened Tor width of from Is to 100
feet, may be required; that is, all trees, brush &c.
" DO cut down within this width.
z A centre strip, Of such width NAV be required,
TO te thoroughly grabbed and cleared tho holes
flled up and the knobs leveed off,
g. The roadway in places requiring 70 be embarked
wide on top. In places where ordered, these embank
ments TO have foundation Of logs laid close together
extending ls feet across the road.
4. Besides the side diches there will b leading of
bitches wherever necessary
The hills be reduced to such grade AZ may DO re-
CURED
Bridges to be made wherever required and to be con.
strueted as foEowsThe abutments to be composed OF
straight round timbers at least foot in diameter disposed
as foows One timber OF such length may required
probably 10 feet long, to be laid the road On this
for wing walls, at each Of its extremtes, log to be
notched and to extend back far may DO
generally, probably, about feet. On these wing wall
tmbe another log to extend the roadway, and
TO be poched said wing wall timbers and then this
second cross timber second of wing wall timbers to
be noched and TO the required height The potches
70 be made that the logs will lie snugy together The
stringers be number to be at least in
ster or larger wherever required and to DO daed su
cieny to make them lie solid and to sustain properly the
ueorng The roadway Of the bridges to be II feet wide
and TO Be made Of puncheons Of split hewn stuff at
least three inches thick The be of logs
o"sso " 'ne tower blue ana 70 euectuAuy pinned down
rs to keep the flooring in place
In eases where piers viii be necessary they will be sim
pie DENTS or Tesues composed Of q sill, posts q cap
and braces and required, inclined ice fender Or
BEAM let into the sill and the posts The sill must be
aatsd At least on its lower side AL tho other pieces
may be OF round timber, Clipped, however, TO degree
necessary to make the joints true aud the flooring lie
even Where required, a railing BY inches viii be
made suitably supported and braoed.
Culyerts will be made wherever required. They will
extend Is feet the road and will bs made Of logs
least u inches In diameter snd sufficiently aated to lie
on one another The flooring will be Of split aatted
Stun Al least inches thick, and will and be
cured 10 SIX strnger to be sunk into the abutment logs
q Inc kind OF timber and .her stuff he used in the
bridges and eulvers win be the best which the locality
g vcinage will afford and which the engineer or agent
charge viii specify.
g. The whole construction to be under the direction
the engineer agent in charge the part of the United
states and to be subject to such alterations and od6
cations By him as the in his judgment may REQUIRE
me whole work will DO divided into
THREE SECTIONS.
One to extsed from hanksto to the 2l7th Ils station
distances miles more or less to be called the san
kato Seeon the 2nd to extend from the Ell th me
The 2Soth mile station, distance of Is miles, more or
less, to b. called the "Mddls Section % and the
Ihisd TO extend from the 235th mile station to
b ess1ion. !" .