The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-26
& WABASHA ROAD CON.
TRACTS.

OEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the UNI
- dersigned through the Post Office or otherwise
opening and constructing of SO much of the
MENDOZA AND WABASHA ROAD
As may be designated by the engineer or agent in
charge on the part ofthe United States.
/. Said road to be cleared and grubbed to such
width (probably ls feet) rs may be required.
q The roadway, in places requiring IT, to be embank,
feet wide top In places where ordered these en-
to have foundation OF logs laid close to-
gether and extending eighteen feet across the road
g. Besides the side bitches, there will be leading-on
bitches wherever necessary.
A. The hills to be reduced such grade may be
required.
s. Bridges to be made wherever required, and to be
constructed follows: The abutments TO be compos-
ed of round mbers at least one foot in diameter, dis
posed follows One timber of such length as may
be required probably 6 feet long, be laid across the
road. On this, for wing-walls, at each OF its ex
tremites, log to be nOtched and to extend
back as far as may be required, generally, probably
about ieet On these wng-wall timbers another log
to extend the roadway be notched on said
wng-wal tmbers; and then on this second cross tim
Der, second set of wingwall tmbers to be notched
and so OH to the required height The sringers to be
Ain NUMBER to be at least IA inches in diameter, or
make them lie solid and sustain properly the floor
ing The roadway of the bridge 20 be IL feet wide and
to be made of puncheOns of split or hewn stuff, at
least inches thick. The wheel-guards to be logs fat
tened the lower side, and eectually pinned down
to keep the flooring in place. In where piers
will be necessary they will be simple bents trestles,
if required inclined defender or beam let into the
sill and the posts. The sill must be nated at least on
its lower side. All the other pieces may be of round
timber, Clipped, however, to q degree necessary to
make the joints true and the flooring lie even. Where
required, railing by inches will be made suitably
6. Culverts will be made wherever required. They
will extend 10 feet the road, and will be made OF
logs least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently fiat
ted to lie another. The flooring will be of split
or ated stuff at least inches thick, and will rest on
and be secured to six srngers te be sunk into the abu
ment logs
Z. TIE kind of timber and other stuff to be used in
the bridges and cuverts will be the best which the To-
cality will Afford and which the engineer or agent in
charge will specify.
The whole construction to be under the direction
of the engineer agent in charge the part of the
United States and 10 be to such alterations and
| require.
The whole amount of money to be expended on the
road will be SIS 900, more or less.
PrOpOsers will bid as follOws:- IL For the clearing
and grubbing the road, including the filling up of the
small holes and eveng off the hillocks small knobs
by the acre.
e. For the cutting the trees, brush &C., even with
the ground in the roadway and clearing the same ncu
sive of filling up the small holes ami levelling off the
hiochs small knOs by the
g. The earthwOrk TO be paid for but once either as
embankment or excavation, as may be deemed most
equitabe) by the cubic yard, follows list suppos-
ing it be thrown Immediately up and properly level
led on the road. 2nd. The increase upon said bid for
every 100 feet of haul
f. The corduroying or logging of the causeways by
the rod of l6 l-2 feet lengthwise of the road.
The timber in the bridges and culverts by the foot
in length of each piece the flooring by the
face foot the railing by the foot in length of the rails
posts and braces all measured in the structures.
g. The right is reserved the United States of refu
sing either accepting both bids under heads and
in reference to clearing grubbng and cutting down ever
with the ground, specified under said heads the OBJ
ect being to require both, may be found mos
| advantageous to the public.
T. The work to commence a the frost is ou
of the ground in the spring. and to be completed by the
3lst day of July next
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible
bidder the whole work. under this letting, and in
he should decline the contract fail to sign the
contract after due notice that his bid has been accept
ed the right reserved of granting the contract to thu
next lowest responsible bidder, to readvertise fO
proposals
The contract will be subject to the approval of tn
Secretary of War.
Persons desiring to bid referred to the Office Of tn
| undersigned for any further information.
Proposals should be endorsed Proposals for Mend0
| ia and Wabasha Road" ]. II. SIMPSON,
Capt. Corps TOpl Engrs.
| Office General Govt Roads, Winslow House, Sain
Paul, Min. Ter, Jan. 80, 1885, feb2tillmar3w