The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-07-02
R0a0 Gotltrarts.
MORE GENERAL GOVERNMENT
ROAD CONTRACTS.

POINT DOUGLAS AND ST. LOUIS RIVER ROAD.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the I'M
y dersgned, through the Post Office, otherwise,
till 10 O'Clock, the 30th July next for the consruc
ton of such portions of the
POINT DOUGLAS AND ST. LOUIS RIVER ROAD
Lying between the Southern and Northern Sections
present under contract and construction, be des
gnated by the Engineer Agent in charge the part
of the United States Said portions may be
lions lO3 and no. but tine precise point of beginning aud
ending cannot be determined until the contractors
at work shall have finished their contracts
l. Said Road TO be opened for width of % to 100
feet may be required that is ali trees brush &c
to be cut down within this width.
Z centre strip, OF such width as may be required,
to be thoroughly grubbed and cleared Tor the cut
close to the ground and cleared may be ordere the
holes to be filled up and the knobs leveled off.
g. The roadway in places requiring it to be embarked
to such height may be ordered, to be Is feet
wide on top In places where ordered, these embark.
ments to have foundation of logs laid close together
extending Is feet across the road.
Besides the side bitches, there will be leading
bitches wherever necessary
g. The hills to be reduced to such grade NAV be
quired. -- -
g. Bridges to be made wherever required to be con-
structed as fOows-The abutments'to be composed of
straight round tmbers at least foot in diameter posed
As foows One timber of such length may be required
probably l6 feet long, laid the road On this
Tor wng-was at each OF its extremities, log to be
notched and to extend back far may he required
generally, probably, about feet. On these wing wall
tmbers another log to extend the roadway and
to be notched said wing wall tmbers and then this
second cross timber, second set of wing wall tmber
De notcned aud so on To the required height The notches
to be SO made that the logs will lie snugy together The
srngers to be in number to be at least ii inches
eer or larger wherever required and to be su
GENTLY to make them lie solid and to sustain properly the
hooring The roadway of The bridge to be II feet wide
and to be made of puncheOns of split hewn stuff at
least three inches thick The wheel to be logs
aated the lower side and effectualy pinned down
as to keep the flooring in pace-the rails posts and
braces to be scantling 4x5.
Culvers will be made wherever REQUIRED They will
extend is feet the road and will be made
least II inches in diameter and sufficiently fated lie
on another The flooring will be split or fatted
stuff least inches thick and will rest on and be Sc
cured to six srngers to be sunk into the abutment logs
s. The kind of timber and other stuff to be used the
bridges, and culverts will be the best which the locality
or vcnage will afford and which the engineer agent
charge will specify. ia
g. The whole construction to be under the direction of
the engineer agent in charge the part the United
States and to be subject to such alterations modi
cations by him the case in his judgment may require
The whole work will consist OF TWO SECTIONS the
one to extend from, possibly Mile Station lO3
half miles north of and beyond Snake River on
rected line to Mile Station la, old line, twelve miles
north of and beyond Kettle River Except bridge over
Kettle River;) whole distance being thirty-two miles
more o eSs te other 10 extend from the 144th mile
station to the 10th mile station, distance twenty
miles, more or less
PropOsers will bid follows
]! For cutting down, grubbng and clearing the center
strip or roadway, including the filling up of the small
holes and eveling off the hocks small knolls by the
acre. "
. For cutting the timber and brush in the roadway
close to the ground including the filling up of small holes
and leveng off the hlocks small knobs by the acre
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centre strip or roadway, by the acre.
The earth work Ito be paid for but once either as
embankment or excavation, may be deemed equ
table by the cubic yard follows: Surprising to
be thrown immediately up and properly on the
road I'd The increase upon said bid every 100 feet
OF haul
s. The corduroying logging of the causeways by the
rod of ICY feet lengthwise of the road.
g. The timber in the bridges and culvers the foot in
length of each pieces the flooring by the square surface
foot the railing by the foot in length of the rails posts
and braces all measured in the structure.
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and to be commenced imme datey after the awarding
| of the contract.
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible
bidder, and in case he should decline the contract
or fail to sign the contract after due notice that his bid
has been accepted the reserved granting the con-
tract to the next lowest responsible bidder
verse for proposals The right also reec
ting any unreasonable or informal bids Approved
to be given if required.
The contracts to be subject TO the approval the Sec
rotary of War. ..
Persons desiring to bid referred to the Office of the
undersigned for further particulars.
The proposals should be endorsed Proposals for Point
Douglas and ST. Louis River Road
J. H. SIMPSON Capt. Corps Topl Enrrs
Office Gen'l Govt Roads, Ter. Min, st. Paul June 2s
1900. July2d1t-w4t