The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-19
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MORE GENERAL Government
-- ROAD CONTRACTS.


80 SEALED
DROPosALs win be received by the undersigned
A. n. the Esd day of May next, for the construc-
MENbOTA AND WABAsHA ROAD,
Between Mendoza and Mile Station "a, north of and
near Wells creek, may be designated by the Engi-
neer or Agent in charge on the part of the United
States.
/. Said road to be opened for width Of from Is to
6s feet, may be required that is all trees, brush,
&c, to be cut down within this width.
2. centre strip Of ssch width as may be required,
to be thoroughly grubbed and cleared the holes be
filled up, and the knolls leveled Of.
). The roadway in places requiring II, to be embank
ed such height may be ordered and be 10 feet
wide on top In places where ordered, these embank
ments to have foundation of logs laid close together
and extending IL feet across the road.
Besides the side bitches, there will be leading-of
bitches wherever necessary.
S. The hills to be reduced to such grade as may be
required.
S. Bridges to be made wherever required, and to be
constructed, excepting Bridge over YER MILLION
RIVER, a. follows The abutments to be cOmpO-
sed Of aa.ted tmbers, at least one foot thick dis
required probably Is feet long, to be laid the
road. On this, for wngwa at each of its extremi
ties timber to be notchsd and 70 extend BACK as iar as
On these wing tmbers, another timber TO extend
across the roadway, and to be nOtched on said wing
wall tmbers and then on this second crOss-timber,
second set Of wing wall timbers be nOtched and
on to the required height. The stringers, which may
also be fatted mbers, will be from IL to IA inches
ments. The roadway Of the bridge to be IL feet wide,
and TO be made of puncheons of split hewn stuff
inches thick the side rails posts and braces
inches in diameter atted on its lower side, and eff
ectually pinned down 10 keep the flooring in place
In cases where piers are necessary, they will be
cap and braces, and II required, inclined ice-fen
der or beam, let into the sill and posts The tmbers
will be squared, IL by H. with the exception OF the
sill which will be hatted IL by l6.
The bridge over Vermilion River to be one OF from
50 to so feet SPAN have two russes each IL feet high
roadway Is feet wide, the whole to be built principal
y offrom to inch plank, arranged in chords, posts
and braces al of which are to be fastened together by
two inch ree-nals or pins The flooring to be three
inch plank, well spiked down. The abutments to be
simple trestles properly banded together The amount
Of lumber required in the superstructre will be 10000
feet board measure, more or less The amount of tim,
measure, or less. The number of pins AGO. more
or less the number of spikes and bolts, as many as
may be required The superstructure will be pine Of
any imperfeciions calculated diminish its strength
durability. The pins be white or burr oak Of
the best quality, and well seasoned. The abutments
may be of pine, white oak red elm, rock elm or black
walnut.
8. Culverts will be made wherever required; they
will extend eighteen feet across the road and will be
made of logs at least twelve inches in diameter and
sufficiently fatted lie snother the flooring
will be Ofsplit 1atted stuff, at least three inches
thick and will rest ON and be secured to six strngers
to be sunk into the abutment logs.
g. The kind Of timber and other stuff to be used in
River provided for above) will be the best which the
locality vcinage will Afford and which the engineer
or agent in charge will specify.
ID. The whole construction to be under the
direction Ofthe Engineer Agent in charl the
of the United States and to be subject to such atera
tons and notifications by him the case in his judg
ment may require.
The whole work will be di"ided into two sections.
The first section to be called the Mendoza Section,
to extend from Mendoza to the Cannon River, dis
lance Of $50 miles, more or less and to include the
bridge over the Vermillion River
The second section, to be called the Red Wing Sec
ton, to extend from the Cannon River to the Saith mile
station, about half mile Orth of Wells creek, dis
lance Of l7a miles; and exclude the bridges and
probably the earth work present under contract
Cannon River and Hay creek marsh.
The probable amount to be expended on each section
will be $4,000 or less, may be found expedent.
Each Section will be bid for separately, by nae
follows
l. For cutting down, grubbing and clearing the
ter strip or roadway, including the filling up Of the
small holes and leveling off the hocks or small knobs