Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-06-21
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AEALEO FhOfSyNAAS Will BE- received by ths
~ undetsignfd throt2 n the Post Office, o. other
wise. ~ 70 o'stsk the 18Th day of Jun.
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ROAD, Wing het3een 81 Anthony Falls and Mil.
Ssa'in 81. il iha viriay &c nf Gates distance i,
IS miles. exreItirs finished portions. as may be de-
sisnated ~ ahe or gent il charge % The
I. Said read 10 ibe ApSnedv CT i width Of from
Is to 100 feet, As may required tina, is, all trees
brush, etc !. ~ be cnf s,svn within this width.
z. centre strip ii such width ak NAV be reuuir.
ed. 70 he ,hproaghly grrtAed md cleared. Tor the
trees cut close NJ the grnaod and cleared AZ may "
ord-red) the holes to Be filed up, ard the knoll level
ed o6.
5. The roadway, in places requiring II, to he EN-.
banked to such height he ordered. aud to be
ii feet wide top. In places where ordered, these
cmhankments To have foundation Of logs laid clse
together, and exrnding IS feet across the rad.
A. Resides the side diiches, there will he leading
of bitches wherever necessary
g. The hills t. he reduced to such a grade IA NAV
be required. TIA
g. bridges 10 be made wherever required, and
those to be constructed as fnllnws - s.5s5 .@ n
The abutments 10 lie composed Of straight round tim
lIer. at art f,nt 10 diameter, Disposed flnws
Or tiaer of such length az may be required, pro-
badly 16 feet long to he laid across the road. On
this, for wing WALLS at each of its extren,es log
to be nntchrd aud &, exten, back az far as may he
required, gene ally probably NIB, ut feet On these
wing wall ti,nbers another Ing To extend across the
roadway, and 10 be notched on said wing wall tim
beers and then this second iimter, second
set 81 wing walled iimhere ~ be no,ched, and 40 oa
to the required height the no,ches tn he 40 made
that the logs win lie fnyly tg-thrr. The strngers
to he fur IL number "a he al lest Ia inches in ti
ametrr larger wherever required aud ID be natte1
sufficiently IL make hem lie solid and 10 sustain pro.
perly The h,nring The roadway &c the Bridge 10 he
II feet wide, and IL be made 0f pnncheons Of spill,
or hewen stuff al least three inches thick the wheel
guards l., BE- logs atr ,n the lower side and 40 eec.
tuaily pinned down as 10 keep the flooring IN MACE
che rails, rail psts and Braces u be scantng s.
3, Z. Culverts will i. made wherever 8rysrni,rd :
thew viii extend eighteen fres arross she rad aud
viii be nal e l,gS j! Ieasttweye inches IN liare-
ter and snci inty fait..d to lie ~ enc ano,her the
fosring via be s 4i;t or Aat,td s,a, III ien.sshsee
inches thick and will rpst on and he secured 10 six
ssringeys Ia be sank into the abntment logs ss
g. The kind Of thinker and other stuff d ~ nseri
in Bridges and Culverts, will lie the hest which the
locality or viciuage win Afford and which the Eug-
inerr or Agent in charge will srecify. s.
g. The Whole CONSTRUCTION 10 he under the direc-
t;nn IL the Engineer ar Agent in charge on the rart
Of h United States and 10 I've subject e. such alter
atoms and notifications by him as the case in Il
Judgment NAV require.
-. For eating dawn. eruhh;ns and clearing the
centre strip or vadway inclsl;no the filing m ~
the small hole. and levrns off the hillocks Or small
2. For cut,ing the timber and brush IL The road,
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