The daily Minnesota pioneer., 1855-02-19
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE
ROAD CONTRACTS.

PROPOSALS will be received by the undersigned
i through the rost Office, otherwise, till lO O'Clock
structon Of so much of the
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE ROAD,
AS may be designated by the engineer agent in charge
on the part Of the United States.
!: Said road to be cleared and grubbed to such
width (probably le feeD may be required
2. The roadway in places requiring it, to be embank.
ed such height may be ordered and to be s feet
vide on top. In places where ordere!, these embank
mens TO have foundation of logs laid close together
and extending eighteen feet across the road.
Besides the side bitches, there will be eading-o
dltctes wherever necessary
d The hills to be reduced to such grade as may be
required.
S. Bridges to be made wherever required, and to be
constructed rs OllOws The abutmehts to be compo
sed of round tmbers, least foot in diameter dis
posed follows: One timber Of such ler 9Th may he
required, probably Is feet long, be laid the
road On this wing-walls at each of its extremi-
ties, log to be nOtched and extend back far
may be req ired generally. probably, about feet
On these wins-wai timbers, another log to extend
across the roadway, and to be notched on said wing
wall tinbers and then this second cross-timbeT,
second wing wall tint ers be notched and so
on &c the required height The stringers to be in
number, be least IA inches in diameter larger
wherever required, and to be fatted sufficiently to
make them lie solid and to sustain properly the ooring
The adway of the bridge be IL feet wide, and he
made Of puncheons of split or hewn stuff at least
inches thick The wheel-guards TO be logs Aatted on
the lower sde and effectuay pinned down to
keep the flooring in place. In cases where piers will
be necessary, they will be simple bents trestles
posed of a SILL posts, cap, and braces, and if re-
CURED an inclined lce1ender beam, let the
and the posts. The sill must be atted at least its
lower side. All the other pieces may be Of round tim
her, Chpped, however, to degree necessary to make
the joints true and the flooring lie Where requir
ed, railing by inches, will be made suitably sup
ported and braced.
6. Culverts will be made wherever required. They
will extend Is feet the road, and will be made
of logs at least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently
fatted to lie Oh other. The flooring will be of
ated stuff at least inches thick and will rest and
be secured TO stngers be sunk into sbutment logs.
T. The kind of timber and other stuff 10 be used in
the bridges and culvers will be the best which the To-
cality will a.!Ord and which the engineer agent in
charge will specify.
s. The whole Construction to be urder the direction
the engineer agent in charge the part of the
United States, and to be subject to such alterations
end notifications by him the case in his judgment
may require
! The whole amount of money to be expended on the
road will he the amount of the appropriation, $4,000,
reserving only much be necessary to defray
| the ex penses of superintendence and engineering
Proposers will bid as follows: l. For the clearing
and grubbi the road including the filling up Of the
small holes and levcng off lhe hillocks or small knobs
| by the acre
the ground in the roadway and clearing the same nclu.
sve the filling up Of the small holes and leveing of
| the hlocks small knOls by the acre.
8 The earth work Ito be paid for but once, either
! embankment u excavation, as may be deemed most
ng il TO be thrown Immediately up and properly level
led the road 3D. The increase upon said bid, for
every hundred feet Of haul
A. The corduroy ing or logging Of the causeways, BY
the rod of 16 q feet lengthWise Of the road.
The timber in the bridges and cuverts by the foot
in length OF each piece the flooring by The square
face tOOt the railing by the foot in length OF the rails,
posts and braces; all measured in the structures
g. he right is reserved to the United States of refus
ing either accepting both bids under heads and in
reference to clearing grubbng and cutting down
with The ground, specified under said heads the Oh
ject being to require bOth may be found most
advantageous to the public.
Z. The whole work to be completed, under the con.
tract, by the 18th July
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
tract after due notice that his bid been accepted
right is reserved OF granting the contract to the
next lowest responsible bidder re-advertise fol
proposals.
The contract shall be subject the approval of the
Secretary Of War.
Persons desiring to bid referred the Office of the
undersigned, for any further information.
The proposals should he eIdorsi n proposals fol
Sv an Rin er aud Long Prairie Road"
| J. H. SIMPSON,
Capt Corps Topr Eng'1
Office General Govt Roads, Wiaslow House, ST.
| Paul, Minn. Teri. Jan. 80, 1855. wulmaSx