The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-23
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE
ROAD CONTRACTS.

PROPOSALS. will be received by the undersigned
L through the Post Office, otherwise, till IL O'Clock
struction of so much of the
SWAN RIVER AND LONG PRAIRIE ROAD.
AS be designated by the engineer agent in charge
OH the part of the United States.
l. Said road to be cleared and grubbed to such
width (probaby 10 feeD as may be required
ed to smch he~6t as he o4derrd and to he ~ seet
wide on top In places where Orderes, these embank-
ments to have foundation Of logs laid close together
3. Besides the side bitches, there will be leading-of
bitches wherever necessary
4. The hills be reduced such grade as may be
required
5. Bridges to be made wherever required, and TO be
constructed as fOlows THE abutments to be compo
sed of round tmbers at least foot in diameter dis
posed follows One timber of such 9Th may he
required, probably is feet long, be laid the
road. On this, for wing-was. each of its extremi-
may be req, ired, generally. probably about feet
On these wngwail timbers, another log to extend
across the roadway and TO be notched on said wing
wall timbers and then OH this second crOss-timber, a
second OF wing wall lnters TO be nOtched, and so
&c the required height. The stringers to be IN
number to be at least IA inches in diameter or larger
wherever required, and be fatted sufficiently to
make them lie solid and to sustain properly the flooring
The roadway Of the bridge 10 be IL feet wide, and to be
made Of puncheons of split or hewn stuff, at least
inches thick The whee-guards TO be legs hatted on
the lower side, and effectually pinned down as TO
keep the flooring in place In cases where piers will
be necessary they will he simple bents trestes CON-
posed Of a sill, posts cap and braces, and if
qured inclined defender or beam, let into the sill
and the posts The sill must be hatted, at least its
lower side All the other pieces may be of round tim.
her, Clipped. however to degree necessary to make
the joints 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 l6 feet the road and will be made
Of logs at least IL inches in diameter and sufficiently
fatted to lie on a other. The flooring will be O
fitted stuff at least inches thick and will rest
be secure, 10 sringers to be sunk into abutment logs
Z. The kind Of timber and other stuff TO be used il
the bridges and cuverts will be the best which the 10
cay will aaord, and WHICH the engineer or agent il
charge will specify.
S The whole construction be u der the direction
Of he engineer agent in charge on the part of The
United states, and be subject such alterations
snd notifications by him the case in his judgment
may require.
The whole amount of money to be expended on thu
road will he the amount of the appropriation, $4,000
reservg only SO much may be necessary to defra,
! the ex penscs Of superintendent and engineering
, PropOsers will bid as follows: L. For the clearing
and grubb the road, including the filling up OF tns
small holes and evclling off lhe hiliocks or small Aho
by the :,
! q For the cutting the trees, brush &c, even with
the ground in the roadway and clearing the same, clu
sive the filling OF the small hoies ana eVeihg oA
he hilIocks or small knobs by the acre.
g. The earth work ito be paid for but once, either a
e"uitahe) b, the cubic yard follows: LIST. suppos
ing il to thrown Immediately up and properly level
led on the road 3D. The increase upon said bid, 10
every hundred feet of haul
a. The corduroy ing logging Of the causeways, b.
the rod of l6 l-2 feet lengthwise 81 the road.
S. The timber in the bridges and cuverts by the foo
in length OF each piece the flooring by The square sur
face the railing by the foot in length OF the rails
posts, and braces all measured in the structures.
g. right is reserved to the United States Of reus
ing either accepting both bids under heads and
reference to clearing grubbng and cutting down eve
with The ground, specified under said heads the OF
ject being require one or boh may be found mos
advan ageous to the public.
Z. The whole wo,k to be completed, under the cor
tract, BIZ the 18th July next.
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible
bidder whole work under this letting and in
he should decline the contract fail sign the COZ
tract after due notice that his bid has been accepted
the right is reserved of granting the contract to III
next lowest responsible bidder to re-advertise fo
proposals.
The shall be subject to the approval Of tn
Secretary Of War. 80
Persons desiring bid referred TO the Office Of tn
, undersigned, for any further information.
The proposals should be endorstn "Proposals "a
Swan River and Long Prairie Road"
/ J.H. SIMPSON,
i Capt. Corps Topl Eng'n
Office General Govt Roads, Window House, 81
Paul, MINI. Teri. Jan. 30, 1855. wtillmsU