The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-07
Koau Comtracts.
ROAD CONTRACTS.


COVERNWENT moan CONTRACTS.
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SEALED PROPOSALS. will be Teeel'eo oy .ne ui'
~ der.igned, through the fost Omcs, OF o.helwise,
ill 10 o'clock on the 14th day Of May next, lor
the opening and construction OF SO m1cn o! inc
A, may be Designated by the Engineer or Agent in
charge on the part OF the United states
l. SAID ROAD 10 ne opened Tor width OF from 70 70
loo eet as may be required that is all trees, brusn
&C., 10 Dc cut down within this width
2 A centre strip OF such width az may be required,
allied up, and the snolIs eveled OF:
g. The roadway, In places requiring IT, TO be emoank
"a TO such height rs may be ordered, ana 10 De 10
ieet wide on top In places where ordered these en-
baukments to have foundation OF logs lad close TO-
gether and extending eighteen feet across the road
Besides the side bitches. there will be ieadins-oh
bitches wherever necessary.
s. The hills to be reduced to such grade rs may he
required 49,.
OF small spans to be constructed follows: The aout
ments 10 be composed of straight round TIMERS, AT
least one loot M diameter disposed as 9i,ows nc
umDer OF such length as may be required, Pf"oao 10
eet iohg, 10 De iad across the ROAD. "" .s, oi "e
walls at each OF its extremities log 10 De ho1chea
and to extend back as far as may be REQUIRED generally
PROBABLY ABOUT icet On ihese wihS-"a .imoels, an
oheI Jog 10 EXTEND sSioss .he anu ~ NC
ed on said wing tmOers; ana then on TINS second
notCheu ana SO on 10 the required heisht ne
70 DC so maze that the logs Will ne snusiy toeether'
me sngers 10 De iour IN numpel 10 DC AZ icas' ~
iuSues IN oianeteI, or larger Wherever iequ Gu, anu
W oe ne..eo sIhcenuy 70 maAo uein no u au "
.an PROPERTY 'he nooIne. me roaawaS VI e 9!oSe
DC AZ zee. Woe, ana 10 DC made OF =, sp'
guards to be logs atted on the lower side and so eec
.Saiy pinned ao"h as 10 keep inc nooIns IN PaoeC
shs Ess Ia,posts ah0 braces 10 ne scanning oy D.
Inc oridee over fiatte RIVER VIII DO VI pine OF
wn.e ga. OF gooa qusnty, VIII nave thIee spans %
lows: Ihe aoutments will be s,mpe trestss or oens
comPo,eu VI sli piece ~ oy ~ 10 DC ueu W oaSA
pc 80 IS ~ 70 .ne ea1.n, .hIee pos -, on.
1ap Ty ~ .ne sil piece oeing sumcieny os " al
INV soPo Oe.m 20 DC 'e. INTO .ne si a. ;u ;,
.h nS ;,, ~;. PS S,h .n. ipn % nv ,s Two
sacn o. -, .I piece OF me proper ensa os TO- %
posts IL by H. cap IL by H. and two braces oy -
@ PoH 10 S 80 III " oe o'e en- u3 ah ' IT.
senue !. ~ ~, Ie' INTO 'ne sill anu .nt pos' ;m
t C.. go -, VI =" p'eoe r " hr 3 ,,J
a.,ha U"S p.H.eu Un ;op u S am ',n.n, ;n h
nIs"n.d ;,h a;eh I.. INC nnnchsnns - sn.,a;,
.S % inc noolihe 70 DC .nIee nca pah " s, sp
sh. wb".nard s ~. .mrsd ~ 10 aonr;na
S,hs suau. uy >, wen seSuIe9 W ,"s Ieee e.
noo1oe amount OF umOer Ieduiteu VIII oe 1000 '"'-
nne set; Oh Jumper, Sizo ieei ooard measure; r.o
Iii CNe I 20 VIII oe mads wherever ,equ s neS =,
VIII eAteno 10 ieet across the roaa, anu viii DC ,aue "a
Iogs ieast IL ihches iii diametei anu suHCehy MAJ.
.ea 20 ile ON one anoher. Inc noorg VIII De OF sp.
VI ns.'eu STUN al iedst hches 'ch, anu wiz res, vi
eno oe secured 10 SIX sngers 10 De SUNK INTO Inc aDu'
mSht logs. .
e Timer anG Gnst STUN 70 De u ,s IN
oIMse" aha IN cuiVeits, VIII De the Dest winch 'ne 10
caty or siclnase Will anord ana winch 'he engineer
Ok agens IN charge VIII specify.
~ Inc whoie construction 10 De under the orectioh
engineer or agent In charge on the part OF the
United states, and to be subject to such alterations
ana modncatons by MIN as the case IN MS judgment
may require. -
Inc whole work Will be divided INTO -FOUR sections
Inc nrst, or Pont Douglas section, 10 extend from
ron Dougias TO stake u at the loot OF the hed ROCK
oau Hcsine, within .wo mnes VI ealn. lau, ". us
lance OF nineteen and hall miles, more or less the
second or ST. Anthony Section to the 63th mile STA
on IN the vicinity OF Gates distance Oh % miles, tne
fourth or Fort Ripley Section to extend from the SD
mile station at atab to Fort Ripley, distance OF
81 miles. the Bridge Section will be the bridge over
Platte River, Depue's. The probable amount to
DC expended will be, ON the Point Douglas section
S3,0O0 on the St. Anthony Section, S3,IOO on the
Fort Ripley section, $4,000 all more or less as may
be found expedent. On the Bridge over Platte River,
rs much as will be required
Each Section will be bid for separately follows
L. For cutting down, grubbing and clearing the cen
ter strip, roadway including tho filling up of the