The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-05-11
asst iron washers used In the bridge, by the

The truss portion of this bridge, exclusive Of the
holsters the extremes by the thousand feet Of um
Der. board measure, built in the truss portion.
g The trese portion. inclusive ofihe holsters, and
treste pier of main BRIDGE by the thousand feet of um
Der board measure, built in the trestle portion.
g. The bolts, inclusive of the nuts, used in the
portion of the bridge, by the pound.
A. The cast iron washers, by the pound.
The snake River Bridge to be completed by the LIST of
September next The Kettle River Bridge by the LIST OF
The contract will be given the lowest responsible
bidder the two Bridges, and in he should de-
cline or fail to sign the contract after due notice that his
bid has been accepted the right reserved of grant,
ing the contract to the next lowest responsible bidder
or to re-advertise for proposals Bonds will be given
if required.
The contract will be subject to the approval of the
Secretary of War;
The proposals should be endorsed proposals for
Bridges Snake and Kettle Rivers"
J. II. SIMPSON,
Capt. Corps Topl Eng'rs.
Office Genl Govt Roads, ct. Paul, MIMI, April 10,
1855 ltdawtilmayl
MORE GENERAL GOVERNMENT
ROAD CONTRACTS.
Il through the Post Office, otherwise, till IL O'Clock
A. NJ. the 23d day Of May next, Tor the cOnstruc
MENDOZA AND WABAsHA ROAD,
Between Mendoza and Mile Station 54, north of and
near Wells creek, may be designated by the Engi
neer or Agent in charge Oh the part of the United
States.
/. Said road to be opened for width of from 25 to
66 feet may be required that is, all trees, brush,
| &c, to be cut down within this width.
2 A centre strip of such width as may be required,
to be thoroughly grubbed and cleared the holes TO be
! filled up, and the knobs eveled of.
s. The roadway, in places requiring it, to be embank-
ed such height may be ordered and to be 10 feet
wide top. In places where ordered, these embank-
mens to have foundation of logs laid close together
and extending Ia feet across the road.
T. Besides the side bitches, there will be leading-of
bitches whereve necessary.
S. The hills to be reduced to such grade may be
required.
s. Bridges to be made wherever required, and to be
| ted
RIVER, as follows The abutments to be compo-
sed of HATED timbers, at least one foot thick dis
posed follows One timber of such length as may be
required probably 6 feet long, TO be laid across the
road On this, for wing walls at each of its eNtre-
timber be notched and to extend back as far as
may be required generally, probably, about feet
On these wng-wall timbers, 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 mbers to be notched, ana so
Oh &c the required height The strngers, which may
also be iatted tmbers, will be from IL to IA inches
thick be i'll number and properly pinned 20 the abut
ments The roadway of the bridge to be IL feet wide
and to be made of puncheons OF split or hewn sul al
least inches thick the side rails posts and braces to be
scanting by 5. The wheel-guards to be log twelve
inches in diameter atted its lower side, and so ei
ecually pinned down TO keep the flooring in place
In cases where piers arc necessary they VIII De
simple bents" tresles composed of sill, posts
cap, and braces, and if required, an inclined ceen-
der or beam, let into the sill and posts The tlmbers
will be squared, IL by IL, with the exception OF the
. sill which will be fatted II by l6
7. The bridge Vermion River to be one OF from
SO to 90 feet spans have two trusses each 10 feet high
roadway IL feet wde the whole to be built principal
" offrom to inch plank arranged in chords, posts
and braces all of which be fastened together by
inch tree-nails pins. The flooring to be three
inch plank, well spiked down. The abutments to be
simple restles properly banded together The amount
of lumber required in the superstructure will be 2O0O
feet board measure, or less The amount OF tim
Der required in the abuments will be 5000 eet board
measure more less The number of pins 400, more
or less the number of spikes and bolts, as many as
be required The superstructure will be pine OF
good quality, free from sap shakes, dead knots, or
any mperfeCtiOns calculated to diminish its strength
durability. The pins must be white or burr oak OF
the best quality, and well seasoned. The abutments
may be OF pine white oak, red elm rock el or black
= walnut
: 8. Culverts will be made wherever required they
will extend eighteen feet the road, and will be
made of logs at least twelve inches in diameter, anu
sufficiently atted to lie on one another the flooring
" will be of split fatted stuff, at least three inches
thick, and will rest and be secured to six srngers
5 to be sunk into the abEtment logs.
9. The kind of timber and other stuff to be used III
the bridges and cnlvers, Except bridge over Vermio
River provided for above) will be the best which the
locality vicnage will Afford and which the engineer
or agent in charge will specify.
10. The whole construction to be under the
direction oth- Engineer Agent in chars on the part
of the United States, and to be subject to such acra-
tons and notifications by him the case IN his Jug
, ment may require.
The whole work will be di-ided into two sections.
The first section be called the Mendoza Section,
to extend from Mendoza to the Cannon Piver, dis
lance of 36l miles, more or Less and te include the
bridge the VermilIion River.
The second section, to be called the Red Wing Sec
tion extend from the Cannon River to the Saith mile
station about half mile north of Wells creek, dis
lance Of l71s miles; and to exclude the bridges and
probably the earth work present under contract at
e Cannon River and Hay creek marsh.
The probable amount to be expended on each section
will be $4,000 less, may be found expedient.
g Each Section will be bid FIR separately, by name, as
d follows
l. For cutting down, grubbing and clearing the
ter strip roadway, including the filling up of the
small holes and leveng off the hillocks small knobs
c by the
For cutting down the and brush outside of the
r centre strip or roadway, by the acre
The earth work ito be paid for but once either as
embankmeni excavation, may be deemed most
equitable) by the cubic yard, follows ls Suppos-
ing to be thrown Immediately up and properly level
led the road. Cd. The increase upon said bid for
every hundred feet of haul.
4. The cOrduroying logging of the causeways, by
the rod Of Is u feet lengthwise of the road.
s. The timber in the bridges and Cuverts Except the
bridge over the vermilion hereafter provided or by
the foot in length of each piece the flooring by the
square surface foot the railing by the foot i'll length OF
the rails, posts and Braces all measured in the src-
lures.
6. The timber and lumber in the bridge Vermil
lion River in the Mendoza Section by the thousand feet
board measure, built and measured in the struc ture-
The bolts by the pound.
Each Section will be completed by the 3Oth Septem-
her next; the work to commence Immediately after
. the awarding of the contract.
The contract will be given to the lowest responsible
bidder on each section, and in case he should decline
the contract or fail to sign the contract after due notice
his bid has been accepted the right is reserved
granting the contract the next lowest responsible
bidder, or to advertise for proposals Approved bonds
to be given if required.
The contracts will be subject to the approval of the
Secretary Of war.
Persons desiring to bid referred the Office OF
the undersigned for further particulars.
The proposals should he endorsed "Proposals for
!, Wabasha and Mendoza ROad.'
~ ~ J.H SIMPSON,
= Capt. Corps TOp1 Eng'rs.
Office Genl Supt Gov'nt Roads,
Min. Ter, ST. Paul, April 20, 1855. 26-dltwtd