The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-28
POINT DOUGLAS AND SAINT LOUIS
RIVER ROAD CONTRACTS. :

POINT DogGLAs AH1 SAINT LOUIS
y dersigned through the Post Office, till 10 O'Clock
A. M, 2and February next, for the construction
POINT DOUGLASS AND SAINT LOUIs,RIvER ROAD
Between mile post 70 and the mouth of st. Louis kver
as may be designated by the engineer or agent charge
on the part of the United States. 'tsdf =
l. said road to be cleared and grubbed to such width
probably is feet as may be required. 9--er o..
9 The roadway in places requiring it to be embarked
to such height may be ordered and be 1S feet
wide on top. In places where ordered these embank-
ments foundation OF logs laid close together and
extending Is feet across the road
8. Besides the side dtches there will he lee ing-of
a. The hills to be reduced to such grade as may be re-
quired. .l3Ge- rC
structed as foows-The abutments TO be composed of
round tinbes least foot in diameter disposed
follows: timber of such length may be required,
probably l6 feet long, to be laid across the road On this
for wing wallis at each of its extremities log to be
notched and to extend back far be required
generally, probably, about feet. On these wingwa
tn1bers another log extend the roadway and
notched said wing wall timbers and then this
timber second set of wing wall timbers to
be notched the required height The string
ers be in number least IA inches in dame
ter larger wherever required and to be Halted su1
GENTLY to make them lie solid and to sustain properly the
flooring The roadway of the bridges to be IL feet wide
and to be made of puncheOns of split hewn stuff, at
least three inches thick The wheeguards to be of logs
atted the lower side and edectually pinned down
as to keep the flooring in place.
In where piers will be necessary, they will be SIM
treStieS,
and braces, and if required inclined ice fender
beam, let into the sill and the posts The sill must be
Hat,ed, least its lower side ALI the other pieces
may be of round timber Clipped however, to degree
necessary to make the joints true, and the flooring lie
even Where required, railing by inches will he
made, suitably supported and braced.
e. Culverts will be made wherever required. They will
extend Is feet the road and will be made
least inches diameter sufficiently Aated to lie
another. The flooring will be of split Aatted
stuff at least inches thick, and will and be
cured to six srnpers to be sunk into the abument legs
ind of inbp md %hprS str IN he in tho
bridges and cuverts will be the best which the locality
will afford and which the engineer agent in charge will
: specify
s. The whole construction to be under the direction of
the engineer agent in charge on the part of the United
States and to be subject to such alterations and modiG
cations by him the in his judgment require
d The whole work will be divided into
y TWO SECTIONS,
One to be called the Northern Section, the other tho
e Southern Section.
The northern section will extend from the mouth of the
St Louis River north end of the road towards the
e south end.
5 The southern section will extend from the 18th mile
% miles above Taylors Falls towards the north end
h the road.
: The whole amount of money to be expended on each
section will be, near may be- 81 500, with
the option on the part of the United States, to
pend the remaining balance of the appropriation either
t upon the continuation of the road under either
Kettle River over Snake River or BOTH under another
citing may be deemed most advantageous to the Uni
led States.
Prcposers will bid as follows for each section separately
and will be careful TO specify the particular section for
II which they bid:
+ l. For the clearing and grubbng the road including
the filling of the small holes and evelng the hill
locks small knobs, by the
/ 2 For the cutting the trees brush &c, with the
ground the roadway and clearing the same
N of filling up the small holes eveling off the hocks
D or small knobs by the acre.
s. The earth work Ito be paid for but once either
embankment or excavation may be deemed equi
table, by the cubic yard follows 1st SuppOsngit Il
he be thrown Immediately up and properly leveed
road I'd The increase upon said bid for every 100 feet
lie Of haul
a. The corduroying logging OF the causeways by thu
he rod of 161a feet lenghwse of the road
s. The timber in the bridges and culverts by the foot il
length of each pieces the flooring by the square surface
FOOT the railing by the foot in length of the rails post
and braces, all measured in the structures
he The right is reserved to the United States of refusing
either accepting both bids under heads and 2 in rel
ne to clearing grubbng and cutting down will
the ground specified under said heads the object
o. ing require BOTH may be found most ayan
t.tgcous to the public.
Each section will be completed under the contract b,
the 31st day of July next and in than 81
shall be expended then extension proportion
the additional amount to be expended each sec
ton will be allowed The work to commence immediate
It IL after the awarding the contracts.
The contract will be given tn lowest responsible bic
der each section and in he should decline or ia
ck been accepted the right reserved of granting the
tract to the next lowest responsible bidder
vertise for proposals
The contract will be subject to the approval of the Sec
oo rotary of War.
Persons desiring to bid referred to the Office of tn
undersigned for any further information.
The proposals should be endorsed, Proposals for P
L. Douglas and st. Louis River Road''
.st J. H. SIMPSON,
X Cap. Corps Top'l Eng
ar Office Gen' Govt Roads, Winslow House, st. Pau
" MINI. Teri. Jan. H. 1855.
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