The New era-leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1911-1912, 1911-08-18
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
OF COUNYT COMMISSIONERS.

PROCEEDINGS OF TAE BOARD
OF COUNYT COMMISSIONERS.
Wheeler S Oak A Igost IL 1911
The board of county commissioners
met in adjourned session with all
members and the county auditor pre-
sent
The minutes of the last meeting
we're read and aprovei and the follow
ling business transacted
The bids for raising of the old
lgradc on the township line between
Bryan and Lawrence townships half
mile east of Wagner were ex ami ned
by the boari. and found the following
proposals submitted
Frank Patton bids 20 1-2 cent per
yard for dirt taken from the hills at
each end Of the grade IA cent per
cubic yald on dirt taken from the bor-
row pits at the sides of the gr ade
Ed Bradley bid 20 cents per cubic
yard on dirt taken from the hills at
each end of the grade IL 1-2 cent per
cubic yard for dirt taken from the
borrwo pits at the sides of the grade
On motion the contract was war ded
to Ed Bradley for the construction Of
said grade according to plans and
specifications on file in the office of
the county auditor
The bids for steel bridge with con-
crete abutnents Mol to 8 nculsive
were examined by the board and the
following proposals found
Ellerma: McLain Construction Co.
bids $5692 90 for the bridges COM
plete
Twin City Bridge Co bids $4898 40
for the bridges complete
Midland Bridge Co bids 1885 90
for the bridges complete
Great Northren Bridge Co bids
$3.50 90 for the bridges complete
Iowa Bridge Co bids $3547 90 for
the briggs complete
Beach Mfg Co bids S3273 60 for
the bridges complete
Hennepin Bridge Go bids $3I91 90
for the bridges complete
Standard Bridge Co bios $l64O OF
for the brides complete
On motion by w F Brazzill and sec
onded by Joseph Lindquist the con-
tract for furnishing of material and
the building of the bridges COM
plete los. to inclusive accordin z
to plans and specification on file in the
Office of the county auditor was award
ed to the Standard Bridge Company
The bids for the excavating and
construction fo Drainage Ditch Mol.
for the drinpaage Of IlCWn Itir
Lake were examined by the board and
the following proposals found
G H Kingsbury bids total um of
$1875 90
Ellerman McLain construction Co
bids total sum of $2l6O 90
The county board consider ed the
bids submitted too high and on mo-
tion all bids were rejected and the
county auditor instructed to adv ertise
tor new bids and to place the time and
place of letting at Wheeler at on e
lo'cl0ck on September 1911
On motion X F Wynia was appoint
ed committee to purchase one ha If
of the necessary land to establish a
highway as petitioned for along the
county line bet ween Charles Mix and
Douglas counties running through Sec
tions and 6 township SO range 65
On motion it was ordered that each
commi ssioner supervise the constiuc-
tio1 of bridges in his particular dis
trict
On motion the following bills were
allowed
K F W"nia perdium COMMITTEES
work and mileage SIS sc
Joseph Lindquist perdi um COM
mittee work and mileage g sc
w F Brazzill perdium committee
work an milege 46 O(
On m ,tion the board adjourned to
meet September 1911
Attest: III G Wilson
County Auditor.
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