The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-25
md specifications. Motion carried.

and specifications. Motion carried.
The Beard adjourned to the Com
missioners room for the purpose OF
examining plans and specifications of
bridges.
On motion the Board adjourned to
| O'Clock p. m.
Afternoon Session.
Board was called to order at ]
o'clock p. m, by Chairman A. j. Cur
tbs.
All members present.
At two O'Clock the bids were pub
licly opened by the Chairman and
the following bids were on file:
Standard Bridge Co.. of Omaha,
Neb.
Monarch Engineering Company Of
Falls City, Neb.
Ward & Weighton. Audubon, Iowa.
Pioneer Bridge Company, Mitchell,
S. D..
On motion the board accepted the
bid of the Pioneer Bridge Company
of Mitchell, theirs being the lowest
bid.
On motion the Board accepted the
bid of Ward & Wcighton OF Audi
bon, Iowa. ON the Luten Arch type
OF concrete bridge, theirs being a
patented plan and therefore they
were the only bidder on said plans.
On motion the Beard instructed
the Chairman to sign contract with
Ward & Weighton for the construc-
ton of any of the Luten type of
bridge that the county may see fit
to construct during the ensuing year.
On motion the board adjourned to
8 O'Clock a. M.
Tuesday, April 9, 1912.
Board called to order at 8 o'clock
a. m. by Chairman.
All members present.
Moved by Gleeson, seconded by
Jensen that the Arr CLUB of Mitch
ell be granted permission TO erect a
band stand ON the court house
grounds; said stand to be subject to
the approval OF the Chairman of the
Board, \. j. Curtis. Motion carried
unanimously.
On Motion the Chairman was in
%structed TO sign contract for the pur-
chase of a Monarch typewriter for
use in the Registers office.
Commissioner Lehman, who wa:
appointed a committee to inspect site
of proposed bridge as petitioned fo1
between Sections lG and II of Union
Township and between 8 and 10 il
: Union Township made the following
report:
Having inspected the following
: sites would recommend that there b,
constructed between Sections 16 an(
/ II in Union Township a 81 foot riv
eted span bridge with concrete floor
g on abutments or steel pilings ant
f concrete backing. Also a l6 foot re
~inforced concrete bridge between Sec
tion 8 and 10 in Union.
o On motion the Board adjourned t,
o'clock p. M.
Afternoon Session.
g Meeting called to order at 1 o'cloci
!. D. M.
Al members present.
On motion the bond of \. N.Bjod
t strop on bridge contract was approve,
/ and accepted.
d Moved and seconded that the Coun
ty Auditor be instructed to advertis
for bids, for grading and improving
ii as per plans and specifications on file
n five and one-half miles OF road, be
J. ginning at the north end OF Mai
,. street of the City of Mitchell an
If running north TO the southeast COZ
nor OF Section sixteen in TOWNSHIP
J. 104-G0. Motion carried.
/. The Good Roads petition of Lis
bon-Beulah was taken up and on me
10 tlOI tHp county Surveyor WdS II
s. %structod to make a survey of tn
ID road and TO furnish plans and est
v mates of cost Of improving same.
Of On motion the beard adjourned I
l. 9 O'Clock "Wednesday morning.
sr Wednesday, April -, 1912.
o Board called to order at 8 o'cloc
T. a. m. MI members present.
:. Commissioner Gleason, who w;
lie appointed a committee to inspe,
I'd site of bridge as petitioned for b
as tween Sections 6 and Z, 104-60, mac
ne his report and would recommend IL
as construction of a 16 foot reinforce
concrete culvert.
tn On motion tie Board accepted l.
H. port of A.. j. Annis. on site OF birds
petitioned for between Sections
an of Prosper and "a of Lisbon and {
he motion the board ordered the co
I. struction OF Il bridge on said site.
- ON 1nCtjOD CpOtr1cfOr y,