The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-24

sec. o. WITHIN ninety days from the
taking effect of this Act but not until |
the contract between the State OF Colo !
rado and The Denver. Northwestern and |
Pacific Railway Company, It's successors
and assigns as in Sections and here |
Of provided. shall have been executed. |
The Tunnel Commission. in tho name of
and on behalf of the State OF Colorado. |
shall enter into contract with some |
duly qualified person. corporation. asso- |
citation or partnership for the construc-
tion of the tunnel. tracks and approaches |
herein provided for. the contract may be |
let to one or more persons. corporations.
associations, or partnerships, but either
the one contract or the several contracts
shall provide for the construction OF tho |
entire tunnel and for the completion
IRE so let. they shan be let upon the
same day and provide for the compile
tion OF said tunnel on the same day.
Such contract or contracts must pro-
vice for the construction and comple-
tton OF said tunnel and the necessary
appr,',- thereto upon plans and speci-
fcations to be approved by the Tunnel
Commits sion and according TO the provis-
coed four millions of dollars. which shah
be payable in the State. Tunnel Bonds
said contractor or contractors shhn
agree to accept said Tunnel BONDS m
payment of said construction and all
parts thereof at not less than their face
value and not otherwise, and said con-
tract or contracts shall provide for max
ing payments in said bonds only for
and payment may be made by the Tun-
mel Commission on the 10Th, Of each
| tract price for work completed during the
previous calendar month and upon GER
tificates of the Supervising Engineer 10
said Tunnel Commission; the ten per
| cent of contract price withheld by the
| Commission as provided herein SHAH be
paid to the contractor entitled thereto.
pleted in full and accepted by the Tun-
mel Commission. The bonds so to be is
| contractors shall constitute payment in
full for the construction of said tunnel.
subject to the conditions in this Act nm
posed and said tunnel bonds so used ior
the payment OF said tunnel and the ex-
| penses herein provided for shall at the
time and before the delivery thereof have
pons removed therefrom. and any other
interest accrued on any such pond OF
| bonds shall before the delivery be cred
tied upon the coupon next maturihs, I.,lc
Such contract or contracts must provide
that any and all persons employed or
engaged In work and labor In or about
the tunnel or in connection Herewith,
except such men as may apply OF thei.
own volition,, shall be directly empioyeeo peo
through or by means of the COLORADO
Free Employment offices created and es,
tablished by the State of Colorado ana
hours out of every twenty-four hours
shall be and constitute a days work Tor
any and all of such persons so en-
ployed or engaged In such work labor IN
about or in connection with said tunnel.
and that all miners, muckers, trammers.
motormen machine men engineers ms
men carpenters, timbermen, electricians,
and all other workmen OF any nature
kind or description shall receive as COM
emrs Pensat,e as above provided not less than the
wages paid for similar work in the Crip-
pie Creek district of the State OF Coio-
rado. and in no event shall any OF these
| empioyes receive less than three %3.00)
dollars per day. in tunnel bonds, ana me
Contractor shall redeem them at not
less than par.
, sucb contract or contracts shall also
proyioe that every effort will ue made to
. provide for the most complete and effeo-
tive scientific sanitation in and ABOUT tho
inKs, structures. tents, camps or other
places where the persons employed IN or
about the tunnel live. work. or assemp,o met ne
opnosition win be offered or obstacle
! interposed to as frequent inspections an
! the Commissioner OF Mines or .ne - naSo. Ssl
.irab BILE of the tunnel and its Workings,
buildings, dwellings or other places usea
nv the employees in and about their WORK
j or labor and that they will recognize nna ans
i consent to the application of the so-caiied
I factory inspection laws TO any ano ai'
cry. appliances and generally to the en-
Il tire enterprise from It's commeneemeni!
to its completion The fnrtnef efd ior, cnntrac.
tor or contractors shall be determined
: by the Tunnel Commission, which shail
n require EoOd ana Suilieiti. oot.N
I the faithful performance of all contracts
5 Sec. 7. The salaries of the supercis-
! Ing Engineer and Secretary to the Iuh-
; mel Commission. as herein Pro%,aea.
! Tunnel Bonds. at not less than 1he lace taSe
value thereof; and none OF saiu noi'os os
shall be negotiatd. issued or pt disp9sss ss IN IN
Q by the Tunnel Commission eAeep' 80 '
this Act provided.
Sec. s. The said tunnel shall never be
used in whole or in part Ior .ne ~ u'V ~ =
Eastern Slope of the Continental Divide
. for domestic, irrigation. manufacturins'
storage, power. or commercial purposes
Sec. O. This Act is hereby referred 10
, the neonle OF the State of Colorado Tor
. their approval or rejection AZ ths neAs t
biennial regular general election anu
not take effect until IT n. the osopfs as
provided prox y in Section i Of Article v Of the
Constitution of the State OF colorado
Sec 10. Each. elector voting .t It.. sald "a
against this Act shall deposit in the bal, al,
lot box a ticket whereon shall DO Ps'n,su P
, or written the words For an Act 70 pTov -
| under and through the. base Of James s
Peak. spur of the ROCKY M9uhJa,hs; mho n,,r. ~
POSES :" and Against an Act to promote
, and increase the general prosperity Oh
der and through the base OF james Peak
a spur of the Rocky MOUNTAINS. 10 De
| used for public or semi-puohc purpos.9,
and shall indicate his or her approval or
rejection OF tho proposition by placing
cross (x) after one of such sentences
The vote cast. for the adoption OF re, sd
lection of said Act shall be canvassea
and the result determined In the manner
provided by the laws of the State OF
Colorado for the canvass OF votes fof
Representatives in Congress-
Filed In the office Of the Secretary OF
State this Fifth day of Olne. A. d. 1871.
In Testimony Whereof, l have here
unto set nv hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State of Colorado at
the City of Denver, this First day Oh
October, a. d. 1912.
JAMES B. PEARCE,
TSEAI,1 Secretary of State.