The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-11-02

The Contract between the State of Colo
RADIO and The Denver. Northwestern and
Pacific Raiwsy cG ssssny. rs asd h.qs
Of provided. shall have been executed,
The Tunnel Commission. In the name OF
shall enter into = contract with some
duly qualified person. corporation. Assoc
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herein provided for; the contract may bs
let to one or more persons. corporations.
the one contract or the several contracts
shall provide for the construction OF the
entire tunnel and for .s fns
are 80 let they shall be let upon the
same day and provide for the compile
ton of said tunnel on the same DAY.
vide for the construction and compile
tion OF said tunnel and the necessary
approaches thereto upon plans and speei,,
commission and accordins 10 the provis-
ions OF this Act. for a sum not to sI I,
coed four millions Of dollar , which R anal,
at not less than their face value. The
said contractor or contrastG no,d shs ~
payment Of said construction and all
parts thereof at not less than their face
value. and not otherwise: ana sara con
Ing payments in said bonds only for
| work an the same has been completed.
month FOR ninety per cent Of the con-
tract price for work completed dur nn c .me
| tIficates of the Supervising Engineer 70
said Tunnel commission; the ten Per
S com as provided herein shall DO
| paid to the contractor entitled thereto'
when the contract shall have peen CON- Tin-
nei Commission. The bonds so to be Is
sued and delivered to said contractor or
f f1ii Tor the construction Of said tunnel.
| subject to the conditions In this ACT I'M
posed and said tunnel bonds 80 used s ior
| nanses herein provided for shall at the
time and before the delivery thereof have
pons removed therefrom. and any other
interest accrued on any such bond or
bonds shall before the delivery De cree, SIea-
such contract or contracts must provide
| thnt any and all persons employed or
sns ;snns II S " N aaa
except such men as may apply OF their
voiition shall be directly II Ky e Goapsdo
Free Empioyment offices created and es.
tabiished by the State of Colorado ana
hours out OF every twenty-four ho9rs
shall be and constitute days work lor
any and all of such person., 10 o,o EN- r.
about or in Connection with said tunnel.
and that all miners. muckers; trammsrs.
m men narpenaers timbermen. electricians.
nnd ali other workmen of any nature.
kind or description shall receive az COM.
Pemrs az above provided not less than the
waxes paid for similar work in the Grip
Psdo. and in no event shall any Of these
employees receive less than three Cxs.cSl
dollars per day, in tunnel oonos ano n uns
Contractor shall reoeeh t"eh ~ nv
less than par.
such contract or contracts shall also
prov,ae that every effort win he made to
provide for the most ,, c0H p and about the
tnnnei and its approaches and all build
inxs, structures. tents: camps , or S 81 or
Thers tni wors
for recreation, or pleasure ana ehat ne
opposition will BE- offered or Gos.aG az
the Commissioner Of Mines or the Labor
CommissIoner may deem necessary or oe-
5sse Of d tss or osh.r
by the employees In and about their Work
labor and that they vii ~ sSe lea
work and work places. buildings. mschin-
s tiTs s eRterprise from Il. cemmsnesmsn.
to its completion. The further form 1a,. ano
terms Of said contract s Win ~ sac sstepmned
BY the Tunnel commlsson, which d sn snr
require a good and sufficien,f nonr TOT
the faithful performance OF all contracts
Sec 7. The salaries Of the s eSI TMn-
j naf Commisnion as herein provided.
shall be paid from n time ies 10 than the face
value thereof: and none OF said pono az
shall be negotiated. issued or DISPOSED 81 81
by the Tunnel Commission except As II"
this Act provided.
Sec. 8. The said tunnel shall never be
used in whole or In part for the a. aiv az
Eastern Slope of the Continental Divide
for domestic, irrigation. manniactuIink'
storage, power. or commercial purposes.
This Act st T. ssf re- fop
biennial regular general election ana
sssn a mot Vote the
provided in Section ! of Article Of the
Constitution OF the State OF colorado
against this Act shall deposit IN the pal al
lot box a ticket whers con. shall ns Pa'n nro.
OF the State, BY eonstrus.ine 2 tunnel inns.
F PEAK. a spur Of the Rocky Mountain.. to
and an Act to Of
tho State. by constructing a tunnel IN
DE- and through the base Of James Peak:
used for public or seni-public purposes"
and shall Indicate his or her approval or
rejection Of tho proposNionn oy .r p.aS,ns
The vote cast for the adoption or re.
lection of said Act shall be canvasseo
and the result determined in the manner
provided by the laws of the State OF
| Colorado for the canvass of votes Tor
Representatives in Congress-
Filed in the office of the Secretary Of
State this Fifth day of June, A. D. WI
In Testimony whereof. have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
| Great Seal OF the State of Colorado. at
| the City of Denver, this First day OF
| October, A. d. 1912.
+ JAMES B. PEARCE.
| TSEAL1 Secretary Of State.