Morris tribune., 1914-04-24
Official Business of the County
Commissioners.


The following bids on 10 inch cor
sgugated culverts for both roads on
track, any station in the county were
~5pened and read:
Ludenia & Trip :. :. :. $16S.4S
Jones Lumber Co. ;. :. 1885
Berger Mfg. Co. -. :. :. 1882
Russell Grader Co, Open Hearth
steel :. :. :. >. lo9s7S
Ac1d proof Steel ;. :. :. :. 1885
Lyle Corrugated Culvert Co. Amer
1can Ingot Iron, metal No. /, 227.46
Metal No.2 lO6l4
Metal No. 3 :. :. ). 1901
Northfield Iron Co., Open Hearth
- :. E. lO2ll
Acid Proof Copper steel ;. !. 1924
superior Iron :. >. .. 1881
After considerable discussion, and
On motion made and seconded, the
contract was awarded Ludenia &
Tripp for the sum of $16S.4S, subject
80 the approval of the highway Commf
sion.
The following bids for the con-
@struction of State roads Nos. 5 and
a were received and read:
Philip J, Haley, State Road No. 5,
Job complete from station No. $50 to
Mo. SO3 less culyerts, $2,903.36.
s. Loher job complete from station
No. $50 to SOS less culverts, $4,S75.6O
S. Loher, state road No. job COM
2niete from station No. 0 to station
NO. 265, less culverts :. :. 3,492.O1
On motion made and seconded, Phil
IN J. Haley was awarded the contract
Scr constructing state road No. from
station No. $50 to No. SOS for $2.sO3.3 Sc
Gess culverts9 the work to be com
apieted on or before Nov. Is, 1914.
On motion made and seconded, S.
-4zoher was awarded the contract for
constructing state road No. from
station No. o to station No. 265 (lesss
vteulverts) for s3,492.O1, the work to be
completed on or before Nov. Is, 1914.
On motion made and seconded, F.
II. Tomlin and G. E. Roth were "a
warded the contract for building all
concrete culyerts on State road No.
5 from station No. 0 to station No 303
and ON state road No Z between Don
znelly and Moose Island from station
No.. 0 to station No. -265, for the
sum of $780,
On motion made and seconded 8
road drags were purchased from the
Lyle Corrugated Culvert Co., for
sthe sum of $175.50 F. o. B., Morris.
On motion made and seconded,
Steve Sax was employed as supt. of
road dragging system at salary Of
$4,000 per month for period of
seven months beginning April 10th,
he to furnish team and wagon and have
charge of the general maintenance of
all state roads, making contracts for
dragging ETC., pursuant to bulletin
No. 13 of state Highway Commission.
On motion made and seconded the
following appropriations were made
from the road and bridge fund out Of
7eounty's allotment received from
the state: Twp of Morris on the road on
the south line of secs 1929 and 80 s40O
Twp. Baker between secs "a and 95.
5000. Twp. Moore south line of sec.
; and 6, $3.50. Twp Horton east
line of secs 10 and Is, $500. Twp.
Darnen east line of sec. 27,$SOO City
OF Morris, to be expended outside ci-
~ limits, west line of sec. 2 and
north line of sec. 4, Twp 124, Rg AZ,
$500. All work to be done under the
rules and regulations of the State
Highway Commission.
On motion made and seconded
Fred Judkins was employed as fore
man of the maintenance system at a
salary of $3.50 per day when the
work is so located that he is able to
board at home, and $500 when away
from home.
The following persons signified
their willingness to drag state roads
after each rain or whenever needed,
at SOC. per mile, the county to fur
n1sh the drags: Fred Kussatz. l..
L. Hanse, John Nelson and Ed. Nc
Nally. The supt. of the road drag
ging system was instructed to enter
anto contracts with the above named
persons and enough others to fully
care for all state roads during the
year 1914
On motion made and seconded, the
board adjourned
F. E. Ware
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