Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-05-28

Stevens County, that the sum of twelve
hundred dollars ($12O0) be and the
same is hereby appropriated from pro-
per funds in the treasury of said Ste
as provided by law, for the construc-
ton of said State Road and the Board
hereby consents to the construction
of the same in accordance with g. the
Highway Commission relating thereto
and that the County Auditor transmit
copy of this resolution to the State
Highway Commission forthwith.
Which resolution was seconded by
Commissioner McNally and upon being
put to a vote was duly adopted.
Whereas s,, Chapter fS2 Of the Session
that the County Board may authorize
the road overseers, foremen and super
intendents of maintenance and con-
borers with teams, time checks for
their labor, on the 18th and last days
of each month for labor and work pre-
viously performed on such work.
county Board De of ste%ens count
that the different overseers and super
intendents of county road work where
issue to the laborers and laborers with
teams, thereon, on the 18th and last
days of each month, time checks as
provided by law, for work performed
may Immediately thereafter be paid by
the County Treasurer of said Stevens
County as provided by law.
Which resolution was Offered by
| Commissioner Gausman, seconded by
| Commissioner Lawler and upon being
put to a vote of said Board was de-
! clared carried.
Motion made and seconded that the
| County Auditor be instructed to for
! ward duplicate resolutions, adopted by
! the Board of County Commissioners OF
| Stevens County on July 10, 1918, re-
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to the State Highway Commission.
Motion made and seconded, the
| County Auditor to issue his warrant
for $11O to John Kreiss and son fol
carpenter work on Porch at Court
House. upon proper approved by F. A
Zahl, Superintendent of Court House.
On motion made and seconded the
Board adjourned to May 18th, 1915, II
A. M.
Board reconvened pursuant to ad
journment, all members present.
The following bids on bridges were
received, opened and read:
McClare Construction Co. for bridges
No. 1914 and 1545, $2,141.
Hewett It. Bridge 1st and steel &C., TO
A: Wendt, Hancock, for bridge No
N. A. Adams & Co., for bridges No
The bid of M. A. Adams & Co. bein,
the lowest, was on motion made an
seconded accepted, and a contrac
made with said NJ A; Adams & co. TO
1914 and 1916 for the sum of $2,O2S
work to be completed on or befor
August 18th, 1915.
The following bids for corrugate
culverts, to be used on State Highway
in Stevens County, were opened an
read:
North Dakota Metal Culvert Co. $75s.8
Geib-Car1 Lumber Co. :. :. :. $3.50
} Russell-Grader Mfg. Co. ;. :. 1850
Wheeling Corrugating Co. =. 1907
motion G made na and Seconded Si ba1l o0 wa
taken. Russell Grader Mfg. Co. re
} ceived 8 votes, Wheeling Corrugate
, Co. vote, Lampert Lumber Co. 1 vot
Contract was awarded to Russell Gra6
err Mfg. Co. for the sum of $775.06, sui
ject to the approval of the State High
way Commission.
,, The following bids for the construC
ton of State Roads No. 1, 2, and
were received and read:
! S. Loher on State Road No, l. Jc
E. A. Arnett on State Road No:
$ e :. A. Arnett on State Road n? No -
+ : s s. T,oher on State Road No. z j
o 3. A. Arnett on State Road No No
f JoD :. 1853
n On motion made and seconded
d Loher was awarded the contracts f
n CONSTRUCTING OIdI0 IIOdu NO. L, JOU
f $4,791.17, State Road No. 2, Job
y $2,86O: 81, the work to be completed {
d or before November Is, 1915.
: On motion made and seconded E.
e Arnett was awarded the contract f
d constructing State Road No. 1, Job
: $3,O81.36, State Road No. 2, Job
e $1641.8O, State Road No. 4, Job
# $2,369.4O, the work to be completed
v or before November 1st, 1915, accor
ing to specification of State Highw;
v Commission.
2 The bid for concrete culverts of FIR
Tomlin was received and on mott
e made and seconded ballot was tax
j. whether or not his bid was to be a
cepted, all commissioners voted no a
d therefore the bid of F. Tomlin was I
: jected.
l. before the board and Commission
= Lawler offered the following resol
le ton which was duly seconded
to Commissioner McNally and upon bel
d put to a vote was adopted and
n declared by the Chairman
Id Whereas, under the provisions
l. Chapter 376, General Laws of the Sts
tie of Minnesota for the year 1913, pl
vision is made whereby limited nu
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