Morris tribune., 1917-04-27
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Special session of the Board of Coun-
ty. Commissioners Of Stevens County,
office on Saturday, April 21st, 1917, at
10 o'clock 4. M.
All members present.
Reading Of the minutes of the preVi-
Gus meeting was postponed until next
The Bid Of S. Lohcr for the construc-
read, same being the only bid for said
work
The bid of S. LOher was on motion
made, seconded and carried, accepted
and contract made for the amount of
$13,330.73 for the construction of all
State Road work for the year 1917, work
to be completed on or before November
Goth, 1917.
The following bids for the construc-
opened and read.
Not including reinforcing iron.
Morris Construction CO..-------.----- z, 1854
The bid Of the Norris CONSTRUCTION
being the lowest was on motion made
and seconded accepted and a contract
made accordingly. culVerts to be com
pleted on or before November LIST, 1917.
The following bids for Corrugated
Metal CulNcrtS to be used for State
Highways in Stevens County for the
year 1917 were received opened and
read.
Russell Grader
Mfg. CO.---------------- $3,36282 $3,O2466
Duluth Cor. d
Roofing co.. 3,33165
Union Products
GO. ..,.,,.,,,,.,,-,,--,- 3,785.37 3,797.12
Lyle COrrugating
CulVerts Co... 3,635.O8
MplS. Steel d
Mach. CO.------.------. 3,%I6.O1 3390.26
e. J. Jones
Lumber CON- g., 1850
Baker Mfg. Co.. 3,651.j4
Wheeling Cor
rugating Co., 3,534.13 3,O6l .O3
RafOra the bids he Baker
Mfg. Co. requested to be permitted to
withdraw their bid, for the reason that
they would be unable to fill order if
awarded the contract.
After considerable discussion as to
the various bids motion was made
seconded and carried that the bid of the
Russell Grader Company for Pure Iron
in the amount of $3,362.82 be accepted.
Communication of the Stat" Highway
Commission, regarding retaining of w.
A. Hunt as Engineer of State Highways
was read and on motion made and sec
Onded the County Auditor was instruct
ed to express that the County desires
to have the undivided services of the
Engineer and is willing to pay for the
amount of time which can not be car
On motion made and seconded J. E.
Cole, Engineer on County Ditch No. 10
was instructed to make temporary re-
pairs on County Ditch No. 10 at once
to relieve the overflow of water, and to
report fully at the next meeting.
On motion made and seconded that
Engineer J. p. Cole be instructed to en-
ploy such inspectors on tile bitches is
he finds necessary, the rate per day to
be ratified by the Board of County Com
missioners and the County Auditor be
instructed to pay such inspectors on re-
ceipt of Engineers certificate, such pay
ments to be made not more than once
per month.
Petition of Chas. Vaughn and 26 other
free holders Of this county for change
of road in the Towns of Darnen and
Framnas was read, and the chairman
appointed the following as committee
to view the same, they to meet at the
e. ]. Jones farm on May 26th, 1917, at
l o'clock p. M
The report of the Board Of Audit was
read approved and ordered published
The bill of A. J. Giesen for plumbing
work done in the court house for the
amount of 5000 was ordered paid by
fhe finance committee, and the county
auditor instructed to issue his warrant
on motion made and seconded the
sum of $500 for damages to his land
for a temporary road was awarded to
Peter Erickson for the year 1917.
on motion made, seconded and car
rieG the sum of $1O5O.OO was appro-
nriated from the Road and Bridge Fund
70 the City of Morris to be used in de-
fraVing one-half expense for grading
and crawling Job No. on State Road
On motion made and seconded the
G. R. WOLLTHAN,
County Auditor.