Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-02-10
Feb. 6 1917. 2 p. NJ.

work had been done or not.
Feb. 6. 1917, P. NJ.
This being the time set for the open
ing of the bids advertised for on mo- |
tor driven tractor and two trailers, the
board proceeded to open said bids and !
read them publicly before the board
of highway commissioners. The fol- |
lowing bids were submitted:
A. w. Hesson company, rs horse
power caterpillar Holt tractor engine, |
100000; As horsepower caterpillar
Holt tractor engine, $4,000. Freight |
to be added from Stockton, California,
sixety-four cents per hundred pounds.
Five per cent discount allowed on
cash payment. Certified check for
five hundred dollars accompanied said
bid.
Elko Auto company, one White mo-
tor driven Good Roads truck, +. o. b.
Elko S6,050.00. Certified check of
S60500 accompanied said bid.
b. G. Mcbride, one Yuba motor
driven tractor, f. o. B. Elko, $4,000.
Certified check OF $311.OO accompanied
said bid.
= ]. l. Case Threshing Machine COM
pany, Salt Lake, one 2O-40 Case trac-
tor, $4,000. Certified check OF $4,000
, accompanied bid.
Miller-Cahoon company, MURRAY,
e Utah, one Reeves 40 tractor, +. o. b.
@ Columbus, Indiana, $4,000; one Big
d Four 80 tractor, F. o. B. Minneapolis,
r Mimi, $3,SOO.0O. Certified check of
d $4,000 accompanied bid.
), Bid OF Verdi Lumber company for
e two trailers as follows: Two trailers
II to be hauled after motor driven truck,
II $4,150 F. o. b. Elko; two trailers to
IL be hauled after traction engine, $1,000
H. F. o. B. Elko. Certified check of
ID S41100 accompanied bid.
y The board considered the above bids
and it was moved by ii. ]. Jones that
;, vote be taken on purchase of trac
= tors-no second. Moved, seconded
and carried that bids on tractors and
trailers be taken under consideration
until ten o'clock A. NJ. of the 18th day
of February, A. d. 1917. Recess de
clared until ten o'clock A. NJ. of the
18th day of February, A. d. 1917.
q. Feb. 7. 1917, 10 A. NJ.
n Board of highway commissioner!
&c met pursuant TO recess. All present
m This being the time set for consider
es ing the bids on the tractors and trail
nt ers, the following proceedings wer,
IN had:
IT. Upon vote being taken as to VIVA
st tractor should be accepted, upon cal
of the chair the vote resulted as fol
Id lows:
~ For rs horsepower caterpillar Hol
g, tractor, Fred C. Weight, w. NJ
H. Weathers and L. =. Carville.
e. For White motor.driven Good Roads
IL truck, HaJ. Jones and J. G. Gregory
Vote on trailers resulted as follows
at For two trailers TO be hauled aftc
no tractor engine, $1,000 +. o. d. Elko
w. NJ. Weathers, Fred c. Volght, +
~ l. NdINllie ana II. y. Jones.
The chair declared the vote carried
for the 75 horsepower caterpillar Hol
tractor and for two iron trailers TO h
hauled after motor driven tractor
$1,000 f. .. Il. Elko.
- The district attorney was instructe,
| 10 prepare contract including guaran
u tee covering the motor driven tractor
IL was moved, seconded and carriet
that the certified checks of Elko Aut,
company, II. q. Mcbride, be returne,
on TO the owners and that they be not
OF fled that their bids had been rejected
II: II was moved, seconded and carrie,
es. that the board advertise for four NOR
nd trailers In accordance with the forme
advertisement, bids to be opened at
MS p. m. OF the nth day OF February
A. d. 1917.
II. T.. Skaggs appeared before tn
board trd asked for assistance In IN
80 construction OF road up to his mine
In the Ruby Mountains nj the head {
90 South Fork river. After considcrin
90 the matter, the board instructed IN
10 said r. H. SkaEgs to find out an
present to the board statement {
.l3 the cost of said road and find OF
whether people in the vicinity Q
90 whore the road would be built woul
20 donate anything toward the buildln
90 Of said roai, and II so how muc
60 would be donated. The said r. +
sltaggs was also instructed to presen
90 a petition to The board asking for tn
construction Of sald road.
90 There being no further business. tn
90 board adjourned subject to the call O
the chair.
90 Z P. CARvILLE.