The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-04-07

| fully both before and after he ar
rived at the legal age Of consent.
The proposed act would further
entrench Mr.. Halden in st. Louis
county and greatly endanger the
county treasury, which constantly
is being bled to satisfy the unnat-
ural desires of the King of the
Courthouse.
Incidentally, Mr.. Bergen, who
had things slipped over on him
two years ago, by true Halden-
Adams methods, declares that he
will sleep in the capitol building,
if necessary, to prevent sharp
practice and slippery procedure.
To date, Mr.. Hicken has made
no public xplanation to his con-
stituents and friends. The very
worst is feared, therefore. No
one seems safe from the web of
that Old Spider in the marble
lined courthouse.
This insidious act, if passed,
will permit the county auditor, or
an authorized deputy, the county
engineer, or. duly authorized dep
uty road engineer, and the county
commissioner in the district con-
cerned, to constitute a road COM
mittee with power to open bids
and let contracts on. road work
that does not amount to, more
than $500.
When the: board of county com
missioners, which would mean
Auditor Halden in, st. Louis
county, as he owns and controls
a majority of the commissioners,
deem it to the best interests of the
county to contract road work in
sum not exceeding $500, the
board may, by resolution, specify
the piece of work and, from the
special road fund, set aside a sum
not exceeding $500, and may au-
thorize the "county road commit
tee" TO open bids and award the
contract.
Under this plan, the county
auditor prepares proper notice of
proposal of the work and posts
said notices in three public places
in the township where the work
is to be done. These notices shall
be posted at least 10 days before
the time for opening the bids.
They shall specify the place where
plans and specifications can be
examined and when and where
the bids will be opened and
award made. It shall be the duty
of the town clerk or constable,
when requested by the auditor, to
post the notices and make proper
return. For such services, the
county must pay a fee of SO cents
for each notice posted and a mile
age of ten cents for each and
every mile travelled in such post
ing.
When convenient, plans and
specifications of any such road
work shall be on file with the
town clerk at least ten days prior
to opening bids and awarding
| contract. The officer with whom
plans and specifications are de-
posted for examination shall re-
ceive fee of $500 for safely
keeping and submitting for exam
ination by prospective bidders
any such road plans nd specifica-
tions, which fee shall be paid by
the county-the taxpayers.
Then, after all the aforesaid ex-
pense and red tape, it shall be the
duty Of the road committee to
attend at the time and place ad-
vertised, open all bids and make
award Of contract. The lowest
bidder shall have the plum and
shall furnish public contrac-
tors bond.
The county road committee.
acting by the county auditor, of
course, or duly authorized dep
uty, of course, shall make a full
and accurate report Of the award
OF any contract, at the next meet
ing following the award and such
report shall be entered as a part
of the official proceedings of the
| board and SO published,