The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-14
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS:
Special Meeting

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Council of the City of Sank Centre
held Saturday, August End, 1924 at
1000 o'clock a. m.
The Council convened with all the
members present and Alderman
Holme offered the following resolu-
ton and moved its adoption, viz:
BE 1T RESOLVED by the City
Council of the City of Sank Centre,
Stearns County, Minnesota, as fol-
lows, to-wit:
THAT WHEREAS, sealed bids
were received by the said City, act
ing through its said City Council, on
July 20, 1924 at 1000 o'clock a. m.
for the paving of Main Street in
said City, from it's intersection with
the north line of the Right of Way
of the Great Northern Railway Com
pany to it's intersection with the north
line of Third Street, also Third
street in said City from it's intersec-
ton with the West line of Oak street
to its intersection with the East line
of Main street., and which improve
ment has been designated as Especial
Paving Improvement No. L." and
WHEREAS, said City Council has
carefully considered said bids, and
proposals for SO paving said streets
in accordance with the plans, specifi-
cations and profiles on file in the Of
flee of the City Clerk of said City,
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WHEREAS, the property owners
abutting on said streets to be so i'm
proved are in favor of paving said
streets with so called "Asphaltic Con-
crete" pavement as was shown by a
canvass of said owners, only a few
of whom were not in favor of such
kind of pavement, and whereas the
Council believes that said "Asphaltic
Concrete" is the best pavement for
the purposes Of said streets and that
the same will give the greatest i'm
provement to the abutting property
for the cost of same as compared
with other pavements, and
WHEREAS, the Welsh Paving
Corporation has presented the lowest
bid for paving said streets,
NOW THEREFORE, the bid Of
the said Welsh Paving Corporation is
the lowest and best bid for the laying
of Paving, Gutter and Curb on said
streets and for improving same in ac-
cordance with said plans, profiles and
specification, and it is for the best
interests for the said City, and the
property owners abutting on said
street that said bid be accepted, and
that, in as much as the said proposal
of said Corporation includes prices
on various types of paving and 9TH
er improvements, the kind and quail
ity of said paving, gutter and curb
to be used is hereby determined to be
of the kind and quality which is here
after accepted in accordance with
said proposals and the said plans,
specifications and profiles, and the said
proposal of said Welsh Paving Cor
poration is hereby accepted as to the
following items, the numbers given
being in accordance with said speci-
fications and the said proposal, to-
wit:
Item 1. Includes all excavation in
preparation of sub grade, per Gu. yd.
SITS.
Item 2. Combination curb and
gutter, 6-inch and 24-inch gutter, per
lineal foot, $.85.
Item 8. Four inch curb around
boulevard, per lineal foot, $40.
Item 5. Asphaltic Concrete pave
ment laid on 6-inch base, per so. yd.,
$2.77, Natural Lake Asphalt.
Item 9. 6-inch integral curb, per
lineal foot, $50.
BE 1T RESOLVED, that the May
or of said City, with the City Clerk,
are hereby authorized and directed to
enter into a suitable contract with
said Wesh Paving Corporation for
the performance of said work and
the making of said improvement, and
that said Corporation be notified to
furnish proper bond as provided by
said Specifications, and that the Certi-
fed Check accompanying said propos-
al be held until said contract is en-
tered into, and said bond is furnished
and approved.
Alderman Brown seconded the mo-
ton to adopt said resolution and
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