The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-11-27
By Commissioner Pete:

By Commissioner Pete:
Whereas, Charles NJ. Babcock, as
commissioner of highways has made
application to this board through his
authorized engineer to rent and lease
from the county of ST. Louis, to be
used solely on the construction, i'm
provement and maintenance of state
trunk highways, the following enum-
Grated and described equipment now
owned by the county of st. Louis,
and in excellent working condition,
to-wit:
two tractor 12-foot blade graders
one air compressor and jack ham,
mer
one field tool sharpener
two jack hammers
one lotion caterpillar tractor; and
Whereas, the rental of said equip
ment is requested by the state of
Minnesota, acting through it's state
highway commissioner, in order to
speed up the completion of state
trunk highway work during the re-
mainder of the year 1881, and in the
opinion of this board it is for the
best interests of the county of ST.
Louis and the state of Minnesota
that said application of the state
highway commissioner should be
granted. on condition that reasonable
consideration for the use of such
highway equipment be paid to the
county of st. Louis, and that said
equipment be maintained in proper
order and be returned to the county
of st. Louis in substantially as good
condition as said equipment was in,
less the ordinary wear and tear there
on incident thereto, in the reasonable
and proper use thereof all of said
equipment to be operated by expert
enced machine operators now en-
ployed by the county of st. Louis at
the county scale in the operation Of
said equipment, the salary or wages
OF said machine operators and any Ii
ability for workman's compensation
that may become due them in case
of accident or injury in the course of
SAID employment or arising out of
said employment. to be paid by the
state of Minnesota.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
this board hereby agrees to lease and
rent to the commissioner of high
ways of the state of Minnesota. the
and machinery for such length of
time during the year of 1881 as said
highway commissioner shall desire
10 use said equipment, on condition
that the said commissioner of high
ways MAINTAIN said highway equip
ment and machinery in substantially
as good condition as it is in at the
time 1t is turned over to said state
highway commissioner, solely at the
expense of said state highway de-
pa SinSiit, anu III case Vi OBSTRUCTION
or loss of any such equipment that
the ful and true value thereof be
repaid to the county of ST. Louis
and on the further condition that
SAID highway equipment and ma
chinery be used solely on state trunk
highway construction, improvement
and maintenance work, and that for
the use thereof on said work the
state of Minnesota pay to the county
OF st. Louis the following enumerat-
ed compensation per hour for each
piece of equipment or machinery so
taken and used by the state of Min
nesota, on said work, operators of
said equipment to be paid by the
state of Minnesota in addition to
said rental price in all cases, as
follows:
Two tractor 12-foot blade graders.
at Sl:55 per hour each, for the use
of said equipment.
One air compressor and jack ham,
mer at $500 per hour, the state of
minnesota to furnish gasoline and
oil.
One field tool sharpener, at 25
cents per hour.
Two jack hammers at 25 cents
per hour each.
One lotion caterpillar tractor, at
$500 per hour.
Commissioner Pete moved the
adoption of the resolution and it
was declared adopted upon the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Commissione Hogan, An
derson, Pete, Newman, Murray and
Chairman Aaby-6.
Nays-None.
Adopted October 9th. 1881.