The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-05
R0ADDEP ARTMENT
TO AWARD RECORD
AMOUNT OF WORK
Contracts For 500 Miles Of I'm
provements to Be Signed
This Month

Contracts for approximately 500
miles of road construction work, COM
prising the largest letting to be made
In one month in the history Of the
state highway department. will be let
this month, 1t was announced here
Friday.
Bids on 426.037 miles of the work
will be let August Is in addition to
1892 miles Of construction work to
be let August IL. This work Is being
done under the federal emergency act
for road work through which North
Dakota receives approximately 81
100000.
The August Is letting includes con-
tracts for 277.16 miles of crawling.
80.49 miles grading, 80.49 miles OIL
mix, 17.l47 miles regraveling and 1893
miles of paving. Bids to be opened
August IL will be on 91.373 miles OF
oil-mix and 3.469 miles Of regraveling.
Completion date on this work has
been set for July 1. 1888.
Adopts Wage Scale
In connection with the advertise
ment for bids on these contracts, A. D.
McKinnon, chief state highway COM
missioner, announced that the COM
mission had adopted a minimum
wage scale of 40 cents per hour for
common laborers and so cents per
hour for skilled laborers, and a maxi
mum board charge of 80 cents per day
and a maximum of 80 hours per week,
In compliance with provisions Of the
federal act.
Explaining the federal aid emer-
gency act passed by congress last
month and its provisions, McKinnon
said it appropriated s120,000,0o0 OF
federal money to be expended in lieu
of state funds to match regular fed
eral aid funds for use III the construc-
ton Of federal highways.
OF this appropriation North Dako-
ia was allotted 81, 1888 800. While this
I will speed up the construction of high
ways that have been designated as
federal highways in various states, the
primary object Of the emergency re-
lief act was to give employment to
more men, McKinnon said.
This money advanced to the state
Is to be returned to the federal gov
eminent by deducting 10 per cent per
year for 10 years from each states
regular allotment Of federal aid FUNDS
The highway commission decided tc
pass this appropriation along to the
various counties that are willing te
pay it back under the terms OF the
emergency act. All projects placed
under agreement with the U. s. bu-
reau Of public roads under this emer'
gency appropriation, will be paid for
100 per cent from federal funds.
Counties to Repay
This allotment Of federal aid will
be expended in the various counties IN
North Dakota with the understanding
that the county receiving the same
shall repay the amount Of the emer-
gency appropriation expended In their
county, at the rate Of 10 per cent
over a period Of 10 years.
Under the terms Of the emergency
act. it is provided that: Each state
must set a minimum wage scale that
contractors must pay; set maximum
rate of board that contractors shall
be entitled to charge the men: con-
| tractors cannot work any individual
laborer more than 80 hours per week
II found to be practicable and that al
work upon which the emergency funt
is expended. must be 100 per cent
completed by July l, 1885,"
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