The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-12-01


Commissioners Eklund. Snyder.
Anderson. Newman, Pasich and
Chairman Pete-6.
Absent-Commissione Kosli-1.
Motions and Resolutions
BY Commissioner Newman:
Whereas, this board has heretofore
called for bids for the construction
of six culverts and one bridge on
st. Louis county highways which
said bids or proposals We're duly
opened by this board at it's meeting
at 200 O'Clock in the afternoon of
october 23rd. 1888, and this board
> has with its chief highway engineer
estimated the lowest responsible
bidder on each of said culverts and
bridge for which proposals We're in
Nited and submitted, and
Whereas, all of said work is to
be awarded and performed only in
accordance with the approval of Will
liam n. Carey, state engineer. p;
w. A, for Minnesota, and the final
approval of the administrator of
public works, under the national in
= dustrial recovery act; and
Whereas. i'm the Judgment of this
board it is for the best interests of
St. Louis county that this board
should recommend to the state en-
gineer of the p. w. A. and the adj
ministrator of public works under
the national industrial recovery act,
that the award of said contracts be
to the lowest responsible bidder and
that the approval of such awards
by this board should be made by
said state engineer of p. w. A,
and finally be approved by said ma
tional administration of public works
under said national Industrial re-
covery act
Now, therefore, be it resolved, by
the board of county commissioners
of st. Louis county, Minnesota, in
regular session duly convened, that
this board hereby approves the plans
and specifications for all of said
70 bridge work, as prepared and recon-
mendea by S. B. Shepard, st. Louis
county highway engineer. and rec
ommends to William n. Carey, state
engineer of the p. w. A. for Min
prove and recommend to the national
administrator of public works under
the national industrial recovery act,
the award of the contracts herein
after enumerated in this resolution,
described by bridge numbers, as en-
= tered in the records of the office
of the county auditor of st. Louis
county, and the office of chief high
being the lowest responsible bidder
on the several jobs as hereinafter
listed.
Bridge No., Name of Contractor.
Amount of Contract; Amount Plus
10 Per, Cent, Contingency. =.
B-4-9-2, Julien & Broman, ST. |
25OOO; Sf,375.OO.
B-5-2O-1, August Lame, $1,O95.OO; |
B-5-25-1, Nels Anderson, s4s5.OO;
BELL, August Lame. $1,000;
SS71.20.
A-4-6-1, Nels Anderson, s1,425.OO;
B-6-s-1. August Lame, s4,97S.OO;
M-S-27-1, August Lame, $4,000;
sS2, 717.00.
I. Commissioner Anderson moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Commissioner Eklund, Sny-
der, Anderson, Newman, Pasich and
Chairman Pete-6.
Nays-None.
Adopted October oath, 1888.
By Commissioner Anderson for the
Entire Board:
and Berg of Duluth, Minnesota, for
the Improvement of part of the Clo-
lIuet- Thompson road, also known as
County Road No. As, to construct and
improve Job 4-45-1, for the sum of
S1z61569 and for the Improvement
Df part of the Steiner road, also
known as County Road SO, to con-
stInct and improve Job 4-S9-5, for
fhe sum of S6,56I70, and for the i'm
road, also known as County Road 30
Z o construct and improve Job 4-37-9
forH the sum of SO, 442.42, and for the
Improvement of part of st. Marie
street, also known as County Road
l02, to construct and improve JOB
Hl-1o2-7 for the sum of S23.972.4O, ALI
! IF ssaid bids being based on the
aighway engineers estimates OF
Quantities and kinds of work to be
lone, and at the several unit prices
or the various kinds of work speci-
( led in said proposals, respectively,
ire hereby found and determined by
his board to be the lowest and best
lids submitted for doing said work,
md said bids are each hereby ac-
,epted as for the best interests OF
st. Louis county, and the contracts
n each of said county jobs above
enumerated are hereby awarded to
said Rhude and Berg, in accordance
With their said bids, respectively.
Be it further resolved that said
contractors be and are hereby re-
luired to furnish a satisfactory sur
,ty bond in the full amount OF the
contract price for each of said JOBS,
o cover said contract, as provided
Dy law, subject to the approval OF
his board and it's attorney, and the
public works administrator of the
government of the United States;
Be it further resolved, that the
otal amount of said contract prices
or said four contracts respectively,
Dlus 10 per cent additional for con-
;truction contingencies, and in the
otal amount of $19,S77.25 on said
lob 4-45-1; and in the total amount
pf S7,224.47 on said Job 4-S9-5; and
n the total amount of S10,3S6.66 on
aid Job 4-37-9; and in the total
mount of S26, 369.64 on said Job A
1927 are hereby appropriated and
set apart from the Federal works
administration fund for defraying
he cost of doing said work.
Commissioner Newman moved the
,doption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
yote:
Ter. Anderson, Newman, Pasich and
Chairman Pete-6.
: Nays-None.
Adopted October oath, 1888.