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

the county of st. Louis, for the use
of the county board.
BY Commissioner Pasich:
fore awarded to Rhude & Berg as
contractors, the contracts for the
performance of ST. Louis county
projects 4-45-1 and 4-102-7; and
Whereas, said Rhude & Berg have
filed with this board their written
request for permission to sublet
work on each of said contracts, not
exceeding twenty per cent of amount
of each of said projects, to Whitmas
& Borg, of Bovey, ltasca county,
Minnesota, which request, the chief
has recommended in writing to this
board. should be approved; and
Whereas, under section of the
special provisions for highway prof.
ects financed in whole or in part,
dustrial recovery act, request for
permission to sublet any portion eof
such contracts, must be in writing
and accompanied by showing that
the organization which will perform
the work as sub-contractor is par
ticularly experienced and equipped
for such work, and that said con-
tractor shall give assurance that the
minimum wage for unSkilled labor
and the maximum amount to be de-
Quoted for board, if furnished, as
stated in their proposal, shall apply
to labor performed on all work sub
let, assigned or otherwise disposed
OF in any way.
Now. therefore, be it resolved, that
the request of said Rhude & Berg
for permission to sublet not to. ex-
coed twenty per cent of each of the
above described projects be and the
same hereby is consented to and ap-
proved by this board, on condition,
however, that before this resolution
shall become effective, said con-
with the provisions of section 2 of
said special provisions above referred
to, and upon the further condition
that the consent to said subletting
of said work shall not be construed
to relieve or release the contractor
fillnent of each of said contracts.
Commissioner Newman moved the
adoption of the resolution and it
was declared adopted upon a unani-
nous vote.
Adopted November End, 1898.
BY Commissioner Anderson:
whereas, in the specifications for
emergency work funds, and in the
instructions to bidders, there is in
cluded a statement that the county
OF st. Louis reserves the right to
place It's own operator on such
county equipment, and the contractor
snail pay. said operator compensa-
ton at the stipulated rate of pay,
ment shall be rented to a Contract
or, It shall be by written agreement
between said county and the said
contractor, and that said contra tor
shail furnish all supplies and repairs
Tor such equipments; and
WhprpoS =,
number of contracts Incorporating
SAID specifications and instructions
70 bidders therein, and request is
ABOUT to be made for the rental of
suitable road building equipment
or. another of said Contractors. and
TINS board. desires to facilitate the
progress of said work in every rea-
sonapie manner, by renting proper
equipment to any contractor desir-
ing to rent the same upon the terms
tracts. @oii-
Now, therefore, be it resolved. that
the chief county highway engineer
IS hereby authorized and requested
70 cause appropriate written agree
i intn h 10 be prepared and entered
the county of st. Louis, for the
rental of such county road building
equipment as such contractor NAV
ueslre TO rent, according to the
scneduie of rental rates for such
county equipment, specified on
pages and 8 of said Instructions to
bidders. The form of such written
IeI'dI agreement to be prepared
ana approved by the attorney for
.nls BOARD, and the county highway
englneer, and the chairman and the
vice chairman of this board. and
me county auditor are hereby an
lhorized and requested to execute
Suen rental agreements in the name
Of the county of St Louis in each
aI9 every case, of equipment, rental,
be 1t further resolved, that said,
ISnlal agreement Shall make proper
PROVISION for the deduction from
monthly monthly estimates - earned by any
Sufh contractor. of the, amount due
from month to mouth. under such,
rental agreement, for, the use : and
edI,Is,I,S Ct any suehbl county Pal road
,G6mmissIoner Anderson aerso m moved the;
adoption OF. the resolution and it WAS
a declared adopted upon . unanimous
Adoptsd Novspmsssa 2 End E lsssuI Ias5g
BY Commissioned Anderson: =. ~
whereas. at a special election
neio IN the county of st. Louis in
the state of Minnesota, ON the twelfth
day of September, A. D. 1888, a ma
Jority OF the voters of said county
voting on the question, duly author
lied the board of county commits
sioners OF said county to issue the