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ng work on approximately AZ miles
st. Louis county highways in
1ed in twenty two separate and
ttinet jobs. which said bids or pro-
sails We're duly opened by this
ard at its meeting at ? O'clock in
afternoon on October 10th, 1888,
ID this board has with its chief
ghway engineer, carefully Analysed
west responsible bidder on each of
id twenty-five projects for which
foposals We're invited, and We're,
omitted; and
awarded and performed only in
- :cordance with the approval of
illiam n. Carey, state engineer
w. A. for Minnesota, and the
nal approval of the administrator
public works, under the naIonal
dustrial recovery act; and
Whereas, in the specifications call
g for bids on said work there is
obtained a provision that no con-
actor will be awarded more than
we miles of work bid on by said
pntractor, and this board desires TO
= Dmply with the provisions of said
DeciflcatonS so far as may reason
bly, be done in the public interests,
Fithout delaying unreasonably the
warding of contracts for the per-
ormance of said work. so that the
anne may be commenced at the
arIest possible time before freezing
fG1NOeT arrives. III OIuST lIidl
many unemployed workmen as
ossible may be furnished employ
- lent throughout st. Louis county on
aid highway projects, as can be
easonably done; and
Whereas, said state engineer, i.
V. A., has examined the tabulation
t all bids opened by this board on
october 10th, 1893, and has reported
n writing to this board that two
curses are open to this board in
action said bids First Inv
holding TO said five-mile limitation
md by awarding contracts on some
IF the low bids. giving not more
han five miles of work to any one
contractor, and rejecting all other
lids for later re-advertising, where
wards cannot be made to the low
bidder without exceeding said five
nile limitations; and as the other al
ernatiye. that this board may waive
said five-mile limitation and make
awards of contracts on all of the
ow bids, disregarding said five-mile
imitation; and
= Whereas. said state engineer. P;
W. A, recommends that the second
alternative should be followed, pro-
vided this board, for st. Louis
county, can obtain definite and en-
forcable agreements from the low
bidders that they will put full crews
and full equipment on each con-
tract, thereby speeding up the per-
Torrance of said contracts and fur
nishing enjoyment to the largest
possible number of unemployed work
state engineer, p. w. A, as to said
second alternative, is in the judg-
ment of this board most conducive to
the public interests, and will fur
nish the greatest amount of employ
ment to unemployed workmen
throughout ST. Louis county, at the
earliest possible date, and that this
board should recommend to said
state engineer, p. w. A, and said
administrator of public works under
the national industrial recovery act,
that said awarding of all of said
contracts should be made to the
lowest responsible bidder, without
regard to the five-mile limitation
4 work to, be, awarded to any one
bidder. and that the approval of
spch awards by this board should
be made to said state engineer, p.
w A, and finally be approved by
said national administrator of public
works under said national indus
trial recovery act.
Now, therefore. be it resolved, by
the board of county commissioners
Of St Louis county, Minnesota, in
regular session duly convened, that
William n. Carey, state engineer,
r. w. A, for the Minnesota advisory
board, that he approve and recon-
mend TO the national administrator
u pubic WOThS uUueT the HaIlOfldI
industrial recovery act, the award
ing of the contracts hereinafter emu
n1erated in this resolution, described
by job numbers as entered in the
records of the office of the county
auditor of st. Louis county, and the
office of the chief highway engineer
Of said county, each being the lowest
Responsible bidder on the several
Jobs as hereinafter listed, respect
ively:
lob No.. Name of Contractor, Miles,
and Amount Plus 1919 Contingency
= AL. A. A. Bodin & Sons, 3.94
miles, S29,344.62
4-16-1: E. ". wylie, Inc, 1.95
mi deiS-9 s,a F rs s y. wylie, 1nc.' FPS
4-56-$ e. W. wylie. Inc, 1.Os
4-56-4 Pa ao ". wylie, Inc, 2.92
1865: +: W " wylie, Inc, It's
4-5i-5 e. w. Wylie, Inc, 2.36
miles. $24,
4-2i-l. r. Maturi, 800 miles,
4-2I-5 R. Maturi. PA miles,
$14,2SS.31.
4-2I.s. r. Maturi, 1.9S miles,
4-24-I. R. Maturi, LOG miles,
IS, 323.06.
4-24-2 r. Maturi, 16S miles,
$9,432S7
4-7-5. R. Maturi, 2.S1 miles,
$50, 533.40.
4-45-1. Rhude and Berg, 1.S6 miles,
S19.37725.
4-s9-5. Rhude and Berg, II miles,
S7.22447.
4-37-9. Rhude and Berg, so miles,
$40, 3S6.66.
4-1O2-7. Rhude and Berg, 2.63 miles,
$26, 369.64.
4-35-1 Richards and Lee, 1.S6
miles, S9.S72,57.
4-15-2. Axel Erickson. John Erick-
son and Oscar a. Johnson, so miles,
1916. NJ. w. Swan, 2.S1 miles,
4-12-4. Nienaber and Pettyjohn,
400 miles, $50, 1882.
4-37-1. John Runquist, 2.53 miles,
S21,799.05.
Be it further resolved, that as to
each and every one of said highway
projects herein recommended to be
approved and awarded, all of the
labor to be employed on each and MI
of said projects must be obtained
through the Duluth Unemployment
agency of the United States depart
ment of labor, in accordance with
were received. and according to the
rules and regulations of the Federal
emergency administrator of public
works
commissioner hOSkl moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
eas-Commissioners Eklund, An
derson. Newman. Koski, Pasich and
Chairman Pete-6.
Nays-None.
Adopted October 18th, 1898.
BY Commissioner Anderson for the
Entire Board
Whereas, at a special election held |
in the county of st. Louis in the
state of Minnesota, on the twelfth |
day of September, a. d. 1888, a ma
iority of the voters of said county |
voted on the question duly author |
izing the board of county commits |
sioners of said county to issue the |
amount of 81, 100000 of bonds of |
said county of st. Louis. for the
purpose of paying expenses incurred |
and TO be incurred in laying out,
opening, building and improyingit
public highways in the nature of |;
county roads in the county Of Still
Louis, state of Minnesota. all in ao- |
cordance with the provisions inof-
chapter To-, Mason's, Minnesota Stat, +
utes for 1927, and Il amendments
thereof, and under the provisions, of
the national industrial recovery haet I
and
Whereas, in the Judgment .efr the