The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-10-27

for such betterment or special work
respectively, shall be held in specia
fund for such purposes, and befor'
such work shall be commenced OF
county board of said county shall
first authorize the same upon al
engineers estimate, covering eacl
and every project. Upon approva
by the county board of any suci
project. the maintenance superin
project is located, shall be notified
of the approval of any such project
the total sum allotted for such prof
ect, and shall thereupon be authoriz.
ed to proceed with such approved
project. but only to the extent fol
county board. A system of budget
airy control of all maintenance work
shall be enforced in each superin-
tendent's district or division. The
county board shall at all times have
full control over any and all expen-
ditures in the several superintend-
ents' districts or divisions. All main
tenance funds shall be expended by
said superintendent under such
rules and regulations as this board
shall by motion or resolution pre-
scribe.
2. There shall be two road equip
ment divisions or districts for said
county, and all county road and
bridge equipment shall be kept within
one or the other of such equip
temporarily transferred for use in
the other district. One of such dis
tricts shall have it's headquarters at
the Pike Lake tool house and equip
ment building, and the other of said
districts shall be at the Eveleth tool
and equipment building.
There shall be two equipment SUI
perintendents, each of whom shall
have charge of the shop and equip
ment headquarters in his respective
district, and shall supervise the re-
pair and upkeep of all road equip
vision. Such equipment shall be
purchased. used, repaired, maintain
ed, rented and disposed of under
rules and regulations to be approved
by motion or resolution duly adopted
by the county board of said county.
ton divisions or districts in said
county, one construction superin-
tendent in charge of each such dis
trict or division, and of all first and
second class construction work with
in their respective districts: The
county board shall levy in it's an
nual budget such sums as they shall
deem necessary for carrying on the
construction work deemed necessary
during the ensuing year. No such
work shall be commenced by any
such construction superintendent I'M
til the county board shall first have
authorized the same by approval OF
the county highway engineers esti-
mate of each work project to be per
formed. Budgetary control Shall be
required on each such construction
project, and no expenditures shall be
made in excess of the amount au-
thorized until and unless the county
board shall first authorize and ap-
prove extra expenditures.
Construction superintendent shall
have full charge of all foremen and
workmen employed upon construc,,
county, and all daily reports shall
be approved by such superintendent
prior to being entered upon payrolls
for approval and payment.
4. That there shall be high
way purchasing department, which
ing agents, one of whom shall be
stationed at the county seat of said
and one at the city of Vir-
ginia. Each to be provided with a
suitable office for his use in the
court house, in said city, re.
at the county seat shall make all
purchases or rentals for the. pur-
chasing district under his charge,
and the purchasing agent at virginia
shall be furnished two assistant pur-
chasing agents, who shall act under
the supervision and control OF the
said purchasing agent at virginia,
in making such purchases or rentals,
as shall be required for county road
work in the construction, malnten-
ance and equipment districts TO De
hereafter fixed by this board; That
two assistants herein authorized to
be appointed, shall be appointed by
the county board, and shall be chosen
because of their peculiar fitness and
experience, qualifying them for do
ing purchasing agents work for
shall at all times act and perform
their duties under the direction of
the highway engineer, subject to
of this board. Any pur-
chases in excess of $4,000 and less
than $4,000 in amount, shall first
be authorized and approved by the
county highway engineer or an as
sistant designated by him for that
purpose. Any purchase in excess of
$500 90 in amount shall be purchased
only upon competitive bids and
awarded by the county board, by
to the bidder whose proposal is
deemed to be for the best interests of
said county.
5. There shall be a county road
department, consisting of
two divisions or districts, with a
chief clerk in charge of each such
division. 1t shall be the duty of
each of said chief clerks to make up
and keep all pay rolls. all accounts
and purchases, and all road equip
ment reports. Each such chief clerk
shall be furnished with such clerical
assistants, as shall be found neces-
sary to properly keep all records
rao,,irad NV tho county hoard The
expense of said county road account
ing department shall be paid out of
the county road and bridge funds.
Employees in the tabulating depart
ment shall be paid as employees in
the county auditors office are paid.
and ali clerks in the accounting and
department shall be I'M
der the direct supervision and con-
troll of the county auditor, which Of
ficer shall be responsible for all ac-
counting work, including all road
cost accounting and ANALYSIS of all
road accounts and expenditures. The
handling of all county payrolls. pay
warrants and county records in con-
nection with county road work ac-
counting shall be under the general
supervision and control of the coun-
ty auditor of said county, as part of
the work of his office.
Be it further resolved, that the
entire board is hereby appointed to
act as a special committee to arrange
for the territory to be included with
in the several districts or divisions
herein provided for, and for working
details relating to putting into ef-
feet the operation of the system
herein established, said committee
to meet on the call of the chairman
of this board not later than We'd
nesday, September 18th, 1888, and to
report it's recommendations thereon
with all reasonable diligence, in or
der that said system may be put
into operation at the earliest practic-
able date.
Commissioner Snyder moved n
adoption of the resolution and 1t was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
eas-Commissioners Eklund, Sny-
der, Anderson, Newman and Chair
man Pete-5-
Nays-None.
Adopted September 9th. 1888.
Upon motion of Commissioners An,
derson. the county board adjourned
at 1918 o'clock, a. m, on September
9Th. 1888, to meet on September lzth,
1893, at 1880 p. m.
The county board of st. Louis
county, Minnesota, met this. the
twelfth day of September, 1888. at
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