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

ment divisions or districts for said
county, and all county road and
bridge equipment shall be kept within
one or the other of such equipment
districts or divisions, unless temp
orarily transferred for use in the
other districts. fuu One of such dts
tricts shall have it's headquarters at
the Pike Lake tool house and equip
| ment building, and the other of said
district headquarters shall be at the
Eyeleth tool house and equipment
building. ~ f-sEe tLoAE SIG 9.t@- Z
There shall be two equipment SUI
perintendents, each of whom shall
have charge of the shop and equip
and shall supervise the repair and
upkeep of all road equipment under
his charge and supervision. Such
equipment shall be purchased, used,
posed of only under rules and regu-
lations to be approved by motion
or resolution duly adopted by the
county boarS of said county
The following named men shall be
and hereby are designated as equip
ment superintendent for the loca-
tions hereinbefore designated re-
spectively:
1: Pike Lake tool house, Trygve
Balgaard, superintendent
2. Eveleth tool house and garage,
c. A. Dahlgren, superintendent.
That said equipment superintend-
ents shall at an times be subject to
the direction of the county highway
engineer and the final approval of
the county board.
8. There shall be and hereby is
established two construction divis-
ions or districts in said county, with
one construction superintendent in
charge of each such district or di-
class construction work within their
respective districts. The county
board shall levy in its annual bud
get such sums as they shall deem
struction work deemed necessary
in each such district during the en-
suing year. No such work shall
be commenced by such construction
superintendent until the county
board Shall first have authorized the
highway engineers estimate of each
project to be performed. Budgetary
control shall be enforced on each
construction project, and no ex-
the amount authorized until and
unless the county board shall first
authorize and approve extra eXpendi-
lures. Construction superintendent
shall have full charge of all fore
men and workmen employed upon
construction projects carried on by
said county in their respective dis
trictS, with authority to employ and
discharge workmen on such projects,
and all daily reports shall be APP
proved by such superintendent prior
to being entered upon payrolls for
approval and payment.
The construction headquarters
shall be located as follows, with the
following named superintendent in
charge thereof, subject to the di-
rection of the county highway en-
gineer, and the final approval of the
county board, as to all operations
therein, to-wit:
/. Virginia, P. E. Barker, super
2. Duluth, Percy Patterson, su-
perintendent.
4. There shall be and hereby is
established highway purchasing de-
ing of four divisions or districts,
which shall be in charge of four
purchasing agents, one of whom shall
be stationed at the county seat of
said county, one at the city of Vir-
ginia, one at the village of Hibbing,
and one at the city of Ely. Each
shall be provided with suitable office
or desk space for his use in said
city or village respectively. The
purchasing agent at the county seat
shall make all purchases or rent
ais for the purchasing district under
his charge, and the purchasing agent
at Virginia, Hibbing and Ely re-
spectively, shall make such pur-
ClldSeS VI TSIldlS DIS snail De re-
CURED for county road work in the
maintenance, construction and equip
ment districts embraced within and
serving the road territory in said
county, lying mainly north of the
northerly boundary line of township
81. That said four purchasing agents
shall be appointed by the county
board, and shall be chosen because
of their fitness and experience,
qualifying them for doing purchas-
and may be assigned other duties
IN addition to such purchasing
agents work. Said purchasing agents
shall at all times act and perform
their duties under the rules and reg
ulations adopted by this board. No
purchase shall be made save pur-
suant to prior acquisitions or pur-
chase orders signed by the proper
purcnasing agent agent m Any purchases
$4,000 in amount shall before ciosl
ing be further approved in writing
by the county highway engineer. or
an assistant designated by him for
that purpose. Any purchase i'm ex-
purchased only upon competitive
bids, and awarded by the county
board by motion or resolution duly
adopted. to the bidder whose pro-
posal is deemed to be for the best
interests of said county.
The following purchasing agents
shall be and hereby are designated
for their respective positions, to-wit
/. Duluth, A. W. Johnson.
z. Hibbing, William McCabe.
{. Ely, Les Brownel.
.. There shall be and hereby is
established county road account
ing department, consisting of two
divisions or districts, with a chief
such division. 1t shall be the duty of
each of said chief clerks to make up
and keep all payrolls, all accounts
OF purchases, and all road equip
ment reports relating TO his district.
nlshed with such clerical assistance
as shall be found necessary to prom
erly keep all records required by the
county board.
OF the distribution of county war
rants TO the payees within his dis
trlct or division and every employe
snail sign a, payroll for his respec-
tive warrant or check. which pay
roll shall, after being signed by such
employe. be filed infthe county audi
tors office. - -
The two chief clerks and their
respective headquarters shall be as
clerk - - -,
2. At Duluth, Roy Fitzpatrick,
chief clerk. tef1l :
That each of said chief account
ing clerks shall perform their du-
ties under the direction of the coun-
~ highway engineer, subject to the
flnal approval of the county board
of said county.
s. That all such maintenance.
construction and equipment super
lntendents, and such purchasing
agents and chief accounting clerks.
shall serve during the pleasure of
the county board and not longer.
q. This resolution shall repeal and
replace that certain resolution relat-
ing to the conduct of the road and
bridge work of the county adopted
September 9th, 1888, but shall not
be deemed to repeal or modify that
certain resolution adopted August
2fth. 1888. for the purpose of COM
plying with the stipulation of July
18th, 1888, therein referred to. and
all the power and authority herein
conferred to hire men, purchase sup
plies or materials or otherwise, shall
be exercised only in accordance with
said last named resolution. and pur-i
Suant to purchase orders or labor
acquisitions as therein provided. IS
O. ThlS resolution shall take eff
fect and be in force from and after
November list, 1888. ep0 s9asbuea
commissioner Snyder moved 4 h e
adoption of the resolution and itiwaS
declared adopted upon the following
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