The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-07-21

without funds being provided for
paying the same. labor was en-
ployed by the commissioner for the
Seventh district upon county roads,
in In, 81 said district. aggregating $780,,
in. the amount of $40. 1875 and an
other payroll in the amount of
$4,000, all of which claims for labor
remain unpaid; and during the Sec
ond half of the month of November,
roads by said county commissioner
for the Seventh district, without au-
thority from this board, and with
out any funds being provided for
the payment of the same, in the
amount Of s1.0S2.02. as evidenced by
which payrolls have been approved
by this board. and all remain unpaid
and
Whereas. under the provisions of
chapter 371, Laws of 1888, to which
reference is made, this board is au-
all of the above described claims,
and provide for payment thereof out
Of the road and bridge fund of the
county, not more than one-half of
said overdraft to be paid out Of the
road and bridge fund levied for the
thereof out of the road and bridge
fund levy to be levied for the year
1884. the second half of said over
draft to be carried as an overdraft
on the books of the county auditor
until the same shall be paid out of
said road and bridge levy for 1894
purposes; and
Whereas. in the judgment of this
board all of said unpaid claims for
labor actually performed and in good
faith. should be paid at this time,
as authorized by said law, and that
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labor as are found to be fraudulent
claims against said county should not
be paid.
Now. therefore, be 1t resolved, that
this board hereby approves and al
lows each and all of the claims for
labor enumerated on said payrolls
above described, and authorizes and
requests the county auditor to issue
warrants to the various employees
named on said payrolls, or to the as
signees of such employees, subject to
correction and reconsideration of the
this board, as to any and all claims
for such labor as shall be found to
be fraudulent claims against said
county.
Be it further resolved, that the
county auditor is hereby authorized
total amount of all such claims fol
labor. and without any further au-
thorization by this board. charge the
same against the 1884 road and bridge
fund apportionment for use in the
Seventh commissions district.
Be it further resolved. that the
approval of such claims for labor as
herein specified. is made upon the
condition that each and every en-
ploye of said county whose name
appears on said payrolls, and the
assignee of each and every employe
whose name appears on said payrolls
to whom any such claim for labor
has been assigned. shall make aft.
davit on a form to be prepared by
the attorney for this board, and ap.
pear in person at the county highway
engineers office, in the county court
house at Hibbing. Minnesota. and
execute such affidavit before a per-
son authorized to administer oaths
and satisfy a deputy public exam.
iner, that each of said claims fol-
labor appearing on said payrolls is
a valid. genuine claim, which should
be paid under the provisions of said
law above cited. and the comptroller
of the department of administration
| and finance is hereby requested tc
assign II. T. Roop, deputy exam.
iner, who has become familiar with
the subject matter involved in sait
| payrolls, to have charge of the TAX
ing of such affidavits. and the APP
prevail of said labor claims before
delivery of said payroll warrants t.
said employees, or their respective
| assignees. That the chief highway
engineer for st. Louis county Is
hereby authorized and requested t.
assign one of the engineers of his
| organization to cooperate with sait
deputy public examiner at the county
highway engineers office. in the
| county court house at Hibbing, IN
CARRYING out the provisions of this
resolution.
Commissioner Pasich moved t h
adoption of the resolution and 1t was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas-Commissione Eklund New
| man, Koski, Pasich and Chairman
Anderson-5.
Nays-None.
Adopted June 9Th, 1888.