The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-08-06
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further performance of said contracts.
and approximately nine substantial
frost boils have developed during the
spring of 1886, making necessary the
treatment of said frost boils by prop
er frost boil treatment and correc-
ton, and to improve said roadbed
with gravel lift adequate to stabil-
ize said roadbed in preparation for
the completion of said bituminOus sur
facing work; and
Whereas, The County Board of said
County has negotiated with the said
Thornton Brothers Company the
contractors for the performance OF
said contracts, for the doing Of the
additional work necessary to COM
plete said contracts in a first class
Workmanlike manner as made neces-
sary by the developments occurring
during the partial performance of said
contracts. and the continuance Of
said work until the season Of 1885,
and said Thornton Brothers Company
and the County of ST. Louis have
verbally entered into an agreement
whereby said Thornton Brothers Com
pany are willing to perform all ad-
ditional work necessary to complete
said contracts in a first rate work
manlike manner, and according to
the specifications made part of said
contracts. and the County of st.
Louis acting through it's County
Board agrees to the completion Of
said contracts and the doing of adj
ditional work thereon in order to
complete the same, according TO said
specifications, at the several unit
prices hereinafter enumerated for the
approximate classes or kinds of work.
Now, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved.
That the County of st. Louis hereby
agrees to the payment Of the herein
after enumerated unit prices for the
several kinds and classes of work
specified in connection Herewith. as
amendatory of said original con-
tracts. to-wit:
Trench excavation at rs cents per
cubic yard.
Trench excavation haul at u cents
per cubic yard.
Backfill excavation at so cents per
cubic yard.
Backfill excavation haul at u cents
per cubic yard mile.
Clearing at $4,000 per acre.
Grabbing at $4,000 per acre.
stripping at Sl.OO per cubic yard.
Stripping haul cubic yard station
at 2 cents per cubic yard station.
Screening and crushing at 50 cents
per cubic yard.
Loading at 10 cents per cubic yard.
Hauling at IL cents per cubic yard
mile.
Tractor hours at $3.50 per hour.
Blade hours at $2.S5 per hour.
Asphalt prime coat at 8 cents per
gallon.
Bituminous mix material in stock
pile at S3.25 per ton.
Balance required to complete work
Bituminous material at $3.50 per ton.
Blade and ScaTifier hours at $3.50
per hour.
Gravel lift at rs cents per cubic
yard.
Gravel lift haul at u cents per Gu
bic yard mile.
Bituminous gravel haul at u cents
per cubic yard mile.
Disc and harrow hours at $500 per
hour.
To all of which above enumerated
unit prices for said classes and kinds
of work respectively, said contractor
by John Thornton has agreed.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That the
attorney for this Board and the Chief
Highway Engineer for St. Louis
County are hereby requested to pre-
pare proper forms of supplemental
contracts providing therein, for the
modification of the original contracts
and specifications between said
County and said contractor, as here
inbefore specified. but otherwise con-
firming and approving all the other
provisions, specifications and require
ments of said contracts.
Be 1t Further Resolved, and as part
of the consideration for the foregoing
specified supplemental contracts, the
ftemized verified claim heretofore
filed by the said Thornton Brothers
Company against the County of St.
Louis and now held under advise
ment by this Board, in the amount
of approximately S12, 1926 for alleged
loss and damages claimed to have
been caused by various delays and
postponements of the completion of
said contracts be and the same hereby
is allowed in the amount of 100000
in full compromise settlement thereof
and disallowed as to the remainder
of said claim in the amount OF
$11, 1920.
Commissioner Murray moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Yeas Commissioners L u d,
Schadewald, Anderson, y W m a n.
Murray, Pasich and Chairman YER
anth-7.
Nays-None.
Adopted July z, 1886.