The Ely miner., 1937-11-04
BY Commissioner Anderson:

whereas. Ine law demands tflaC the
County Highway Engineer shall have
charge of the highway work of the
County and the forces employed there
on. and 1t further makes it his duty
to submit all surveys. estimates. plans
and specifications which he deems
necessary, to the Board of County
Commissioners for it's consideration.
as well as to furnish reports of ex-
penditures to the County Board; and
Whereas. 1t is the desire of the
Board of County Commissioners of St
Louis County to comply with the
law. and it is deemed beneficial and
for the best interests of the whole of
ST., Louis County that this law be
carried out to the letter: and
Whereas. Under the law the County
Board. acting in it's capacity as a
County Board is the only County
agency that can contract and incur
1ebts against the County Road and
Bridge Fund
Now. Therefore. Be 1t Resolved
That Immediately upon the passage of
this resolution the County Highway
Engineer of ST. Louis County is here
by empowered to have full charge of
all the County highway work, and
shall have full charge of the employ
| ment and discharge of each and every
| employee in the road and bridge de-
| partment, according to law, and any
| dispute regarding the employment or
shall be subject to review only by
| the entire Board of County Commits
| sionefs. acting in it's official capacity.
| Be 1t Further Resolved That the
County Highway Engineer is hereby
empowered to supervise all purchases
for which money is to. be expended
from the Road and Bridge Fund and
no individual employee in the> Road
and Bridge Department, or elsewhere,
nor any individual County Commits
| sioner shall have authority to make
any purchase of materials. goods.
wares, or merchandise of any nature
whatsoever without first obtaining
| the approval of the County Highway
| Engineer or from such assistants as
| may be designated by the County
| Highway Engineer for such purpose
and if any such employee of the Road
and Bridge Department shall violate
| the provisions of this resolution, the
| County Highway Engineer is hereby
empowered to Immediately discharge
l.Said employee.
Commissioner Anderson moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
/ observation-disclosures Jones. Ander-
son. Veranth. Ostdahl and Chairman
Schadewald-5.
| observation-disclosures Murray and
IAaby-2.
| Adopted Oct 81. 1897.
Commissioner Murray stated that
| there is nothing wrong in the Sixth
Commissioner District.
s. B.. Shepard, County Highway En-
eineer then spoke to the Board stat
| ing that he knows of no reason why
| harmony and efficiency cannot be OBJ
| tanned in the Highway Department, as
the plan is very simple if all will CO.
operate.
Chairman Schadewald then express
| ed the desire to have cooperation
| from all members of the County
Board in the administration of the
| highway affairs of the county.
| Upon motion of Commissioner ABBY.
! e. j. Pearlove. State Comptroller, was
asked to confer with the Board of
lCounty Commissioner relative to the
recent report on County highway af-
fairs.
BY Commissioner ABBY:
| Resolved. That the bid of H. O..
| Tiffany of Nelson, Wisconsin. to fur
nish to the County of st. Louis,
portable slat snow fence in the amount
of SO. 600 lineal feet delivered F. o. B.
| Duluth, at bid price of 5.53 cents
| per lneal feet and 10000 lineal feet
| of slat snow fence delivered f. 0. B.
Cook at a bid price. of 5.5S cents per
| lineal foot or in the total contract
amount of $2,54S.80. is hereby accept
ed and said purchase authorized.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That the
sum of s331S0 from Division No. s.
| Sd Commissioner Dist. the sum of
$71S. 90 from Division No. 6, 5th COM
missioner Dist the sum of S774,20