The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-11-04
BY Commissioner Anderson:


County Highway Engineer shall have
charge of the highway work of the
County and the forces employed there
on. and it 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
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
discharge of any of said employees
shall be subject to review only by
the entire Board of County Commits
siOners, 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
said employee.
Commissioner Anderson moved the
adoption of the resolution and it was
declared adopted upon the following
vote:
Commissioners Jones. Ander-
son. Veranth. Ostdahl and Chairman
Schadewald-5.
ays-Commissioners Murray and
Aaby-2.
Adopted Oct. Il, 1881.
Commissioner Murray stated that
there is nothing wrong in the Sixth
Commissioner District.
s. b. Shepard, County Highway En-
gineer 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
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
County 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 $4,000 lineal feet delivered F. o. B.
Duluth. at a bid price of 5.53 cents
per lineal feet and 200 lineal feet
of Stat snow fence delivered F. o. B.
Cook at bid price of 5.5S cents per
lineal foot or in the total contract
amount of $2,54S.S0. is hereby accept
ed and said purchase authorized.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That the
sum of s331.S0 from Division No. 6,
Sd Commissioner Dist. the sum of
$718.90 from Division No. 6, 5th COM
missioner Dist, the sum OF $774.20