Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-05-06
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of
the State of Minnesota:

Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of
the State Of Minnesota:
Section /. Whenever q petition
signed by fifty-one per cent Of the
freeholders in any plated area 10
Gated in any county IN this state,
having an assessed valuation Of
more than 5000 100000 and an area
Of more than 5000 square miles,
and not contained within the limits
of any organized village or city,
shall be filed with the county audit
or Of such county, the Board Of
County Commissioners Of such
county may establish, construct and
maintain q sewer system or system
Of sewers in such plated area with
in such county. The petition pray
ing for the construction OF such
Improvement may be in informal
language and shall be filed with
the county auditor Of such county,
and he shall compare the signature
thereon with the records In the Of
fee of the Register Of Deeds and
shall present such petition to the
County Board of such county and
report to it his findings as to the
percentage Of necessary freehold
ers who have signed the same. The
Board shall thereupon determine by
resolution whether or not the pc
tition has been signed by the re-
Quired percentage Of freeholders
and its determination so made to
the effect that the necessary per-
centage has signed such petition
shall be final and conclusive unless
reversed on appeal as hereinafter
provided.
Section 2. On the presentation of
such petition the County Board, If
1t shall find that the required per-
centage of freeholders has signed
the same, shall thereupon deter
mine by resolution to establish,
construct and maintain any such
sewer or sewer system, and the cost
thereof shall be estimated by the
county engineer or some other COM
petent engineer to be selected by
such Board. who shall draw plans
and specifications and tabulate the
results of his estimate Of the cost
and report the same to the County
Board; and such plans and specifl-
cations shall be filed with the coun-
ty auditor of such county before
any proposal for bids for work
hereunder shall be advertised and
shall remain on file, open to the in
spection Of all persons until after
the contract for such work shall be
let and copies of such plans and
specifications shall be furnished by
the engineer who shall prepare the
originals to any person applying
therefor.
Section 8. The County Board
shall then cause proposals for bids
for such work to be advertised in
the official paper Of such county at
least once in each week for two
successive weeks, which advertise
ment shall specify the work to be
done and shall call for bids upon a
basis Of cash payment for the work,
and shall state the time within
which bids will be received and the
exact time within which the same
shall be open for consideration by
such County Board. In letting con-
tracts for any such work, it shall
be the duty of the County Board to
require the execution of a written
contract and a bond in such sum
as such Board may require, con-
ditioned for the faithful perform
ance of the contract and for saving
the county harmless from any and
all liability in the prosecution and
completing Of the work. The
County Board, if a contract is
awarded, shall award the same to
the lowest responsible bidder. If
any bidder to whom such contract
is awarded shall fail to enter
promptly into such written contract
and furnish such bond, then such
defaulting bidder shall forfeit to
the county the amount Of his cash
deposit or certified check, if any.
the Board may thereupon award the
contract to the next lowest re-
sponsible bidder; provided the
Board shall have the right to re-
ject all bids, and provided further,
that whenever the estimates made
for the County Board for the entire
work project shall be less than
$1,000, then the Board may directly
purchase the materials therefor and
cause the work to be done by day
labor. Every contract awarded I'M
der this act shall be made between
the county as one party, in the
name Of the county, and the sue
cesSful bidder as the other party,
and such contract shall be executed
on the part Of the county by the
chairman Of the County Board and
countersigned by the county auditor
Of said county, and an attested
copy thereof shall be filed and re-
main in the office of the county
auditor Of such county.
Section 4. Whenever any work
or improvement provided for by this
act shall have been determined
upon and a contract let therefor,
or outlet secured, the county en-
gineer or other competent engineer
selected by the County Board, shall
forthwith calculate the proper
amount to be specially assessed for
such sewer or sewer system or out
let against every assessable lot,
piece or parcel Of land within the
sewer district or plated area af-
fected, without regard to cash
valuation.
Section 5. When such engineer
shall have finished his calculations
Of the amount to be specially as
sessed, as aforesaid against such
lot, piece or parcel Of land in the
sewer district or plated area af-