HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1959.06.22 - 19139Misc. 3544
Eil/ Mr, F. Smith
BY: WJI5 AND :LANS COMMITTEE
June 22, 1959
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RE: APPRCORIATION FOR IMPROVEMENT
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TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
MR. CHAIRMAN. LADIES & GENTLEMEN;
WHEREAS, the County Road Commission has prepared plans and specifica-
tions for 0.29 miles of grading, draining and hard surfacing of Squirrel
Road from the entrance of NSU - 0, north to Pontiac Road in Pontiac
Township, which is known as 'Road Commission Project P1-330", and will
take bids on the project on June 25, 1959; and
WHEREAS, MSU - OAKLAND will open this fall and the hard surfacing of
the road is important and necessary to the success of the University; and
WHEREAS, the County, as a whole, will benefit from HSU - OAKLAND and
it is therefore proper that a portion of the cost for said road improvement
be paid from the County General Fund; and
WHEREAS, the County Road CoMmission can legally pay only one-half of
the amount required to complete the project; and
WHEREAS, the total cost of the project is now estimated at $20,000.00
and the Board of County Road Commissioners has requested the Board of
Supervisors to provide one-half of the cost; of non-t ax rplus moAio%
NOW THLREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that a sum of not to exceed $10,000.006*
appropriated from the 1959 Contingent Fund of the County and that the County
assume one-half of the cost of the improvement on Squirrel Road known as
Road Commission Project 0-330, said share to be made available to the Board
of County Road Commissioners after bids are taken and the exact cost is
known.
MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the Ways and Means Committee, I move the
adoption of the foregoing resolutinn.
WAYS & NEANh COMMITTEE
Moved by F. Smith supported by Cummings the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Allerton, Alward, Bender, Bonner, Carden, Carey, Castle, Cheyz,
Christensen, Clark, Clawson, Croteau, Cummings, Davis, Dickens, Dohany,
J. W. Duncan, R. Duncan, Elliott, Ewart, Fouts, Goodspeed, Hall, Heacock,
Hildebrandt, Hill, Hocking, Harkey, Horton, Huber, Hudson, Hulet, Hursfall,
Ingraham, Kephart, Kiser, Levinson, Lewis, Lilly, MacDonald, Major, McCartney,
McGovern, McPherson, Menzies, Clarence Miller, Cyril Miller, Mitchell,
OlDonoghue, Oldenburg, Quinlan, Ransom, Remer, Rhinevault, Romer, Schock,
Semann, Sinclair, F. Smith, W. Smith, Staman, Stevens, Swanson, Taylor,
Thatcher, They, Tinsman, Webber, Yockey. (69)
NAYS: Clack, Frid, Hoard, Solley. (4)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was
adopted.
Copies sent to Auditor, Road Commission, Tom Duncan, & Ed Smith