and aonvenienoe of the general public, it is therefore ordered a~ dsareed that %err ConIIty~
appropriate the sum of $80.00 out of its Pexmaaent Imprvv~ent Fund towards the purehsse
and installation of said scale, same to ba paid over to J. E. 16aCreary by the County Clerk
by proper Tarrant on the County Treasurer.
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The foregoing mimxtes on pages 508 to 523, inclusive hereof, sere read in open
Court, and foul correct, and the same axe hereby in all respects approval by the Court,
this the 17th day of Janusry, A. D. 1951.
my Clerk
y ~eputy.
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THE STATE OF TEEAS,
OOUNfY OF $ERR, BE ZT RE1~ffiIiBERED, that oa this the 26th day of January, A. D. 1931,
there sae begun and holden a Sp eoial Term of the Colaleaionera' Court of %err County,
Texas, at the Court House thereof, in the toss of %srrville, Tame,
OFFICERS fEEE~NT:
Chas. Real, Colxaty Judge,
F. A. %arger, Commissioner, Praoinst No. One,
Pirgil Storms, Commissioner, Preoinat No. Tso,
Wm. ffargar, Commie stoner, Pre oinct No. Throe,
T. J. Moore, Commissioner, Precinct No. Four;
A. F. Moore, Sheriff and Jno. R. Leavell, County Clerk, and the Court having been regularly
opened, the followi~ propeedings wars had, to-wit:
X150, PROPOSAL OF HROWN & ROOT, Inc. IN WRITII~ COPERING CONSTRUCTION INCd2AEL TO fItTNf HIGHWAY
This 26th day of January, 1931, Dame on to be aoasidered by the Coln the prop
in sriting of Brorm do Root, Im ., oovoring the proposed oonatruotion of s paved road from
Ingram to Hunt, Terms, on a oo:t-plus fee ba01s, which proposal be n~ is'h'e;eby passed
by the Court for further investigation.
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X151 R E C E 9 S, Jan. 26th, 1931.
Court recessed over to 2 O'clock P. M. Friday, Jan. 30th, 1931.
$152, Court re-convened this, the 30th day of January, 1931, at 2 O~oloak P. M., with
all officers present, in acoordanoe with recess takes by the Count on Jan. 26th, 1931, an3
the following business wee had, to-wit:
~HBSSTATE OF TE3AS, ~ IN COB®6iSSI0NERS' COURT, BERR OOIIISY; TEZAS.
X153
COUNTY OF SERR. SPECIAL JANUARY T3RM, A. D, 1931.
Oa this, January 30th, 1931, name on to be reconsidered by the Court the
proposal of Brown & Root, Ina. oontraotora, covering the oonatruotion of a paved highway
from Iagrem to Hunt, Texas, far and as agent of Kerr County aooor di ng to tho Court's apeei-
fixations ell as heretofore agreed upon, e~ it appearing to the Court that said proposal '.
is nos in proper form legally and otherwiso, same be and is hereby unanimously accepted by
the Court, and She Court's apeoifioations for said road were reduced to writing is open J
Court and attached to and as a part of said proposal. !.
It is ordered, ad Judged ant decreed by the Court th at the sum of $34,BSO,00 be ~
it
and is hereby appropriated and aeL aside out of the $38,000.00 ellotms at heretofore net ~~;
sa~r - .
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SdS aside for the improvement of aaid road out of the prooeeda of the sale of ~850,000,OO~s
~.~ worth of %err County Boad'Boade to be sold oa Peb. 10th, 1931,,~whl oh X34,800.00 hereby
• appropriated and set snide shall be expanded and used only for the oonatruo tioa sad ooa-
pie tion of aaid road and Por paying the c ®pensation to be earned by Brown & Aoot, Ino.
for servioea to be rendered under their proposal:
It is further ordered and decreed by the Court that said proposal together with
the speolficationa attaohed, shall be entered in the minutes of the Court as part of
thin order, to-wit:
"TO THE COLEQISSIONER6~ COUAT OF KERR COUt7fY, TSZA6:
Gentleman:
. We hereby propose, to be fur niched through a oapabls personal representative to
ba at all times kept on the fob, to furnish the following aervioes, Snvolvlag our kaow-
~ le a skill a rlenee and ousin esa
dg , , zPe judgment, and to not as your agent in sups rvisiag
the oonatruotlon of the eouaty road ~ioh you propose to aonatruat tram Inga'ea Lo Runt;
to organize, assemble and direst the neoeseary organization to eomplete said road in a
workmanlike manner sad is eoaordaao• with the spdolfloatl one to be fur niahad by pon; to
• render all lnoidental aerviaes asooeeary and requsetsd in gathariag.data, ooets and pro-
, posala for mated ale of ell kinds whioh will be utsd by you in the ooastrustl on of said
• road and to aid you to pmoure the best prises and valwa therefor; to maintain aoeurate
records as to all ooata, to whish you shall hews eaoeas aL ell tt men, and to deliver the
same to you upon oompletlon of the work; all ooatrao to foT puro bases, rentals and labor
to be made in the name of your County sad snob affi every expense iaourred in and inside ntal
' to the oonstruotion of said road to be paid by your county.
II.
We also hereby propose to furnish a aeti sfea COry bond oonditioned that the total
• ~ oost o2 the omatruotion of said road to %err County shall not ezoeed the sum of $34,850.00
III.
Zn oonaideration for the above proposed servioea, we are to De paid as our eompoaaa-
lion en amount equal to tit teen per neat of the Coal ooat of ooaatrnotion, suoh pb3!ments
to be mods monthly, and estimated to be upon ninety par neat of the smonat of work than
performed e~ unpaid for, suoh estimates to be determined by the reoords kept under this
agreement, sad, at the oonolusi oa of the work, the remaining amount th ea unpaid affi neoss-
eery to make fifteen per cent upon the total amount expended by you 1n the aoastruotlon
of the aaid road, to be paid to ua.
iv.
~ This proposal is submitted for sees ptance within a rsasonab la time, to ba evidenoed
- by nn order duly entered upon the minutes of the Court, th mein app reprinting from the
proper fund the sum of $34,850,00 estimated to be auffieient to defray the ooat of oon-
atruating aaid road and of paying the same of money whioh would be earned in parformanae
of the oantraot whioh will be evideno ed Dy sooeptanoe of Chia proposal.
ear
' WITNESS the hand of Brown & Root, IR'C., by its proper/nut horized agent, this the
30th day of January, A. D. 1931.
BROWR & ROOT, INC.
By 0. L. Reyland
The fm•egoing proposal is hereby aoaepted by %err County, this 30th day of Jsa., 1951
' Chao. Real, County Judge
F.. A. %arger, Comr. Preat. ~1
Virgil Storms, Comr. Preot. ~2, q S3.y
Filed 30 day of Jan., A. D. 1931. ®m. Karger, Comr. Preet. ~3,
John R. Leavell, Clerk, County
Court, Kerr County, Tezas. T. J. Moore, Comr. Preot. ~4^, j
By W. A. Loohte, Deputy.
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SPEFICIATIONS FOR COUNTY ROAD TO BE BUILT FROM INGRBM TO HiTtIP, TSEAS.
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Type of Construotlon:
Gravel base with 1/2 inoh limestone rock eaphalt top, with nenessary widening of ii
curves and the ezte nsi on oP the concrete slabs at river or oeainga.
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The road shall be widened generally Sn the ~ooess of getting dirt for the shoulde~ie,
and at the ourvea and other narrow points where additional right of way oan be obtained Por !,I
same. Cut corner of gravel bank at stations Nos. 63 to 68, widen road approaimately from 4~
V
to 6 feet from Stations 94 to 99. Cut corner at Station 280. Cut oorner at Station 140. !~
Males minor outs at other plsoea for the purpose of widening and straightening said road.
II. ll
350 lineal feet of concrete slab, 18 foot wide, properly reinforoed with 3/~th
inch steel, 5 inoh thick, to be laid at the river eroasi nga in the lengths agreed upon.
At station 194 one 8 z 6 z 28 foot oonorate boa oulvert. At Station 202 to further ~I~'
strengthen the foundation of one pier of bridge with concrete retaining wall and out out ?
lih
channel to proper width.
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III.
The gravel base to be laid on the road beginning at State Highway No. 27 at Ingram,~l~
Tazas, station 0 plus 00, thence fallowing the present road with minor changes to Hunt, j
Tezae, station 311 plus 40, the end of the job, ezoepting stations 5 to 17 which include the
first river oroseing in Ingram, this being omitted for further oon~deratloa of the present
routing of the road a~ is not to be graveled at this time. The gravel to be laid 19 feet
wide bank run from local pits, an average of 5 inohee aompaoted or an average of 6 inches
of loose river gravel with an average of 3 inohee of loose bank gravel on top of said river
gravel, the river gravel to be rolled std properly set up bef are planing bank gravel thereon
the whole to ba sprinkled with sufficient water to bind same, and rolled to the proper arose
section with a smooth, firm and unyielding base. The shoulders to be properly finished 3
test wide on each rifle of road.
Iv.
The limestone rook eaphalt aurfece treatment to be of 1/2 inoh thiokaesa eaoapt
on concrete bridges e~ slabs, and to be laid according to item 62, Tezas State Highway
apeoifieations, .ia one course.
v.
Said road to ba oompl eted within ninety (90) working days.
Above apeaifioatlona adopted this Tan. 30, 1931.
Chas. Real, County Judge
F. A. Karger, Comr. Preet. ~1,
Virgil Storms, Comr. Preot. ~2,
Wm. Earger, Cow. Preot. ~3,
T. J. Moore, Comr, preot. ~4. '
Brown k Root, Ina.,
By 0. L. Neyland ^
Filed SO day of Jan., A. D. 1931.
John R. Leavell, Clerk County Court, Kerr County, Tezas.
By w. A. Loehta,:DOputy.
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