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Comm. Minutes--April 18, 1989 232 Corner Addition, City of Riverside; and to cancel the general tax in the amount of $595.30. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 10. ROAD AND STREET REPAIR FUNDS, Allocated MOTION, passed Mr. Sondrall moved and Mr. Shannon seconded to approve payment of Pothole and Street Repair Funds to West Fargo in the amount of $27,026.00, Arthur in the amount of $599.00, Ayr in the amount of $66.00, and Leonard in the amount of $446.00, as recommended by County Engineer Don Richards. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 11. FLOOD DAMAGE, Assessment being made by Road Dept, Don Richards stated that his department is in the process of preparing flood damage assessments. Chairman Eckert referred a letter from the Stanley Township Chairman, Thomas L. Fischer, to Don Richards concerning damage to three bridges in Stanley Township. 12. ROAD DEPARTMENT, Complaints by Hubert oye & sons construction Dennis Oye from Hubert Oye & Sons Construction voiced a complaint that for the last three years he has been trying to sell asphalt hot mix to Cass County and has not been able to, and he questioned why the County Engineer does not call for formal bids on asphalt. Engineer Don Richards stated that he has talked to Mr. Oye, and their prices have been high every time he has checked. Mr. Oye cited an incident in 1987 quoting price differences for asphalt, and the County Road Department did not take his low bid. Mr. Richards asked him to provide proof of this at another time and place. 13. ROAD RESTRICTIONS AND REPAIR, Highway 81 near H. Oye Construc. Dennis Oye asked the County to consider lifting the road restrictions on Highway 81 off of County Road 20 near Hubert Oye & Sons Construction Company. He stated that he offered to repair a portion of the road at his cost of $25/ton for the material and labor. He said he would do it for cost because they use the road, and he feels it should be done. Chairman Eckert asked him to put the quote in writing, and Mr. Oye agreed. As far as the road restrictions, Mr. Wieland asked Mr. Oye if the restrictions were there when they built on that site, and Mr. Oye admitted that he was never in the area when road restrictions were on. Mr. Richards stated that he will consider raising the limits as spring wears on. 14. BID OPENING, Road equipment and Supplies The following bids were received for two new tandem axle trucks for the County Road Department: Nelson International W.W. Wallwork Hall GMC $ 99,097.18 $101,612.00 $100,552.00 The following bids were received for a track mounted tractor with dozer for the Road Department: Net Bid DMI Machinery Company $150,000.00 Sweeney Brothers Tractor Company $131,124.00 Butler Machinery Company $148,000.00