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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR1926-001 New Bridge Replacment - Emma Bridge 1 • R E S O L U T I O L WHEREAS, the County Commissioners of Pitkin County and the County Commissioners of Eagle County, in jointly called special session,held at the Town Hall in the Town of Basalt, Eagle County, Colorado, on the llth day of January, A.D.1926, pursuant to legal notice of said meeting previously published in the Aspen Democrat- Times at Aspen, Colorado, and in the Eagle Talley Enterprise, at Eagle, Colorado, having under consideration the building of a high - way bridge near Basalt, Colorado, from shore to shore of the Roaring Fork River, on site selected near to that of the old ruined bridge, locally known as the Emma Bridge; the new bridge to rest on end with an approach in each county, it was res=olved to build such new bridge and the approaches thereto, as a matter of public convenience and necessity, and upon specifications therefor submitted by W.H.Lea, County Engineer of Eagle County, and upon the bid proposal of 0,A. Switzer, and WHEREAS, a oontract to build said bridge was thereupon entered into by and between the said County Commissioners of Eagle and Pitkin Counties, and the said C.A.Switser, upon the unanimous vote of the said commissioners, voting upon roll call as then and there recorded; and it was provided in said contract that said bridge was to be under construction by the lat day of February, A.D,1926 and completed for publio use by the lst day of June,A.D.1926, and WHEREAS, it was further resolved by ballot, that from and after the completion of said bridge, that the counties of Eagle and Pitkin, will jointly and mutually maintain the same, sharing upkeep and repair expense equally between the said counties; and- WHEREAS, it was further resolved by ballot, that on a000ant of the channel of Roaring Fork River, upstream from the selected site of said bridge, meandering and ohanging with consequent loss and damage to the shore lands, first upon one side and then upon the other, and it being deemed essential to confine the flow of said Roaring Pork River to a ohannel which will be permanent, and for the protection of the new bridge, as well as in restraint of destruction of abutting lands, that the said Counties of Pitkin and Eagle, should mutually and equally beast the ooat of cleaning said channel of drift 'wood and other obstructions for a sufficient distance up stream as will be neooeaary, and mutually and equally bear the cost of such rip -rap work, wings and embankments as may be required to regulate the flow of said stream in one channel, and give 'the desired proteotion to said joint bridge and the adjoining lands. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT R SOLVBD that the Board of County Commissioners of Eagle County, Colorado, do hereby appro and confirm all the acts, resolution and agreements that were done passed, entered into and executed at said special meeting on the llth day of January, A.D.1926, at tae, Teen Hall in Basalt, ^ Eagle, County, Colorado, and do hereby r4- affirm and approve all of._, aid acts,• resolutions and agreements, and do espeeially bind ourselves and our oounty to that certain oontraot entered into at that time- with the said C.A.9witaer; and that certain agreement entered_ -- into_ with the County Commissioners of Pitkin County for the mutual and equal sharing of the expense and cost of theereotion and construction and futuite maintainenoe of said bridge and the cost of clearing said channel and the rip -rap work and other necessary expenses incidental to the protection of said bridge. BB IT FURTHER RESOLVED—That the Board of County Commissioner* of Ea1e County, do hereby set aside the sum of $ Fettenb7--, from the 1926 county road fund to meet one -half the cost of building said bridge, approaohes,rip -rap work and other necessary expenses in- , oidental to the erection, oonstruotion and protection of said bridge. .PASSED, ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED, by the County Com- missioners of Eagle County, at a regular meeting held at Eagle Colorado, this , 1st day of February, A.D.1926. 4 17 " ,4 0 00r , 0.- rman rr Board i ATTEST; 411K •o� ss - oner. cunt U] erk and Re 14 4,GA vei3 ommi oner. //7