Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-24

An Act authorizing the boards OF chosen free
holders of any two adjoining counties to lay out,
open and grade continuous public highways
therein.
/. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly Of the State OF New Jersey, That whenever
twenty-five freeholders and residents in each of
any two adjoining counties of this state neither of
which have county pHblic road board, shall make
application in writing, accompanied by map or
maps, to their respective boards OF chosen free
holders to lay out, open and grade continuous
public highway OF not less than three nor more
than four rods wide, to extend only from point
within one of such counties TO point within an
other thereof it shall be the duty of said boards Of
chosen freeholders TO give notice thereof by publi
cation in at least two newspapers published in each
of their respective counties OF said application and
of the time within which any objections in writing
will be received which shall be not less thirty days
from the date of publication; and, also, that they
have placed on exhibition, at their respective Of
fees, the said map or maps, together with the said
application, showing and indicating the general
course and grades of the eaid intended highway for
public inspection at all reasonable times, it shall
tlien be lawful for the said boards of chosen free
holders to consider the said application either in
separate or joint meeting, together with such OBJ
jections to granting the same as may have been
submitted in accordance with the aforesaid public
notice
2. And be it enacted, That if the decision Of two
thirds of each of the said boards shall be favorable
to laying out, opening and grading said highway,
it shall be the duty of each Of said boards to pro-
coed to consider tue estimates in their respective
counties Of fair and just compensation for the
lands and buildings taken for the construction Of
the same, and of the amount Of money required to
build the said highway in the most substantial
manner, and TO raise the amounts so required by
assessment, as is authorized by ssw
s. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty Of
each of said boards to give notice by publication
in at least two newspapers published in each Of
said counties, that proposals in writing for the
struction Of said highway, will be received at their
respective offices, within not less than thirty days
from the date of publication, which said proposals
shall then be opened in public. and the contracts
awarded to such person persons as it shall then
be found to have offered to construct the same at
the lowest prices and in conformity with the terms
prescribed in said public notice, reserving the
right however, each of said boards to reject any
OF all offers which in their opinion may not be to
the proper interest advantage of their respective
counties, and If so rejected thereupon to again ad
vertise for new proposals. in accordance with said
conditions and subject to the same terms.
A. And be 1t enacted, That the said boards OF
chosen freeholders either of them, hereby
empowered to do all necessary acts to carry the
provisions of this act into effect; and to construct
the said highway, and 10 proceed with all expedi-
ton for the earliest completion and opening the
same for public use.
s. And Be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March %, 1888.