The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-25

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solely at the expense OF the respective
townships in which they aYs located:
and whereas. such roads IRE for the
convenience OF the citizensHf the coun-
ties In which they are E/ated. aud OF
the entire state. as well ~ Of said town
ship; and whereas the expense Of con
strueting permanently improved roads
may be reasonably imposed, in due
proportions. upon the state and upon
the counties in which they are located,
therefore.
L BE it enacted by the Senate
and General Assembly Of the State OK
New Jersey. That whenever the
board OF chosen freeholders Of any
county in this state shall. by resolution
have declared their intention to cause any
particular public road or section thereof
within such county 10 be improved under
the provisions Of this act, such board
shall cause all necessary surveys TO be
made q specifications TO be prepared:
the specifications shall require the con-
struction OF a macadamized road, or a
telford or other stone road, that viii at
all seasons OF the year be firm, smooth
and convenient for travel; shall be so
prepared as to call for bids from which an
approximate estimation Of the cost can
be ascertained, and shall STATE the amount
Of security that will be required or the
bidder; after said specifications shall nave
been prepared, they shall be submitted to
the board of chosen freeholders.
and il such board shall approve
them they shall then be sub
mitted TO the state commissions of
agriculture. aud if ne shall approve them
IL shall then be the duty of the director
of the board OF chosen freebooter to al
vertise IN at least two daily newspapers.
printed and circulating In the county for
the period of two weeks, or, IL there be
not two daily newspapers printed and
circulating in such county, tben IN at
least two weekly newspapers printed aud
circulating therein, for at least four
weeks, for bids 10 do the work according
to the specifications prepared; such adj
vertisements shall state where bidders
may find the specifications and shall
name a time and place where the board
of chosen freeholders. or a committee OF
five members thereof, of whom the d.
rector shall be one, viii meet to receive
bids; every such bid shall be ac-
companied with the bidders bond
in a sum of one Thousand dollars,
with security satisfactory to the board,
conditioned that II the contract shall be
awarded to him he will. when required by
the board execute an agreement IN writ
ing TO perform the work according to the
specifications; no bids shall be received
by the board or any member thereof, or
by said committee or any member thereof
except at such meeting. n all bids then
received shall be immediately publicly
read; II the bids shall be received BIZ a
committee OF the board, they shall be re-
ported TO the board at the next meeting
thereof with the recommendations OF the
committee; the board may reject all bids
if, in their opinion. good cause exist
therefor, but otherwise they shall award
the contract TO the lowest bidder
who shall give satisfactory evil
dence of his ability 10 per-
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that the estimated amount Of contracts
awarded in n one year by any board OF
chosen freeholders shall not exceed one
half of one percentum Of the ratables of
the county as reported to the stale comp
troiler for the last preceding year; the
bidder to whom the contract may be
awarded shall. in addition to executing
the agreement to perform the work ac-
cording TO the specifications, also execute
TO the board OF chosen freenolders a bond
conditioned for the faithful performances
of the contract in the sum specified in the
advertisement for bids and with such
sureties as the board may approve; the
contract shall, on behalf Of the board of
chosen freeholders. be executed By the
directors thereof. and when executed by
the bidder and said director a copy of the
contract, with the estimated cost OF the
work, shall be forthwith filed with the
state commissioner OF agriculture.
2. And be il enacted, That after a copy
OF the contract shall be flied with the
state commits sionef of agriculture as
aforesaid. the governor shall as soon as
practicable appoint a supervisor of the
construction of the work under such
contract, who shall receive for mis- ser
vices under this act five dollars per day,
20 I G paid out Of the county tire surg; he
shall supervise all work done under the
cont ract. shall give his whole time there
to, shall, require the provisions OF the
contract TO be strictly adhered 20 by the
contractor, aud when the contract pro-
vides for partial payments during the
rOgress of the work. shall, as eacn pay
ment becomes due and before payment
shall be made. present to the board his
certificate, and also the certificate of the
surveyor or engineer. il any there be,
stating as neal as may be the total
amount of work done, and that such work
has been done in all respects as required
by the contract; the board shall there
upon direct payment 10 he made BY the
county collector; provided, that no par
tai payment made during the progress Of
the work shall exceed eighty per centum
on the estimated value or the work done;
the board shall have power 10 borrow on
temporary loans on the credit of the
county such sums Of money for the pur-
pose Of carrying on such work as nay
from time to time become necessary; and
when the WORK shall De iuay competed
and such fact certified TO the board, and
20 their satisfaction, by the supervisor
and surveyor or engineer, II any there be,
payment IN tail shall be made.
8 And be 1t enacted. That when the
work under any contract shall be fully
completed it shall be the duty of the
supervisor to prepare a detailed and
itemized statement. in duplicate, OF the
cost OF the improvement. one copy where
OF shall be flied with the board of chosen
lreeholders and one with the state COM
missioner Of agriculture.
A. And be it enacted, That one third OF
the cost OF all roads constructed in this
state under this act shall be paid for ont
of the state treasury, provided that the
so paid shall not In any n year
exceed the sum of twenty thousand dol
lars; ii one third of sueh cost shall ex-
coed said sum, the said twenty thousand
dollars shall be apportioned By the gov
ernor and the state commissioner of ag-
riculture amongst the counties of the
state in proportion TO the cost of roads
constructed therein for such year, as
shown by the statements of costs fled Ia
the Office OF the state commissioner OF
agriculture; the governor and said COM
missioner snail. between December fl
teenUh and thirty first in each year, GER
tify to the stats comptroller the amount
10 be paid to each county for sucn year.
ana the state comptroller shall thereapoa
draw his warrants IN favor Of The re
s~pective county collectors for tue uIns
certified as aforesaid upon the ST ste treas
urer, who shall Day the same ont OF any
MONEYS in the state Treasury not ether
wise appropriate
s. And be il enacted. That an or before