The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-06-03
NEW JERSEYS ROAD LAW.
1t Has Many Points Worth Consider
alton by Other States.

some faults, but 1T has many merits,
and may well be studied by the
people and legislators of other
states. Its salient points are:
Whenever the board of chosen
free-holders of any county in this
state shall by resolution have de-
cared their intention to cause any
particular road or section thereof
within such county to be improved
under the provisions of this act.
such board shall cause all necessary
surveys to be made and speclfca-
tions to be prepared. The specifi-
cations shall require the construc-
ton of macadamzed road or tel
ford or other stone road that will
at all seasons Of the year be firm,
smooth and conyenient for travel
shall be so prepared as to call for
bids from which an Appropriated
estimate of the cost can be ascer-
tanned, and shall state the amount
of security that will be required of
the bidder. After said specifica-
tons shall have been prepared they
shall be submitted to the board of
chosen freeholdcrs, and if such
board shall approve of them they
shall then be submitted 10 the presi-
dent of the state board of agricul-
ture, and if he shall approve them
1t shall then be the duty of the
director of the board of chosen free
holders to advertise them in at
least two daily newspapers, printed
and circulated in the county, for
the period of two weeks.
The estimated amount of con
tracts awarded in any one year by
any board of chosen freeholders
shall not exceed one-half of l per
cent. of the ratables of the county
as reported to the state comptrol-
Ter for the preceding year. After
a copy of the contract shall be filed
with the president of the state board
of agriculture the governor shall,
as soon as practicable, appoint sup
ervisor of the construction of the
work under such contracts, who
shall receive for his services under
this act five dollars per day, to be
paid out of the county treasury.
He shall supervise all work done
under the contract, shall give his
whole time thereto, shall require
the provisions of the contract to be
strictly adhered to by the contract
or, and when the contract provides
for partial payments during the
progress of the work, shall as each
payment becomes due and before
payments shall be made. present to
the board his certificate, and also
the certificate OF the surveyor or
engineer, if any there be, stating as
near as may be, the total amount of
work done, and that such work has
been done in all respects as requir-
ed by the contract. When the
work has been completed the su-
pervsor is to prepare detailed
statement in duplicate and file 1t
with the board of freeholders and
with the president of the state
board of agriculture.
One-third of the cost of all roads
constructed under this act shall be
paid for out of the state treasury;
provided the sum shall not ex
coed in any year the sum of SIS
600; if one-thiid of said cost shall
exceed that amount, it shall be APP
portioned by the governor and the
president of the state board Of ag-
riculture among the counties of the
state in proportion to the cost of
of roads constructed for such year
according to the statements of costs
filed in the Office of the president
of the state board of agriculture.
Whenever there shall be present.
ed to the board of chosen freehold
ers OF any county petition signed
by the owners of at least two. thirds
of the land and real estate fronting
on any public road, not being less
than one mile in length asking for
the improvement of that road. and
setting forth that they are willing
that the benefits shall be assessed
to them to an amount not exceed.
Ing 10 per cent. of the entire cost
of the improvements, it shall be
the duty of the board to cause such
improvements to be made. The
estimated cost, however, Of all I'M
proyements in any county in any
one year shall not exceed one-half
of one per cent. of the ratables of
the county.