The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-07-13
CHAPTER ccxv.

Supplement to an act entitled IAN act to provide
for the more permanent Improvement of the
public roads OF this state" approved April four
teenth one thousand eight hundred and ninety
one
Assembly of the Slate of New Jersey, That
the FIRST section OF the act to which this is supple
ment be and the same Is hereby amended to read
follows;
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
whenever the board of chosen freehoders of any
county in this state shall, by resolution, have de-
clared their intention TO cause any particular road
or section thereof within such county to be inn
proved under the provisions OF this act such board
shall cause all necessary surveys TO be made and
| specifications to be prepared; the specifications
| shall require the construction Of macadamized
road teliord other stone road that will 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 estimate of the cost
be ascertained, aud shall state the amount of secur-
ity that will be required of the bidder; after said
specifications shall have been prepared they shall
be submitted to the board of chosen freeholders,
and II such board shall approve them they shall
then he submitted to the president OF the state
board of agriculture and il he shall approve them 1t
shall then he the duty of the director of the board
fchosen freeholders TO advertise In at least two
daily newspapers, printed aud circulated in
the county for the period Of two weeks, or II
circulating in such county, then in at least
two weekly newspapers printed and circulating
therein for at least four weeks, fol- bids to do the
work according to the specifications prepared;
such advertisements shall state where bidders may
| find the specifications and shall name time and
place where the beard of chosen freeholders, or a
| committee of Ave members thereof, of whom the d
rector shall be oae, Will meet to receive bids every
such bid shall be accompanied with the bidders
| bond in q sum of one thousand dollars, with Sc
curty 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
writing to pei form the work according TO the spec
6cations bids shall be received by the board or
any member thereof, or by said committee or any
member thereof, except at such meeting, and all
han .al atalv
read II the bids shall be received by committee Of
the board, they shall be reported to the board at
the next meeting thereofwith the recommendation
of the committee the board may reject all bids In
thei opinion good exist therefor but otherwise
they shall award the contract TO the lowest bidder,
who shall give satisfactory evidence of his ability
to perform the contract provided, however, that
the estimated amount of contracts awarded in any
one year by any board Of chosen freeholders shall
not exceed one-half OF one per centum of the
ratahes of the county reported TO the state comp
troller Tor the last preceding year; the bidder 10
whom the contract may be awarded, shall, la adj
dillon to executing the agreement to perform the
work according TO the specifications, also execute to
the board of chosen freehoders bond conditioned
for the faithful performance Of the contract, In the
| sum specified IN the advertisement for bids and
| with such sureies the board may approve; the
contract shall behalf OF the board of chosen free
holders, be executed by the director thereof. and
when executed by the bidder and said director,
copy Of the contract with the estimated cost Of the
work, shall be forthwith filed with the president of
| the state board of agriculture.
2. And be Il enacted, Tnat the second section Of
said act be and the same is hereby amended TO read
| as follows:
| tract shall be filed with the president of the state
board OF agriculture aforesaid, the governor
| shall as soon practicable, appoint supervisor Of
| the construction OF the work under such contract
who shall for his service under this act Eve
dollars day. to be paid out Of the county treas
ury; he shall supervise all work done under the
| tract shall give his whole time thereto shall re-
qure the provisions of the contract to be strictly
adhered TO by the contractor, and when the contract
q. H.. nI 1tra
| gress OF the work shall, as each payment becomes
due and before payment shall be made, present to
the board his certificate, and also the certificate OF
| the surveyor engineer II any there be, stating
near as may be the total amount OF work done, and
that such work has been done In all respects as re-
quired by the contract the board shall thereup0n
direct payment TO be made by the county collector;
provided, that no partial payment made during the
progress OF the work shall exceed eighty per
of the estimated value of the work done; the board
shall have power to borrow on temporary loans
the credit Of the county such sums OF money for he
purpose OF carrying on such work as may from time
to time become necessary and when the work shall
be fully completed and such fact certified to the
board aud to their satisfaction, by the supervisor
and surveyor engineer, If any there be, payment
g. And be II enacted, That the third section of
said act be and the same is hereby amended to read
az follows
O. And be 1t enacted That when the work under
any contract shall be FULLY completed II shall be the
duty OF the supervisor 10 prepare detailed and
itemized statement. in duplicate OF the cost of the
Improvement, one copy whereof shall be filed with
| The board OF chosen freeholders and one with the
president of tho state board Of agriculture.
4. And be IL enacted, That the fourth section of
said act BE- and the same is hereby amended to read
| as follows:
T. And be II enacted, That one-third of the cost
of all roads constructed In this state under this act
shall be paid for out Of the state treasury provided
| that the amount So paid shall not in any one year
exceed the sum OF seventy-h five thousand dollars; II
one-hrd OF said shall exceed said sum- the said
| seventy-fve thousand dollars shall be apportioned
by he governor aud the president ofhe state board
Of agriculture amongst the counties of the state In
proportion TO the cost Of roads constructed therein
| for such year shown by the statement of costs
filed In the Office ofthe president OF the state board
| of agriculture; the governor aud said president OF
the state board OF agriculture shall between Deem
Der fifteenth and thiryhrst In each year, certify to
the state comptroller the amount to be paid to each
county for such year and the state comptroller
shall ihereupon draw his warrants in favor of the
respective county collectors for the sums certified as
aforesaid upon the state treasurer, who shall pay
| the same out OF any moneys in the state treasury
| not otherwise appropriated
8. And be II enacted, That the seventh section OF
said act be and the same is hereby amended TO read
I. And be II enacted, That whenever there shall
be presented to the board OF chosen freeh0ders Of
| any county petition signed by the owners of at
least two-thirds OF the lands and real estate 'front.'
| ing or bordering on any public road or section OF
road In such county not being less than one mile in
length praying the board 10 cause such road or sec
tion to be improved under this act, and setting
forth that they willing that the peculiar bene-
fits conferred on the lands fronting OF bordering
proportion to tn benefits conferred, to an amount
not exceeding ten per cenum OF the entire cost OF
the Improvement it shall be the duty OF the board
to cause such improvement to be madei provided
that the estimated cost of all improvements made
under this act In any county In any one year shall
not exceed one-haf Of one per centum OF the rata
bles OF such county for the last preceding year; It
shall be necessary for the board In such case TO
declare by resolution their intention 10 such
improvement to be made. but they shall first cause
all necessary surveys OF such road section to be
made and specifications for macadam, teford or
other equally good stone road TO be prepared and shall
then proceed in the same manner as Is hereinbefore
required in cases where such intention has been de-
cared II the specifications shall not be approved by
the board or by the president of the state board OF
agriculture or If all the bids for the work shall be
rejected It shall be the duty OF the board to
other specifications TO be prepared, re-adyertise
ments for bids TO be made as often may be
sary and until contract shall be awarded, to the
end that the improvement prayed for may be COM
pleted with reasonable speed; provided, however,
that no re advertisement need be made where the
lowest hid submitted shows that the Improvement
prayed for cannot be made within the limit OF ex
| penditure hereinafter mentioned; in every case
where contract shall be awarded after the presen-
tation of such petition as aforesaid the board OF cho
sen lreeholders instead OF certifying to the county
board OF assessors two-thrds OF the estimated cost
of the work prescribed by the NTH section OF this
net shall certify two-tbrds OF said estimated cost,
less one-tenth said estimated cost, which sum
the county board oil assessors shall include in
their assessment of county taxes.
g. Aud be IL enacted That IL at any time here
after the Office of commissioner OF agriculture shall
be established in this state then the duties imposed
upon and powers vested in the president OF the state
board OF agriculture by this supplement- shall there
after be imposed upon and vested in the commits
soner Of agriculture instead oil the president OF the
state board OF agriculture.
7. And be 1t enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 20, 1892