The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-21

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/ sary surveys to be made and specifications TO
| be prepared; the specifications snail require
| the construction OF macalRinizeu roaSi OF a
| telforj or other stone road, tfat Will AZ an
| seasons of the year be firm, smooth and con-
/ venient for travel; shall be so prepared AS TO
| call for bids from which an approximate eSu-
| mate OF the cost can be aseertaned, and shall
state the amount of security that VIII be re-
quired of the bidder after SAID speciheations
/ shall have been prepared they shall be sub
United to the board OF chosen freeholders,
and if such board snall approve them they
shall then be submitted TO the state commits
sioner OF public roads, ana if he shall approve
| them ii shall be the duty OF the director OF
| the board of chosen freehoders to advertise
| in at least two daily newspapers, printed anu
| circulated in the county, for the period OF Two
weeks, or il there be not two daily newspap'
| ers printed and circulating IN such county
| then in at least two weekly newspapers PRINT
| cd and circulating therein, tor at least four
| weeks, for bids to do the work according TO
| the specifications prepared; such advertise
ments shall state where bidders may ma bhe
| observation-disclosures ana shall name time and
| place where the board of chosen freeholders,
| or committee OF five members thereon OF
whom the director shall be one, Will meet 20
| receive bids: every such bid shall he accom-.
panied with the bidders bond in the sum OF
| one thousand dollars, with security sauslac-
| tory to the board, conditioned that II lhe CON
| tract shall be awarded TO MN ne WILL When
! required by the board execute an agreement
in writing TO perfo IN the work according 20
| the specifications; no DDS shall be IeceiNSu
| by the board or any member thereon, or Ply
said committee or ans member thereof, eX-
| cept at such meeting, aud all BIDS then re-
| ceived shall be Immediately publicly readi II
the bids shall be received by q committee Of
the board they shall be reported 70 The board
| ut the next meeting thereof, with the recon-
mendation of the committee; the board may
reject all bids, if, in their opinion, GOOD cause
| exists therefor but otherwise, they snail
| award the contract To the lowest bidder VINO
shall give satistact Try evidence OF his AFFINITY
| to perform the contract; pfoYiueu, however
| that the estimated amount OF cOhllacts
| awarded in any one year by any board OF
| chosen freehoders shall not exceed one-hait
| of one per centum OF the rataoles q Ihe
| county as reported to the state comptroller
/ for the last preceding year; the bidder 10
whom the contract may be awarded shall, IN
addition to executing the agreement to per-
| form the work according to the specifications,
/ also execute TO the board OF chosen freehold
| ers a bond conditioned tor the faithful per
| torrance of the contract in the sum speclneQ
| in the advertisement Tor bids, ana with sucn
| sureties as the board may approve; the con-
tract shall on behalf OF the board OF CHOSEN
| freeholders, be executed by the director
thereof, and when executed by the bidder
and said contractor a copy OF tne con :.
with the estimated cost OF the work, shall be
| forthwith filed With the state commissioner OF
public roads.
>. And be it enacted, That the second sec
| ton of said act, as amended by the supple
ment thereto approved March twenty-ninth,
one thousand eight hundred and ninetytwo,
be and the same Is hereby amended TO READ as
| follows:
| contract has been filed with the state commits
sioner of public roads as aforesaid, the state
commissioner OF public roads shall, as soon as
practicable appoint supervisor o. the con
struction OF the work under such contract,
who shall receive for his services under this
act three dollars per day, TO be paid out OF the
country treasury; il the work for which such
contract shall be made shall have been pee
titioned Tor, pursuant to the PROVISIONS OF Uni.
seventh section of this act, then ii the pet
TONERS therefor or any of them, shall IN
| writing nominate to the said state commis-
sioner of public roads one or more persons
for the position of such supervisor IL snail De
the duty OF said state commissioner OF pup
tic roads. if only one nomination De mace 70 %
appoint, such supervisor, the person so
nominated, and if more than one nomination
be made, to appoint as sucn supervisor, one
of the persons so nominated ana II no suCn
nomination be made the said state conmls
sioner OF public roads shall then appoint, as
such supervisor, any person whom he may
consider competent for such position; such
supervisor shall supervise all work done I'M
der the contract shall give his whole time
thereto, shall require the provisions OF inc
contract to be strictly adhered to by the con-
tractor and when the contract provides ior
partial payments during the progress OF the
work shall, rs each pay ment becomes que anu
before payment shall be made, present 70 the
board his certificate and also the certihcates
! Of the surveyor sor engineer, II any lheie DC.
stating as near as may be the total amount OF
work done, and that such work has been done
in all respects as required by the contracts
the board shall thereupon direct payment 70
be made by the county collector; PROVIDED,
| that no partial payment made during the
progress OF the work shall exceed eighty per
! centum of the estimated value Of the work
done; the board shall nave power TO borrow
on temporary loans on the credit OF the couh.
| ty such sums of money for the purpose Of
carrying on such work as may from ume 70
time become necessary; ana when the work
shall be fully completed and such facts ccrtl-
He'd to the board, ana to their satisfaction, by
the supervisor and surveyor or engineer, II
anv there be payment III full shall be made;
provided, further, this section shah not Apply
To any road now under contract.
! g. Ana be il enacted That the third section
| of said act rs amended by the supplement-
thereto, approved March twenty-mnth' one
thousand eight hundred ana nlnety-iwo be
ana the same is hereby amended 70 read as
3 And be it enacted, That when the work
under any contract shall be fully completed,
il shall be the duty Of the supervisor 70 pre-
| pare a detailed and itemized statement, in du-
! plfcate, of The cost of the improvement, one
copy whereof shall be filed with the board of
chosen freeholders, ana one with me state
commissioner OF public roads.
4. And be it enacted, That the fourth sec
ton of said act as amended by the supple
ment thereto approved March twenty ninth,
one thousand eight hundred ana ntnetytWo,
be and the same is hereby amended 10 read as
4 And be it enacted, That one-third of the
cost of all roads constructed In this state UNI
der this act shall be paid tor ont OF the state
treasury; provided, tnut the amount so paid
shall not in any one year exceed the sum OF
/ seventy five thousand dollars; If oue-third OF
said cost shall exceed said sum. the said sew
enty-fve thousand dollars snail be appor-
toned by the governor ana the state commits
| sioner of public roads amongst the counties
OF the state in proportion TO the cost OF roaus
constructed therein tor such year, as shown
by the statements Of costs flied IN the ONCE
of the state commissioner OF ppptc ROAD 4
the governor and said state commissioner OF
public 70 ds shall, between December III
feenth and thirty-tiIst IN each year, certify to
The state comptroller the amount 10 be paid
to each county for such year, ana the state
comptroller shall thereupon draw his war
rants in favor of the respective county col
! lectors for the sums certified as aforesaid up.
ON the state treasurer, who shall pay the same
out OF any moneys in the state treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
5. And be il enacted, That the seventh sec
ton of said act, as amended by the supple
ment thereto approved March twenty-nlnth,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety two
De and the same is hereby amended 70 read as
+ And be it enacted, That whenever there
shall be presented 10 the board of chosen
treehoders of any county petition signed
bv the owners OF at least two-thirds OF the
| said lands and real estate fronting or border
ing on any public road OF section of road in
| such county, not being less than one mile in
/ length, praying the board 70 cause such road
| or section to be improved under this act, ana
setting forth that they are willing That The
1 peculiar Dement'S conferred on the lanus 'front.'
| ing or bordering on said road or section shall
/ be assessed thereon in proportion to the ben
! ents conferred, to an amount not exceeding
ten per centum OF the entire cost OF the i'm
provement, 1t shall be the duty OF the board
TO cause such improvement to be made; pro
/ vided, that the estimated cost OF all improve
ments made under this act in any county in
any one wear shall not exceed one half of one
per centum of the ratables of such county for
| the last preceding year; IL shall not be neces-
sary tor the board in such cases TO declare by
resolution their intention to cause such I'M
i movement TO be made, but they shall forth
| with cause all necessary surveys OF such road
| or section to be made, and specifications for
/ macadam, teltord or other equally good stone
/ road TO be prepared, and shall then proceed in
! the same manner as Is hereinbefore required
! in eases where such Intention has been de-
clared: if the specifications shall not be ap
proved by the board, or by the state commits
/ sioner of public roads, or ii all the bids for
the work shall be rejected. II shall be the duty
/ of the board TO cause other specihcatons 70
! be prepared, or acknowledgements for bids 70
/ be made, rs often as may be necessary ana
until a contract shall be awarded TO the enu
1 that the improvement prayed Tor may be
completed with reasonable speed; provided,
/ however. that no Reimbursement need be
made where the lowest bid submitted shows
that the improvement prayed Tor cannoJ be
made within the limit OF expenditure herein
| after mentioned: in every case where q con
| tract shall be awarded after the presentation
OF such petition as aforesaid the board OF
chosen freeholders, instead Of certifying 70
the county board Of assessors two-thirds OF
! the estimated cost of the work as prescribed
by the fifth section OF this act, shall certify
two thirds of said estimated cost, less one
tenth of said estimated cost which sum the
county board OF assessors shall include IN
| their assessment oil county taxes.
G. And be ii enacted, That @ sixth section
tyentv.ninth. one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-two, be aud the same is hereby re
I. And be it enacted, rhat this act shall take
effect Immediately,
Approved May u, ls9l.
CHAPTER CCLXXvIII
A Supplement 10 an act entitled "An act rel
atiYe to the government ana management
of the insane asylums or hospitals owned
! by the state of New Jersey" approved
March eleventh, one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety-three.
l. BE ii enacted by the Senate and General
| Assembly OF the State OF New Jersey, That
section two Of the said act entitled IAN act
relative TO the government and management
OF the insane asylums or hospitals owned by
| the state OF New Jers ay," approved March
eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and |
nfnety-three be and the same is hereby
amended so that hereafter said section two
shall he and read as follows, namely;
Ana be IL enacted, Ihlt ihe general man |
agement and control Of both OF said hospitals |
shall hereafter be vested in one state board of