The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-11
CHAPTER ccLxxvu.
Approved May II, 1891.

March twenty-ninth one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-two, be and the sa is hereby amended
to read as follows;
| l. Be il enacted by the Senate aud General As
semby of the State of 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 road OF section
| thereof within such county to be improved under
the provisions OF this act, such board shall all
necessary surveys to be made and specifications to
| be prepared the specifications shall require the
construction of a macadamized road, or telford
other stone road, that will, at all seasons of the
year be firm, smooth and convenient Tor travel
shall be so prepared as to cali for bids from which
an approximate estimate OF the cost can be esti-
mated, and shall state the amount of security that
will be required of the bidder after SAID specifca
tions shall have been prepared they shall be sub
mitted TO the board of chosen treehOlders and if
such board shall approve them they shall then be
submitted to the state commissioner OF public roads,
and if he shall approve them 1t shall be the duty of
the director of the board OF chosen freeholders to
advertise in at least two daily newspapers printed
and circulated in the county, for the period
two weeks, or If there be not two daily
newspapers printed and circulating in such
county, then in at least two weekly new
| papers printed and circulating therein, for
at least four weeks. for bids to do the work accord
ing to the specifications prepared; sdch ADVERTISE
ments shall state where bidders may find the speci
| tieations and SHAH name a time and place where
the board of chosen ireeholders, or committee Of
five members thereof of whom the director shall be
one, will meet to bids; every such bid shall
be accompanied with the bidders bond in sum of
one thousand dollars, with security satisfactory to
the board conditioned that if the contract shall be
awarded TO him he will when required by the board
execute an agreement III writing TO perform the
work according to the specifications no bids shall
be received by the board OF any member thereof or
by said committee or any member thereof except at
such meeting, and all bids then received shall be
Immediately publicly read il the bids shall be re-
ceiyed by a committee of the board, they shall be
reported to the board at the next meeting thereof
with the recommendation of the committee; the
board may reject all bids it, in their opinion good
cause 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 year by
any board of chosen ireeheders shall not exceed
one-half of one per centum of the ratables Of the
county reported to the state comptroller for the
| last preceding year; the bidder to whom the con-
tract may be awarded SHALL in addition 10 execut-
| ing the agreement to perform the work according
to the specifications also execute to the board of
chosen ireehoders bond conditioned for the faith
full performance Of the contract in the snm speci-
fled in the advertisement for bids, and with such
sureties as the board may approve; the contract
shall on behalf of the board of chosen frcehoders,
be executed by the director thereof, and when ex-
cc!ed by the bidder and said director copy OF the
contract, with the estimated cost OF the work, shall
be forthwith filed with the state commissioner Of
public roads,
2. And be il enacted That the second section of
said act, as amended by the supplement theret0,
approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-two, be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
| 2. And be it enacted, That after copy of the
contract shall be filed with the state commissioner
OF puDi1c roads as Aforesaid the sad state commits
s1oner OF public roads SHALL as soon as practicable,
appoint supervisor of the construction Of the
work under such contract, who shall receive for
his services under this act three dollars per day.
be paid out of the county treasury; ii the work
/ for which such contract shall be made shall have
been petitioned Tor pursuant 10 the provisions OF
the seventh section of thus act then il the petition
| ers therefor. or any of teem shall in writing Im-
nate TO the said stale commissioner OF public roads
one or persons for the position of such super
visor, il shall be the duty of said state commits
sioner of public roads, il only one nomination be
made, to appoint, such supervisor, the person
nominated, and II more than one nomination be
made, to appoint such supervisor, of the per
sons so nominated, and if no such nomination be
made the said state commissioner of public roads
shall then appoint, as such supervisor, any person
whom he may consider competent for such posi-
| ton; such supervisor shall supervise all work
done under the contract, shall give his
whole time thereto shall require the pro-
visions of the contract TO be strictly adj
| hered to by the contractor and when the contract
provides for partial payments during the progress Of
! the work shall, as each payment becomes due aud
before payment shall be made, present to the board
his certificates and also the certificates Of the sur
veyor 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 required
by thecoDtract; the board shall thereupon direct pay
ment to 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
have power to borrow on temporary loans on the
credit OF the county such sums of money for the pur-
pose of carrying on such work as may from time to
| time become necessary and when the work shall
be July completed and such facts certified to the
board, and to their satisfaction, by the supervisor
and surveyor engineer, if any there be, payment
in full shall be made; provided, further this section
shall not apply to any road now under contract.
g. And be it enacted That the third section of said
| act, amended by the supplement thereto, APP
proved March twenty-nnth, one thousand eight
hundred and niney-two. and be the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
/ 3. And be it enacted, That when the work under
any contract shall be fully completed it shall be the
nj no SCR In aurA lots md
| temized statement, in duplicate OF the co of the
improvement, one copy whereof shall be hled with
the board of chosen freeholders, and one with the
commissioner Of public roads.
4. And be 1t enacted, That the fourth section Of
said act as amended by the supplement thereto APP
proved March twenty-ninth one thousand eight
hundred aud niDety-two, be and the same is hereby
amended TO read as follows:
4. And be it enacted, That one-third of the cost
OF all roads constructed in the 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 seventv-ve thousand dollars If
one-third of said cost shall exceed said sun, the
said seventy-fye thousand dollars shall be appor-
toned by the governor and the state commissioner
of public roads 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
filed in the office of the state commissioner of pub
lie roads the governor and said state commissioners
of public roads shall, between December fifteenth
and thirty-irst in each year, certify TO the state
comptroller the amount to be paid to each county
for such year. aud the state comptroller shall there
upon draw his warrants In favor of the respective
county collectors for the certified aforesaid
upon the state treasurer. who shall pay the same
out of any moneys in the state treasury not other
wise appropriated.
5. And be it enacted That the seventh section Of
said act. as amended by the supplement- thereto APP
proved March twenty-ninth one thousand eight
hundred and niBey-two, he and the same is hereby
amended to read as folows
:. And be it enacted That whenever there shall
be presented to the board of chosen freehoders OF
any county petition signed by the owners of at
least wo-thirs Of the lands and real estate fronting
or bordering on any public road or section of road
in such county, not being less than mile in
length praying the board to such road or
ton to be improved under this act and setting forth
that they are willing that the peculiar benefits
ferred on the lands fronting or bordering said
road section shall be assessed thereon proper
ton TO the benefits conferred to amount not
ceeding ten per cenum Of the entire cost Of the i'm
provement It shall be the duty of the board to cause
such improvement TO be made; provided, that the
estimated cost of all improvements made under this
act in any county in any one year shall not exceed
one-balf Of per cenum of the ratables Of such
county for the last preceding year; il shall not be
necessary for the board in such TO declare by
resolution their intention to cause such improve
ment to be made but they shall forthwith cause all
necessary surveys of such road section 10 be made
and specifications for macadam, telford other
equally good stone road to be prepared and shall
then proceed in the same manner as is hereinbefore
required IN where such intention has been de-
clared If the specifications shall not be approved
by the board or by the state commissioner of public
roads, or IL all the bids for the work shall be re-
iected il shall be the duty OF the board to cause
other specifications to be prepared re-adyerise-
mens for bids TO be made often as may be neces-
sary, and until contract shall be awarded, to the
end that the improvement prayed for may be COM
pleted with reasonable speed; provided, however
thai no Reimbursement need be made where the
lowest bid submitted shows that the improvement
prayed for cannot be made within the limit OF ex-
pcnditure hereinafter mentioned; in every case
where contract shall be awarded after the presen-
tation of such petition aforesaid, the board Of
chosen freeholders, instead of certifying to the
county board Of assessors two-thrds OF the esti-
mated cost of the work, prescribed by the fifth
section of this act shall certify two-hirds of said
estimated cost less oneenth OF said estimated cost
which sum the county board of assessors shall in
clude in their assessment OF county taxes.
Il g. Aud be it enact d. That the sixth section az
the afoi esaid supplement approved March twenty
uiuth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety4W7.
be and the same is hereby repealed
7. And be 1t enacted, That this act shall take eff
feet Immediately.