The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-02-25
Sealed Bids or Proposals.

Will be received at the Board of Freeholders'
rooms Morristown, y. j.. on Tuesday, the
18th day of March, 1898, at ten o'clock a. M.
by committee of the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County of Morris for macadam-
izing section of public road in the township
OF Morris and Passaic in said county. known
as the Basking Ridge Road and described as
follows
Beginning at a point being the intersection
of the division line between the town of Nor
ristown and the township of Morris at or near
All Souls Hospital. said road being known as
the Basking Ridge Road; thence extending in
a southWesterly direction following the line of
the aforesaid Rasking Ridge Road through the
townships of Morris and Passaic to its intersec-
ton with the road leading from New Vernon
to Mendham at McAlpln's corner; thence ex-
tending in southwesterly direction following
the line of the aforesaid Basking Ridge Road
to the bridge over the Passaic River, being the
dividing line between the counties of Morris
and Somerset and there ending.
The maps, profiles and specifications may be
found at the Freeholders' Room at Morris
town, N. j.. where information may be Sc
cured and blank bids and bonds obtained.
Each bid must be accompanied by bond in
! 81, 600 with satisfactory surety, conditioned
that if the contract shall be awarded surety,
the bidder. he will, when required by the
Board execute an agreement in writing to per-
form the work according to the specifications,
and bend, in at least the contract price,
| to faithfully perform the work.
| Bidders must submit an estimate on a six
| inch macadam road.
Samples of stone to be used by the contrac-
of the place where the same is obtained so
that the Freeholders may enter and obtain
specimens if deemed necessary.
| All stone used must be quarried trap-rock
properly sized and screened and contractors
will not be permitted to use 'tailings' on the
| work.
Bids must be for completed work, including
all materials,
No bids shall be withdrawn.
The price must be written in the bids and
stated in figures.
Bid must be accompanied by the name and
residence of the bidder.
4 Each bid must be accompanied with an
affidavit that no person other than those
mentioned is interested financially therein.
Informal and .unbalanced'' bids will be re-
| jected Bids will be rejected as informal that
do not cover and include all the work COM
pleted, intending the necessary and proper
preparation for the foundation of the road be
and such grading as may be called for in the
contract and specifications and on the maps
and profiles.
The attention Of bidders is particularly
called to the following resolution passed by
the Road Committee and the rights reserved
Resolved That in our proposals for bids the
right also be reserved to narrow or widen the
roadway to be paved whenever such a change
may he considered advisable.
4 Bidders mu satisfy themselves by personal
examination or otherwise of the nature and ex-
tent of the work, the width, length and depth
of cuts and fills. the size and quantity of drain
pipe and the width, depth and extent Of the
cutters. and shall not at any time after sub
mission of a bid, dispute or complain of errors
in estimates nor assert that there was mis-
understanding in regard to the excavations or
fills. the work to be done or the materials
! furnished.
The right to reject all bids is specially re-
- = MERRITT B. LUM,
Director Board of Chosen Freeholders,
Morris County, n j.