The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-05-19
Sealed Bids or Proposals

WILL BE RECEIVED atthe Board of Free
w holders rooms, Morristown, N. j., on
Thursday the Twenty-second Day of June,
1899, at 10 o'clock a. M. by a committee of the
Board of Chosen Freeholders OF the County of
Morris for matchmaking section of public
road In the township OF Chatham and Borough
of Florham Park, described as follows: Begin
ming at Cook g bridge over the Passaic river in
the Township of Hanover. said point being the
continuation Of the Livingston Turnpike, said
road being known as the Mount Pleasant Turn
pike, and runs thence In westerly direction,
following the line of the aforesaid Turnpike
road through the township, of Hanover to it's
intersection with the road leading from Han
over school house, thence along said road to
the road known as the South Orange Turn
pike in Alton, Chatham Township; thence ex-
tending in a westerly direction following the
line of the aforesaid South Orange Turnpike
to its intersection with the road leading to
Madison, and there ending.
The maps. profles and specifications may
be found at the Freeholder's room, at Morris
town, N. j., where information may be secur-
ed 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 the bid
der, he will. when required by the Board, exc
cute an agreement in writing to perform the
work according to the specifications, and q
bond with satisfactory sureties in at least the
contract price for the faithful performance of
the contract
Bidders must submit an estimate by the
square yard on a six inch macadam road,
Samples of stone to be used by the contrac-
tor must accompany each bid and statement
of the place where the same is obtained. so
that the Freeholders may enter and obtain
specimens If deemed necessary.
All the stone used must be quarried trap
rock properly sized and screened, and con-
tractors will not be permitted to use "tailings''
on the work.
The material to be used must be equal in
quality to the sample of stone shown in the
Engineers Office at Morristown,
Bids must be for completed work, including
Nos bid shall be withdrawn.
The price must be written in the bids and
stated In figures.
Bids must be accompanied by the name and
residence of the bidder.
Each bid must be accompanied with an af-
hdavit that no person other than those men
toned is interested financially therein.
Informal and unbalanced" bids will be re-
1ected. Bids will be rejected as informal that
40 not cover and include all the work com
pleteu, including the necessary and proper
preparation for the foundation of the road
PED and such grading as may be called for In
the contract and specifications and on the
The attention of bidders is particularly call
ed to the following resolution passed BY the
K ad 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 be considered advisable.
Bidders must satisfy themselves by personal
examination or otherwise of the nature aud
extent of the work, the width, length and.
depth of cuts and fills, the size and Quantity
Of drain pipe and the width, depth and ex-
tent OF the cutters. and shall not at any time
after submission of bid dispute or Complain
Of errors in estimates nor assert that there was
q misunderstanding In regard to the excava-
tons or ILLS, the work to be done or the ma
terials to be furnished. The right is reserved
to increase or diminish the cuts and fills along
the line of the work
Bidders must SPECIFY in their proposals the
least number of consecutive working DAYS
within which they will agree to complete said
work should the contract be awarded to them
Bidders will be required to give satisfaction
tract If awarded to them
The right to reject all bids Is specially re-
{Reryed. MERRITT b. LUM, Director
Board of Chosen Freeholders
ltl2 Morris County, N.