The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
Sealed Bids or Proposals

Sealed Bids or Proposals win be received at
Inc Board OF Freeholders Room In Morristown
New Jersey, on NJ lnday the twenty. third day
OF February nineteen hundred and three at
ten O'Clock In he forenoon, by COMMITTEES OF
the Board OF Chosen Freeh0iders of the County
of Morris, for lnacadam zing the following
roads or sections of roads In said County viz:
The Morr stown and Green Village road
BEGiNNING al the corporate limits of Morris
Southerly direction following the line of the
aforesaid Green Village Road through Loan
taxa Terrace and Spring Valley TO the VILLAGE
distance of 1881 feet
the Boonton and Beavertown road. BEGIN.
NlNu at point in the middle of the road
leadlnR from boonton to Lincoln PARK at the
division line between the townships of Mont.
vile and Bo' nton thence extending In a
westerly, direction following the line of the
aforesaid road Its several courses through the
township of Montville I the division line
between Montville and Pequannoc township
nsa e,.. the head of Beavertown Plain, distance
A section of the Sussex Turnpike. BEGIN
MING at point in the middle of said tur nptke
road al the intersection of the same with the
road leading from Ledgewo0d o Port Morris
In tue township of Roxbnrv. thence extending
westerly direction following the line of
ne aforesaid sussex turnpike road through
the township or hoxburY q distance of b28U
feet Fi7
The maps, prof es and specifications may be
seen at The Board of Freeholders Room in
Morristown, New Jersey, where Information
may be secured and blank bids and bonds OBJ
taiutd.
Each bid must be accompanied by a bond in
ne Thousand Dollars with satisfactory Sc
curity conditioned that ii the contract shall be
awarded the bidder, he will when required by
the board execute an agreement in writing o
perform the work according to the specih-
cations, ana bond in at least the contract
prlc9 to faithf llS pc form the work
bluuers submitting b1ds on more than one of
the above mentioned roads or sections OF
roads shall enclose the same in separate
envelopes with the name of The road or section
for which the same submitted and also the
name of the bidder endured thereon. Non
compliance with this provision hall result In
the rejection OF the bi as / formal,
bidders must submit an estimate by the
square ard on six inch macadam road,
samples of stone 10 b. used by the con raetor
must acco pany each bid and a statement of
the place whtre the same is obtained 80 that
the treehoders may enter and obtain
specimens II deemed ue essary.
| The stone to be used In the work must be
taken from the same quarry as the sample
All the stone used must be quarry trap rock
except as mentioned In the specifications
Will not be permitted to use "tailingsn on
work.
The material to be used must be equal in
| quality To the sample of stone shown in the
Eneineer's Office at Morristown.
all materials.
No bids shall be withdrawn.
| The price must be written In the bids and
stated Ia figures.
blus must ne accompanied by the name and
residence of the bidder.
Each bid must be accompanied with an
| affidavit that no person other than those
mentioned Is interested financially therein.
Informal and "unbala ced" bids will be re-
jecl cd Bids will he r. jected as Informal hat
10 not cover and include all the work COM
| gleted. including the necessary and proper
preparation for the pundalion of the road bed
and snch grading a. may be called for In the
contract and specifications and on the maps
and profiles
The attention of bidders Is articularlv called
| to he following resolution passed by the Road
| Committee and the rights reserved therein.
Resolved that In our proposals for bids the
right Is reserved to narrow or widen he road
way to be- paved whenever such a change may
be considered advisable.
Bidders must satisfy themselves, by personal
examination or otherwise, Of the nature and
extent OF the work, the width, length and
depth or cuts and fills. the size and quantity
of drai pipe and the width, repth ard extent
of the cutters, and shall not at any time after
the submission OF a bid, dispute or complain
OF errors In estima es nor assert that there was
Misunderstanding In regard to the exca-
materials furnished.
The right is reserved TO increase or diminish
| the outs and fills along the line OF the work
The right to reject any or all bids Ii especial
| ly reese we'd,
| The right to return all bids relating to any
| one OF the above mentioned roads before the
same are opened by the committee, Is hereby
O. A. BECKER,
| Director Of the Board nj Chosen Freehoders
Morris UNITY, u. j.