Evening journal., 1903-06-16

filed, and said warrant so drawn by the
said State Commissioners.
Section 4. Whenever the Levy Court
OF amy county in this State shall. by
resolution, have declared their inten-
tion to cause any particular highway
or section thereof. within said county.
to be improved under the provisions OF
this act, a certified copy of such reso-
luton shall be forthwith submitted 10
the said state Commissioners to make
and they are hereby directed to have
such surveys and plans Of said highway
made as provided in section two of this
act and submit the same to the said
Levy Court of the particular county
I'm which the said work is to be done.
together with their recommendations
thereon, and If approved by the said
Levy Court. after having been recon-
mended and approved by the said state
Commissioners, then the said State
Commissioners shall disapprove said
resolution after due and careful consid-
GRAFTON, they shall certify their reasons
therefor fully in presenting the same to
the Levy Court in each case, and in no
case shall State aid be applied to the
improvement Of any highway or section
thereof, under the provisions of this
act unless approved by said State Com
missioners and also approved by the
said Levy Court of the particular coun-
ty as aforesaid.
Section 5. After the reception of any
such resolution by the said State Com
missioners and the approval of the
same, together with said plans and
specifications both by the said State
Commissioners and also By the Levy
Court. as provided for in section four OF
this dct, the said State Commissioners
snail advertise for bids for the con-
struction and improvements OF the
| highway according to the said plans
and specifications Crowded always
that one-half the cAst Of constructing
said highway OF section thereof, as tine
case may be, together with one-thirO
the cost of the construction OF all other
/ highways. or sections thereof, which
nave been previously pcutioned.for ano
approved as provided for i'm this act
upon which Improvement has beer
made ol is to be made in accordance
/ with the provisions Of this act, does uOl
! exceed the appropriation made by th,
/ General Assembly for the carrying on
OF the provisions of this acO, for three
! successive weeks in two newspapers ol
/ the county, and in such , her papers as
they shall deem Of advantage for Sc
curing fair competition, and such ad.
Vcrtisement shall set forth the amount
of bond or certified check required OF
each bidder for the good faith of hi.
proposal, the place where the plan,
and specifications may be examined
and the time and place for the reception
of bids.
Every bid thus received shall be ac.
companied with a bond signed by tn,
bidder, with one or more sureties salts,
factory to the State Commissioners anC
also TO the said Levy Court, as afora
said, or u certified check upon som,
reliable bank or banking institution. il
such sum as the said State Commission.
ers and the said Levy Court may deter
mine, and conditioned that if the con.
tract shall be awarded TO the said bid
der, he will, when required by the sal,
state Commissioners. execute a prope
! agreement with surety, as hereafte
provided, for the faithful performance
of said contract according to the sal,
plans and specifications, when the frs
bond or certified check may be return
ed TO the bidder
All bids so submitted shall be public
ly read at a meeting of the Levy Cour
at the time and place for opening IN
same as stated IN said advertisement
and referred to the said State Commits
sioners and also to the Levy Court 70
their final approval
The said Levy Court or state Com
missioners may reject any or all bid
if in their opinion good cause exist
5 therefor but otherwise the said Lev
Court shall award the contract to tn
lowest possible bidder. The successfu