The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-10-22
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


Sealed proposals Will be received by the
Boards of Chosen Freeholders of the Counties
of Mercer and Burling ton, State OF New Jersey,
at a joint meeting to be held at the Court
House, Mount Holly, New Jersey, on the TWEEN
ty-eighth day Of October, 1907, at 11.O o'clock
A. M. and then opened.
l. For furnishing the materials and perform
ing the labor necessary for the construction,
erection and completion of concrete abut-
ments, wingwals and pier, steel superstructure
and the necessary grading of approaches for a
bridge over Crosswicks Creek on line of new
road, as recently laid out leading from North
Crosswicks In the County of Mercer, New Jer-
sey, to Crosswicks in the County of Burlington
New Jersey.
2. For furnishing the materials and per-
forming the labor necessary for the congtruc-
tion, erection and completion of concrete abut-
ments, wingwalls, pier and steel superstruc-
ture for bridge over Crosswicks Creek on
line of new road, as recently laid out, leading
from North Crosswicks in the County of Mer-
Ger, New Jersey to Crosswicks in the County of
Burlington, New Jersey.
& For furnishing the materials and per-
forming the labor for the necessary grading of
approaches for bridge over Crosswicks Creek
leading from North Crosswicks in the County
of Mercer, New Jersey to Crosswicks in the
County OF Burlington, New Jersey.
AS guarantee of good faith and to secure
the Counties of Burlington and Mercer, New
Jersey from any loss by failure to comply with
the terms of the bid: all bidders shall deposit
dollars, or II bidding upon the construction,
erection and completion OF concrete abut-
ments, wingwalls, pier and steel superstruc-
ure only, certified check for the sum of three
thousand dollars, or if bidding upon the neces-
sary grading OF approaches only, a certified
some responsible bank of the State of New
Jersey, with the County Collector OF Burling-
ton County, which check shall be made pay
able to Joseph Powell, County Collector. They
shall take the County Collectors receipt there
for, which receipt shall be deposited with their
bid and said receipt shall specify the bid in
tended to be secured thereby. The receipt
from the County Collector must be pinned fast
to the outside OF the envelope containing the
proposal.
have plainly written on the outside thereof the
words, l. "Proposal for the construction, cree
ton and completion of concrete abutments,
wing-walls and pier and steel superstructure
and the necessary grading of approaches for a
bridge over Crosswicks creek on line of new
road, as recently laid out leading from North
Crosswicks in the County of Mercer, New
Jersey to Crosswicks in the County of Burling-
ton, New Jersey" or 3 "Proposal for the con-
abutments, wing-walls pier and steel super
structure for bridge over Crosswicks creek
on line OF new road as recently laid out, lead
ing from North Crosswicks in the County of
Mercer, New Jersey to Crosswicks in the Coun-
ty OF Burlington, New Jersey or g. "Proposal
for the necessary grading OF approaches for a
bridge over CroSsw1cks creek ON line of new
road as recently laid out leading from North
Crosswicks in the County of Mercer, New Jersey
to Crosswicks In the County of Burlington,
New Jersey"
No bids will be received or opened unless
these conditions are compiled with on the part
of the bidders.
All deposits, except that OF the successful
bidder, viii be returned to the person making
same within five days after the awarding of
the contract. The check Of the successful
bidder Will be held until bond and contract
in the full amount of the contract be filed with
and approved by the Boards of Chosen Free
holders of the Counties of Burlington and
Mercer, or their respective Bridge Committees,
conditioned for the faithful performance of the
covenants and conditions of the said contract
and If the successful bidder fails to enter into
contract and file the necessary bond, then the
the Boards of Chosen Freeholders of said
counties be forfeited to and retained by the
said Boards as liquidated damages
III all proposals are rejected, all deposits will
be returned.
Plans and specification and description OF
said work, together with form of proposal are
on file for the inspection of bidders at the office
OF Charles K. Merritt Solicitor of Burlington
county, Mount Holly. New Jersey and at the |
office of Frank j. Eppele, County Engineer, of
Mercer county, Court House, Trenton, New |
Jersey. The form of proposal on file with said |
Solicitor and Engineer must be the form used |
in making bids.
The Boards reserve the right to reject any or |
all bids or to waive any defect or informality |
in any bid should 1t be deemed in the interest |
of the counties to do SO.
AMMI r. SCHANCK,
Director of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, |
of the County of Mercer.
JOEL HORNER,
Director of the Board of Chosen Freeholders,
OF the County Of Burlington.
Not to be copied by other newspapers unless |
SO directed. 51-3t.