The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1907-12-17
COUNTIES OF BURLINGTON AND
" MERCER.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received by the
boards of chosen freeholders of the counties o
Burlington and Mercer, state of New Jersey, al
a joint meeting, to be held at the Court House
Mount Holly, New Jersey, on the twenty
seventh day of December, 1907, at 11.30 O'Clock
A. M, and then opened:
L. For furnishing the materials and per
forming the labor necessary for the conStruc
ton, erection and completion of concrete abut
ments, wing-walls and pier, and steel super.
structure land the necessary grading of ap-
proaches for a bridge over Crosswicks creek on
line of new road as recently laid out leading
from North Crosswicks, IN the county oil
Mercer, New Jersey, to Crosswicks, in the
county of Burlington, New Jersey.
! IL. For furnishing the materials and per-
| forming the labor necessary for the construc-
ton, erection and completion of concrete abut-
ments, wing-Walls, pier and steel SuperStruc-
ture for bridge over Crosswicks creek, on
/ line of new road recently laid out, leading
from North Crosswicks, in the county of Mer-
! GER New Jersey, to Crosswicks, in the county
of Burlington, New Jersey.
III. For furnishing the materials and per-
forming the labor necessary for the grading of
/ approaches on said above described concrete
bridge with steel superstructure, for a bridge
over Crosswicks creek on the line of new road,
| as recently laid out, leading from North Cross
wicks in the county of Mercer, New Jersey, to
Crosswicks, in the county of Burlington, New
Jersey.
". For furnishing the materials, tools,
machinery and labor necessary for the con-
StructIon of concrete bridge of two spans
with wing-walls and granoithic sidewalk, IL
ing over arches up to sub-grade, constructing
macadam roadway and necessary grading for
approaches, together with any other work
necessary for the completion of said bridge
ready for travel, for a bridge over Crosswicks
leading from North Crosswicks, in the county
of Mercer, New Jersey, to Crosswicks in the
county of Burlington. New Jersey.
Asa 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 de-
post a certified check for the sum of three
thousand dollars, or If bidding upon the con-
struction, erection and completion of concrete
abutments, wing-walls, pier and steel super
structure only, a certified check for the sum of
three thousand dollars, or If bidding upon the
necessary grading of approaches only, a certi-
fed check for the sum of two thousand dollars,
on some responsible bank OF the state of New
Jersey, with the county collector of Burlington
county, which check shall be made payable to
Joseph Powell, county collector. They shall
take the county collectors receipt therefor,
which receipt shall be deposited with their bid,
and said receipt shall specify the bid intended
to be secured thereby. The receipt from the
county collector must be pinned fast to the
outside of the envelope containing the pro
posal.
All envelopes containing proposals shall
have plainly written on the outside thereof
the words. l. Proposal for the construc-
ton, erection and completion of concrete
abutments, wing-walls, and pier, steel su- |
perstructure and the necessary grading of
approaches for bridge over Crosswicks
creek on line of new road, as recently laid |
out, leading from North Crosswicks, in the |
wicks. in the county of Burlinssto New-
Jersey or 2. proposal for the cOnstruc- |
ton. erection and completion of concrete |
abutments, wing-walls, and pier, steel super /
structure for bridge over Crosswicks creek |
on line of new road, as recently laid out |
leading from North Crosswicks, in the coun.
ty of Mercer, New Jersey, to Crosswicks. in
the county of Burlington, New Jersey" or 8.
Proposal for the necessary grading of APP
proaches for bridge over Crosswick 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" or 4.
Proposal for the construction, erection and
completion of twospan concrete arch
bridge and approaches overCrosswick creek
0n line of new road, as recently laid out,
eading from North Crosswicks. in the county
# Mercer, New Jersey to Crosswicks. in the
No bids will be received or opened unless
hese conditions are compiled with on the
part of the bidder.
All deposits, except that of the successful
bidder, will be returned to the person making
ame within five days after the awarding of the
contract. The check of the successful bidder
will be held until a bond and contractiin the
uu amount of the contract be filed with and
approved by the boards of chosen freeholders
If the counties of Burlington and Mercer. or
heir respective bridge committees, condi-
Toned for the faithful performance of the
covenants and conditions OF the said contract,
midi the successful bidder fails to enter into
contract and file the necessary bond then
he check deposited lby him shall, at the OPP
aid counties, be forfeited to and retained by
he said boards as liquidated damages
II Il, all proposals are rejected, all deposits
Plans and specifications and description of
said work, together with forms of proposal
ire on file for the inspection of bidders at
he office of Charles Evan Merritt, solicitor
IF Burlington county, at 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 engi-
1eer 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 informal
ty in any bid should it be deemed in the in
.erest of the counties to do so.
JOEL HORNER
Director of the Board of Chosen
Freeeolders of the County of Burlington
AMMI r. SCHANCK
Director of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders of the County of Mercer