Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

if the work is awarded to him. he will
enter into a contract with said board for
the same. All bids so submitted shall be
Immediately and publicly read at the
time for opening the same. as stated in
safd advertisement, and referred to the
state commissioner of highways for his
approval. The se1kctmen or other local
officers having jurisdiction and the state
commissioner of highways shall have the
right to reject any or all bids, If in their
otherwise they shall award the contract
to the lowest responsible bidder. The
successful bidder shall give satisfactory
evidence of. his ability to perform the
from the awarding of the contract also
furnish bonds in the penal sum of at
least one-half of the amount of the con-
tract with two or more sureties, owners
of real estate in the county. or a surety
or trust company. authorized to transact
business within the state to be approved
by both the board receiving the bids and
by the state commissioner of highways,
conditioned for the faithful performance
of said work in strict conformity with
the contract. plans and specifications for
the same. The contract, plans and speci-
fcationS shall be executed in triplicate,
one copy going to the contractor, one to
the local board of officers having juris-
diction and one to the state commissioner
of highways Whenever the mayor and
city council or such other board as has
jurisdiction over highways in a city, or
tHe Seiectlnen Oh any tOWI, OF the ASSESS
ors of any organized plantation. or the
county commissioners for unincorpOrated
townships. shall desire in behalf of such
city, town. plantation or unncorporated
township to bid upon work located within
said city. town, plantation or unncor-
porated township, they shall submit their
bids to the state commissioner of high
ways at least one day prior to the time
specified for the opening of the other bids
as stated in the advertisement for bids,
and all bids submitted in behalf of town
shall be subject to the requirements made
and provided for in this section, except
that no certified check or bond shall be
required of any town or city making bids
OF accepting contracts for construction.
No bids in behalf of towns shall be
opened by the state commissioner of high
ways until after the other bids for the
same work shall have been publicly
opened and read by the board receiving
them, as required by this section, and for
warded to the state commissioner of
highways. If the state commissioner of
highways shall find from the bids so sub
nlitted that the bid in behalf of the town
is the lowest, the state commissioner of
highways shall thereupon award the con-
tract to such town, whereupon the board
of local officers having jurisdiction over
highways in such town shall forthwith
execute contract in behalf of such
towns with the state commissioner of
highways in behalf of the state, to fulfill
all the requirements and terms of the
specifications and plans Tor said work,
under which their bid was submitted
provided however, that the municipal
officers of any city or town may enter
into Il contract with the state commits
Sioner of highways for the construction
of the section of state road within said
city or town Immediately upon completion
of plans and specifications at the eSt1-
mated cost of construction made by said
state commissioner of highways The
state commissioner of highways, on all
work executed by contract, shall make
such inspection from time to time as he
may deem necessary and all material
furnished and labor performed shall be
to his satisfaction.
The state commissioner of highways
may appoint inspectors if he deems it
necessary to supervise the construction
of all roads built by contract under the
provisions of this act. He shall prescribe
their salaries, which shall be satisfactory
to the governor and council; said sal:I.cs,
however. and any special expense in
Cured in making surveys. plans ami lay
outs for contract work shall be @hars cd
against the joint fund for the particular
work i'm question.
The inspector shall require all pro-
visions of the contract and specifications
to be strictly adhered to by the con-
tractors and Immediately after the com
pletion of each contract and before final
payment is made the inspector Shall
make oath that all work has been COM
pleted according to contract, plans and
specifications.
Section nine of said chapter is hereby
amended as follows: BY striking out all
ton of the word work the last word
in the fifteenth line, and substituting
therefor the following:
Section 9. When the municipal officers
of any city, town or plantation or the
county commissioners for any unncor-
porated township which has complied
with the foregoing sections shall certify
under oath to the state commissioner of
highways that the section of state road
in said town has been completed, it shall
be the duty of the state commissioner of
Ia. oil lx.ts ytn1l yv
agent to inspect said road and TO deter
mine the amount of aid due thereon.
The amount of aid found to be due shall
he certified to the state auditor. who If
he finds said amount correct will certify
the same to the governor and council for
payment so that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
Section Q. When the municipal officers
of any city, town or plantation or the
county commissioners for any nnincor,
porated township, which has complied
with the foregoing sections shall certify
mnder oath to the state commissioner of
highways that the section of state road
in said town has been completed it shall
be the duty of the state commissioner of
highways, either personally or by his
agent to inspect said road and to deter
mine the amount of aid due thereon:
The amount of aid found to be due shall
be certified to the state auditor. VINO IL
he finds said amount correct will certify
the same to the governor and council for
payment. Work performed by individuals
tract shall be paid for as follows: AT or
near the end of each calendar month
during the progress of the work the state
commissioner of highways shall. certify
to the seectmen of each town in which
such contract work is being performed,
the amount and value of the work done
on such contract during the month. to-
gether with q statement of eighty five per
cent of the value of such work, which
shall be the amount due the contractor
and payable to him by the town treasurer
rot later than the fifteenth of the month
succeeding the month in which the work
was done; provided, however that thirty
days after the state commissioner of
highways shall certify to the selectmen
that all work in connection with any such
contract has been completed, inspected
and accepted, the full unpaid balance of
said contract as shown in said certificate
shall be payable to the contractor by the
town and not before
Section twelve of said chapter is hereby
amended by striking out the word 'one-
third in the third line of said section
and substituting therefor the word three
fourths,' SO that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
Section Il. To provide funds for the
purposes of this act. there shall be
assessed annually on all property in the
state a tax of three-fourths of one mill
on each dollar of valuation and the
money derived from said tax shall be for