Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-14

surot;.Ns hu .S oonc with sufHeissa
commission for the due exec,itieo Tie
such work. All bids so s,,huon d
shall be publicly opened. read nittsS
posted at the time and place :. and
IN such advertisement. The cosnsstsd
any. and all bids IL in its ~ ,f,siecs
good cause exists therefor, bur pp,,asien
wise 1t shall award the eotnef.
the lowest responsible bidder to
town may. submit bids for sta,a Any
state aid highway construction w, and
all requirements prescribed for ~ to
contractors, except that no y.aet
need be required OF 1t. If All 9ond
for work under this chapter an dds
Jected, or If no bids are received e.
commisston may perform said wo .oe
s ey any cny,n mstno n.o which the governoss
may. however. with the approves
the governor and. council. let 10 q
tracts for state highway cons, con
tion, or DO the same, for and ih IN ss
half OF the state without adyertSiss'
the Best interests of the state W To-
commission shall have full powsriae
all matters relating to the f,,rr;.in
ing of bonds by the successful hs sa
ders for the completion of their wnsGs'
and fulfilling Of their contracts. " sss
town from all liability arising fs s@
damage or injury to persons o nsn Nun
crty. The commission after fnasslp
surveys. plans and estimates for ssS
posed construction of state aid bisl
ways in a town may when deenSsas,
CONTRACTS with such town aceordinss
to said survey and specification .ag
upon terms satisfactory to ANA 10y. suc
der control Of the commission wiz
out advertising said contracts ~,
Sec. .. Section three Of char.
three hundred and nineteen of ~
public laws OF nineteen hundred sss
hfteen, as amended by section tSrss
of chapter three hundred and fnsNe
of the public laws of nineteen hSs
dred and seventeen and by chap,ss.
one hundred and sixty-two and trs
hundred and forty-three of the pns0
nineteen, is hereby further afnend.S
by inserting after the words "treas'4
Of said section. the words. or a sa line
ty bond, and by inserting after In
word checks" in the eighteenth ill.,
of said section, the words, or bonds
"check" in the nineteenth line OF ssiS
section, the words, or bond SO tSs,
as followA: '''a
Sec. g. If the board shall dec,s.
that public convenience and neeessitv
require the building or .rebuildihg !,
said bridge, they shall determine ,hs'
form of it's construction and approve
the estimated cost; and thereupon I,
shall be the duty of the state hirb.
way commission to prepare plans Ana
specifications for the construetOs
thereof, and as soon as the town o.
towns and the county or counties in.
terested have paid into the stat
treasury their proportional shares n
the estimated cost of such construc.
ton shall. except as otherwise bro.
vided in this section, advertise "a,
bids for the same in two or mora
public newspapers printed wholly .,
in part in the state, also in one
public newspaper printed wholly o.
in part in the county where the bro.
posed work is to be done, if any such
newspaper is so printed in such coun.
ty; such advertisement shall stat.
the. place where the bidders may 81.
anime the plans and specifications
and the time and place where he
bids tor such work will be received
by the commission. Each bidder mus
accompany his bid with certified
check, payable to the treasurer Ot
state. or a surety bond, for ten PEI
cent of the amount of his bid al
guarantee that If the work is award.
ed TO him he will contract with IL. |
commission for its due execution
such checks or bonds shall be re-
turned to the respective unsuccessfd
bidders. The check or bond of The |
successful bidder shall be returna /
to him upon the execution and g.
livery to the commission of his con.
tract and his bond with sufficieh
sureties. in terms satisfactory to the |
commission for>th due executta Of |
such work. All bids SO subEta /
shall be publicly opened. read and '
posted at the time and place STATED
in such advertisement. The commls
sion shall have the right to rejee
any and all bids if in its opinion god
cause exists therefor. but otherwis
it shall award the contract to th
lowest responsible bidder. Any town
may submit bids for bridge construc /
ton within it's limits, and shall
subject to all requirements prescribe
for other contractors, except that no
bond need be required of it. II oil |
lids for work under this chapter are
rejected. or If no bids are received
work by airy method which the gov.
ernor and council approve. The |
commission may however. with the |
approval of the governor and council
let contracts for bridge CONSTRUCTED |
or do the same. for and in behalf q |
II the same shall be for the best 10. |
terests Of the state. The commisscr |
shall have full power in all matter
relating to the furnishing of bonds
by the successful bidders for The
completion of their work and fulfill
ing of their contracts, and for the
protection of the state and the town
from all liability arising from dam.
age or injury to persons or property
The county commissioners of any
county where q bridge is to be built
OF rebuilt In any unorganized town.
assess upon said township such sum,
as may be required to build or r.
build said bridge according to ths
last state valuation, the whole .er
pense thereof shall be added TO thsli
next assessment on said township ~
of chapter ten of the revised stat
utes which assessment shall create,
lien upon said township for the whole
amount thereof as effectually as
now provided In relation. to repairs
on such county road; That peer I',Iai
ing. or repairing said bridge afore.
said. shall be set down in the asses.
inent in distinct, items in a separate
column and shall be enforced az
provided in section sixty-one of chap
ter ten of the revised statutes. "a
municipal officers of cities heretofors
referred to are hereby authorize
and fequired to raise by taxation q
BIZ. BORROWING or otherwise, sucs
reasonable sums as, may be necessaIy
to carry out the provisions of ths
act, and the municipal officers :,
towns, when authorized by a vote .!
a legal town meeting. are also Re
quired to raise by taxation or BY Dol.
rowing or otherwise, such like suMms
provisions of this act. Any loan g
made by the municipal officers q
county Commissioners shall be r.
gal debt Of the county. town, CITY 1
plantation whose credit is pledgsss
Under this law, All loans made ~ "
the county commissioners under i nv