New Jersey Acts Saved from Repeal ACTS SAVED 27 § 17-1(11)

11. That all work and material over and exceeding one thousand dollars, done or furnished in and about the opening, laying out, constructing and improving such road, shall be done or furnished by contract after advertisements in the following manner: The said board shall advertise for proposals for doing any work and furnishing material amounting in the whole to one thousand dollars or more for at least two weeks, not less than once in each week, in such two or more of the newspapers of such county as they may deem expedient, and shall thereafter, at some regular or stated public meeting, award the contract or contracts to the lowest responsible bidder, who shall furnish such good and sufficient sureties as may be approved by said board; all bids must be opened at such regular or stated public meeting of said board, and not otherwise; but said board shall be under no obligation to accept the lowest bidder if they deem it to be against the public interest so to do, and may reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, if they deem it to be for the interest of the public so to do; and in case of such rejection, the said board shall again advertise for proposals as above provided.