1938 SURVEYOR AND STATE SURVEY. [AET. 91

surveying, mapping, calculating, printing, etc., in the prepara-
tion of said plans and specifications and estimate as may be
required by said commission; but no county shall be compelled
to pay for such plans, specifications and estimate an amount
greater than fifty dollars per mile.

1904, ch 225, sec. 6.

38. After the receipt of such plans and specifications and
estimate by the board of county commissioners of any county in
Maryland from said commission, said board of county com-
missioners, if they elect to proceed further hereunder, or if ten
per centum of the estimated cost has been paid or secured as
hereinbefore provided in section 33, shall advertise for two
consecutive weeks in at least one newspaper published in such
county, and also during the time of such publication in such
county newspaper, at least three consecutive times in at
least one newspaper published in Baltimore city, for bids
for such road building or improvement, setting forth the
place where such road is to be built or improved, and giving a
general description of said proposed work, and stating thai
sealed proposals for the performance of said proposed work in
accordance with the plans and specifications will be received
until a day named in the advertisement, provided that nothing
in this section shall require the county commissioners of any
county, upon the petition of such persons agreeing to pay ten
per centum to advertise for work to be done under the provi-
sions of this sub-title to an amount greater than twenty-five
centum of the road levy of said county; and the board of
county commissioners shall furnish a copy of the said specifi-
cations for such proposed work to any prospective bidder who
may request the same; and the said board shall reserve the
right to reject any and all bids and to do the work according to
said plans and specifications by such arrangement as they may
deem best, but under no condition shall the amount to be paid
by the State under the provisions of this sub-title exceed one-
half of the detailed estimates furnished as hereinbefore provided.

Ibid. sec. 7.

39. On the day stated in such advertisements, the proposals
shall be publicly opened and read and the contract shall be
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, provided his bid
does not exceed the amount estimated by the commission afore-
said as a proper maximum cost of said work; and if all bids
shall exceed the amount specified then no contract shall be