(605 ILCS 5/10-308) (from Ch. 121, par. 10-308)
Sec. 10-308.
The county board of each such county shall have no power to
borrow money for the acquisition or construction of any such toll bridge or
bridges except as in this Division of this Article provided and all money
borrowed and obligations incurred by each such county in the acquisition or
construction, and in the repair, maintenance and operation of each such
bridge shall be payable solely and only from the revenues derived from the
operation of each such toll bridge.
All contracts for the construction of any such bridge and its approaches
involving the sum of $500 or more, shall be let to the lowest responsible
bidder therefor after notice inviting bids shall have been given by the
county board. Notice inviting bids shall be published at least once in a
daily or weekly newspaper, published and of general circulation in the
county, the date of publication to be not less than 15 days prior to the
date set for receiving bids. The county board shall have the right to
reject all proposals or bids submitted, in which event a new date must be
set for receiving bids and a new advertisement inviting bids published, as
required in the first instance.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)
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