The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-30

members of the company and intended to
be obligated by the bond. William Flem-
ming qualities in the sum of 500. X: &.
Bell, in $4,000; Edward Hawkins in $40
600; +. p. Huston. in $50. 200; ID. j. Mackey,
in 500 o0O Josephus Collett. in 500, 200; Will
dock. in $4,000. The omission of r. c.
Bells signature from the bond is singular,
as his signature appears to his statement of
responsibility below, attested by notary
public.
The Bowen-Merrill Company. to whom
was awarded the contract for copy-books,
filed a bond for 100000 sonle days ago.
Franklin Landers is the surety thereon.
The proclamation of Governor Hovey. re-
citing the filing of the bond of the con-
tractors, and declaring the law in force,
issued late yesterday afternoon, is as fol-
lows:
To the People of Indiana:
Whereas, A contract has been made by the
state OF Indiana with the Indiana school-book
Company, corporation duly organized under
the laws OF the State, for the publication for use
in the common schools of Indiana, OF the follow
First Reader, Indiana Educational Series: sec-
0nd Reader, Indiana Educational Series; Third
Reader. Indiana Educational Series; Fourth
Reader, Indiana Educational Series; Fifth
Reader, Indiana Educational Series; Elementary
Arithmetic. Indiana Educational Series; Com
pete Arithmetic, Indiana Educational Series;
Elementary Geography, Indiana Educational
Series; Complete Geography, Indiana Educa-
tional Series; and with the Bowen Merrill Com
d te
books, to-wit: The Indiana Commercial Writing
book. Number l.; the Indiana Commercial
Writing-boOk, Number 2; the Indiana CONNER
cial Writing book. Number 3; the Indiana Com
mercial Writing book. Number 4; the Indiana
Commercial Writing book, Number .; the Indi-
ana Commercial Writing book. Number o.
Now, therefore, /. Alvin p. Hovey. Governor
of Indiana, do hereby proclaim that such con-
tract has been made, in pursuance to Section 6
Of ff,f fba x--cix vof
Indiana. for the furnishing of said books in the
public schools Of the State.
In witness whereof have hereunt0 set my
hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of
the State, the 29th day of July, A. ID. 1889.
ALVIN r. HovEY, Governor.
CHARLES f. GRIFFIN, Secretary of State.
The county superintendents will now
be required to file their bonds as
required by the statute. the law max
ing the furnishing of such bonds obi-
gatory whenever the Governors proc
tractors have complied with the require
ment as to furnishing security. In some of
the counties the Democratic township
trustees undertook to construe the law as
compelling county superintendents to file
bonds before the Governors proclamation
was issued, and in some cases declared county
superintendent offices vacant. and elected
others on account of failure to hle such
bonds. These proceedings will probably
it seems to be conceded now that county
superintendents obligation to file his bond
only occurs when official notification is
given by the Governor that the law is in
force.
County Distribution.
The county superintendent look for
ward to the work of distributing the books
with some apprehension. Superintendent
Flick, of this county, says he will have to
distribute $4,000 or $4,000 worth of them,
and proposes to have them shipped
direct to the various trustees and
school boards in the county. but as the
law only compels the contractors to deliver
the books to the county superintendent,
they are not likely to take upon themselves
the burden of distributing to the numerous
points where they are needed. In that
event the county superintendent will
probably notify the township trustees that
the books are ready for delivery and the
township trustees will come after them.
looking to the State for compensation and
the expense incurred in getting the vol
umes to the township trustees Offices.
There will be meeting of the county
board of education of Marion county, to
consider the matter next Monday, and
County Superintendent Flick will file his
$4,000 bond as soon as the Governors pro-
clamation is issued.