The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-25
EDMOND NORMAL
WANTS APPROPRIATION
Asks for the Modest Sum
Of S75,OOO for Another
Building

80 in the council by Senator camp
aen. " provides for the appropriation
q $4,000 to be used for buildings at
sdmond
senator Campbelrs bill is in full as
noalows.
An Act to provide for the erection OF
an additional building tor the terri
torial normal school at Edmond.
be IL enacted by the Legislative as
semhly Of the territory Of oklahc-
ma
section 1 The board OF education
fzDr the normal schools for Oklahoma
Is hereby authorized to contract und-
81 the terms Of this act for the CON
structlon of an additional normal
mhooi building at Edmond
sec. . For the purpose of paying
sor The building provided herein. there
b hereby levied upon all the taxable
property Of the territory OF Oklahoma
= tax Of one-half of one mill on the
dollar each year for the years 1903
and 1904. The fund derived from
such taxes shall be known as the Ed
mond Territorial Normal Bulldirg
Ennd. and shall be available and u.s.
"a by the board of education only for
dhe purpose Of constructing said bdild-
gnH. Provided. That the amount to
BE- used in the construction Of said
bunding shall not exceed seventy-hve
'shousand dollars, and any sum in
-szcess Of this amount shall revert to
she general tlnd
Sec 8. The board of education OF
said school shall. after the passage
snad approval Of this act, adopt plans
and specifications for such building.
and upon the adoption Of such plans
and specifications. shall advertise for
aealed bids for the construction of the
xame. and shall let the contract for
Che construction OF such building TO
d1he lowest reasonable bidder: Pro
sided That the board may, in its dis
sretion. let the contract for such build
a4nS lo oht party VI ulhcAShi parts va
ahe work to different parties, as the
board shall find most expedient Pro
~ided That no contract so made shall
be OF any force or effect until the per
non or persons entering into the same
shah have given a bond in double the
amount 20 be paid hereunder. with
,xork done under and by virtue of this
spreiies to be approved by the COVER
ssaf of the territory and the attorney
general thereof. for the faithful per
Emmance Of his or their contract, by
simeh contractor or contractors. and
Gmi payment of all labor. and material
furnished in such building,
Sec. a. Said board OF education is
hereby authorized and empowered to
employ a superintendent of construc-
rsion fos such building. who shall be
sDgacticai builder ami mechanic, and
who shall have personal charge and
supervision Of the contractors upon
me work, under the direction Of the
board. and whose duty 1t shall be TO
,zee fha the contractor or contractors
gperfofm- his or their work in full com.
7piiance with the plans and speclfca-
fions adopted by the board; and the
said board shall have power to a.
rhargc tie superintendent and EN-
xiioy successor to him The super
tntendent shall be paid by warrants
. drawn on the fund herein provided
Sec r. No payments shall be made
OF warrants drawn in favor of any CON
aractor for or upon account Of anr
aact, except upon the certificate of the
superintendent Of construction. ar
apon vouchers filed with the board.
and vouchers shall be required by
said board for all payments made un-
der and IN pursuance OF this act; Pro-
vided. That said vouchers shall not
exceed eighty per cent of the amount
iue under the said contract, until the
anal completion and acceptance OF
fhe building
Sec G. No contract hereunder made
by the board OF education under the
authority Of this act shall fix upon
= the s,errtory OF Oklahoma any obll.
cation or liabilities whatsoever other
: than the faithful application of the
proceeds OF the levy herein proyidet
for. to the payment OF warrants draw
against the said Edmond Territorial
Normal Building Fund" under the
terms of this act; and all payments
under the terms Of this act provided
10 be made by said board Of education
shall be by warrants drawn upon sais