The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-06

the plan proposed is not only the most
economical. but that IL is the only plan
feasible. The full text of the bill follows:
TEXT OF THE BILL.
"A bill for an act providing for the sale
of certain real estate. and for the relocation
of the Institution for the Education of the
Deaf.
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Indiana, that the
following described real estate belonging
to the State of Indiana be sold:
AN eighty (s0) -acre tract of land. being
the west half of the northeast quarter OF
section seven CD. township fifteen Q5)
north of range foE: (D east, in Marion
county, Indiana,
Also, all that part of the west half of
the southeast quarter OF section six (ol,
in township fifteen Q5) north OF range four
ca east, which lies south OF the Natonal
road, and is bounded as follows: Com
mencing at the soutf east corner or SAID
half quarter section of land. and running
thence north to the National road; thence
east along said National road TO the west
line or said half quarter section; thence
south to the southwest corner or SAID nal1
quarter section, and thence east TO the
place of beginning. containing about four
() acres;
Also, all that portion of the west half
of the southeast quarter OF section SIX Cot.
township fifteen Q5) north OF range tour
t4) east, not heretofore decided to William
Willard. and lying north of the National
road, containing about thirty-siX (So) acres,
and extending from the National road TOT
East Washington street, on the south 10
Woodruff Place Cor Michigan street, on
the north, particularly described as fol-
lows: Commencing at the northeast corner
of said half quarter section, running thence
west thirty-nine (39) rods. more or less,
to the land formerly owned by william
Willard: thence south TO the National road
81 "a ncrfnT ST. n. o.
ly along the north lien of said National
road, or street. to the east line OF said halI
quarter section; thence north to the place
of beginning, except the land occupied Dy
the Indiana School for Girls.
'All of said last three descriptions being
occupied in part by and constituting the
lands and grounds of the Institution Tor
the Education of the Deaf. and the north
portion thereof adjacent to the said Mich
igan street, being occupied by the Indiana
Industrial School for Girls and Woman's
Prison. ard all located in Marion county,
Indiana
COMMISSION AUTHORIZED.
Section 2. That a commission. composed
of the Governor, the secretary of state
the attorney general and two other citi-
zens of the State, to be chosen by the
Governor, be and the same is hereby Gre
ated with full authority to act in the
premises, to make such sales and do all the
things herein provided for and required
to be done; and the Governor is hereby
authorized and empowered in the name
of the State of Indiana to execute all
deeds. mortgages, plats and maps necessary
or proper in the carrying out OF the pro-
visions of this law.
Section g. That said commission shall
procure the determination of any ques-
tons respecting the title to either of said
described properties, by suit or otherwise,
as they shall determine necessary. Such COM
mission shall cause said lands TO be APP
praised by three disintereSted and COM
petent freeholders, resident in the State of
Indiana, and may plat any or all of said
tracts and sell the same, either as whole
or in lots or parcels, as such commission
shall determine to be for the best interests
of the State, and upon such terms as IL
shall determine.
Sec. 4. The board of trustees of the In
stitution for the Education of the Deaf
shall, upon the request of the Governor,
execute to the State of Indiana convey
ance conveying to the State of Indiana said
lands respectively occupied in whole or in
part by such institution. All of the pro-
ceeds arising from the sale of the lands
occupied by said Institution for the Educa-
| ton of the Deaf shall be invested for the
| use and benefit of the Institution for the
Education of the Deaf. Such investment
| to be made in such manner and form as
this said commission shall determine to be
| for the best interest of said institution.
Sec. g. The said commission upon the
| sale of all of said lands shall procure and
purchase other lands conveniently near TO
of the corporate limits of said city, in
| Marion county, of sufficient size for the
needs of said Institution for the Education
of the Deaf as said commission shall de-
termine to be for the best interests of said
| institution, and shall at once proceed to the
| construction of and shall construct suit
| able buildings upon such lands so to be
purchased as will meet the wants and de-
mands of said Institution for the Education
| of the Deaf: and said institution shall be
moved and move to such new localities;
4 ra1H inst tint ION he 10
! Gated upon lands already owned by the
| State within Marion county If said commits
| sion shall so determine; and If any state
| lands or lands belonging TO the college fund
or TO the school fund be selected then the
| auditor of state and the auditor of Marion
| county are hereby instructed and directed
to convey to the State of Indiana for said
| Institution for the Education OF the Deal
| such lands at the price at which it was
| bought i'm by said auditor of state or said
| county auditor, respectively.
| APPROPRIATES s25o000.
"Sec. g. The amount that said commits
| sion may expend in the purchase of such
| lands and the erection of such buildings fol
such relocation shall not exceed the sun
of s25O,0OO And If such lands so belonging
to said institutions respectively shall not
/ be sufficient to purchase the necessary
grounds and construct such necessary
| buildings then such deficit shall be paid fol
out of the state treasury out OF any moneys
not otherwise appropriated, and IL there
shall be a surplus arising from the sale oil
any of the lands of said institutions, re-
spectively, over and above that which may
be necessary to the purchase of such lands
and the building of such institution and re-
location thereof, then such surplus shall
be trust fund reserved for the use, benefit
and behoof OF said institution from the sale
| of whose lands such surplus shall arise. and
| the Governor shall be and he Is hereby au'
thorized to draw his warrant upon the
treasurer of state, and the treasurer OF
state be and he is hereby authorized and
| directed to pay the same TO cover any such
deficit that may arise and be created in the
purchase of such lands and the construction
! OF the necessary buildings for any such in
| stitutlon aforesaid.