The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-06-24
p uB1,c LOCAL Laws.
January Session, 1904.
CHAPTER 487.

CHAPTER 4s7.
AN ACT to provide for the erection
and equipment cf Public School
House in Hyattsville, Prince
Georges County Maryland.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, that
Charles A, Wells, Joseph r. Owens,
Charles H. Welsh, Edwin Devlin, Jr.,
Charles H. Long, John Fainter, Jr.,
w. W. Maloney, John F. Hickey, W.
Il. Richardson and James c. Rasers,
be and they are hereby constituted a
building committee, for the purpose
of purchasing lot or lots, and erect
ing and furnishing in the town of Hy-
attsville, Sixteenth Election District,
Prince Georges County, Maryland, a
public school building to be used for
public school purposes for the pupils
from Hyattsville and its vicinity, free
from any charges for instruction
therein whatever.
SECTION 2. And be it enacted, That
of the aforesaid building committee
five members shall constitute a quo
rum, and the concurrence of five of
them shall be necessary for the deci-
sion of any or all questions which may
arise in the discharge of their duties,
and all vacancies occurring in said
building committee, whether from
death, resignation, refusal to act or
otherwise, shall be filled by the School
Commissioners of Prince Georges
County.
SECTION 3. And be it enacted, That
the said building committee be, and
they are hereby authorized in their
discretion, to sell the lot or lots or
building or the buildings only as now
used tor school purposes and use the
money to purchase other lot or lots
or to help to erect said new school
building, and shall as speedily as pos
sible if for any reason it is not deemed
by them expedient to erect said school
house on the site Of the present school
house of the town of Hyattsville, pur-
chase a lot or lots, and procure and
adopt plan and specifications for the
erection of said school house, and when
adopted, said committee shall invite
sealed proposals by advertisements
for a reasonable time, tor the erection
of said school building, which propos-
ais shall be sent in sealed envelopes in
care in the school examiner of Prince
Georges county. addressed to the
said committee, and shall be publicly
opened on day and at the hour NAM
ed in said advertisements, said pro.
posals setting forth the amount of
money for which the parties proposing
will complete the building according
to the specifications and plans and the
time or times at which payment there
for shall be made, and the time when
said building shall be completed, and
the said building committee shall
award the contract to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, upon such bidder
giving bond to the Board of County
School Commissioners in such penalty
as said committee shall determine, con-
ditioned for the faithful performance
of the contract entered into. The
building committee is hereby required
to employ one or more competent ar
chitects under whose control and su-
pervision as to material and workman
ship, such building shall be erected:
the building committee shall also &C.
lect proper furniture for the use of
said public school house as we'll as de-
termine the best method of keeping
the school, having due regard for the
safety and health of the pupils attend
ing there, and shall at such times as
it may deem proper, advertise for such
furniture and heating plant, and shall
award the contract or contracts to
the lowest responsible bidder or bid
ders.
SECTION 4. And be it enacted, That
when said committee shall have con-
tracted for the erection of said school
building and the furnishing and heat
ing, thereof, it shall report the same
to the Board Of county School Com
missioners with the terms and condi-
tions of said contract, and they shall
also report the costs and expenses in
Cured and paid from time to time.
SECTION 5. And he it enacted, That
for the purpose of paying for said lot
or lots and for the erection and fur
nishing OF said public school building
the School Commissioners for Prince
Georges county, are hereby authoriz-