The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-05-10
Public Local Laws
Passed by the Legislature. SEES
sion 1913
published by authority of the County
COMMISSIONER


sion 1918
Published by authority of the County
Commissioners)
CHAPTER NO. 322.
AN ACT providing for acquisition of
the present school site at a nominal
cost and for the construction OF
building for the use of the Upper
Marlboro High School and consoli'
dated primary schools; and for the
equipment and furnishing of the same,
and for the acquisition of suitable
campus grounds for the same at
Upper Marlbory, Prince Georges
County, Maryland; and to authorize
and require the Board of Education
of said county to borrow money for
such purpose by the issuing of bonds,
to be endorsed by the County Com
missioners of Prince Georges County,
and to authorize and require the
County Commissioners to levy taxes
on the assessable property in SAID
County to redeem said bonds, and to
regulate the use of said building.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
VIM. G. Brooks, John H. Traband,
Frederick Sasscer and s. Gardiner
Coale and VIM H Talbot and Joseph
V. Wyvill and Owen P. Mullikin and
Reverdy Sasscer and Charles A. Duvall
and Robert L. Wells, the Board of
Education of Prince Georges County,
MARYLAND, and the County Superintend-
ent of Schools of said county, be. and
they are hereby appointed building
committee to serve without pay, for the
purpose of acquiring the present site at
nominal cost and constructing build,
ing for High School and consolidated
primary schools, for furnishing ana
equipping the same and for the acqui
sition of suitable campus grounds
therefor at Upper Marlboro, Maryland;
that seven of said committee to consti.
tute a quorum and the concurrence OF
seven to be necessary for the decision
of all questions which may arise In the
performance of their duties. and all
vacancies in said Building Committee,
whether from death, refusal to act. res
iguation or otherwise to be filled by
majority of the remainder of said Com
mttee.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted,
That said Building Committee shall, as
speedily as possit lie, after January lst
1919, acquire said site and campus
grounds, and procure and subject to
he approval of the State Board OF Ed
u cation adopt plans and specifications
for the construction of said building,
which shall be of brick or concrete, and
the providing of suitable equipment
and furnishings therefor, and as soon
as said site shall be SO acquired ana
said plans and specifications snail De
determined upon by said Building Com
mittee and approved as aforesaid, they
shall invite sealed proposals by adVer-
tisement for reasonable time for the
construction and completion of said
work, which proposals shall be IN seal
ed envelopes, addressed to the care or
said Building Committee of the afore-
mentioned school, and shall be publicly
opened on the day and at the hour
named in said advertisement. Said pro.
posals shall set forth the amount OF
money for which the parties proposing
will construct and complete the building,
including equipment and furnishings.
according to spec ications, and the time
or times and which payments therefor
shall be made, and the said committee
shall award the contract to the lowest
responsible bidder, who shall within
reasonable time thereafter, to be deter
mined by said Building Committee,
furnish to it bond to the State of
Maryland in such penalty as said Com
mittee shall determine, conditioned for
the faithful performance Of the contract
entered into and to secure the payment
for all material and of all labor pur-
chased or employed under said contract,
the Committee however, reserving to
itself at all times right to reject any
and all bids Said bond shall be Liable
at the suit of the Board of Education of
Prince Georges County and also in the
name of said Board to the use of
materialmen and laborers entrusted
therein for the violation of its condl-
tions. The said Building Committee is
authorized and required to employ a
skillful and competent architect, under
whose control and supervision as to
material and workmanship such work
shall ce done; provided, however, that
the entire cost of said building complete
including equipment, furnishings and
campus grounds shall not exceed the
sum of Thirty five Thousand 1886 .000)
Dollars.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted,
That in case said Building Committee
mentioned in the preceding section, shall
from, any cause, be unable to contract
with the said owner or owners of any
site sought for said campus grounds
upon what said Committee may apply
for writ of ad quod damnum to the
Clerk of the Cicuit Court for Prince
Georges County. who shall forthwith
issue the same, and the sheriff shall exc
cute the said writ and return inquis
ton describing the land and stating
the amount of damages to be paid the
owner; and the Judge for the Circuit
Court for said County may at any time
after the return Of the inquisition. in
term or during recess, hear a motion to
confirm such inquisitioD, or such notice
to the parties as he may direct, and
confirm or quash the same; and if he
quashes the inquisition he shall order
new one forthwith to be taken, but
no lot so taken or enlarged shall exceed
in the whole eight acres including the
land occupied by the school building
and said campus grounds.
Sec. 4. AMI be it further enacted,
That the said Building Committee, upon
entering into any contract, whether for
the acquisition of said building site to
be acquired as aforesaid and campus
grounns, or for the construction of said
school building, equipment and furnish
ings, shall forthwith make report to the
Board of Education of Prince Georges
County, fully setting forth the terms
and character of said contracts, and the
debts incurred thereby, which report
shall be entered upon the records Of the
said Board of Education, and the title
to said site and campus grounds shall
be taken in the name of the BOARD OF