The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-15

NO4ICE.
Until 10 q. m. May "a, 1923. the In.
diana State board Of echool book commits
sioneFs will receive from publishers, at the
Office Of the State superintendent Of public
instruction sealed bids on school textbooks
10 be used for five years. as follows: High
school texts Algebra tbOUnd and bid u
containing three semesteTs' work. 90 con-
tanning the first years work, and ~ con-
tanning the third semester's work. geom-
etry tbound and bid at ~ & plane and
solid geometry. ~ "a a plane geometry,
go as a solid geometry. commercial
arithmetic. history, United States. general.
ancient. medieval and modern. civil gov
eminent, physical geography, commercial
geography: history o. English literature,
history of America literature. history of
American and English literature in one
volume. English grammar and composition.
English composition and rhetoric. Latin. DO
ginning Latin. Latin grammar prose COM
position. Caesar. Caesar including compost
ton and ramma in one volume, Cicero,
' virgil, German conversational method gram
mar and grammatical method grammar; also
four elective textbooks in each of the fol.
lowing subjects; Botany, zoUfogy. physics,
chemistry agriculture, agricultural botany
mon schools; all OF said books TO be fur
ntsaed to textbook dealers and school
or page 80 Of the Acts Of 1921.
The publishers shall state specifically IN
such. hid the price at which each book viii
be furnished. also the exchange price on
each book sold or exchanged for an old
book on the same subject of like grade and
kind. but OF different series: and shall ac-
CbA4sdA9 SUCH bbQ Win 6ltClilCl copies DL
each and al books proposed TO be furnished
ANY and all bids by publishers must be
ACCOMPANIED by a bond IN the penal sum
OF 900 TO the acceptance and s~atisfac-
ton Of the Governor OF this State. coudi-
toned that If any contract be awarded TO
any bidder. such bidder will enter into a
contract TO perform the conditions OF his
bid and conform to the requirements Of the
textbook laws of Indiana 10 The acceptance
and satisfaction OF saio board.
said publishers shall specify the weight
and quality of book cloth used; the weight
and quality OF thread used; the weight OF
super used. the quality of glue used, the
quality OF boards used, whether chip board,
pasted board or cloth board; samples sub
mitted shan be bound as per specifications
given for the above five items.
No bid shall be considered unless the
same be accompanied by the affidavit Of the
bidder that he Is IN no wise directly or in
directly. connected with any other publisher
or firm who is bidding for books sub
mltted TO such board. nor has any pecuniary
interest In any other publisher or Hrm bid
ding at the same time. and that he Is not a
party TO any compact. syndicate or other
schen1e whereby the benefits Of competition
are denied TO the people of this State
The Indiana State board of school book
or reject any or all bids or any part there
OF, for any particular book or books.
By order Of the Indiana Stats board Of
school book commissioners.
BENJAMIN J. BURRIS. President.
Z. U. GRAFF. Secretary.
State Of Indiana. BlaclIford County, s.
Notice is hereby given that the Board Of
Commissioners of said county. at their Of
flea in the courthouse at Hartford City, In
diana. will receive sealed proposals for the
Improvement OF three highways in said
county, by grading. draining and paving,
namely. the Dick Road 10.94S lineal feet.
native gravel. c. L. Smith, 1888 Hneal feet,
concrete, and Sarah l.. Brown. 1852 lineal
feet, crushed stone. as set out in the speci-
~lc1tiCns, plans and profile now on file in
the Office Of the Auditor of said county, by
and under the laws of the State of Indiana.
the contract awarded for said improvement
on the Goth day of May, 1923.
Bids or proposals viii be received up to
2 o'clock p. III. on said date.
The said roads 20 he improved are To-
Gated as follows. Dick Road, on Harrison
and Washington Township line; c. /. Smith
Road in Washington township. in Blackford
County. Indiana, and are TO he known as
the Dick, c. L. Smith and Brown Roads
whel so improved.
Bids will be FOR the completion Of the
said improvements in accordance with the
plans. profile and specifications in the Of
flee IF the Auditor of said county, and shall
include all labor and material for said work.
IN no case viii extra compensation be al
lowed for any additional work ALLEGED to
have been done by the contractor or con
tractors to whom is awarded such or any
of the contracts.
Euch bid shall be ACCOMPANIED by a per-
soual or surety bond in a sum equal to
double the amount of the bid filed for the
work bid on, to be approved by the Board
Of Commissioner of said county. Said bonds
shall be conditional for the faithful perform
ance of the work; the s%ureties. if personal,
shall be resident fleeholders of the State
of Indiana. one of whom on each shall be
a resident of BlackfOrd County.
Said bonds shall he for the benefit Of
any person. persons or corporation who shall
suffer any loss or damage 10y reason of any
such bidder failing or neglecting to enter
into a contract to perform such work
awarded by the said Board of Commission
ers or to carry out the same in nay par
tiGular or to pay for any labor or mate
rial which may have been furnished to any
such contractor or contractors or TO any
suh-c0ntrartor, agent or superintendent an
der him, in the construction of said work.
Each of said improvements Will be let as
& whole to the lowest responsible bidder
upon affidavits of non-collusion. which must
he submitted with the bids, and upon fail
ure to submit such aifidavits such proposals
or bids Will be rejected by the board; and
the board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids. Time for the completion of
said work Will be agreed upon after the let
ting of said contract by said Board of Com
missioners and successful bidder.
Given by the order the Board of Com
miSsioners of said county.
w. C. HUGHES.
Auditor Blackfdcd County.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has duly qualified as administrators