Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 24 June 1921 — Page 2

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FRIDAY JUNE 24, 1921

THE MtJNCIE POST-DEMOCRAT A Democratic weekly newspaper representing the D^mocracji of Muncie, Delaware county and the Eight Congressional Distrct. The only Democratic newspaper in Delaware County. Entered as second class matter January 15, 1921, at the postfcffice at Muncie, Indiana, under the Act of March 3,1879. Subscription Price, $2.00 a year in Advance Office 315 North Mulberry Street. Telephone 2540 GEO. R, DALE, Owner and Publisher.

FRIDAY JUNE U, 1921.

WHY DID HE QUIT? Charles W. Watkins, head of tlje “welfare” department of the big General Motors plant in this cjty, was one of the eleventh hour applicants for the job of mayor, on the republican ticket. Mr. Watkins is the candidate of the city manager crowd and it is said that they will make a strong drive in his behalf. In the celebrated fake prize fight case tried before Judge Anderson, Mr. Watkins testified as a character witness for Horace G. Murphy. At the conclusion of his testimony in behalf of Mr. Murphy, he was asked by United District Attorney Slack this question,: “Why did you resign as secretary of the Muncie Y. M. C. A?” Counsel for the defense objected and the court sustained the objection. As far as tfce Post-Democrat has ever learned Mr. W^atkins has not since that time either explained why he left the Y. M. C: A. or why Mr. Slack asked him such a curious question. Mr. Watkins is now a candidate for mayor of Muncie. The question asked. by Mr. Slack seemed to be so singularly- inappropriate in crass examination of a witness testifying to the character of one of his fellow citizens, that people here were at a loss to know what the attorney was driving at. The question was not allowed to be answered in court, but of course Mr. Watkins, being a candidate for mayor will not allow people here to put any peculiar construction on the incident without making a clear explanation. So, we here repeat the question put by Mr. Slack. Mr- Watkins, why did you resign as secretary of the Y. M. C. A: Of course Mr. Watkins does not have to answer unless he wants to and we are not particularly curious in the matter. We are simply asking the question because Mr. Slack did. There are many people, though, who are wondering what Mr. Slack had on his mind when he asked such an apparently irrelevant question. THE PRIMARY CAMPAIGN The city is now on in full swing. The democrats are up and at it with four candidates in the field, and the republicans have nine candidates, or is it nineteen? Former Mayor Bunch began an active campaign Monday night with a big meeting at Heekin park, at which a BUNCH FOR MAYOR CLUB was started, with W. J. Daniel as president. Former Mayor Tuhey is organizing his working forces and wih soon be actively at work. Ray Andrews has gone to Florida to be gone for a week. He will return and begin an active campaign. Charles A. Bowden states that he will soon begin a” active canvass. , . • * . liSLiX

The Press contained a very touching editorial ont day last weel< n which it deplored the fact that the country was too poor to appropriate .three hundred dollars for a memorial tablet for the Delaware County heroes who gave up their lives in the world war, How cai DeTaware Cbunty be expected to spend money in such a frivolous manner as that when Billy Williams needs a new flivver at the bounty infirmary, and while Commissioner Shoemaker’s son-in-lav stands ready and willing at all times to take money from the county for repairing the infirmary tractor.

‘ The Post-Democrat respectfully calls attention of those who go puts occasionally over the city beautiful movement, to pause long •enoligh to take a look at the layn\ north of the court house. Lawn did we say? Rather the wilderness of timothy, weeds and white top two feet high, on an average—a crop that will have to be ^harvested either by a scythe or a hay mower. As an ex-farmer the editor of the Post-Democrat' has looked over the court yarc hay crop and believes that it will be above the average this year. ■We would suggest Alfalfa on the south side of the court house itfith a few rows of broom corn aldng the fende. It is a shame fhat the custodian is so busy looking after Walter Steele’s candidacy and his place of business, formerly run by “Peanut” Bass that he has not had time this Summer to cut his hay. A small boj vVandered into the thicket north of the court house one dav thb week and was lost for two hours. It is probable that stick-up men and high-jacks lurk in this luxurious growth every night. They may emerge from the dirk depths of this hay field most ptny night and break into jail and steal the rest of that whisky. £ Collins, the infamous informer who was touted as the “brains’ of the gang of crooks who robbed wealthy men by the fake prize -fight and land swindle route, and who turned government’s evidence for immunity, is reported as being dead some place in the west. If he is dead he is not a dead hero. If he is alive he is still a live crook.

GASOLINE DROPS

A decided drop in the price of gasoline last week was welcomed by automobile owners everywhere. The price was the lowest 11 has been in five years and it is said will go still lower. Thb certainly is one step in the right direction in getting back to ‘normalcy of which so much has been written and said. The decline in gasoline prices is due it is said to the lessening of the foreign demand for petroleum, bringing the American supply here tn excess of the demand. While the price for a single gallon ot gasoline does not seem a whole lot it is a considerable item in the expense of running a machine and the lowered cost will no doubt 3&ct as a stimulate to the automobile industry. At any rate the cleclne has been pleasing to motorists. THE CHIEF OF STAFF & General /John Pershing sveceedp Major General Peyton C. March as chief of staff of the army when he retires July 1. Gen. Pershing’s record is known to young and old and it seems very fitting that he should have received this office. General March -retires with a splendid record and his career has been an enviabk ■'one. General Pershing was commander in chief of the A. E, F. find his past achievements have received world-wide recognition. ‘Just what appointment or honor would be bestowed upon General Pershing has been widely commented upon and seemingly no better place could have been found for him. His future will be ' watched with interest.

ACCIDENTS INCREASING Careless and reckless driving is by no means a thing of the past. Day after day papers and magazines issue warnings in Jhis respect, officers use vigilance, new parking and traffic lawe are established and still the careless driver exists and accident! seem to increase in spite of all efforts to the contrary. There are drivers that seem to lose all sense of fairness and discretior when they get at the wheel, crowd others from the road, fail tc use dimmers and drive recklessly, making the highways dangerpus to other more careful drivers, So much has been said in this respect it seems useless to warn drivers fo use common sense ant carefulness, but the warning always bears repeating. Those knowing of violators of traffic and speed laws should report the offenders so that they can be dealt with by the proper officials. Many accidenis of this kind have happened in the last few weeks.

RUSSIAN HERO IN PAJAMAS Soldier of Denikin’s Army, Decorated for Bravery, Attired in Altogether Unconventional Uniform, The highest decoration for valor that could be given a soldier in Denikin’s army was pinned to the breast of a soldier whose uniform ran a close second to that of Kipling’s hero, Gunga Din, says a communication from Ekaterinodar, South Russia, to the Stars and Stripes. The medal was pinned to the soldier’s Jacket, which was the upper part of a pair of pajamas, and the rest of his outfit was only a pair of British military trousers. He was barefooted and hatless. The clothing worn by this man typifies the conditions that exist in the army fighting the bolsheviki in that country. They do not have a service of supply and they do not have a regulation uniform. General Bradoff, who decorated the pajama-jacketed hero, wore the tunic of a British Tommie, and the guard of troops who furnished the background for the decoration ceremonies, wore parts of uniforms from a dozen different armies. With the exception of a group of Cossack cavalry, the decorated soldier was the ueatest-dressed man of the lot. The hero, on his own initiative, led a detachment of scouts In capturing a town from the bolsheviki. He was wounded in carrying out this exploit, taken to a hospital and given a suit of pajamas. When he left he took the pajama jacket to replace his wornout Russian tunic, and he had not been able to replace it.

WOULD MAKE EASIER READING

Boston Man Has Idea for Printing Books That is Interesting but Revolutionary. Why not print all books in such a way that every page is a right-hand page? asks D. I. Winslow of Boston, who claims a patent for his conception of how to do it. He holds that if one has to read pages on one side of a book only, this will be held more easily, the eyes will not wander, there will be no necessity for changing the position of head and neck when passing from one page to another. Thus reading, especially of big, heavy volumes, will be less fatiguing not only to the eyes, head and neck, but also to the arms and liands. Mr. Winslow’s Idea Is to print a book so that you read straight ahead from right-hand page to right-hand page, these being numbered consecutively; then, when you have read through to the last right-hand page, you turn the book upside down and continue reading as before, what in ordinary books are left-hand pages now being right-hand pages. This, of course, involves printing all left-hand pages upside down and numbering them consecutively from the back of the book. This would easily be arranged by the printer lo laying out the forms, though’ to get the pagination of a large book correct would require some nice calculation on the printer’s part. \ Hawaii Claims Wettest Spot. Hawaii now claims the wettest spots on earth. From records covering a long period, Cherrapunji, a village at an elevation of about 4,500 feet In the Khasl hills In India, has established a rainfall average of 426 inches a year, with a maximum^ of 905 indies in the questionable record for 1861. Short period observations show that Mount Waialeale, the central peak of the island of Kauai, with a height of 5,080 feet, has a yearly average of 476 inches; while estimates for nearby localities for the wet years of 1914 and 19jlcj, when no records were kept, make it appear that the rainfall then must have exceeded 600 inches. Other parts of Hawaii are scarcely less damp. Puu Kukui, 5,000 feet high, on the island of Maui, has had a seven-year average of 369 inches, with a maximum of 562 inches in 1914. At least a dozen-other §pots, above 1,000 feet of elevation', are reported to have exceeded 350 inches In each of the years 1914 and 1918.

Queen Pleasure's Carnival. All the Protestant churches acknowledge the continual diminution of their congregations and are earnestly endeavoring to discover why the great majority abstain from public worship, says a Sydney, N. S. W., dispatch to the London Times. Several novel schemes have been propounded to make services more attractive, but the clergy flinch from any startling innovations. Recently Rev. C. Black at a meeting of the Baptist union declared that “Queen Pleasure holds high carnival,” and continued: “The churches are unheeded by the mass of pleasure trippers, who patter by with feet tingling with the torch of the tango, ears atingle with the jingle of the jazz, and hearts aflame with riotous passion." * \ Record Energy. Darwin has made many records, Its most picturesque recent exploit being the deportation of unpopular officials from the Northern territory, but hitherto no one has accused the wharfmen in this tropical outpost of Australia’s north of establishing working records. Recently, however, the management of Vestey’s Meat wprks promised the wharf laborers loading a meat steamer payment for 17 shifts In order to get the vessel away promptly. According to a correspondent of one of the Southern nevyspapers, the wharf lumpers performed the work in 15 shifts and received £101 each.—New Australasian.

IpMy SHort-Sighted Humanity. all dread a bodily paralysis and would make use of every contrivance to avoid It. but none of us is troubled about a paralysis of tt-e soul.—Epictetus. i

NOTICE TO UOAD CONTKACTOKS State of Indiana, Delaware County, as: Notice is hereby given that the board of commissioners of said county, at their office in the court house at Muncie, Indiana, will receive sealed proposals for the improvement of a certain highway 2648 feet in length, in said county by grading, draining and paving with gravel as set out in the specifications, 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. Said sealed proposals will be opened and the contract (warded for said improvement on the 16th day of July, 1921. Bids or proposals• will be received up to ten o’clock A. M. on said date. The said road to be improved is located in Liberty Township, in Delaware County, Indiana, and is to be known as the Ralph H. Strong, et al road when so improved. Bids will be for the completion of the said improvement in accordance with the plans, profile and specifications in the office of the auditor of said county, and shall include all labor and material for said work. In no case will extra compensation be allowed for any additional work alleged to have been done by the contractor or contractors to whom is awarded the contract. Each bid shall be accompanied by a personal or surety bond in a spm e^ual to double the amount of the bid filed for the work bid cn, to be approved by the board of commissioners of said county. Said bond shall be conditioned for the faithful performance of the work ; the sureties, if personal, shall be resident freeholders of the State of IndianX one of whom shall be a resident of Delaware County. Said bond shall be for • the benefit of any person, persons or corporation who shall suffer loss or damage by reason of any such e'dder failing or neglecting to enter into a contract to perform such work awarded by the said board of commissioners or to carry out the same in -any particular or to pay for any labor or material which may have been furnished to any such contractor or contractors or to any sub-contractor, agent or superintendent under him, in the construction of said work. Said improvement *ill be let as a whole to the lowest responsible bidder upon affidavit of noncollusion, which must be submitted with the bid, and upon failure to submit such affidavit such proposal or bid-- will be rejected by Ihe 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 lefting of said contract by said board of commissioners and successful bidder. This 18th day of June, 1921. Jonas F. Shoemaker, C. L. Rfetherford,Sherman J. Shroyer, Board of Commissioners of Delaware County, Indiana. JAMES P. DRAGOO, Auditor Delaware County. By Mary E. Anderson, Clerk June 24—July 1, 1921.

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS Department of Public Works Office of the Board 212 Wysor Block, Muncie, Ind. Notice to Contractors and to the Public Notice is hereby given, to the public and to all contractors, that the Board of Public Works the City of Muncie, in the State of Indiana, invites sealed proposals for the construction, in said City, according to the respective improvement resolutions below mentioned, and according to the plans, profiles, drawings and specifications therefor on file in the office of said Board of each of the public improvements herein below described, to-wit: I. R. No. 782--1921, for cement alley from Elm to Madison Street between Kirby Avenue and First Street. I. R. No. 784—1921, for improvement of Seventh Street from Ebright to Beacon Street. Each bidder is also to file with the Board an affidavit that there has ben no collusion in any way affecting said bid, according to the terms of Sec. 95, of the Act of March 6th, 1903. (Acts 1905 P. 219). All such proposals should be sealed, and must -be deposited with said Board before the hour of 1 :30 o’clock in tire afternoon of the 1st day of July, ,1921, and each such proposal must be accompanied by a certifieti check payable to said City, for the sum of $100.00, which shall be forfeited to said City as liquidated damages, if the bidder depositing the same shall fail duly and promptly to execute the required contract and bond in case a contract shall awarded him on such aceorrtparvying proposal, contract and bon. in case <1, contract shall be Said Board reserves the -ight to reject any and all bids. By Order of the Boai i tf Public Worws. Mary E. .nderson. Clerk. Publish on June 24, lag}-. ‘ .r* " , ta/ifrt V-aw *.<1 t <«,<■¥) MltfdUU L r

NOTICE OF BOND SALE Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, Treasurer of Delaware County, State of Indiana, that on and after the hour of 10 A. M., on the 27th day of June, 1921, at the office of said treasurer, in the court house, at the City of Muncie, Indiana, the undersigned as treasurer of said county, will proceed to sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, at not less than the principal sum named in such bonds, certain highway improvement bonds of the face or par value of $69,200.00, bearing interest from and after May 15th, 1921, at the late of five per cent (S'/c) Per annum, payable semi-annually, on the 15th day of May and the 15th day of November of each year, for the period of 10 years. Said bonds have been issued in strict compliance with the laws of the State of Indiana and pursuant to an order of the Board of Commissioners of Delaware County, authorizing the issue and sale of said bonds for the purpose of providing funds for the construction and improvement of a certain highway, petitioned for by Geo, J. Miller et al, in Union Township, said County, Indiana. Said bonds will be 200 in number, dated May 15th, 1921, of $346.00 each. The first ten bonds will be due and payable May 16th, 1922, and 10 bonds each six months thereafter until all of said bonds have been paid. The bonds will be sold and delivered to purchaser at the office of the County Treasurer, 2nd floor of the Court House, Muncie, Ind. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. EARL H. SWAIN, Treasurer of Delaware County, Indiana. June 17-24.

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS Department ot PuDhc Works Office ct the Board 212 Wysai Block—Muncie, Ind.

VOTICE OF IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NOTICE TO PROPERTV OWNERS In the mallei ot Certain Proposed Public Improvements in the CAy i.i Muncie, State of Indiana. Notice is hereby given by the Board of Public Works of the City of Muncie, Indiana, that it is desired and deemed necessary to make the following described public improvements tor the City oi Muac.a, Indiana, as authorized by the following numbered improvement resolutions, adopted by said Board, on the 2Uth day of June, lj-1, to wit: I. it. No. hoi—li>21, tor construction of cement sidewalk on both sides of Ebright Street Horn Kirby Avenue to First Street; I. R. No. 808—1921, for construction of cement sidewalk on both sides u. Eleventh Street from Perkins Avenue to Port Avenue. All work done in the making of said described public improvements shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the improvement resolution, as numbered, adopted by the Board of Public Works on the above .named date, and the drawings, plans, profiles and specifications which are on file and may be seen in the office of said Board of Public Works of the City of Muncie, Indiana. Ihe Board of Public Works has fixed the 11th day of July, 1921, as a date upon which remonstrances may be filed or heard by persons interested in, or affected by said deicribed public improvements, and on said date at 1:30 o’clock P. M., said Board of Public Works will meet at its office in said City for the purpose of hearing and considering any remonstrances which may have been filed, or which may have been presented; said Board fixes said date as a date for the modification, confirmation, rescinding, or postponement of action on said remonstrances; and on said dAe will hear ail persons interested or whose property is affected by said proposed improvements, and will decide whether the benefits that will accrue to the property abutting and adjacent to the proposed improvement and to the said City will be equal to or exceed the estimated cost of the proposed irpiirovements, as estimated by the City Civil Engineer. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, By Mary E. Anderson, Clerk. Advertise on Ju^e 24—July 1, 1921.

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS Department of Public Works Office of the Board 212 Wysor Block, Muncie, Ind. to all contractors that the Board of Public Notice is hereby given, to the public and to all contractors, that the Board of PubU c Works of the City of Muncie, in the State of Indiana, invites sealed proposals for the construction, in said City, according to the respective improvement resolutions below mentioned, and according to the plans, profiles, drawings and specifications therefor on file in the office of said Board of each of' the public improvements here below described, to-wit: I. R. No. 786—1921, for the improvement of Perkips Avenue from Kilgore Avenue to Fifth Street, by paving Perkins Avenue. Each bidder is also to file with the Board an affidavit that there has been no collusion in any way affecting said bid, according to the terms of Sec. 95, ot the Act of March 6th, 1905. (Acts 1905. P 219). All such proposals should be sealed, and must be deposited with said Board before the hour of J :30 o’clock in the afternoon of the 6th day of July, 1921, and each such proposal must be accompanied by a certified check payable to said City, for the sum of $100.00, which shall be forfeited to said - City as liquidated damages, if the bidder depositing the same shall fail duly and promptly to execute the required contract and bond, in case a contract shall be awarded him on 'such accompanying proposal. , ..ySaid Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By Order of the Board o f Public Works. Mary E. Anderson, Clerk. Publish on June 24—July 1,1921.

Doesn’t it get your goat when you have told a good story and have got ten a good laugh on it, pq have someone say, “Well, now, I heard it this way” and proceed to make some minor correction that doesn’t change the point of the story?

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS Department of Public Works Office of the Board Muncie, Ind. Notice of Improvement Resolution Notice to Property Owners In the. matter of Certain Proposed Public Improvements in the City of Muncie, State of Indiana. ....Notice is hereby given by the Board of Public Works of the City of Muncie, Indiana, that it is desired and deemed necessary to make the following discribed public improvements for the City of Muncie, Indiana, as jr^qiprized by the following numbered resolutions, adopted by said Board, on the 22nd day of June 1921, to wit: 1. R. No. 809—1921, for cement sidewalk on east side of Birch Street from Second Street to the north line of alley running between First and Second Streets. I. R. No. 810—1921, for improvement of Plum Street from Wysor Street south to Lake Erie Railroad. 1. R. No. 811—1921,, for local sewer in alley between Ashland and University Avenues from Reserve Street east 500 feet. All work done in the making of said described public improvements shall be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the improvement resolution, as numbered, adopted by the Board of Public Works on the above named date, and the drawings, plans, profiles and specifications which are on file and may be seen in the office of said Board of Public Works of the City of Muncie, Ind. Tile Board of Public Works has fixed the 11th day of July, 1921 as a date upon which n monstrances may be filed or heard by persons interested in or affected by said described public improvements, and on said date at 1 :30 o’clock P. M. said Board of Public Works will meet at its office in said City for the purpose of hearing and considering any remonstrances which may have been filed, or which may have been presented; said Board fixes said date as a day for the modification confirmation, rescinding or postponement of action on said remonstrances ; and on said date will (bear all peijons h^crested or whose property is affected by said proposed improvements, and will decide whether the benefits that will accrue to the property abutting and adjacent to the proposed improvements and to the said City will equal to or exceed the estimated cost of the proposed improvt ments, as estimated by the City Civil Engineer. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. By Mary E. Anderson, Clerk. Advertise on June 24—July 1, 1921.

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE OF THE BOARD 212 Wysor Block Muncie, Ind. NOTICE OF IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS In the matter of Certain Proposed Publi. Improvements in the City of Muncie, State o Indiana. Notice is' hereby given by the Board o Public Works of the City of Muncie, Indiana that it is desired and deemed necessary b make the following described public improve ments for the City of Muncie, Indiana, a authorized by the following numbered ini provements resolutions, adopted by sab Board, on the 13th day of June 1921, to-wit: No. 798-—1921. Improvement of Moun Street from Jackson Street to First Street also combined curb and gutter; No 799—1921, Improvement of West Ho ward Street from Mound Street to Counci Street; No. 800—1921, Improvement of Hackle; Street from Adams Street to Willard Street. All work done in the making of said d< scribed public improvements shall be in ac cordanCe with the terms and conditions of th. improvements resolution, as numbered, adopt ed by the Board of Public Works on th above named date, and the drawings, plan: profiles and specifications which are on fil and<*may be seen in the office of said Boari of Public Works of the City of Muncie, Ind. The Board of Public Works has fixed th 1st day of July, 1921, as a date upon whic! remonstrances may be filed or heard by per sons interested in, or affected by said de scribed public improvements, and on sail date at 1:30 o’clock P. M., said Board o Public Works will meet at its office in salt City for the purpose of hearing and con sidering any remonstrances which may hav been filed, or which may have been preaentd said Board fixs said date for the modification confirmation, rescinding, or postponement o action on said remonstrances; and on sail date will hear all persons interested or whoa property is affected by said proposed improve ments, and will decide whether the benefit that will accrue to the property abutting am adjacent to the proposed improvement and t the said City will be equal to or exceed th estimated cost of the proposed improvement; as estimated by the City Civil Engineer. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS By Mary E. Anderson, Clerk. Advertise on June 17-24, 1921.

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

OFFICE OF THE BOARD 212 Wysor Block, Muncie, Ind., NOTICE OF IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS In the matter of Certain Proposed Publi Improvements in the City of Muncie, Stat, of Indiana. Notice' is hereby given by the Board o Public Works of the City of Muncie, Indiana that it is desired and deemed necessary t make the following described public improve ments for the City of Muncie, Indiana, a authorized by the following numbered im provement resolutions, adopted by said Boar, on the 10th day of June 1921, to-wit: I R No. 795—1921, for improvement o East Adams Street from Ohio Avenue t Lincoln Street. I. R. No. 796—1921, for local sewer in Col. Street from alley between Jackson am Adams Streets south 600 feet, and in Man ning Avenue from said alley south 470 feet. I. R. No. 797—1921, for cement sidewall on both sides of Franklin Street from 12t! to 13th Streets. All work done in the making of said de scribed public improvements shall be in ac cordance with the terms and conditions o the improvement resolution, as numbered adopted by the Board of Public Works on th above named date, and the drawings, plans profiles and specifications which are on fib and may be seen in the office of said Boari of Public Works of the City of Muncie Indiana. The Board of Public Works has fixed th 1st day of July, 1921 as a date upon whicl remonstrances may be filed or heard b> persons interested in.or affected by said de scribed public improvements, and on sail date at 1 :30 o’clock P. M., said Board o Public Works will meet at its office in sail City for the purpose of hearing and consid ering any remonstrances which may havi been filed, or which may have been presented said Board fixes said date as a date for th. modification, confirmation, rescinding, o: postponement of action on said remonstran cec: and on said date will hear all person? interested or whose property is affected by said proposed improvements, and will decide whether the benefits that will accrue to the property ab.utipg and adjacent to the proposed, improvement and to the said GlTV will be equal to -- exceed the estimated cost of the proposed improvements, as estimated by Uhe City Civil Engineer. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS By Mary E. Anderson, Clerk Advertise on June 17-24, 1921.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR BUILDERS’ HARDWARE FOR THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING, LINCOLN SCHOOL BUILDING AND BLAINE SCHOOL BUILDING Hfice of the Board of Trustees School City of Muncie, Indiana Sealed proposals will be received at the iffice of the Superintendent of schools in the ’ity of Muncie, Indiana, at the High School Juilding, until 2:30 o’clock, on Tuesday, the i2th day of July, 1921, for furnishing of all milders’ hardware for the Junior High School luilding, Lincoln School Building and for the Maine School Building, In accordance with he Specifications and Schedule for fil; hardvare for said buildings, which are on file at he office of the Superintendent of Schools, Juncie, Indiana, and in the office of Cuno Cibele, Architect, 333-335 The Johnson, Munie, Indiana. Copies of the Specifications and Schedules may be obtained at either office. Proposals for the hardware for the various uildings must be accompanied with a c*rtiied check for the amount herein stated, and f awarded the contract the successful bidder oust furnish a bond to the full amount pf he bid. The certified check must be madp iayable to George L. Haymond, Treasurer of he Board of Trustees of the School City of Juncie, Indiana. Proposal No. 1. For the hardware for the unior High School Building must be accom•anied with a certified check of Three Hunred and Fifty Dollars ($350.00), and if warded the contract a bond for the full mount of the bid. Proposal No. 2. For the hardware fqr the dncoln School Building must be accom■anied with a certified check of Two HunIred Dollars ($200.00), and if awarded the ontract a bond for the full amount of the >id. Proposal No. 3. For the hardware f9r the Maine School Building must be accompanied vith a certified check of Two Hundred Dolars ($2Q0.00), and if awarded the contract i bond for the full amount of the bid. The Board of Trustees reserve the ri^ht to eject any and all bids. ’ichool Trustees of the School City of Muncie, nd. Vincent W. Jones, President, F.dward Tuhey, Secretary, Georu’e L. Haymond, Treasurer. - ■ ► . \ F. Fitzgibbon, Superintendent of Schools, une 17-24, July 1st.

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

Men who go to the pen may not necessarily be writers, but they are usually authors of crime. * * * Hot air doesn’t raise anyone permanently.

CITY ADVERTISEMENTS Department of Public Works Office of the Board 212 Wysor Block, Muncie, Ind. Notice to Contractors and to the Public Notice is hereby given, to the public and to all contractor that the Board of Public Works of the City of Muncie, in the State of Indiana, invites sealed proposals for thfe construction, in said City, according to the Teepective improvement resolutions below mentioned, and according to the plans, profiles, drawings and specifications therefor on file in the office of said Board of each of the public improvements herein below described, to-wit: I. R. No. 790—1921, for cement sidewalk on east side of Mulberry Street between Jackson and Adams Streets, abutting Lot 6 in Block 26, in Brown’s Donation to City of Muncie. I. R. No. 791—1921, for cement alley between High and Walnut Streets from Adams to Charles Streets. Each bidder is also to file with the Board an affidavit that there has been no collusion in any way affecting said bid, according to the terms of Sec. 95, of the Act of March 6th, 1905. (Acts 1906 P. 219). All such proposals should be sealed, and must be deposited with said Board before the hour of 1 :30 o’clock in the afternoon of the 6th day of July, 1921, and each such proposal must be accompanied by a certified check payable to s aid City, for the sum of $100.00, which shall be forfeited to said City as liquidated damages, if the bidder depositing the same shall fail duly and promptly to, execute the required contract and bond, in case a contract shall be awarded him on such accompanying proposal. Said Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. B.y Order of the Board of Public Work.Mary E. Anderson, Clerk. Publiih on June 24—July 1, 1921.

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OFFICE OF THE BOARD 212 Wysor Block, Muncie, Ind., NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS In the matter of Certain Proposed Public mprovements in the City of Muncie, State f Indiana. Notice is hereby given by the Board of ’ublic Works of the City of Muncie, Indian?, hat it is desired and deemed necessary to nake the following described public itnprov?nents for the City of Muncie, Indiana, at uthorized by the following numbered resodtions, adopted by said Board, on the 15th ay of June 1921, to-wit: I. R. No. 801--1921, for cement sidewalk n North Elm Street from Main Street to thf Hey 125 feet north of Wysor Street. I. R. No. 802—1921, for improvement of lulberry Street from Willard Street to 12q» I. R. No. 803-—1921, for improvement of Jorth Vine Street from Main Street to Wysor Jtreet. I. R. No. 804—1921, improvement of Mo()oe Street from Lake Erie Railroad to Wyor Street. I. R. No. 805—1921, for improvement of lefferson Street from Willard Street to 12th Itreet. I. R. No. 806—1921, for improvement of lackley Street from Washington Street to Iroadway. All work done in the making of said decribed public improvements shall be in acordance with the terms and conditions of he improvement resolution, as numbered, dopted by the Board of Public Works on the ibove named date, and the drawings, plans, irofiles and specifications which are on file ind may be seen in the office of said Boai-j •f Public Works of the City of Munci?, ndiana. The Board of Public Works has fixed 'th* ■ th day of July, 1921 as a date upon which ■emonstrances may be filed or he^rd »ersons interested in.or affected by said decribed public improvements, and op said late at 1:30 o’clock P. M., said Board of .’ublic Works will meet at its office in said Jity for the purpose of hearing and consid.■ring any remonstrances which may have been filed, or whidh may have been presented; said Board fixes said date as a date for the modification, confirmation, rescinding, ■ or postponement of action on said remonstranr . fen ; aniPm saul dill?" v6SfIp-RWrr al' interested or whose property ia affected by said proposed improvements, and will ■ decide whether the benefits that will accrue to the property abuting and adjacent to the proposed improvement and to the said City will be equal to or exceed the estimated cost of the proposed improvements, as estimated by ■ the City Civil Engineer. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS By Mary E. Anderson, Clerk Advertise on June 17-24, 1921. ’

NOTICE OF SALE OF,CITY NOTES OFFICE OF THE CITY CONTROLLER, CITY OF MUNCIE; INDIANA June 2. 1921. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids , or proposals will be received at the office of the City Controller, of the City of Muncie, Indiank, up until 12 :00 o’clock noon, on Saturday, (June 25, 1921) for the purchase of Forty-five Thousand ($45,000.00) Dollars, of the City of Miinciefs promissory notes, bearing date Jurie llth, 1921, and payable in ninety (90) days from date and bearing' interest at the rate of Six per cent per annum. - Said notes are issued to refund forty-five thousand dollars of City Promissory notes, the same being a temporary loan in anticipation of the current revenues of said city levied and in -course of collection. Said notes shall be Sold for cash and for not less than par ; each bid shall be presented to the City Controller sealed, and the envelope containing said bid shall have endorsed thereon “Bid for city of Muncig’s Promissory Notes” and shall be accompanied by a duly certified check in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars. Bidders may bid on any part or all of said notes and are requested to state the number of notes bid for c.Td the gross amount they will pay for the same. •’ The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. - Address all communications H. W. Michael, City Controller, Room 218-219 Wysor Block, Muncie, Indiana. H. W. MICHAEL, • City Controller. June 24.

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