Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-01-09

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~ AsnousS 1ha W9kb ka.lrscline ~ College,
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|, il ia44. .hs work vas. epnpesced whp
o. ,Aabor an, s,stssAlg ~~s. seupsrati.e'y
very inpSll!aa, iSssal1. h.,. fully doubled
ma pla4 ~ drdfSa y Dr. atst architect in
- which Il vas stated that the amount Of
ry rid reqyirgd for ~ structure would be
IltN~oo. AaS3hsf srrhi,ers vent through
the computations, and estimated that it
would take from 100000 to 100000
.fnsek jf thssbsSe,bene wall which was
, o,pst eph 1854 gas torn down and rebuilt,
on esoepnt pf detective workmanship.
There, we're also many essential changes
, psdsjn u. original plan, and all these
; ittms6ost salargeSddi,ional 1pendlturs Of
money. When the total cost Of the build
ln6 iSun drst 20 lAst, 10 footed up, inclu-
ding ths work slrsady done, it will amount
: @ egegsAs, o7, Or nsSss TWICE The sum arst
s1psleee}. VA p3s34F
TIE stone foundation walls Of the Col.
ase uyw 66fnsd one foot shove the
hnal grade line, and are safely covered to
protect them from the weather. The prem
iscs srs properly graded and in good con
dition fox . resumption Of operations in the
! sp1ng. - sif
L. A. Roberton. or Des Noines. manu-
tacturcda half million brick for the COL
lege 4 quarter ofa million had been man
ufactured previously, but owing to the fac,
that the clay was flied with pebbles Of
lime they Vcrsprnit for facing though they
could be employed for backing up or isSe
rior walls. As soon As these pebbles got
y INsa they slAkdh and burst. splitting off
considerable pieces the brick. A new yard
was opened on the Farm. and now the art =
eles manufactured cannot be cxcelled west
efthe Mississippi.
The general ground plan Of the structure
is something like the letter f. The length
OF The front il l65 feet, and Of each of the
wings so feet. although it is intended that
ct some future time they will DO extended
until they will b Of tho same length Of the
hent fl65 e. There will be five stories and
cellar, veranda at the front entrance, and
two towers At the corners. The style Of
architecture is termed Romancsqne Should
the wing extensions ever be made, and rear
towers erected in accordance with the arch
itect's ideal plan, it will be one Of the most
beautiful and imposing piles in the Union
Ills situated upon . commanding elevation
in the midst Of noble domain of highly
cultivated land. The ground will be ter
raced and laid out with all the skill of
landscape gardeners ar, presenting model
70 the student and to the man Of lasts
The cellar will not extend under the en-.
tire ediice. However, there will be Ave or
six large apartments for domestic uses, be.
sides fuel, vaults, and three immense heat
ing furnaces, which will warm the whole
building.
In the story above the cellar there will be
large dining room 36x40 feet, large
kitchen furnished with tables, sinks, arrange
china closet, store room, and areas. A wild,
corridor runs through the remainder Of thl.
story, upon which open . great number o
useful apartments, the first Of which is tn,
81 II
bic washing bowls. The adjoining room il
fine bath room with five tubs. Across tn,
ball from there is the laboratory, 2Ox2e
with apparatus, closets, rostrum. and form
Tor the students. Upon this same floor
there is spacious laundry l3Ax2oa, a wash
room Of the same size adjacent, . dryins
room, and store room. there are also sew
eral rooms which are set apart for the ser
wants, the housckccpcr and the steward
There are five outer entrances.
The next story above the basement con
tains Lecture Room, 36Ax40a, and an ad
Joining museum, l4x59. The lecture roon
will eventually be % feet in height, maxim,
an excellent auditorium. There is also OF
this floor library room 1882, Pres.
dents room. l2x2 and reception room o
the same dimensions There are six stu
dents rooms, each loixl4t, two rectat,o,
rooms, PRESIDENTS chamber, aud an elc
CANT veranda on this story
The floor above this is cut up into CORR
doris, students rooms, professors rooms,
cabinet, An armOry, linen closets and ser
wants rooms. With the exceptions Of tn
cabinet and armory the next story is divid
ed similarly, as is the case also with the las
story, which is termed the attic. The celia
will he feet high. the basement Q feet, th,
principal sto "a feet, and the other thrc,
stories from 10 TO 104. II will be some CT
feet from the surface of the ground to tn,
top Of the main roof. The towers will b.
100 feet high. The roof viii be Of slate
and all the aoors will be aeafened.
VI college lands, that there has been lcas
ed b7,4S4.s4 acres, at total valuation O
Slo9,459.44, upon which has been paid a
Advance interest $5,74G.1s. The origins
amount of land set apart 70, University pur
poses by the General Government wa
u $40 900 acres. There remains Of the gran
undispo> cd Of, 9,7ss.3 acres, making III
total value OF the grant under The presen
appraisement about $427. 266.s5. Tn
available income from the lands alrcad
leased 10 $S.t67. SO per annum. The valu
Of the unsold lands will increase so thu
there is probability that they may be dis
posed Of for 100000. The lands are lease
for ten years, with the privilege Of buyin
1t an appraised value, the interest bein
paid up annually in advance at the rate G