The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-07
UNIVERSITY BOARD MEETS.


New Building C0mmission Organixos-
Col. Johnson's Fruitless Journey.
The board provided for by the late legislature
to sell the present site of the University OF
Washington aud erect new university buildings
on the school section near Union bay was
organized at o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
Rainier hotel. There were present: Act
ing Governor Charles f. Laughton. president
ex-oiiicio OF the board John Arthur, OF Sc
attic: Charles T. Leavenworth, of Olympia, and
John McReavy, of Union City. The remaining,
or fifth, member of the board has yet to be APP
pointed by the board Of regents of the univer-
sity from among their own number Messrs.
Arthur, Leavenworth aud McReayy presented
their commissions as members until March Z,
1895. Mr.. Rees z. Daniels, as notary public,
then administered the cath of Office to the four
commissioners. Charles E. Benjamin was
elected secretary pro tam, and took steno-
graphic report of the proceedings. He was d.
reoted to transmit to the secretary Of state at
Olympia the oath of office taken and subscribed
by the commissioners. John Arthur was chosen
president pro tenn. of the bosrd.
The salary OF the permanent secretary OF the
board was fixed at $50 per month. Martin s.
Smith, OF spokane, was unanimously elected
secretary. Mr.. Daniels administered the oath OF
Office TO Mr.. Smith, who entered Immediately
upon the discharge OF his duties He is ex -au-
ditcr of spokane county and sefgeant-starms OF
the state Senate.
Messrs Arthur and McReayy were appointed
q committee to select and furnish an ONCE for
the board.
A motion was adopted requesting the presi-
dent to appoint committee OF three. to be
known es the university land grant committee,
whose duty it shall be to ascertain how much
land is left Of the grant made to the university
by the enabling act; how much has been
selected and remains unsoid: how much
remains TO be selected; TO select the quantity
vet to be selected as rapidly as possible and in
the manner prescribed by law. and to prepare q
report thereon TO the governor.
The president was, by resolution, requested
to appoint three members of the board as q
building committee, TO have charge of all mat
tiers connected with the construction OF the new
university. He appointed Messrs. McReavy,
Leavenworth and Arthur.
William L. Boone, of Seattle, was appointed
architect andssuperintendent OF construction
The board then took q recess until 10 O'Clock
this morning.
Colonel r. B. johnson, of Walla " ALA, came
TO the city with the idea of attending the meet
ing. but did not He was chosen as the member
of the board of regents TO go TO the legislative
committee hearings at Olympia and urge the
passage of the bills desired by the board, among
them that providing for the transfer of the uni
versity iron the present site 70 the school sec
tion north OF the city. This bill provided that
the commission to have charge of the work
should consist Of the governor-ex-o fticio-one
member OF the board Of regents, and three
citizens of the state appointed by the governor.
Colonel johnson's familiarity with the matter
has led the members OF the board OF regents In
formally TO declare that he would probably be
chosen az their representative on the site COM
mittee Accordingly he came 10 the city yester-
day, expecting that . meeting OF the board of
regents would be held at which he or someone
else would be formally appointed. II wrote
here, and also teiegraphed.' said he, urging
that meeting OF the board OF regents be held
Al which sorae one might be selected to repre-
sent Us. But there has been hitch some
where"
Judge Richard Osborn, secretary OF the board
Of regents, said in regard to the subject: II
have never received copy OF the Law and 90 l
do not know exactly its terms. / asked Mr..
John Leary, chairman OF the executive com
mittee OF the board, IL he did not want to call q
meeting to select our representative, but he did
not think II was necessary. Ia spite of that
should have called q meeting On my own au-
thority had received copy of the law