The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-14
BOTH BOARDS MEET.
University Regents and Build
ing Commission.
ONE WANTS OTHER ABOLISHED.
Regents Say the Commission II Useless
Division OF tho Land Grant-Ssle
OF the Present Site.

The board of regents of the State university
met Yesterday afternoon, ail the members being
present. including those recently appointed.
officers for the ensuing year were chosen as
follows: Chancellor, ]. J. Browne; secretary, W.
D. Wood. David Kellogg and W. ID. Wood were
added TO the executive committee, OF "nicn
Maj. Hayden 10 chairman.
Capt r. B. Johnson, who at the last meeting
was appointed to draft the biennial report, SUD-
mitted it and il was acpted and forwarded 10
the governor.
The report reviews the transactions OF the
board for tho last two years, the necessity toI
larger appropriations and makes number OF
recommendations. In regard to the failure
to eroct new buildings the report says that
the present buildings, though Inadequate, are
In condition to serve their purpose foi several
years. They then say that IL would be for the
greater benefit OF the university and less expense
TO the state II the act creating the land and build
ing commission were amended so as TO confer the
powers OF the commission upon the board OF
regents. the results being to legislate the
commission out of existence They also recon-
mend that the present university grounds
should not be SOLD for some time To come
yet, when they will bring greater price than at
present, and that the plans for the new build
ings be adjusted to the greater revenue ex-
pected TO be derived from the sale OF the present
grounds.
The attention of the legislature is also called
to the fact that of tho seventytwo sections OF
land originally reserved for the university.
only 1000 acres now remain, the remainder
having been sold by the territory at
very low prices They call attention
to the fact that 100000 acres were
donated to the state for state charitable, educa-
tional, penal. and rcformatory institu-
lions, aud suggest that this large grant
was made to the state to make up In
part the great depletion of the original
grant of seventy-two sections for the university.
They therefore recon mend that large proper
tiou of the proceeds OF these 100000 acres be de-
voted to the state university.
The university land and building commission
held meeting in this city yesterday to prepare
its biennial report TO the governor. The re-
port Was prepared by Hon. John Arthur, chair
man of the commission, who was also
authorized to represent the commission before
the legislature or its committees. The report
reviews the entire enterprise from the begin
ming and discusses the complications which
led to the stopping of work on cons;ruc-
ton OF the new buildings 1t recommends that
the old site be retaine: by the state till it shall
bring from $750,000 to 100000, which
the commission thinks 1t Will bring
within five years. 1t also recommends that
OF the 200. 900 &C res OF land granted by congress
to the state for charitable, educational penal
and reformatory institutions at least one-half,
or 100 coo acres, be allotted to the university.