The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-07-06
Normal School Site Chosen.

Morning Leader,
The executive committee OF normal
school regents including Ira A. Hill OF
Sparta, Chairman Of the committee and
president Of the board; +. +. Coe OF
Whitewater ami Frank O5traEd OF tins
CITY decided upon the location for the
Seventh normal school Monday after
noon. :. :. Rockwell, secretary OF the
board was also here.
After the committee had driven
around the city, looked at every site
offered and examined separately and
carefully the merits of each, it was
concluded that the best proposition was
the one offered by the Land x River
Improvement Company.
The site is located between Harrison
and Eighteenth streets facing Grand
and extending to Weeks. 1t contains
more than acres. 1t consists of
blocks 2S3, 292 and 293
The committee passed the following
resolutions accepting the site: Re
solved, That the executive committee
Of the board of regents of normal school
of the state of Wisconsin in discharge
of the duty imposed upon them by res
olutions of said board adopted at their
regular meeting June 10, ls95, TO wit:
Resolved. That the executive com
mittee be instructed and authorized TO
visit Superior ut once and select Il site
for the Seventh normal school and to
report the result at the next regular
meeting Of the board, do hereby select
as the site for tine location of SAID school
the triangle piece OF land in the city OF
Superior, Wisconsin, lying between ana
bounded by the following streets,
namely: Eighteenth street, Grand AMI
Weeks avenue extended to Grand
avenue and that tie streets and alleys
iutcrreCtIn- same be vacated.
"Resolyed further that he following
conditions required in the transfer to
said board Of regents, viz: That it be
conveyed by a good and sufficient title;
that the following streets be graded,
paved and sideWaIked; Grand avenue
from Bclknap avenue to Eighteenth
street and Eighteenth from Grand to
Ilughitt avenue and Seventeenth street
from Weeks to Hammond and Ham
moud from Eighteenth TO Belknap
street, and Weeks opened to Grand
avenue, and graded paved and side
walked from Eighteenth TO Grand
avenue, and that the sewer water and
gass mains be extended to said title"
This site is quite accessible to the
street railway. 1t is slapped like a
triangle with its long side facing Grand
avenue, which it is generally believed
will deyclope and become an active and
convenient thoroughfare.
A rayine runs through one corner Of
the site and the plan at present IS 10
plan park that will be attractive and
convenient.
The north corner Of the triangle lies
level, high and dry and can be used as
campus. 1t will make an excellent
base bail ami foot ball grounds.
The building will probably be located
toward the Northwest corner of the
triangle, but will face III all directions
having no back or sides The coal and
fuel will be kept in the basement.
The grounds will be kept in shane by
the state. Trees will be planted and
the state maintain a park. The build
ing proper will cost about 50, 600 while
$50, 900 will be expended on the inside
furnishings 1t viii cost the state about
$4,000 annually to keep the institution
running.
The committee have concluded to
report to the board July 10th that they
have accepted the site, but no contracts
Will be let until the city council has
notified the board by a formal notice
that they have accepted the terms pro-
vidcd in the above resolutions adopted
by the committee
The regents understand that it may
take some months to complete these i'm
provemcnts, and viii not he cxacting
in the terms, merely waiting to know
that the council is willing TO cooperate
The only expense the city will have
to incur is one half of the paving
around the building site, the Land
company paying for the other half, ant
the city for construction of sidewalks
Roughly estimated this viii amount tC
5000 This is getting out very ligh
in view of the fact that the city approp
rates $4,000 for a site. This is cleal
saving of ST. 900 by the city.
The site contains two acres more thar
the regents demanded and has beer
appraised by impartial Judges only :
few wears q.rn aS worth -, an 4 CON