The San Francisco call., 1896-09-09
FOLSOM GRANITE
FOR THE COLLEGES
Assured of Contracts by
the Board of Re-
gents.
AGGREGATE OF BIDS.
Tents May Be Pitched to Ac.
commodate Students at
Berkeley.
MR.. REINSTEIN'S SUGGESTION.
More Power and Dignity Will Be
Given to the Physical Culture
Department.
MR.. REINsTEIN'S SUGGESTION.

The Board of Regents, University of
California, met yesterday afternoon and
awarded contracts for construction of the
Affiliated Colleges on the land decided to
the board by Mayor Sutro.
The contracts were awarded es follows:
For masonry, including all brick work, terra
Gotta work, concrete and all necessary excava-
ton based on using granite, Ray Building and
Construction Company, $143, 500.
Iron work, Pacific Rolling mills, $4925.
Carpenter, plastering and electric and glaz-
ing work, s. Garlic $67 ,219.
Plumbing and gas-ftting work, D. C. swee-
ney, $11, ,193.
Heating work, E. ]. Law ton, $s325.
Timing, galvanized iron and Stating work,
Joseph F. Forderer, $9975.
Painting and granting work, $3.50.
The report of the committee recommend
ing the foregoing bidders as the lowest is
signed by Regents J. West Martin and
John E. Budd.
The aggregate amount of the bids is
$248, ,92S. 1t was found that the board did
not have sufficient money to make the
award, but communication was received
from Martens, Coffey IL Kroft, the archi-
tects waiving their commission and q
tender OF $1151 was made by DR.. Beverley
K. Cole, The architects waiver and DIR.
Coles contribution were received in writ
ing, and the board passed resolution of
acceptance. The contributed sums brought
the transaction within the limit of money
on hand.
1t appeared that the bid of j. H. Riley
of San Jose for sandstone was $142, 600, but
the regents preferred granite, hence the
award to the Ray Building and Construc-
ton Company at the figure of $143, 800.
The proceedings disclosed the TACT that
granite quarried by prison labor at Fol-
som will be used in the college buildings.
The regents adopted resolution assur-
Ing the Prison Directors that the granite
used would lnure only to the benefit of
the Affiliated Colleges. This resolution is
responsive to proceedings taken by the
Board of Prison Directors In Septembe
1895.
DR.. Beverly R. Cole received a vote of
thanks for his generous contribution of
cash. He responded in a graceful little
speech, expressing his pleasure that the
long contest for the building of the col
ieges had eliminated in victory. He men
toned incidentally that he had worked in
behalf of the enterprise for seven years,
and in closing promised to dedicate the
remaining years of his life to the univer.
sity.
Judge Waymire, who was a member of
the last Legislature. paid tribute to the
zeal and eloquence of DR.. Cole in behalf
of the appropriation OF money for the col
leges.
Regent Reinstein. introduced the sub
iect of providing tents for students at the
university. He said the classrooms were
inadequate, and something should be done
at once to provide room. a suggestion
was made that military tents might be OBJ
tanned from the Government. Mr.. Rein
stein replied that large tents, each capable
of accom- odating fifty students, were
needed. The subject was referred to the
committees of finance and buildings and
grounds.
The spreading of tents to shelter the
students would no doubt produce such a
spectacular effect as would arrest the at
tention of the Legislature. The eyes of
the regents are now turned to Sacramento
and great effort will be made for big
appropriation.
There was considerable talk yesterday
about elevating the department of physi-
cal culture TO the Importance which
modern methods of instruction ascribe to
that form of education. The assistant
professor will hereafter be known as
director and he will have a vote in the
faculty. Mr.. Hallldie said that the de-
partment would be reorganized when more
money was available.
On account of the lack of funds the
finance committee reported against the
employment of a fellow TO assist Director
Holden at Mount Hamilton.
The regents decided that the Michael
Reese fund of $50, coo could not be used for
any purpose other than the purchase of
books.
The regents attending the session were
Phelps (presiding), Marye, John e. Budd,
Crocker, Rowel, Kellogg, Martin,
Denicke, Hallidie, Fonte, Reinstein, Mil
ler. Waymire and Slack
Not word was said of the Bonnell-
Flagg controversy.