The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-01
University Regents Call for De-
signs by Architects.
TO BE OPENED APRIL n, 1899.
The Two Baildinxs Proposed Will
Cost &44.0oo-To he Completed
Before the New school Hear-Re-
gents Determine Their Location
How They VIII he Arranged
Material VIII BE Brick and stone

The board or regents q the University
OF Washington yesterday held az ail-day
session at the college. and made all the
preliminary arrangements for the erec-
ton Of the tao new doTsGitoFies- The
meeting waS notable as S"ing Tree rom
any dsssensson or serious difference %
opinion. Beyond argument GA various
points Of detail the harmony was unnro-
ken. The session began al II d M and
lasted until D. M. with recess Tor
luncheon al noon. Lunch was served oy
Mrs. CLARK Davis with Miss Edlth
Prosca ard Miss Anna Mitchell assisting
The morning session was spent n
searching the campus for suitable sites
far the fwu new buildings. a committee
ef the faculty. composed OF Prof Fuller,
Prof Ne&ny and In Bechdolt. was in
attendance and materially aides the re-
gents Registrar Clark DAVIS and En-
lineer Moran also accompanied the party
An eiilpse plan. drawn up BY Pref tui-
Ter for fhe laying ot.t Cf the campus ana
the location u buildings ~ be added 10
the institution iu the next twenty years
or so was adopted by the board as taS
permanent plan. II WAS decided 10 build
tn mems dormitory at the southwest
corner % the race track. and the women >
about 80 feet west Of the men s.
At the afternoon session the architects
gere made acquainted with Ia. necessary
requirements Both buildings vail be SUD
staut.al structures cf brick and stone,
and all harmonic IN general with the
administration building The women's
dorrn.tory wlll consist Of two stories ana
a basement Il vii contain a large par
log a general dining room TO seat 10 or
more and which VIII he used by both
sexes, q kitchen, a laundry ard an oven.
There Wall be sleeping rooms and studies
for fftY consisting of single apartments
ard suites Of two and three rooms i've
toilet rooms and baths Will be on each
floor. and one toilet room in The basement
The building viii have steam heat, water
and electric Hight. and viii cost s2S,oo
The mems dorraitcgy will he somewhat
similar. but viii have Accommodations Tor
sixty students, ana half az the basement
will be finished for place OF recreation
and the other half Tor a storage room,
Its cost VIII be ssi,o0e.
In order that the various architects VINO
will compete and submit plans and speci-
fications may remain unknown 10 the
board Of regents. the following system has
been promulgated Ivy the board;
Parties submitting plans and specii1-
cations will mark the same with some
name or motto that they may choose. and.
having ain plans marked In this way. they
will also submit herewith IN sealed en-
velopes ii communication giving the
rropar name and address. mentioning tie
structures they have designed and super
visei the erection Of and the name or
motto they have marked on their respect
i've plans and Specifications. These sealed
communications Will not be opened by the
board OF regents having charge of this
until after the plans and spec
ificatious have been opened and examined.
and the successful plans and specifications
selected from those that may he submit
ted The one whose plans may he adopt
cd shait ~ employed az the architect "f
The buildings upon the usual terms or at
the option ~ the hoard he paid $50 for
his plan. which shall become the property
az the hoard. The board of regents re~
SERVES the right 10 reject any and all plans
and designs
'Alt plans and specifications will he re-
ceiveA "a she Office 90 the secretary 81
IRE board IF regents In Seattle unts Y
O'Clock noon on AnTt =. 1s9a iadorsed
of the University Of Washington In type
writing
An exhaustive discussion q the above
details consumed the whole time Of the
regents TIE assistance given hy Prot
Reeves. tire dean - the faculty. greatly
facilitated the work u the day. a. aid
ALSO the efforts ~ Registrar CLARK Davis
As result rs Yesterdays work the dor
.r,ftoYieS fer whlch the students haXe tarac
feli much need are assured og completion
g.. FORE fhe rev srhoel year This say the
friends ~ the university means q great
step forward In the higher education o.
thc state.