The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-29

TAILS TWO tHOuSdnu uOifuES SHUT
Some Of the machinery can be used
over again-The different items in-
sured aud the amount given in each
case-The men who composed the
board-Everyone satisfied WITH the
award.
The appraisers mutually selected
by the Insurance Companies and by
the University authorities to adjust
the amount of loss and damage oc
casloned by the fire at Mechanical
Hall building on March 4th, so far
as the personal property is con-
cerned, have completed their WORK
and reported to the Companies and
the President of the Board of Re-
gents
1t may be OF interest to our read
ers to know that in addition to the
81, 900 heretofore agreed by the Com
panies to be paid on account Of the
loss and damage by fire to the build
ing (which was the full amount of
the insurance on the building) the
appraisers have awarded as follows
ON boilers, engines and connections,
insured at $4,000, loss awarded ST.
$50; ON dynamos, motors and other
electrical machinery and supplies,
insured at $500, loss allowed 3d.
$50; on foundry cnpola and attach
ments, insured at 5000, loss allowed
800; and on the pumps, condensers,
FORCES, blowers, wood working and
iron working machinery, and all 9th
err machinery and tools and mater
ials, on which the insurance amount
ed to $l4, 800, the loss estimated and
allowed is $14, l1420. The estimated
round value of the various items in
sured was as follows; building, $l2,-
900; boilers, engines etc, $4,000; dy-
namos, electrical machinery, etc, So
800; cupola and attachments, $475,
pumps, condensers, other machinery,
etc, $l7,06l. 20; making an aggre-
gate Of nearly $4,000 as the esti-
mated actual value Of the property
at the time of the fire.
OF this amount it is estimated
that more than SO. 900 of material in
the building will be available for use
in reconstruction; that on boilers,
engines and connections $1,000,
worth of material will be available
for future use; on dynamos, etc,
about 81 200: on eupola, about 5000;
and on machinery, etc, about 81
500; and that the total net loss to
the University over and above the
value of the materials available for
future use and the amount of insur-
ance recovered will not exceed $4,
900.
The work of taking down the
walls will be CONTINUED and the en-.
gines and such OF the machinery as
can be repaired will be at once re
moved and sent away to the manu-
facturers for either repairing or for
sale and its place will be supplied
with new and more modern machin
ny and appliances.
The experts who made the APP
praisement we're Mr.. Edward r
Berry, a mechanical engineer of large
experience, and David p Jones, late
an officer in the United States Navy,
and now engaged in mechanical en-
gineering work at Pittsburg; and
these selected as umpire ID case
there should be any matters of diff
ference between them, John l.. Os
good, mechanical engineer Of Buff
falo, all experts and practical men
of business, whose judgment is &C
cepted by all parties as conclusive
The University authorities think
that an error was made in over esti.
mating the value of the boilers, en-
gines, dynamos, machinery, etc, at
ter deducting the injury by reason
of fire, but this cannot be finally de-
termined until the machinery, etc,
has been overhauled and repaired.