The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-17
WILL HAVE
NEW HOUSES
Plans at Pullman
College.
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ADDITIONS ARE TO Be MADE
Architect to Propose Specifies.
tons President Outlines
Work 10 % Done.
ADDITIONS ARE TO BE- MADE

~ i-A@dANt wash march H.
The board Of regents Of the aErleui-
tuFal college decided 20 advertise for
plans and sRcciicatlops for the new
buildings TO BE- examined At tho reg.
ular annual melting OF the board on
April 5. The board win not let the
eontrac, Tor furnishing plans. but
will examine plans submitted and
will then employ an architect for the
length q time necessary 70 superin-
tend the construction Of the build.
ms.
The board looked over the ground
In search OF clay for the mAnufae.
,urc II bricks for the buildings. and
selected n spot where the clay seems
70 be OF the proper kind. The build.
tngn TO be constructed viii require
about i.soa. zoo common brick and At
least sse.eeo reprsrsed brick These
are TO be manufactured on the
grounds. and the board viii accept
bids up 10 April : for their manu-
faeiure. The board also provided
that the expenditure OF si5oo be ap-
prnpriated BY the lAat legislature foe
additions 20 the building and $40
for n gymnasium.
President Mccroskey made the fol-
lowing statement
The buildings 10 be- constructed
the coming summer are. firrt the
science hall. building for the Ae-
eemmodatlon OF the departments %
botany. sociology. baeterieioay, vctsr.
mary science. Agriculture. horticui.
ture and geology. second. Ferry hall.
the boys dormitory. third. an addi-
building for the use % forge room
and foundry. Science hall will BE- a
three story building. about ieoxtEs
feet In length. and 70 feet In depth.
II win consist Of a north and south
wing. toxso feet. connected By a cen.
trail shaft aout tsxso feet. The
third story will contain the museum
Of the college. which 10 already large
and rafidiy Increasing. The mater
iai used In construction will be. like.
-. brick. though Il iH possible that
some Of the plans may include some
stone wor. The building will he 10.
Gated on the present site Of the cot
ieEe hall. whkh win b. removed TO
a more convenient iocatien near by.
This building viii be In the east side
Of the quadrangle. which II the cen-
trail feature Of the college Erouads.
Ferry hail wifi replace the dorTni-
tory 90 tns sarne name. which was
burned little over year ago. The
building will be lower and better
adapted TO the purpose than tho old
Building was. On account Of the
reduced cost Of building. compared
with 1879. ~ viii be possible TO build
q larger building with the same
amount Of money expended In that
building. Ferry hail viii form three
the south. II will face north and
viii form the southern boundary Of
the quadrangle. The frontage VIII
ba about is5 feet and the east and
west wings about ~ feet In depth.
The bulldog win be three stories
above the basement. the entrance
being into the first story. The base
fnent. which win be wholly above
the ground. on the south and west
sides. viii contain the large dining
hall. about toxs0 feet. titehen. past
~ room. storage rooms. rooms for
the help. the stewards offiee. wait
ing room and n few rooms for the
students. The students rooms for
the inoat part viii be iaxit In the
clear. with a large closet and ven
tilatlnE shaft for each. and will be
attended for the accommodation of
two students each. Ample provi-
aiona for bath rooms viii be made.
The building will accommodate be-
tween IT'S and 900 students. The ma
ferial will be the same as that Of
science hall.
The forge shop and foundry will
be a one story addition 10 the me
chanicai engineering building. about
a0xso feet. and viii be fittcd up with
FORCES, cupaio. etc. for the better.
accomplishment OF tho work Of the
department.
There will be considerable other
construction and repair work done
on the college buildings and ground
during the coming season"
The sub-atation at Puyaliup viii
be opened April / and the expert
mental work will be conducted dur
ing the present summer. d. a. Bor-
die, at present assistant aErieultur-
let at the experimental station at
Pullman, has been elected aupcrin-
tsndcnt OF the Puyailup station at n
salary Of 5000 per year. 10 begin
April I. Mr.. Bordle In a graduate
Of the state agricultural ooileEe, and
Is a young man Of ability and expcr-