Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-26
STILL IN SESSION.
Executive Committee will not
Finish Before To- morrow.

TWenty-nine Applicants for Chair of
Greek Immense Lot of Papers to
Look er-Contractors are Giving
Them Tronble0 One Contract Order
annnled Other Man lacked up.
The executive committee Of the
Board Of Regents which began its
session here on Wednesday has been
busily engaged today on the work
before it. 1t hardly expects to fin
ish up and adjourn before tomorrow
as there is great deal to be con
sidered. The session yesterday was
devoted mainly to consideration of
lot of reports and matters of that
character while very little OF gener
al interest developed.
Among the things taken up was
the election of a Professor Of Greek
ITO fill the place made vacant by the
! death of Prof L. c. Woolery. There
\were twentynine applicants for this
position. No election was had the
matter being laid over for consider
alton. 1t will be disposed of before
adjournment.
No election to the chair of French
is expected at this session Prof
Chollett, of Ohio State University,
is filing the place at present and he
may remain here until next Spring.
In that case no election will be held
until that time.
The committee is having all kinds
of trouble with contractors Hon.
George G. Sturgiss chairman of the
committee was authorized To annul
the contract held by Huston d De
main on the addition to the Univer-
sity building and to let new con.
tract for its completion. 1t would
:, require about thirty days to com
plete the wing in the opinion of Mr..
Sturgiss
He states that everything possible
has been done to get Huston & De
main to finish it and Mr.. Huston
was notified to be present at this
meeting. However he has gone ov-
The work has been under way for
three years and the University is in
very great need of the room which
will be afforded when the structure
is done The chairman does not
wish to carry out the order Of the
committee if possible to get the
work done by the present contract
ors.
Caldwell & Drake who have the
contract for the two new buildings
have shown little intention to carry
out the terms of their contract They
were notified to be present but they
have wired that they cannot be here
until Saturday or Monday and it
will be impossible for the committee
to remain here until that time. They
want to have an advance on the con
tract price to cover the advance in
the price of labor, materials and cost
of transportation that has taken
place since they took the contract.
This demand will not be granted.
They are accustomed to do business
as they have attempted to do it here.
The capitol annex and other jobs in
this state have been carried on in the
same way. They take the work at
figure at which they know it cannot
be completed and then trust to luck
to get an advance from the boards
with which they are dealing.
1t may be that the next contractor
may be given the work if he wants it.
In case nothing can be done in this
direction new bids may be advertised
for and the contracts let over again.
In any event there can hardly be any
thing done this summer toward get
ting the work started.
To-day the committee among other
things visited the Experiment Station
farm to look after some proposed inn
provements out there. A new barn
and other necessary buildings are pro-
posed to be erected soon. They have
been very well pleased with the man
ner in which the farm has been con-
Quoted by Mr.. Stewart and have been
adopting his plans with uniformity.