Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-28
FN.E FORMAL PROTEST
Trustees OF State College at
Ames Want Board OF Control
Report Modified.
Criticism Regarding Construction
of Engineering Hall Alleged
to Be Unjust.
Facts Declared to Have Been
Misapprehended-.As to Lob.
byine Expenses.
Republican.

DeS MoineS, Nov. 2S. - president
Beardshear for the trustees of the Agrl-
cultural College at Ames has filed for
NAL statement With the board of control
asking that the entire statement made
by the board of control in its biennial
report regarding the construction OF the
engineering hall be expunged. The crit
icisms of the board with reference to
lobbying and banQuets are declared un-
Just and misleading. The board of con-
troll has not as yet acted on the matter,
but will take it up in the near future.
Governor Shaw has given permission to
have the board of controls report with
drawn for any charges it may see fit to
make.
Copies Of letters from State Architect
Liebbe are attached to the report to
prove that the estimate of $4,000 on this
building was merely for the enclosing
of it. The trustees assign the following
reasons why the board of controls
statement regarding the engineering
hall should be expunged:
"First-It is based upon misunder-
standing OF facts. The college authori-
ties never made any other representa-
ton than e,r building to cost $4,000,
as shown by copies of letters of the state
architect, herewith attached, and the
900 by the estimate of the state arch
itect was merely to enclose the building.
"Second--We never had working plans
and specifications from the state archi-
tect, but only sketch, and that sketch
was on the basis Of a total cost of $780,
600.
"Third-The method of letting the
contract was most business-like and
economical in every particular, by COM
petitive bids, securing the plans and
specifications for the building at cost
Of $3.50. which, at the usual per cent
rate of architects for plans and super
vision of construction, would have cost
$780,
"Fourth-The most of the changes
made in the building were provided for
| by options in the original contract. the
principal exception being change from
pressed brick to Bedford stone at an adj
ditional cost of $4,000. This change was
Recommended by Governor Shaw, unan-
imously endorsed by the board of trus-
tees and is evidently standing honor to
all who had anything to do with 1t.
'.F'ifth-Tke contract as finally let Is
essentially the same in outline and di-
mension as the origina! plan submitted
to the legislature.
Sixth-The statement pertaining to a
change of law regarding the state archi-
tect for educational institutions proper
! ~ belongs to all educational institu-
tions. and does not grow out of any
ignoring by the State College Of the
n o% 10 a.,
architect. 1t is unjust to have a state
ment Of that character as an inference
| over the supposed action of the board of
trustees of the State College.
SCIENTIFICALLY, because the trans
action regarding the engineering hall,
both in regard to the manner of letting
the contract and the character of it's
structure as fire. proof, and the fact that
such building let today would cost in
the neighborhood of 100000, is one of
the most commendatory actions of the
board of trustees during the biennial
period, and a standing monument of the
good business integrity and sound judg-
inent Of all authorizing it.
"The statement of the salary list
should be changed because,
81. The board of control estimates 1t
from the year 1900 to 1901 instead of
from 1899 to 1901, SO that the increase is
for two years instead of for one year.
49, There are eleven new positions
created and several partially new, in
stead of two new position as in the re-
port. The increase in attendance of stu
dents during the biennial period of
about 40 per cent necessitated these new
positions.
80. Therefore the actual increase in
the salary list is s4525, instead of s12,-
641.67 for the biennial period, being an
| increase percentage of 3& for one year
and the binennial period increase of 71a
per cent. and for the employment of adj
ditional instructors for the biennial pc
! Rod $780, an increase for one year of
about So per cent, and for the biennial
period of 1S1s per cent.
The criticism of the state college In
regard to spending money for feeding
people at banquets or similar entertain
ments is unfounded and unjust, because
| 81. The college has never spent dollar
| of state or national funds for banquet
and does not feed the people that come
to the excursions. The money spent in
connection with an excursion is fol
printing, circulars, postage, labor, rent.
ling large tent, and the employing of g
band for their travelling expenses an6
similar legitimate expenses in the ad.
/ vertising department This small ex.
cursion fund each year is among the
wisest expenditures of the college. The
alumnal banquets and similar entertain,
ments are paid by the citizens of Ames
the alumni and faculty of the institution
j without q cent of cost to the state O.
Iowa.
THE statement regarding so-callet
lobbying purposes is also unjust an,
misleading and should be modified
These expenses We're Incurred in ap
4 pearing and giving information to tn,
general assembly regarding the inter
4 ests of the college, and include the bill
of the members of the college facult,
and authorities whose duty it wac t.
present the several interests of the col
lege to the legislature. Owing to the TIA.
levy the bill for the change of interest O
the agricultural endowment funds, TIL
extensive needs of appropriations cover
ing support fund, new buildings an,
pure bred stock, more than the usua
expenses of this kind were incurred TO
the year. The clause But the expense
we criticise We're not of that character
that is for appearing and giving infor
nation to the general assembly, is
misapprehension, for those bills includ
the expenses of persons who were di
rected to be present for these purposes
i Not cent Of this money went for a CT
!. gar a meal or any emolument whateye
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