The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-03
To Replace the Burned
Dormitory.
AN EMERGENCY LOAN
Council of State Authorizes State Nor.
NAL College Directors to Borrow
the Money and Also Gives
Them the S32,768.09
Insurance.
Insurance..

The dormitory building and attached
buildings of the State Normal College
burned lately are to be replaced rs rapid
~ as possible.
For this purpose the Council of State
yesterday authorized the use of $4,000
in addition to the insurance money Tor
this purpose and work on the new build
ing, to be erected on the site OF the old
building, will be begun at once and
pushed forward so as to have the build
ing ready for use by the beginning of the
coming season.
The Council of State before taking ac-
ton concerning the authorization OF the
l1an to the State Normal College sought
the advice of Attorney General Gilmer.
He advised that they had the authority
TO allow the necessary expenditures on
the credit of the State, as were required,
his letter to Governor Aycock being as
follows:
I'm compliance with your request,
have the honor to advise you that after
"a careful examination of Chapter ISL,
Public Laws 1901, and Section IA, Chapter
402, Public Laws 1903, I am OF the opin-
ion that it is within the competency Of
the Governor and his council to author
iZe the executive head of the State
Normal and Industrial College at Greens
boro to make such expenditures upon
the credit of the State as may be actual
ly necessary to provide against any such
extreme emergency or dire necessity as
may, In the opinion of the Governor and
his council. exist.
The Council of State, in session in the
Governors office yesterday, took up the
matter and considered what amount gas
necessary to be authorized. In this CON
nection the following resolution and state
ment of the Board of Directors of the
State Normal and Industrial College as
unanimously adopted on March 1st at a
meeting held in this city were considered
Whereas on the 21st day of January,
1904, the main dormitory, dining room
and laundry building of the State Nor
NAL and Industrial College together with
all the equipment contained therein was
destroyed by fire, the value of the prop
erty so destroyed being, according to
the inventory submitted to the insur-
ance companies for adjustment of losses,
as follows:
Dining room and DOR
mitory building. =. $50, 100000
Equipment of same 14,S10.00
Laundry building 81, 10000
Equipment of same $5,740.00
Geld storage s3,450.O0
Total, s57, 100000 $24, 600 90
and
'Wheeras it was necessary to expend
for temporary and permanent equipment
in the way of buildings and furniture
for the accommodation of students during
.his term in order to prevent the closing
OF the college, $16,00O0O as shown by the
sub5oined itemized statement, and
Whereas the total insurance on all
property destroyed was 1872 76S09, and
Whereas upon careful estimate, allow
ing twenty-five per cent more for build
ings, material, etc, than the cost of the
same at the time of the erection and
equipment of the buildings destroyed at
least 100000 in addition to the balance
Of the insurance available for this pur-
pose, $16,76S.O9, will be absolutely neces-
sary to erect and equip building, ac-
ccrding to plans agreed upon and here
with submitted, sufficient to meet the
extreme emergency or dire necessity
brought about by the fire, and to pre-
vent the temporary closing of the college
and 70 supply accommodations about
equal in value and capacity to the build
ings and equipment destroyed by fire;
Therefore, the Board of Directors of
the State Normal and Industrial College
respectfully request the Governor and his
council to authorize 1.-The executive head
of the State Normal and Industrial Col
lege," by and with the consent of the
Board of Directors, to borrow, upon the
credit of the State, $4,000 to be ex-
pended as above indicated in providing