Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-11-15
BOARD OF CONTROL
Will INVITE BONDS
Architects to Furnish Plans and
Specifications to Contractors.
WILL ANSWER QUO wAsRANTo

tltn-Boaro Ihen 20 heCeNe DUB
Az The regular monthly meeting OF
ths STATE Educational Board Of Coz
troll held 10 this city yesterday cons'd-
eFsbIe business was transacted and the
board was IN session nearly all day,
bayt The Jacksonville Times-Union OF
Tnetday, Nov. l4sh.
The members OF the board 10 attend
ance we're Chairman N, P. Bryan, IN
whose Office the meeting Wss held; j..
@ Kellum, secretary, A. L. Brown OF
EustiS, P. K. YOngs Of Pensacola and
N. Adams Of White Springs.
Mr.. W. A. EdWsFds Of the firm Of
Edwards 4 Walter, architects, Of 90.
lumbis, s. O., the successful bidders on
the plans for the University buildings,
vas also present at the meeting and the
board spent considerable time confer
ring with Mr.. Edwards In regard to the
best plans for securing bids for the
erection Of the buildings that It hes
been decided 10 construct at once.
It Was finally agreed that the hrm Of
architects should insert an ADVERTISE
ment IN the daily papers inviting con-
tEsetOFS to apply to the architects for
plans and specifications Upon which 70
submit bids,
Gainesville Meeting Postponed.
The meeting Of the board, which had
formerly been agreed upon TO be held
November Path In Gainesville for the
purpose Of receiving and considering
BIDS for the construction Of the build.
ingS. hes been postponed until Decem.
Der llth. On that date the board will
meet 10 Gainesville aud open bids for
che construction Of buildings 10 90.
eoFdanoe with the plans and speelhca'
tlonn furnished the bidders by the ar
ohiteots.
The details Of juSt what theSs plans
and specifications should consist Of took
up considerable time, and II was after
darn last night when che meeting Gd-
touFned. Mr.. Edwards left az once for
Columbia and will have the advertise
msnt prepared and inserted In The
TlmsS.Unlon IN Q day or two.
Al Institutions Doing Nicely.
Secretary Kollum read reports from
the various Institutions over which che
board hes jurisdiction and these re-
ports showed that each Of the sduca-
tlOnal Institutions WAS progressing
most enthusiastically and that the at.
tendance was quite large, The reports
we're very satisfactory TO the members
OF che board,
Beard VIII Answer Quo WarrantO.
One matter that was taken up and
discussed % great length was shat Of
she quo WaVFanto proceedings lnstitut.
Cd In che Supreme Court 70 require the
Board OF Control 10 show by what "a.
thOrity the members Of the board sx.
SRolue che rights ~ officials Of such
board.
Aa this 10 q move 10 test the conOti.
tutloRallty Of the BuckmaR bill, under
which che Board Of Control Was Gre
Ated and ell the existing State educa.
tlonAl institutions were abolished, the |
Board Of Control has decided 60 de-
fsnd the suit, The Attorney General,
Hon. William II. Ellis, will Represent
che bOa'd and will probably be assist
ed By one or moro attorneys selected |
b. che board Tor that purpose
The writ Of quo WAFFanto Issued out
Of the Supreme CouF, IL made return.
able November ~, and on that date
several members Of che board will ap.
pear personally before che Supreme
Court with their counsel.
While all che mVmbeFs Of the board |
appear % he confident that the Buck
man bill creating the BOARD OF Con-
troll will be held 20 be constitutional, !
theg AEc annoyed that the ppOceediugS |
should b. brought a. this late day.
iuSt % che board Was about Feady 10
adVeFtiss Tor bids foe the erection Of
a0ms Of the buildings for the State
UnlVOFsity,
IL 10 feared that the uncertainty Of !
che matter may have a tendency 20 In.
fluonoe bidders Cor the eOnttJuetlon OF |
,hs bnildihEs.
After spending the entlFe day die.
euuslhg uRch matteFs 90 the above the /
meeting sdiouFaed ua1il December II,