The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-08
Prepare to Erect New
 Buildings
AT TUSCALOOSA AND AUBURN
Work to Be Begun Soon and Rush
 cd as Rapidly zs Possible.
Three New Structures Planned for the University and One for Polytechnic Institute at ses- sions of Building Com.
 mitteea.

A start was made yesterday at the Capitol toward securing additional buildings and Improvements for Ala bama's two great institutions of learn sling.S the State University at Tusca- loosa and the Alabama Polytechnic In- stftufe at Auburn. Building commit tees from each of the two institutions Enet yesterday with Governor Conner in his office and prepared to secure the Advantages provided by the lLegisla- ture.
 The Governors full day was occupied ( with the two committees, he being a member of each. Each committee held two sessions yesterday and when night had come the work of both was com a pleted.
 The University will have $100,o00 this year to begin its improvements. After the first of October 1t will have another $100,000 to continue the im- provements. The committee which met yesterday ratified and carried into eff feet certain plans made by the Board of Trustees at its meeting during commencement.
 President Abercrombie met yester- day with the committed The mem- bers of the University building com mittee are Governor Conner, Judge Thomas Mcclellan, Superintendent J. H. Johnson and Judge Thomas W. Cole man. All members of the committee were present. with the exception of Judge Coleman.
 Frank L. Lockwood of Montgomery was made architect of the new build ings of the University. The Board of Trustees recommended to the commit tee that MT. Lockwood be selected pro- vided satisfactory arrangements could be made. MT. Lockwood was selected yesterday and instructed to immedf- ately draw up the plans for three buildings. They will be first a central power house, to furnish light. heat and power to the University community; second, a mechanical and engineering building which Is to be the largest and most important of the three, and, third, a building for the geological museum and the departments of geology and biology, The present equipment of the University will be overloaded and re- paired.
 The cost of the proposed buildings cannot be estimated now, as the plans have not yet been drawn, but the Uni versfty can spend only S100,000 a year Tn the new buildings. The committee adjourned subject to the call of the Governor.
 = The Auburn building committee de- cided to build as soon as practicable a handsome dining hall It will be built across the oak-shaded street in
  now belongs to private parties, but 1t has been offered to the Board of Trus- tees at what the members consider fair and reasonable price. Hon. K. B, Barnes, a member of the Building Committee, was instructed to conduct the immediate purchase Of the lot, which is known as the Bradford prop erty.
 The chief handicap that Auburn has had In the recent past Is the lack of accommodation in the small town Of Auburn for the more than 500 students who are attending the college. The first building will be designed to re- iieve this congestion. Its primary pur- pose will be a community dining hall in which 300 students can be accom- modated On the upper floor. however, rooms will be provided to accommodate perhaps 100 students.
 A number of architects have been in- vited to prepare and submit plans for this building when the Building Com mittee holds its next meeting on June 25. Work on it will begin as soon