Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-10-16

The Board of Regents of the Wash
ington State College, and the State
Board of Control in a joint meeting
which ended Wednesday afternoon.
agreed upon estimates for mainten-
ance, furniture and fixtures in new
buildings, and the extension of equip
ment for carrying on the work of the
college for the next two years which
amount to nearly half million doll
ars. Pursuant with the agreement of
the two boards in Joint session, a bill
for this amount will be presented by
the college for appropriation at the
coming legislature.
The largest single item under dis
cussion was the new library stack. "
In explanation it may be said that
there is a room called the "stack
room" in the new auditorium build
ing, which has a concrete floor resting
on the earth, and having four brick
walls about it, so as to make the
apartment perfectly fireproof. The
books will be arranged in this stack
inn tiers with little aisles about two
and one-half feet wide between the
book cases. The book cases are to be
made of steel, and the floor between
the several stacks is made of steel
and glass.
The structure is built to accommo-
date five stories in the stack, each of
which will be seven and one-half feet
high; but it has ben decided to ask at
the present time for but three stories.
This will accommodate the books for
the next twenty-five years, or about
one hundred thousand volumes. The
expenditure for this stack, according
to the estimate of architect j. X.
Dow. will amount to about S18, 900.
The estimates of the cost of the
seating in the new auditorium was for
twelve hundred chairs at three dollars
each, or So. 600. 1t was estimated
that the oak library reading tables,
each capable of accommodating sixteen
students, would cost SIS dollars each
The government has decided to place
branch postoffice in the new audi
tOrium building, and it was estimated
that the furniture and fixtures for such
apostotfice will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $500. The government will
provide the clerk, who will be under
the direction of the city postmaster.
After inspection, the board recon-
mended that calcImining and exterior
painting be done on the Administration
6ulding; Ferry Hall, Science Hall,
Inc gymnasium, and the college hos
pital
1t has been ten years since Science
nall was built, and it has never been
fepalnted, or calcimined. The Ad-
Mhistration building has been painted
onee during the fifteen years in which
y mas been in use. The recommends
HOn OF the board was that the build
,.gs should be painted at least each
i've years In order that they be proper
gpres rived
Inc largest item of improvement is
"e fe-arranging of the heating plant,
'u inreasing its efficiency to meet
"e needs of the increased number of
'ulhgs. The heat and light plant
as barely adequate for the buildings
1eauy on the ground, and the floor
paIe OF the college has been coonsid-
/ 's more than doubled by the erec-
aOH OF the new structures. Double
/ III present amount of heating and
ary. " ''0 '''OO
IL. "e state board of control approved
1 ~ putchase of an additional amount
o,'ers equal to the present battery,
II tne extension of the heating plant
'omodate the new conditions.
O.ore mas the heat has been distrib-
sos IRON a central plant through
in,n,1 pipes buried in the earth, and
nnast eu with sewer pipe filled with
men. wool. While this arrange
/ iaDss mas proved adequate in the IN
by b,.o VI the institution, it was agreed
6a,S S'n the board of control, and the
aaks.S., regents. that no temporary
p,Da.i 'it would hereafter answer the
but that a subway should