Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-12
Revised Plans Submitted to
University Club.
CALL FOR EIGHT STORIES
Work Probably Will Begin During
the Coming Spring.
SUGGESTIONS ARE ASKED FOR
Four Members Of Council Chosen at
Annual Meeting Of the
Organization.

Revised plans for the proposed new
building for the University Club were
submitted at the annual meeting of the
club last night and were received with
marked approval. The plans provide for
an expenditure OF about $3.50. OOO-consid-
erably less than the sum called for in the
original plans-for the site at 18th and
streets northwest and a handsome eight
story building.
It was stated after the meeting that
many Of the subscriptions were increased
yesterday, when the new plans had be-
come known to the members, and that 1t
was hoped contracts for the construction
Of the building would be made during the
coming spring and work begun.
The preparation Of the new plans Is re-
garded as a big step toward an early
start Of construction work.
The preliminary pans have been made
and have been submitted with a request
that members of the club who have sug
gestions to make in regard to the build
ing confer with the building committee.
To Use Two-Thirds of Site.
The new plans contemplate the erec-
ton Of a building on about two thirds
OF the site which has been obtained. The
building committee. OF which Hennen
Jennings is chairman. submitted de-
tailed report on the proposed building.
After announcing that arrangements
have been made with the syndicate Of
seven club members who own the 1892
square feet of ground at 18th and
streets to extend the option to the club
Of purchasing the ground at cost price
MT 70 oh
until Juno !, the modified plan Is out
lined as follows:
THE building. as now proposed. will
cover approximately two-thirds of the en-
ing to the club to provide for future ex-
tension OF the building when 1t becomes
necessary to obtain more space. This
modified building. however, will provide
at the outset all the features described
in the prospectus which was issued with
the letter above referred to- including
lounging, library. dining, billiard. card
and alumni rooms, ladies' cafe, and will
have five floors. which will provide for
sixty bedrooms. In the basement will
be large swimming pool. The building
will be designed in the first instance as
an architectural unit. which will permit
Its extension in future in harmony with
the original building The plans of the
various floors will be arranged with q
definite view to their future extension in
such manner as to provide additional
facilitis without necessitating any re-
arrangement of the main building.
Complete estimates have been received
upon the modified building project, which
show that the building will cost, complete
with it's mechanical equipment, $2OO,OOo
The entire cost of the site, fixtures, fur
nishings, decorations, architects'fees and
the carrying charges to be met during the
construction, will aggregate an additional
81 900, making a total cost of $3.50, 900
In raising this amount about $4,000
could be obtained from bond issue and
subscriptions to stock by the contra ctor,
leaving $16O,OOO to be obtained through
subscriptions by members
"At the present time there is only S112,-
900 subscribed under the original plan,
thus requiring q further subscription OF
$4,000. If the members of the club do
not respond to this extent, q sound start
can still be made by building at first only
five stories. leaving all the lower main
clubrooms as in the larger scheme, but
reducing the number of bedrooms to 81.
This project would require shout $500. 900
to $500, 900. Of which about $4,000 could
be raised by bonds and subscription to
stock by contractor, leaving only $3.50. coo
bers. or $4,000 to $4,000 more than the
amount now pledged to the original prof.
ect"
Councils Members Chosen.
Four members of the council were
elected, as were four members of the
committee on admissions. There were
nine candidates for membership in the
council and ten candidates for member
ship in the committee on admissions. A
heavy vote was cast, and 1t took the
tellers several hours to make the count.
Those elected to the council were Hennen
Jennings of Harvard. Senator Thomas ii.
Carter of the University of Montana,
Gardner F. Williams Of the University
Of California, DR.. Harry HURT OF the
University OF Maryland. Those elected
TO the committee on admissions were j.