The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-15
BILL COVERING:
WANTS IS PUBLIC
Construction Of Chemistry
and Law Structures at
Varsity Necessary.
REPORT SHOWS THE
NEEDS
Financial Condition for Past
Biennial Period Depicted
in Boards Report.

Two new buildings and a slightly in
creased appropriation for the Univer-
sity OF North Dakota for maintenance
are provided for in the bill introduced
IN the senate at Bismarck yesterday
oy Senator H. A. Bronson of this city.
ed for are these:
College Of law. to house
law school. law library.
cb enc ''::s'S.ooo
house school Of mcdi-
cine and public health
Special maintainancc. 90. $4,000
General maintenance 80. $4,000
With reference to the chemistry
building. It is pointed u that present
accommodations are far from suffl-
upon them. A fire proof, thoroughly
modern building. Is sought from the
legislature, and 1t would provide ia.
cilities for the chemistry work, the
school Of medicine and the public
health laboratory.
Under the head Of special mainten-
ance are included a number of items.
mines. the school OF medicine. the
library. extension work. etc.
Interesting Points Made.
In the report of President r. L. Nc
Ney to the governor, some interesting
features concerning the university are
made.
Several features are set forth in a
condensed report Just issued and fol-
Buildings and Equipment.
The state has erected fifteen build
ings for the university. -Four of these
are used for residence purposes. one
as a Commons for the students. seven
for Institutional purposes. one as a
power plant. and two are used by the
illogical station and the mining sub
station. The expenditures upon these
buildings. together with the campus
and the improvements upon it,
amount to $500. 1S0.9 80. and the equip
amounts to so.4os.7s. Averaged
over a period of thirty years. the an
nual expenditure for permanent inn
Financial.
An extended report has been made
to h governor of II state upon the
finances OF the university. and what
is given here is in the form Of a brief
summary Of the report made atgreat-
er length In another place.
The income Of the university for the
year 191O-11 amounted to $~32O,62O.1s.
which came from the following sourc-
es: $23.433.00 from students in the
dormitories: $~165,061.54 from the
state In the form of land grant. taxes
and appropriations for maintenance
of stations. public health laboratory.
geological survey. ETC.. $%5S,S12.06 for
buildings and equipment; $40.916.94
came from the operation of the Uni
versity Commons. $1s.S70.99 from in
surance companies for insurance on
remainder came from miscellaneous
sources. fees from summer session and
income from trust funds.
The expenditures for the yea were
$395.0S9.61, $4,000 Of which was bor-
rowed to pay salary expenditures due
to the failure in taxes and land income
receipts. OF this amount, however.
$~14,630.30 was paid before the close
Of the year.
In the yea 1911-12 the total income
Of the University amounted to $685.
442.o1, Of which $25.062.29 came from
incidental fees and rents paid by stu
dents; $4,000 came from the state for
general maintenance and $31.307.30
for maintaining the stations, public
etc. A sum amounting to $66.685.77
am from the land grant and $92.-
1850 from the mill tax. Appropria-
lions for buildings and equipment
amounting to $4s.335.60 were received
and income from the University Com
mons Of ~$41.5SS.66. The remaining
amounts received came from miscel-
laneous items. receipts from the ex-
tension division. interest and income
from trust funds. A failure to receive
back payments from the mill tax and
land endowment income left outstand.
Ing ~s42.ss2.04 of special maintenance
orders.
The expenditures for the year 1911
IL aggregated $~360.7o0.76. including
expenditures for maintenance of UNI
versity Commons Of $39.S2S.1O. At the
close Of the year the university had