The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-31
New Plant at Westhampton Will
Be Ready for Occupancy
Next Year.
MANY FINE STRUCTURES
Outlay OF One Million Dollars
for Great Educational
Institution.

mer weather to bring forward the
work. so that all will be in readiness
for the opening or both male and fc-
male colleges in their new quarters
in September. 1914, just one year from
this time.
Contracts now outstanding agsrc-
gate s65o.o00, and the plant. with
grounds ready for use, will represent
an outlay OF approximately $1,000. 900.
The average weekly pay roll for the
workmen now employed on the job
exceeds $4,000. and the architects and
contractors say that with the present
force. everything will be ready for
the opening. giving old Richmond Col
lesc just one more year in its present
buildings at Grace and Ryland Streets.
The Administration Building, the
keystone OF the group, and the last OF
the big structures to be placed under
contract, now has its walls rising
above the first floor. 1t will contain
the library, lecture rooms and presi-
dents office. and will cost s125,000
The architects report shows it to be
one-third finished Two dormtories
which will be made up entirely of
students rooms, are being erected at
a total cost OF $4,000, and are two
thirds completed.
\ complete college in one building
will be occupied by the woman's coll
legs. which is being erected at cost
OF s25o,9oo. It contains lecture rooms,
studios dornitories living rooms. re-
ception rooms. dining halls and all OF
the requirements % 4 modern inst!-
tuition to- women. together with
gymnasium. This building is nine
ten;hs com pleted
Excavations and foundations for the
reteclo-y building, 10 cost $4,000. have
beea finished There will be two din
ing halls. with = seating capacity OF
10 each. with kitchens. servants
quarters, cold storage and superin-
ts1de1ts APARTMENTS Athletic fields.
~i;h : reinforced concrete stadium,
have hssa aNe3 Up - an approximate
cost q 5000
Central Heating Plant.
The power house. which viii contain
ne central steam heating plant, the
electric light generating plant. and
provide the power for operation OF the
buildings : yet 20 be started. Plans
1re u hand ard wo-k Will begin
shortly
All q the bindings are Of dark
hricA. trimmed with concrete stone. Of
colleEizle Go;hic type OF archl;ec-
Iu-e. Every building is freproot
throughout and the whole group is 10
he q the most permanent type Of con-
st-ucuon.
-aL4S are low TtaCN -OT bilIGyS Tor
The central heating and lighting plant
for the electric lines, water mains ana
sewerage system, al o: which viii
cost approximately sl50.o 900 The heat
inE VIII he operated by forced circu-
latlon Of hot water from the central
pows' station. Permission has already
been given for laying . ten-inch water
main connecting the college with the
t.lchmond city water supply the Lee
L4stict standplpe service giving ample
pressure The sewerage plans call for
drainage system 10 enter the rive.
Basins, and 10 be complete. permanent
ana Of the best type Of modern con
struction
Plans for the buildings have been
PREPARED by Cram. Goodhue & FER
suson' OF Baston. Carneal & John
SION OF Hichinond, have been the SUI
perNlslnS architects in charge OF con
struction. and have also been the en-
gineers for all mechanical cauiprnent
and concrete work, including tho STA
dium.
Propose Other buildings.
sehet.ii plan as proposed by the
boston architects includes besides tho
above buildings. all OF which are 10 he
Fcady Tor occupancy in September. 1el.
q laboratory building to house INC
chemical and physical laboratories ana
lecture rooms. Plans are also ready
- . E4'4ot7 4Nd4 LABORATORY and lecr,rre
rooms ana domestic science hujjdi-,,
All Of which viii be erected when f,,n,s.
are available Iians have also h...,
Hfa"h Tor q chapel. which Will sc.,
100 and may bc used as the cole.
. aug this building 10 cost
gymnasium is also In cooten,,;,,.
Non though the detailed plans 49,.
not been prepared. The trustees 80
ne college postponed the erection =,
t"tse buildings, prcfcrring to 20 fo~
ward with those Immediately needed
ana 10 Keep all construction of tbr
best tyre. the others To be added -,
iih1e TO time as the funds OF the col
lcge Justify
In awarding contracts for no
group now under construction thc
split contrac; system was adnn,e1
thefe being no general contractor, the
coiege saving the profits Of coDstruc
.i'" ny h"hTclnE its contracts direct
70 the various classes of builders.
Inc principal contractors nov, ~ worl
on the campus are IIarwood &. Moss
the Fulton Brick Works. the Wac
Granite Company, i!atkins. Hicks 2.
slaughter, X l. Peters the c Mann
ne Plumbing CompanY the Critt:,ll
Sascnen5 Company. the Economy Con-
crete stone Company. the Evans IL
inaTel Company, and the Richmond En-
S!neering Company.
At work o. Grounds.
The street car loop a. Wcsthampton
mas already been moved across tho
grounds. so as TO enter the COLLEGE
grounds just back OF the athletic stad.
ium The permanent roadways have
been cut AM steps taken toward beau
tfylng the grounds, work which win
he pressed as soon as the builders get
their material out Of the way
Actual construction work. altar
years of planning and nnancin.y began
IN July, 1912. spur railway track
rom the Chesapeake and Ohio, River
DIVISION, having been constructed for
more than mile to bring material
directly into the grounGs. The con
tract is TO be awarded In a few days
for laying the pipe main out Pattcr.
son Avenue. which viii supply the col
lege with city water. the supply main
TO cost abort 10000. and be nearly