The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-05-22
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To the Editor Of the Forum:
DIR. e. 3. Ladd OF the n. D. Agricultural COL
Board of Regents to send work out of town that
by all means should have been held here
After applying to responsible firm Of arehi-
made under his direction by one of his teachers
at the agricultural college his attention
called to the glaring defects in the same, as
report will show
DR.. Ladd discredited his advisers and appealed
to Bismarck architect for such approval which
clearly indicates prejudice against the Fargo
architects
Last year DR.. Ladd advertised to the world
that he did not consider there was an architect
in the state qualified to plan the new high school
and now wants to turn over the planning Of
state building to one of his teachers who never
planned building or had any experience as an
architect. Is this consistent, and Is the states
interest conserved by such procedure?
Our report to DIR. Ladd on these plans fol-
lows:
Upon quite thorough examination of the
plans and specifications prepared by Mr.. Ward,
for the addition to Science hall, North Dakota
Agricultural college, we desire to report as fol-
lows:
I'VE find that saving of at least $4,000 can be
made by slightly changing the size OF the build
ing, and running steam mains in the attic, there
by doing away with the sub-basement except
where vent ducts run. You can thereby save about
four feet of eXcaVating and four feet Of brick
work the exterior walls The footings
also be reduced in nearly all cases as they are
considerably larger than required. Much lum-
ber will have to be wasted in the present plan,
from 16 inches to ~ inches on the length of all
some Of the walls only inches which would
permit Of using josts feet shorter and elnain-
Rting all the waste. About $500 worth of steel
and cast iron be saved in the attic by slight
ly changing the design.
I'VE also find that the building is inadequate
" lighted in practically every room which we
consider a great and seFious mistake. This
be remedied at slight additional cost
'"The heating can not be installed as shown
on the plans, as it would be absolute fail
ure, and We doubt very much if you get
a contractor to figure the job laid out. The
ventilation is very much the same way. No sizes
Of horizontal ducts are given, nor size OF fresh
air outlets, or fan. No damper control is shown
specified. No particular control OF the steam
mains valves shown. The vento radiation
shown is out of all reason, and same is shown
taken off the house mains and same not
be used independent Of the house. In fact the
entire Job will have to be redrawn.
THE plumbing and wiring are also poor, mas
much as the specifications do not cover the
terials required nor the quality Of great deal
of same. T1B
Besides the above there are number Of minor
errors in the drawings, which we will pass over
without any comments at this time.
"The specifications are very lame throughout
and we fear there will be great deal of dispute
over various items, and great many extras will
creep in before the job is finished.
I'm view Of the above conditions We do not
feel justified in putting out this plan under our
name.
"Yours very truly,
iBraseth & Rosatt."