The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-09
Total of ss,57O,OOO Expended on
State Institutions.
Architect Gamble Gives Details
of Each Improvement
BUILD MANY new STRUCTURES
Appropriations Crafty Reduced
During Last Six Years.
Kansas Spends Total of $780,
600 on State University.

Construction projects at virtually
every one of Kansas twenty-seven
educational, penal and charitable in
stitutiOns completed during the last
biennium or now under way will cost
the state approximately $3.570.0O0.
These projects include new buildings,
additions. repairs, equipment and gen
eral improvements.
state Architect Ray L. Gamble has
prepared a statement giving details of
each of the jobs and the cost OF the
state
He points out that the 1921 legisla-
ture appropriated s3.500.OOO for build
inEs and improvements at state insu-
tutfons but that in addition to TINS
amount several hundred thousand dol
lars worth of improvements have been
made out of repair and permanent i'm
provement funds.
Minimum For Improvements.
IN making these large appropria-
tions. the 1921 legislature should not
be considered unnecessarily eXtraVa-
CANT for the reason that during the
past six years appropriations tor re-
pairs, improvements and buildings
had been cut to the minimum REQUIRE
ments on account of the war, Mr.:
Gamble said. This had left all or
the buildings at the schools and other
institutions in bad condition and on
account of the great increase in popu-
Iation at these institutions immedi-
necessary to increase the number OF
buildings"
In most cases. the state architect
said, the appropriations have Just
about met the requirements, altho IN
some instances the entire fund al
lctted has not been used while IN
others the appropriations proved IN
adequate.
sas has the architects office been so
busy as during the two years just end
ing Mr.. Gamble declared preparing
plans. securing bids and letting con-
tracts fo- the greatly increased num-
Der OF state jobs growing out OF the
1921 appropriations has taxed the de-
pertinent 20 its utmost The ordinary
drafting force of from two to -FOUR
men has been augmented at times
during the past few months to twelve
or fourteen men, Plans nave been
completed for all projects and con
tracts let on all but two buildings, the
architect said. adding that these con-
tracts will be let early in January
They are for the Emporis State Nor
NAL girls dormitory; to cost aP?roNi-
1nateIy 100000 and for the Kansas
University library, to cost around
s25O.OOO
Upon completion of the library
buildings. Kansas will have expended
n total of approximately S1.O3O,OOO on
her state university. New buildings
at the State Agricultural college,
Manhattan, viii cost about 100000
n
being finished at the State Manual
Training Normal, Pittsburg-
$4,000 Spent At Osawatonie.
OF the charitable institutions, the
State Hospital for Insane at Osa-
watomie. received the largest appro-
900. The State Soldiers Home, at
Fort Dodge. is just completing a
s112.0OO Improvement program
Approximately $270,0O0 is being
spent on the State Penitentiary,, at
Lansing. and improvements at the
Boys Industrial school. at Topeka,
are costing the state $141,50O.
Repairs and remodeling at the
State Capitol during the past two
years have cost $6S,566, Architect
Gamble said.
Following is a list giving the cost
of various improvements at the va
rious institutions, the cost of each as
estimated by the state architect. and
the total being expended on each in
stitution:
state University, Lawrence, library,
contract to be let in January. $780,
900; power house, in use, 100000;
completion of administration building,
laboratory. completed, $4,000; cafe
terra, in use. $4,000; girls dormitory,
under construction, S175,OO0. Total, /
$1,030,OO0.
Much Work At X. S. a. c.
Agricultural College, Manhattan:
meats laboratory, under construction,
S275.0O0; veterinary clinics building,
under construction, 100000 and
cafeteria building; completed s125'-
Medical school Rosedale; Appro-
priation for first building. about half
completed. 100000
Manual Training Normal. Pitts !
burg: Gymnasium, completed, $780, |
600; cafeteria, completed. S25,000; !
girls dormitory, under construction.
100000. Total. S245.OOO-
State Normal, Hays: Cafeteria, un- /
der construction, $50, 600; girls dorm |
itory, under construction, $S5,OOO. |
Total S1O5.O0O.
State Normal Emporia: Girls /
dormitory. contract to be let January /
3. approximately $4,000
western University. Quindaro: |
tNegro)- Power house, nearly ready /
Hospital for Insane. Osawatomie: |
Reception hospital. nearing compile |
ton. 500 600; industrial building. In !
use. $4,000; dairy barn. completed. |
$4,000: fireproof stairways and roof /
repairs. $4,000. Total, $4,000.
State Soldiers Home. Fort Dodge: /
Barracks building. under construction,
100000; laundry, in use, $4,000 |
Total. $4,000.
Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Norton: !
Administration building. nearing COM
pletion. $75.000
Hospital for Insane. Topeka: En-
closed porches. under construction.
5000; miscellaneous improvementsS
under construction. $4,000 Total,
$4,000.
Hospital for Insane. Parsons:
Power plant addition. under construc-
tfon, $4,000; laundry addition. under
construction, $4,000; commissary
building, in use $4,000; other i'm
provements. $4,000; greenhouse,
$500. to be built in spring. Total.
s2s,5OO.
Spend $s5.OOO At Larned.