Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1900 [PAGE 117]

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1899]

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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Our buildings ought to be equipped with sufficient hose, pipe connections on the several floors, together with hose racks, fittings, etc. I find it would require about 1,800 feet of l x 2 inch hose and about 1,000 feet of 2 inch pipe and these with the necessary fixtures would cost about $1,000. I have an itemized list of the fixtures in my office. I have caused our present equipment to be carefully gone over and made such repairs as were needed; also 1 have had our janitors and steam department employes organize into a fire company which in time of need I think may be of great value to the University. 14. The ceilings in the second story of the President's house are in a bad condition, the fresco finish having peeled off: in many places showing the white walls, some rooms having several square yards of finish off. I see no other way but to canvas and redecorate them. The ceilings on the first floor were covered with canvas and are in very good condition. The roof on this building is in bad condition and I think ought to be recovered before the ceilings are repaired as it already has shown many leaks and will have to be continually repaired. The matter of some of our employes also needs consideration. We have some men who have proved very valuable, men who are experienced in their line and very devoted to their work. I would therefore recommend that we employ for the steam department:

Chief Engineer, Joseph Morrow, per year Engineer, Holmes Ewalt, per month Engineer, Edward Justus, per month Foreman, Spencer Stuckey, per month Plumber, Richard Reinhardt, per month. Steamfltter, Charles Ewalt, per month , For Watchmen— Day man, Pearl Adams, per month Night man, Frank Spence, per month For Gardeners— Foreman. Frank Atkinson, per month. Assistant, Evelyn Atkinson, per month For Janitors— Library Building, per month University Hall, per month „ Engineering Hall, per month Military Hall and Men's Gymnasium, jointly, per month Chemical Laboratory, per month Natural History Hall, per month El3ctrical and Mechanical Laboratories, per month The Metal and Wood Shops and Testing Laboratories, jointly, per month . Astronomical Observatory, per mpnth Closets, per month , ,000 00 65 00 55 00 55 00 55 00 35 00

45 00 40 00

60 00 35 00

40 00 37 00 37 00 37 00 32 00 32 00 32 00 32 00 15 00 27 00

5. That $500 be appropriated for the employment of scrub women at $1 per day and that such extra help as may be needed on the grounds and in the heat, light, and power plant, be employed by the day. Very respectfully,

NELSON S. SPENCER,

Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, T h i s p a p e r was referred to t h e O o m m i t t e on B u i l d i n g s a n d G r o u n d s , a n d s u b s e q u e n t l y r e t u r n e d by t h e c o m m i t t e e with t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t h a t it be approved, except t h a t Mr. S p e n c e r ' s salary should be $1,500 a year i n s t e a d of $1,800 as advised. I t was ordered t h a t t h e repairs r e c o m m e n d e d b e done, a n d a p p r o p r i a t i o n s therefor were m a d e according to t h e e s t i m a t e s p r e s e n t e d b y t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of B u i l d i n g s a n d G r o u n d s . T h e several a p p o i n t m e n t s of S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , engineers, watchmen,, janitors, etc., w e r e m a d e at salaries as approved. —7U.