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UNIVERSITY

OF I L L I N O I S .

[Apr.

19,,

a n d will m o r e a d e q u a t e l y provide for t h e w o r k of t h e D e p a r t m e n t of A n i m a l H u s b a n d r y , b u t will n o t provide relief in a n y o t h e r q u a r t e r s . T h e b u i l d i n g for t h e School of Music will free a few d e s i r a b l e r o o m s in U n i v e r s i t y H a l l , b u t t h e m a i n relief m u s t come from t h e erection of t h e L i b r a r y Building, w h i c h should b e r e a d y for o c c u p a n c y four y e a r s from n e x t fall. T h e College of L a w c a n t h e n be m o v e d to t h e p r e s e n t L i b r a r y B u i l d i n g a n d t h e i r b u i l d i n g be a v a i l a b l e for t h e College of A g r i c u l t u r e or f o r t h e D e p a r t m e n t of J o u r n a l i s m , o r for a n y o t h e r p u r p o s e w h i c h m a y a t the time prove most urgent. Yours truly,

J A M E S M. W H I T E ^ Supervising Architect.

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A FIVE-YEAR

BUILDING

PROGRAM—PRELIMINARY

DRAFT.

1. C O M P L E T I O N O F B U I L D I N G S N O W U N D E R W A Y .

CHEMISTRY BUILDING.

B a l a n c e on e q u i p m e n t less p o r t i o n c h a r g e d t o S t a t e W a t e r S u r v e y . . A l t e r a t i o n s t o l e c t u r e room a n d connections t o old b u i l d i n g s n o t i n cluded in a p p r o p r i a t i o n of $6,000 Balance due Mr. Dibelka Library stacks a n d furniture N e c e s s a r y a l t e r a t i o n s t o old b u i l d i n g t o provide c l a s s r o o m s , e t c Incidentals F o r d e s i r a b l e a d d i t i o n a l a l t e r a t i o n s in old building Total

VIVARIUM.

$27,681 38 1,250 889 1,500 2,500 1,179 10,000 00 03 00 00 59 00

$45,000 00 15,000 00 1,000 200 500 189 00 00 00 37

W a l k s , fence, pond, a q u a r i a , a n d r e f r i g e r a t i o n .

CERAMICS BUILDING.

Laboratory furniture Screens a n d a w n i n g s W a l k s a n d drives Balance due Mr. Dibelka. Total A v a i l a b l e from a p p r o p r i a t i o n . Additional appropriation required T o t a l t o complete p r e s e n t b u i l d i n g s .

$6,889 37 4,000 00 2,889 37

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II. N E W BUILDINGS. W o m e n ' s R e s i d e n c e H a l l , exclusive of h e a t , light, a n d w a t e r l i n e s . . E d u c a t i o n Building, 625,000 cubic feet a t 24 cents ( f u r n i s h e d ) Music School T r a n s p o r t a t i o n Building, 188,760 cubic feet a t 19 cents M. E . L a b o r a t o r y (Prof. R i c h a r d s ' s e s t i m a t e ) Natural History Building— 264,880 cubic feet a t 30 cents $53,000 00 Special f u r n i s h i n g s 17,000 00 Horticulture Field L a b o r a t o r y — M a i n Building, 405,200 cubic feet a t 20 cents S t o r a g e Building, 120,000 cubic feet a t 12 c e n t s . . . B a r n , 127,776 cubic feet a t 8 c e n t s Heating nlant ' R e f r i g e r a t i o n (25 t o n s ) Feeding plant P o w e r plant—• Building Boilers a n d s e t t i n g Stack Auxiliary equipment Chicago d e p a r t m e n t s ( e s t i m a t e d ) Service B u i l d i n g L i b r a r y , first u n i t ( e s t i m a t e d ) Total, n e w b u i l d i n g s III. OTHER CONSTRUCTIONS. General e q u i p m e n t a t $20,000 a y e a r 1913-14 $16,500 00 1914-15 19,356 00

2 3

$145,000 150,000 250,000 35,800 30,000

00 00 0t0 00 00

70,000 00

$81,000 14,400 10,300 5,000 10,000

1 002 00 3 00 00 00

120,700 00 50,000 00

$30,000 24,000 10,000 16,000 . -

00 00 00 00

80,000 200,000 30,000 750,000 00 00 00 00

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$1,911,500 00 $100,000 00

i Assumes a Laboratory Building fairly finished and with moderate amount of equipment. Assumes fireproof building with cement floors and unplastered walls. Based on cost of Beef Cattle Barn and Horticulture Barn,