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2 76 "T A Proceedngs, Trustees Bowlng Green Normal College Bowlng Green, 0. Oct. 14, Meetng of the Trustees of the Bowlng Green State Normal College at the Hotel MJllken, Bowlng Green, Oho, at fve (5) P. M. Meetng called to order by Presdent J. E. Collns. Members present J. E. Collns, D. C. Brown, J. D. McDonel and John Begg. Mr. Howard of Howard & Merrjam, Archtects, was present. The Remngton Typewrter Company of Toledo presented a bll for one Remngton # $130.00; Actuator #14528, $62.50; Totalzer # $ Total $262.50, Less school agreement $ A30 one Remngton #10-360TT7-$ Less school agreement 30,0Q $ Moved by Begg and seconded by McDor.el that the blls be allowed. Roll call,- Begg yes, McDonel yes,- Collns yes,- Brown yes. Nays,-none.- Carred. The B. P. Wade and Son Co. presented a bll for One bnder 12 X 18 $ 4.25 One bnder 14 X Sheets nventory Record 100 Sheets Record of Appropraton $22.75 Moved by McDonel and seconded by Begg that the bll be allowed. Roll call,- Begg yes,- Collns yes,- McDonel yes,- Brown yes.- Nays,- none.-, Carred. The followng blls were presented:- R. % Treber salary two months care taker, August y 1913, and September 1913, at $75.00 per month D. C. Brown, expenses G. A. Brown, Asst. Sec. from Aug.19,1913, to Sept. 19, 1913 J. D. McDonel, expenses H. B. Wllams, salary for month Sep' Oho State Reformatory G. A. Brown, Asst. Secy, one month from Sept.19, 1913, to Oct , $ Moved by Begg and seconded by McDonel that the blls be allowed and orders drawn, roll call Begg yes,- McDonel yes,- Collns yes,- Brown yes,- Nays, none.- Carred. Moved by McDonel and seconded by Begg that the followng real estate contract and opton for the Wooster property be approved and recorded n the mnutes;- REAL ESTATE OPTON. For and n consderaton of sxty ($60.00) dollars to me n hand pad, the recept of whch s hereby acknowledged,, Helen W. Wooster, of Albuquerque, New Mexco, do hereby gve and grant unto The Board of Trustees of the Bowlng Green,Normal School, ts successors and

3 JFS.AW 77 assgns, the exclusve rght and opton to purchase at any tme wthn four (4) months from the date hereof, thev followng descrbed premses, to-wt:- Stuated n the Cty of Bowlng Green, County of Wood and State of Oho, and known as and beng Out lot number nnety-seven (97), and beng on Wooster Street n sad Cty of Bowlng Green, Oho. The prce of 3ad property s and shall be sx thousand ($ ) dollars payable after the acoepton of ths opton by The Board of Trustees of the Bowlng Green Normal School, ts 3Uocesuor3 and assgns. The sad Helen W. Wooster, a3 owner of the above descrbed property, agrees, after notce of the exercse of ths opton, to furnsh an abstract of ttle of sad property showng a good and clear ttle of the-same, free from all encumbrances, whatsoever, except a certan sewer assessment now leved or about to be leved aganst sad property, and on payment of sad sx thousand ( ) dollars n cash, to execute and delver to The Board of Trustees of the Bowlng Green Normal School, ts successors or assgns a good and suffcent warranty deed of the sane, except sad sewer assessment. Dated ths 26. day of September, Sgned n the presence Helen W. Wooster. Clyde Tngley Dot Loome. Roll call Begg yes,- McDonel yes,- Collns yes,- Brown yes. Nays, none.- Carred. Moved by Begg and seconded by McDonel that the Presdent J. E. Collns,and the Secretary D. C. Brown, be authorzed to sgn all blls and orders as allowed by the Board. Roll call Begg yes,- Collns yes,- McDonel yes,- Brown yes.- Carred. The followng letter was receved by the Trustees:- To the Members of the Board of Trustees. Room 508 Purnald Hall, Columba unversty, New York Cty, Oct. 4, Gentlemen:-- n order that you may be fully advsed of the steps that have taken snce the last meetng of the Board n the matter of plans for the Scence buldng and my reasons therefor, wsh to offer the followng explanatons and shall make then as bref as clearness wll allow: On the 26th ultmo submtted some questons to the Attorney General relatve to the use of a part of the appropraton for the Scence buldng for permanent equpment and a connectng corrdor wth the Admnstraton buldng, and on the sane date repled to. a request of Howard & Merram, statng that under the requrements that must sgn both plans and specfcatons n advance of further consderaton by the Board, should have to name $90,000 as the lmt of cost that would approve. Copes of both communcatons were forwarded to Presdent Collns at the sane tme. t s not nece33ary to go nto detal concernng the questons submtted to the Attorney General. The same questons were submtted several week3 ago and answered n a way that ndcated that we could safely proceed along the lnes on whch we were workng on the prelmnary plans. Ths beng only an unoffcal opnon, the questons were submtted n wrtng n order to secure an offcal opnon. Wth reference to the lmt of cost named n my letter to Howard & Merram, wsh to say that my poston n ths matter s based upon two reasons: Prst - The lack of detaled estmate, showng ether that the buldng could not be constructed n accordance wth the prelmnary plans wthn the lmt named, or that by means of changes whch would stll nsure adequate room and satsfactory constructon for the purposes of such a buldng, the cost could not be brought wthn the lmt. n order to seem to be

4 78 ** * perfectly far, shall menton the mportant tem of foundaton or footngs as an example. The need of postve nformaton as to cost from another pont of vew wll be seen from the next consderaton. Second - Another reason s found n the acton of the Board at the last meetng n requrng me to sgn both plans and specfcatons pror to ther consderaton by the Board. Let me say here that have at no tme doubted that ths acton was taken wth the best of ntentons, and accepted t n the sane sprt, although at the tme objected to takng upon myself responsblty Tor the specfcatons. My reason was that the presdent has only advsory power under the law n buldng projects and that responsblty for cost mght force me to take a poston n conflct, or seemngly so, wth the expresson of the Board on the lmt of cost, or one that v/ould be nconsstent wth my atttude before the Fnance Commttee and other 3tate offcals. When we appeared before the Fnance Commttee n support of our budget, and agan when we went to the Governor and other state offcals to secure ther approval of certan changes n the plans for the Admnstraton buldng, went on record n favor of completng each of our new buldngs, ready for use, Wthn the lmt of the appropratons. take t that every one under3umds that we have no specal appropraton for furnshng and equppng the Scence buldng. We have a small amount for apparatus, but the Domestc Scence department must frst be equpped out of t, and the amount left wll not go far n the way of Other uses. Wth the assstance of experts n outfttng laboratores, have recently nqured nto the cost of equppng our Scence buldng, and fnd t wll requre at least $10,000. n vew of the facts have stated, could not consstently go above $90,000 for constructon and archtects' fees. Ths does not mean that would arbtrarly stand for that amount under all crcumstances. t goes wthout sayng that would approve on a bass of my legal responsblty any plan desred by the Board that would serve the purposes of the school. f t can be 3hown that t s mpractcable to erect a sutable buldng on the ste for $90,000, then am ready to do what seems the next best thng, but clam both for the Board and myself the rght for such nformaton as wll show to the scrutnzng mnds by whom our acts wll be revewed the justfcaton for what we do n matters n whjjch we must be so largely guded by our expert advsers. f am wrong n ths contenton, know that you wll set me rght. am fndng plenty to do here, but an enjoyng every mnute of the tme. f any of you should come to the cty whle an here, hope to have the pleasure of a vst from you. Wth all good wshes, am, Sncerely yours, H. B. Wllams. Moved by McDonel and seconded by Begg that the lette* receved from H. B. Wllams be made a part of the mnutes and that the followng resoluton as passed by the Trustees at the meetng held Sept. 15th, 1913, to-wt: "Moved by McDonel and seconded by Dav3 that plans and specfcatons for Scence buldng be approved subject to sgnature of the Presdent of the College, and that the Secretary be nstructed to advertse for bds after the approval of the Presdent of the College, State Authortes and sgnatures of all members of the Board affxed." That the above resoluton be carred out as passed at the meetng of Sept. 15, Roll call, McDonel yes,- Collns yes,- Brown yes,- Begg yes.- Nays, none.- carred. The followng blls were presented;- Howard & Merram, Archtects, presented a bll of twenty seven and 17/100 dollars ($27.17), beng 2f«on estmate Ho. 4 for supervson on Admnstraton Buldng. A bll of forty eght and 22A00 dollars ($48.22), beng 2% on estmate No. 1 for supervson Womens Dormtory. A bll of twenty four hundred and thrty two and no/100 dollars ($ ), The Stenle Constructon Co., estmate No. 1 Womens Dormtory, A bll of thrteen hundred and ffty eght and 50/100 dollars ($ ), estmate No. 4 Admnstraton Buldng.

5 1FSA9 79 Moved by Begg and seconded by McDonel that the blls be allowed and ^orders drawn for amounts. Roll call, Begg yes,- Erown yes,- McDonel yes,- Collns yes. Nays, none.- Carred, ESTMATE N0.1. Offce cf Board of Trustees Bqwlng Green State Normal College, Actng for State cf Oho. Contract for Woraens Dormtory Buldng Bowlng Green, 0. Wth The Stenle Constructon Co. Bowlng Green, 0. Oct. 14,1913, Class of Work. Total amount due to date. Orgnal Contract Due ths Estmate. 1. Excavatons $ $ Foundatons Brckwork Total $ $ Less Fve per cent retaned Net Totals $ $ $ On Extras and Addtons. hereby certfy That the amount of Two Thousand, Four Hundred and Thrty Two Dollars named n ths estmate s due the sad contractor on ths date n accordance wth the condtons of the contract. Howard & Merram, Archtects. CONTRACTOR'S RECEPT. n Bowlng Green, 0. Oct. 14",1913. Receved from the Audtor of State hs warrant on the Treasurer of State for Two Thousand four Hundred and thrty two & no/lgc Dollars n full of above estmate. The Stenle Constructon Co., Contractor By Carl T. Stenle Address, Fremont, Oho. There beng no further busness the Board adjourned to meet upon the call of the Presdent. Pree. JjX-^-vVvt fy^ Sec.