Fetter, Manuel, d. 1889
Enclosed I send you a plan of a Belfry, drawn by
Mr.
Coates, which he says, can be
carried out on the top of the
South Building
. He has examined the 4
th
Story &c & gives it as his opinion that the Bell can be placed there
without endangering the walls. The cost will be about $1050, while a
suitable Belfry on the ground, according to his estimate will cost from
$1200 to $1300.— The Faculty (with the exception of
Gov.
Swain
) have, by vote, recommended that the Bell be
placed on the top of the
S.
B.
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But as the expenditure for this object
exceeds the limits contemplated by the
Building Committee, when they directed that the
Bell should be suspended in a proper place in the Campus, I have referred the
subject to you for instructions.