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DEPARTMENT OF
CIVIL ENGINEERING

 

W.C. McNown
F. A. Russell
Earnest Boyce
G. W.Bradshaw
D. D. Haines

B. L. Williamson
W. F. Scofield
R. C. Fitch

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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE ADDRESS REPLY
TO WRITER
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE

March 17, 1938

Dr. F. C. Allen

Department of Physical Education
Robinson Gymnasium

University of Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

As requested some time ago I have had one of my C.S.E.P.
students working on survey, plans and estimate for the grading
and draining of the two athletic fields at the southwest corner
of the campus. By putting in a considerable time on this
project myself we have been able to get together a tracing
which I will present to you tomorrow, and if desired we can
make from this a required number of blueprints.

As you will note on this plan I have divided the estimate
in the north field and the south field; the north field being
the tract about 400 by 1100 feet at the southwest corner of
the campus, and the south field being a field purchased by the
R.O.7.C. and turned over to the university for its use. This
field is approximately 300 feet wide by 700 feet long.

In regard to the drainage ditch going through the north
field, I have considered this matter rather carefully and
desided that it would be impractical to attempt to use any
water way having an area of cross section less than the culvert
which now goes under the road about the middle on the north
line of the field and about the middle east and west.

This culvert drains a considerable area,there being water
coming down the ditch from the east from the power plant and
from outlets from downspouts from various university buildings,
and to the north of the culvert there is cared forthe drainage
of the entire field south of the auditorium together with down-
spout drains from several of these buildings.

I have taken occasion to observe the run-off through this
culvert at times of. heavy rains and have seen the culvert

“running entirely full. This, of course, does not happen often

but since it does happen, if a smaller area were used it would
mean the entire field would be flooded and washed quite badly.