Monday, May 1, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
Group wants to restore Lawrence depot Plans call for building to be moved south of Union Pacific railroad tracks
by Michele Logan Kansan staff writer
The Union Pacific Railroad Co.
depot in North Lawrence may be
restored if a local task force can
enough money to complete the
project.
The Save the Depot task force has been working to collect money from private citizens and Lawrence businesses since 1888, said Demon Brown, co-chairman and member of the Lawrence Preservation Alliance.
He said that the first big donation came in December when the Rice
Foundation donated $3,000 to the fund-raising effort.
Steve Hamburg, task force cochairman and assistant professor of environmental studies, systematics and ecology, said that the task force would not publicly announce the plan to give private donations had been solidified
Still, the task force has an idea of how much money is needed.
"To do the project properly, with landscaping and complete restoration of the building, we estimated about $700,000." he said.
The project began four years ago.
and Hamburg said he hoped it would be completed in the near future if funds could be secured.
The depot, which was built in 1898,
will be moved 90 feet to the south.
It now stands by the railroad tracks on
the side of Maple street between Maple
and Leaustreet.
Hamburg said that the building was being moved away from the railroad racks to protect it from an accident or a derailment.
Hamburg said that moves such as this one were uncommon and only about six were done a year. There are only six contractors
nationally who have the proper equipment to complete such a move, he said.
A set of hydraulic jacks is needed to lift the depot uniformly so the building's weight does not shift. If the building is not lifted uniformly, and the building's weight does not crack, Hamburg said. The depot weighs between 600 and 800 tons.
Although the depot is a century old, it is not registered as a national landmark. Hamburg said that when the police was moved, it would be registered.
Animal rights advocates picket, ask to inspect labs
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — About 25 animal rights activists picketed outside the University of Kansas Medical Center on Saturday to call attention to a duckaid was the unnecessary use of animals in research.
"We're here to speak for those who can't speak or themselves," said Norma McMillan, president of the ADRC.
To ensure that research animals are not being treated cruelly, McMillen said the organization would only use animals that had been thoroughly
group to make unannounced, periodic inspections of laboratories where animals are used.
A Med Center official attended the demonstration and later released a statement, saying that research at the hospital is conducted humanely and with high regard for animal welfare.
Tony D. David, director of laboratory animal resources, said in a telephone interview that the animal rights group had not contacted the Med Center with the request for unannounced access and that it seemed unlikely that permission for such access would be granted.
According to U.S. Department of Agriculture records supplied by the Med Center, about 25,000 animals were used in research at the hospital in 1988. Most were rats or mice.
The Med Center's statement said that animals were necessary for biomedical research and that more than 90 percent of research animals suffered no pain.
"When pain is likely to be inflicted, strict guidelines are followed to reduce the discomfort through proper use of drugs and anesthesia." the statement said.
Xavier Francis Ferguson/Special to the KANSAN
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