Michigan Stadium Costs
Detailed cost report on stadium construction as reported by Prof. Ralph Aigler in the 1927 Annual Report of the Board in Control of Athletics | ||
| Real Estate | $235,789.92 | |
| Large Drain - Material | $12,184.56 | |
| Large Drain - Labor | $69,497.50 | |
| Large Drain - Total | __________ | 81,682.06 |
| Excavation | 190,746.00 | |
| Surface drains, Stadium Area | 6,927.09 | |
| James Leck Company, General Const, Contact | 438,313.58 | |
| Guarantee General Electric - wiring | 9,678.61 | |
| Detroit Edison, service connections, etc. | 399.13 | |
| Plumbing | 32,923.78 | |
| Heating | 7,406.00 | |
| Bond, for James Leck Company | 4,278.50 | |
| Additional Seats | 12,559.71 | |
| Painting Seats, Numbering, etc. | 2.111.78 | |
| Folding Chairs | 1,034.25 | |
| New water main | 2,624,51 | |
| Water connections, etc | 433.30 | |
| Fence | 11,830.94 | |
| Gate locks | 323.76 | |
| Entrance signs | 559.20 | |
| Playing field | 7,039.43 | |
| Goal Posts | 277.80 | |
| Sprinkling system | 314.94 | |
| Score board | 317.50 | |
| Ticket booths | 433.27 | |
| Roads and grading | 21,960.29 | |
| Filling dirt and black dirt | 9,671.78 | |
| Cement inspection | 2,707.24 | |
| Team rooms, equipment, etc. | 107.08 | |
| First aid room and equipment | 230.74 | |
| Rooms, tables, etc. for concessions | 772.06 | |
| Flags and pennants | 203.76 | |
| Side walks, Main Street | 962.35 | |
| Architects | 26,878.88 | |
| Cinders, hauling cinders, trees etc. | 6,616.48 | |
| ___________ | ||
| Total Paid | $1,118,082.16 | |
| Balances due unpaid: | ||
| Mercier contract | $1,705.22 | |
| Osborn Engineering Co. | 9,270.79 | |
| James Leck Co. | 2,715.09 | |
| Total balance due | __________ | 13,691.10 |
| ___________ | ||
| Total Cost of Stadium | $1,131,733.36 | |
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