Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1886 [PAGE 57]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS,

URBANA, 111., J u n e 29, 1885. E s t i m a t e for proposed c h a n g e s in j a n i t o r ' s r o o m s : R e m o v i n g old floors, to u s e l u m b e r again 84 50 R e m o v i n g old joists 2 00 Concreting t h r e e floors, 171 s q u a r e y a r d s at 20c 34 20 P l a s t e r i n g walls below floors with one coat c e m e n t m o r t a r 13 65 Two coats a s p h a l t u m o n concrete floors, 15.36 s q u a r e s 30 72 T w o coats a s p h a l t u m on plastered walls below floors , 8 19 New floor joists for one room, 800feetat$18 14 40 L u m b e r for s u p p o r t i n g s a m e 3 00 New flooring. 700feetat$35 24 50 Setting new joists a n d replacing old o n e s 11 84 L a y i n g n e w a n d old floor 12 00 New b a s e , 9ff1eet at 10c 9 60 Old base r e m o v e d and replaced. 178 feet at 5c 8 80 t Cutting two d o o r w a y s t h r o u g h brick walls a n d r e m o v i n g r u b b i s h 4 00 T w o n e w doors, frames, h a r d w a r e , t r a n s o m s , etc., to m a t c h those of t h e building, complete at $18.... 36 00 Painting base 5 00 P a i n t i n g doors 4 00 Total $226 40 I t is a s s u m e d t h a t the old floors and joints in two of the r o o m s can be r e m o v e d and relaid without a n y material waste. Respectfully submitted, • N. C L I F F O R D RICKER, Professor of Architecture.

A request from Mr. E. A. Kimball, in regard to salary, was read and laid over for further consideration. The Regent presented to the Board the following certified copy of the law changing the name of the University:

A N A C T TO CHAN'GE T H E N A M E O F T H E I L L I N O I S I N D U S T R I A L U N I V E R S I T Y .

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: T h a t the Illinois Industrial University, located at U r b a n a , in Champaign County, shall, after the p a s s a g e of this act, be k n o w n as t h e University of Illinois, and u n d e r t h a t n a m e a n d title shall h a v e , p o s s e s s , be seized of, and exercise all rights, privileges, franchises a n d e s t a t e s which have hitherto belonged to, or m a y hereafter inure to, t h e said Illinois I n d u s t r i a l University. E. M. HAINES, Speaker of the House of Bepresentatwes. J. C. SMITH, Approved J u n e 19,1886. President of the Senate. RICHARD J. OGLESBY.

O F F I C E OF SECRETARY. U N I T E D STATES O F A M E R I C A , < STATE OF ILLINOIS, j

I, H e n r y D. D e m e n t , Secretary of State of t h e State of Illinois, do h e r e b y certify t h a t the foregoing is a t r u e copy of an act to c h a n g e t h e n a m e of the Illinois I n d u s t r i a l University, approved J u n e 19,1885, t h e original of which is now on file in this office. I n witness whereof, I hereto set m y h a n d and affix the g r e a t seal of State, at the City of Springfield, this 24th day of J u n e , A. D. 1885. HENRY D. DEMENT, Secretary of State.

The Eegent's report was taken from - the table for consideration. Trustee Follansbee offered the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, T h a t in view of t h e c h a n g e of n a m e of t h i s University by t h e General A s s e m bly of.the State, t h e Regent is h e r e b y a u t h o r i z e d and directed to p r o c u r e a new seal, of like d e s i g n a s t h e old one, with t h e n a m e of the "University of Illinois" t h e r e i n in place of the w o r d s "Illinois I n d u s t r i a l University." Also t h a t he be instructed to p r o c u r e a n e w plate o r e n g r a v i n g for diplomas for t h e University of Illinois; t h e whole to be p r o c u r e d at a cost not to exceed $400.

. Ind.—4.