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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. GREENHOUSE.

[Sept. 21?

To the Board of Trustees. Pursuant to your instructions, given at the June meeting, I have investigated the matter of a new greenhouse and herewith submit plans and estimates therefor. I recommend the plan prepared by Messrs. Lord & Burnham, of New York City, which they agree to execute for the sum of $3,587.68, exclusive of mason work, cement walks, outside connections with the central heating station, and outside plumbing connections; provided we determine to heat the same from the central heating plant, as it seems to me advisable to do. I have made su^h general inquiry as was possible touching the cost of mason work and heating and plumbing connections outside the structure, and am confident that these can all be constructed so that the entire cost of the building would not exceed $5,000.00. The necessity for a new greenhouse is certainly urgent. The present one is, L am told, twenty years old, was never very substantial, and appears to be utterly incapable of use another winter.

A. S. DRAPER,

President. On motion of M r s . Flower, t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were referred t o t h e F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e with i n s t r u c t i o n s to r e p o r t t h e next day.

AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION.

P r e s i d e n t D r a p e r s u b m i t t e d a r e p o r t from Professor D a v e n p o r t , Director of t h e S t a t i o n , i n c l u d i n g a financial s t a t e m e n t ; and, i n compliance with t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of h i s report, approved b y t h e A d visory Board, a p p r o p r i a t i o n s of E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n funds for t h e q u a r t e r e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 31, 1S97, were m a d e as below:

FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.

Receipts, Appropriated by Congress Balance, other funds From State Board of Agriculture for analyses of fertilizers , From Station farm, etc , Expenditures. Salaries Labor Publications Postage and stationery Freight and express Chemical supplies Seeds, plants, and sundry supplies. Feeding stuffs Library Tools, implements, and machinery.. Furniture and fixtures Scientific apparatus Live stock , Traveling expenses Contingent expenses Buildings and repairs Other funds Balance other funds.

$7,698 04 2,634 05 1,224 42 . 71 59 144 58 93 16 625 94 385 95 336 44 347 98] 140 131 487 67 304 99] 166 69 83 30 255 07 $3,107 75 77 20] $15,000 W $166 28 140 00| 2,878 6 ' 3,184 95 $18.184 95

$15,000 00 3,184 95 $18,184 95-