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UNIVERSITY. OP ILLINOIS.

[Dec. 8

It will be necessary, therefore, before we can s u b m i t t h i s a g r e e m e n t t o the board, t h a t we have a s t a t e m e n t signed by t h e proper officers of t h e company, which we can submit to t h e board a t t h e same t i m e with t h e a g r e e m e n t t h a t t h i s condition will be accepted a n d will be fulfilled. Otherwise, we m a y n o t be able t o secure t h e ratification of t h i s a g r e e m e n t by t h e Board of T r u s t e e s . I a m r e t u r n i n g t h e papers signed by you which were s e n t to Mr. Abbott. Faithfully yours,

B. J. J A M E S , [COPY.] MARTINSVILLE, IND., NOV. 12, 1908.

DEAR MR. PRESIDENT—I see n o reason t o object t o your letter. [Of Nov. 10, 1908.] Let m e suggest t h a t upon t h e second page of t h e contract you have provided t h a t if y o u wish t o do so y o u c a n locate o u r R. R. g r a d e 5 feet or 10 feet higher t h a n t h e p r e s e n t ground a n d require u s t o fill i n t h e c a m p u s to t h a t g r a d e from t h e A u d i t o r i u m to t h e old building; second, notwiths t a n d i n g y o u h a v e n a m e d a t w e n t y year t e r m i n t h e lease, y o u provide t h a t if you w a n t to p u t us off, all you have to do is t o give us a y e a r ' s notice t h a t you w a n t to p u t a building ( a h e n house is a building) on t h e line of our track. You eliminated provision in former copy of contract t h a t w e were to be given a n e w route. Have I properly construed .these t w o changes from contract as previously drawn? Respectfully,

W. B. M C K I N L E Y . [COPY.]

I L L I N O I S TRACTION

SYSTEM,

W. B. M C K I N L E Y , PRESIDENT. CHAMPAIGN, I I I . , Dec. 2, 1908.

President Edmund Janes James, University of Illinois: M Y DEAR MR. J A M E S — I h a n d you h e r e w i t h signed, two copies of t h e agreem e n t a s to crossing of University of Illinois campus, as agreed between u s yesterday. Very t r u l y yours,

W. B. M C K I N L E Y . [COPY.] MY URBANA, I I I . , Dec. 2, 1908. DEAR PRESIDENT J A M E S — T h e proposed form of a g r e e m e n t b e t w e e n t h e

"University of Illinois a n d t h e U r b a n a a n d Champaign Railway Gas and Electric Company, dated December 1, 1908, seems to m e to adequately conserve t h e i n t e r e s t s of t h e University. Yours truly,

J A M E S M. W H I T E ,

Supervising

[COPY.]

Architect.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Dec. 2, 1908.

President James and the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: DEAR S I R S — I a m of t h e opinion t h a t t h e indenture, dated Dec. 1, 1908, purporting to g r a n t to t h e U r b a n a a n d Champaign Railway,- Gas a n d Electric Company permission to construct a n d m a i n t a i n a railway across t h e campus between California avenue a n d Daniel street does n o t endanger any r i g h t or interest which t h e University h a s , in t h e premises covered by or adjacent to t h e proposed line of railway. For t h e reason t h a t t h e r e is no l a w a u t h o r i z i n g t h e Board of T r u s t e e s to execute a g r a n t of a r i g h t of w a y over lands held in t r u s t for educational purposes this i n d e n t u r e when signed can have no g r e a t e r force t h a n a mere naked license, revocable a t a n y time. Should i t be acted upon t h e p r e s e n t