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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868
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106 PETITION FOR SITE OF SCHOOL HOUSE. To the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Industriul University : The undersigned, Board of Directors of School District No. 1, Township No. 19, Range No. 9, would respectfully represent that the farm owned by the University, known as the " Busey Farm," occupies a position near the center of said district, and that the legal voters therein have, by unanimous vote, selected as a site for a school house about to be built for the use of said school district, a point near the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 19, township 19, range 9, being a part of said Busey farm : Provided, the permission of your Board to such location be granted. We, therefore, respectfully ask that your permission to such location, and the use of one acre of land, be given, upon such terms as may seem right and just. (Signed) S. P. PERCIVAL, JESSE BURT, THOMAS LINDSEY. On motion of Mr. CUNNINGHAM, this petition was referred to the Committee on Agricultural Department TREASURER'S REPORT. The Treasurer presented his report, as follows: ILLINOIS INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY, In account with JOHN W. BUNN, Treasurer. DR. To amount paid for lands and lots $15,511 00 " " locating scrip 2,544 33 " '• postage and expenses selling 411 12 " " Regent's salary 3,666 66 " " Powell's Scientific Expedition 500 00 " " library 1,000 00 " " insurance 286 68 " " cut stone 1,280 00 " " lumber, etc 1,5*70 62 " " labor and materials 3,715 08 " " furniture and carpets 898 05 " '• grading 722 32 " paid on account of farm 716 60 11 " for expenses 1,89124 $34,713 70 OR, By $40,000 Champaign county Bonds By interest on $125, 000 111. bonds By rent for farm $40,000 3,750 1,500 $45,250 00 $10,536 30 By balance SPRINGFIELD, I I I . , March 11, 1868. $10,536 30
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