Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868 [PAGE 148]

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136 June 14,1867. Pursuant to the call of the Regent, the Executive Committee of Illinois Industrial University met at nine o'clock, A. M., in the University building. Present—John M. Gregory, J. M. VanOsdel, M. L. Dunlap, J. O. Cunningham, I. S. Mahan, Emery Cobb, J. H. Pickrell, and J. W. Scroggs. The REGENT assumed the chair and called the members to order, after which he presented an order of business. On motion, J. W. SCROGGS was elected permanent Secretary of the Executive Committee. On motion of J . O. CUNNINGHAM, a committee from the county Board of Supervisors, consisting of A. B. Condit, S. K. Koogler and Mr. Morgan, were invited to communicate with the Executive -Committee, in relation to the business pertaining to the proposed purchase of certain lots from the county. On motion,

Resolved, That J. W. Scroggs be a Committee to obtain the refusal, in writing,for lots 4 and 7, in block 52, in the town plat of Urbana, from the parties to whom they belong.

J. O. CUNNINGHAM offered the following resolutions, which, on motion, were adopted.

Resolved, That it is desirable that the University enlarge its grounds by the purchase, or otherwise, of all the lots in blocks 52 and 63, and of lots 5, 6, 4 and 7 in blocks 41, 42, 51, and 57, Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee that Champaign county should make good its offer to the State, by conveying sufficient ground contiguous to the University, to make up the size of the ground to ten acres.

By motion of the Committee, an order was drawn on the Treasurer, in favor of the Recorder of Champaign county, for $18 85 to pay for recording eight deeds, $7 75, ten patents, $7 50, and four copies of patents, $3 60. On motion of M. L- DUNLAP, an order was drawn on the Treasurer for $61 25, for the purpose of paying express charges upon books from Washington, D. C. A resolution was passed instructing the Eegent to draw orders for the payment of expenses of the Trustees for the May meeting, when their bills should be received and approved by the Auditing Committee.