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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868
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148 The house reported to have been removed was sold and removed prior to the purchase of said farm, or the contract made by the authorities of Champaign county. Several Red-Cedar trees, of little value, were taken by Mr. Busey, after the sale, out of a small cluster of trees standing on the ground sold. It would appear that by the agreement with the Board of Supervisors, that Mr. Busey proposed to pay, as rent for the said farm, the sum of two thousand dollars ($2000), with the understanding that the farm should be paid for March 1st, 1867, at which time the rent would commence, and terminate March 1st, 1868; but this agreement was not consummated, and the payments were made May 1st, 1867. He therefore claims the right to use said farm until May 1st, 1868, and pay the sum of two thousand (2000) dollars; or he will give possession of all the meadows, pastures and cultivated lands this fall, retaining one feed lot, with the stable, to enable him to feed the stock now on the farm, March 1st, 1868. That he will give up the house, if desired, by the 1st of January next, or that in case he remains in full possession, that he will not allow any stock on the meadows, pastures, stock-field or orchard, and take good care of the house until the said first day of March, 1868. and pay rent for the same, fifteen hundred (1500) dollars, and at that time give peaceable possession. In the mean time the said trustees can go on and use any part of the said farm at any time hereafter, except to interfere with the feeding of said stock, and the securing of his said crop. Your Committee would therefore recommend that the Secretary of the Executive Committee make a contract with the said J. S. Busey, on the terms proposed, to terminate possession March 1st, 1868, and that he advise the Chairman of the Farm Committee of his action in the premises. Respectfully submitted. [Signed] M. L. DUNLAP, Committee. Mr. JV . CUNNINGHAM, Committee upon Farm Rents, submitted the following report: To the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Industrial University : The undersigned would report that, as the agent of the University, he has collected rents for the current year as follows: From Ennis, on Griggs farm $49 05 From Ennis, on Clements farm 47 45 $196 50 Sept. 23d, 1867. [Signed] J. C. CUNNINGHAM, Committee. On motion Mr. CUNNINGHAM'S report was received by the Committee. The Committee then adjourned, subject to the call of the Regent. JOHN M. GREGORY, REGENT. Chairman. J. W. SCROGGS, Secretary.
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