Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868 [PAGE 40]

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28 The substitute was accepted by Mr. Van Osdel. Mr. BROWN offered the following amendment:

Provided, That said branch be located as near the center of the city as possible.

Mr. QUICK also offered an amendment, which having been further amended by Mr. Burchard, read as follows:

Provided, That no part of the funds, scrip, or other property of the University, other than such as may belong to be received for such department, or be donated for its support or endowment, be used in the establishing or carrying on of said Mechanical or Polytechnic branch or Department.

Amendments accepted by Mr. Hayes. On motion of Mr. QUICK, Mr. Hayes' resolutions, with the amendments thereto, were adopted, Mr. GOLTEA moved that Judge Dummer, of Jacksonville, be designated as the advisor of the Finance Committee in the matter of bonds, titles, etc., which were to be passed upon by said committee. Mr. DUNLAP thought the Finance Committee ought to be left free to select their own attorney, and moved to lay Mr. Goltra's motion on the table. Which was carried. Mr. BLACKBURN offered the following :

Resolved, That the Senators and Representatives of the State of Illinois in the Congress of the United States, be respectfully requested to use their influence to procure a change in the act donating lands to the states and territories for the purpose of establishing institutions for the benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, so as to enable the Trustees of the Industrial University of the State of Illinois to locate the lands, or any part of them so granted, at their discretion, instead of selling the scrip issued therefor; and that the Governor, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the President of the State Agricultural Society, be hereby appointed a committee, immediately to lay this resolution before said delegation, and urge the passage of an act before the adjournment of the present session, in accordance with this resolution.

Which, after some discussion, was adopted.

SALARY OF TREASURER.

Mr. BURROUGHS offered the following: JRetolved, That the large amount of business attending the custody and disbursement of the funds of the University, and also the proper disposal of the land scrip, and sale of lands which may be located, together with the general superintendence of the business of the University, will require the entire time and services of the Treasurer, and that in this view the salary of that officer be fixed at $4,000 per year, to commence as soon as the University is located and in readiness to commence business.