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April, 1869, fees , Collected for coal Total Kespectfully,

E. SNYDER, Book-keeper.

$72 50 39 48 • $849 43

The followiog accounts were then examined and allowed:

May 3d, C. G. Larned, hardware, etc., for laboratory April 10th, JohnsoD, Myers & Co., repairing agricultural implements April 17 th, F. K. Phoenix, flowers and seeds , April 10th, Adams, Blackmer & Lyon, pamphlet cases April 26th, D. W. Weir, trees April 23d, R. B. Nelson, whitewashing and plastering April 16th, Moulding & Harland, flower pots April 23d, Union Coal Co , 1 car coal April 23d, Fuller, Finch & Fuller, 2 boxes glass May 3d, Chas. G. Larned, hardware April 13th, C. W. Beyer, insurance on library Mav 4th, Prof. Stuart, expenses lor chemicals May 3d, F. M. Avey, blacksmithing ., May 4th, Hibbard & Finch, seeds and plow May 4th, Trevett & Green, Hardware May 4th, E. T. Whitcomb, recording deeds May 4th, G. Hessell, harness repairs May 4th, G. K. Hosford, oil, chimneys, etc < $30 15 6 45 22 60 21 60 58 00 25 15 15 75 15 00 8 88 3 25 21 50 4 67 12 50 33 0 15 70 3 75 7 95 7 72

The Committee on Buildings and Grounds offered the following:

The Committee on Buildings and Grounds, on examination, finding that the cast iron water-table proposed, by the Committee, will be of inferior value and efficiency to a water-table made of tin or galvanized iron, with a timber so placed as to make a proper projection, do hereby recommend such change in the plan, and ask the Executive Committee to authorize the same. Respectfully, submitted,

M. C. GOLTRA, Chairman,

J. O. CUNNINGHAM, J. M. GREGORY.

On motion of Mr. PULLED, the recommendation was accepted and the change authorized. On motion of Judge CUNNINGHAM, it was voted that the Regent be authorized to make such purchases of books and apparatus, in Europe, as he may find can be made with advantage there; and that, for this purpose, the necessary warrants be drawn on the appropriation made for library and apparatus. On motion of Mr. PICKKELL, it was voted that a warrant of $1,000 be drawn for the Committee on Locating Lands, and