Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1869 [PAGE 67]

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53 Burchard, Cobb, Cunningham, Dunlap, Edwards, Flagg, Galusha, Goltra,Hayes, Johnson, Kile, Lawrence, Mahan, Pickrell, Pullen, Quick, Scroggs, Van Osdell, and the Kegent—23. Bays—McMurray. Upon motion of J . M. Pickrell it was voted : That the foregoing resolution be furnished to the agricultural and other presses of the State, with request for its publication. A motion to adjourn until 7 o'clock, P . M. prevailed.

E V E N I N G SESSION. Board called to order at 7 o'clock. On motion of Mr. Blackburn, it was voted to dispense with the ruling of the morning to debate with closed doors. The report of the Committee of Agriculture was then read, and upon motion, it was referred to the committee on finances. To the Board of Trustees Illinois Industrial University : The committee on Agriculture make the following report for your consideration. 1st. That the Stock farm is in such condition as to require for the cultiva" tion of the lands, protection of the crops, repair of building and fences thereon, the sum of three thousand ($3,000) dollars, to be expended as follows : For the purchase of two teams $ 800 00 " " of harness 75 00 " " of one wagon 125 00 To be expended in repairing fence 1,000 00 For hedging Stock farm 100 00 Repairing house, barn, and for well and cisterns 1,000 00 $3,000 00 And in addition, as a contingent fund to meet such necessary expenditures not herein enumerated, but as may be called for, $2,000 00 $5,000 00 Your committee likewise recommend, as soon as the finances of the Institution will admit, or can be augmented, that the following amounts be set apart to be expended on said farm : 1. $5,000 for barn and tool house on experimental farm. 2. $5,000 for stock and sheep barn, pens, hennery, pigery, apiary, &c. 3. $5,500, houses for farm laborers and gardners. 4. $5,000 for fencing.