Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1869 [PAGE 84]

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To amount paid for salaries To amount paid expense of trustees To amwuut paid salaries, expenses, for lecturers To amount p:iid for insurance To amount paid Superintendent's salary and labor for farm To amount paid students' labor To amount paid far printing and advertising To amount paid for coal and wood To amount paid for wages of carpenter, gardener and janitor.. To amount paid for library apparatus and cabinet To amount paid for freight ana express charges To amount paid for stationery To amount paid for draining tile To amount paid for labor, material for University and grounds. Balance on hand $4468 24 433 20 883 45 251 50 1289 T4 404 40 13T 50 283 55 549 50 55 20 11 60 2T0 00 1053 68 1324 59 $12,038 08

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CHAMPAIGN, I I I . , March 9, 1869.

JOHN W. BUNK, Treasurer. [The above report, as will be seen, embraces only the latter part of the year, from November 12,1868. The report for the first part of the year was made to the Board at the meeting in November, 1868.]

On motion of Mr. BURCHARD, the report of the Treasurer was referred to the Auditing Committee. Then the report of Committee on Military Department was received. On motion of Mr. BURCHARD, it was received and laid on table for future action.

Judge BROWN offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Treasurer be authorized to sell 50,000 acres of the remaining land scrip, at such prices as he may be able to obtain : Provided, he shall not sell at a lower price than may be approved by the Finance Committee.

On motion of Mr. PEARSON, it was laid on the table until Thursday morning, March 11. Judge BROWN moved then, that the Finance Committee be instructed to devise and report to the Board a plan for putting on the market and selling the lands entered by virtue of the Congressional scrip issued to this University. On motion, the bills and accounts now in the hands of the Eegent were referred to the Auditing Committee. Mr. J. H. PICKRELL offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the boarding arrangements made with Mr. Aaron Potter, as set forth on page 93 of Annual Report, be annulled, and that the Executive Committee are directed to sell or otherwise dispose of the fixtures, and give Mr. Potter notice to vacate the premises.

Carried.