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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1870
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115 R E P O R T OF COMMITTEE. In pursuance of the authority given at a previous meeting, and in the absence from the State of Mr. Griggs, I advertised, by hand-bills, to rent the lands belonging to the University, known as the Griggs farm, to the highest bidder, on the 18th day of December last, The bidding for the lands was spirited, and resulted in letting them as follows: J . I . Toy, s H s w ^ s e c 21 80 acres at CWeeks n % sw & sec 21 80 " u G.W. Burton.... s %^U sec 21 .80 " " " " ....nw#se^sec21...,....40 " " W. Hill B u r t o n . . . n e # s e X sec 21 40 " " M.DareBurton..sw^ne^sec21 ...40 " " C.Burnett se^neKsec21 40 " " Total $3.60 2.80 4.00 4.05 4.05 5.00 4.40 $288 224 320 162 162 200 1T6 $1,532 , I took from each tenant his note, with good security, for amount of his note, to the 25th of December, 1870, to the University. Respectfully submitted. January 12, 1370. J. O. CUNNINGHAM. On motion of Mr. Goltra, The report was received and adopted. The following bills were then audited and allowed : Beidler& Kratz, lumber Fuller, Finch & Fuller, paint and varnish " " " glass Hulburd & Herrick, drawing tools J. Ely, spring wagon and repairs Union Coal Co., 3 cars coal F. M. & A. Avey, blacksmithing Recording Secretary's account, postage, etc Prof. W. F. Bliss, petty expense for farm J. M. Turnell, 2 bugles and mouth-pieces Park Royer, lumber account George Upstone, petty account for farm " " expense to fairs $ 60 T3 43 66 9 80 ' 11 50 163 35 60 00 3 68 10 80 53 79 IT 00 67 50 74 68 19 20 „ Dr. Gregory presented a report, giving some details of his visit to European schools, and presented the bills of purchase of books and apparatus, stating that the books have all arrived and the last of the apparatus was on the way. The bills were allowed. Dr. Gregory was requested to make, at the next meeting of the Board of Trustees, a full report of his visit to European schools. Mr. Cobb offered the following preamble and resolution: WHEREAS, It appears upon an examination of the accounts of the Book-keeper, that in some cases the appropriations of the March meeting, 1869, for the current year, were insufficient, and in others excessive, but that the aggregate
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