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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1871
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113 In the discussion which followed, Messrs. Scroggs, Blackburn and Scott spoke for the erection of the building upon the present grounds, advocating the purchase of about 24 lots east of the present University grounds. Messrs. Griggs, Lawrence, Brown and others, supported the resolution. The motion was then put to vote, and resulted as follows: Ayes—Messrs. Bowen, Brown of Pulaski, Cobb, Cunningham, Edwards, Galusha, Goltra Griggs, Slade, Lawrence, Pickrell, Pullen, Pickard and Yan Osdel—14. Noes—Messrs. Blackburn, Wright, Pearson, Scroggs and Scott. Mr. Pearson rose to explain his vote. H e voted " N o " because he thought the building under consideration should be located upon the Experimental farm. Mr. Galusha offered the following resolution, which was adopted : Resolved, That the location of the Mechanical buildings and Drill Hall, connected with this ; University, be entrusted to the Executive Committee. Mr. Cobb moved the following: Resolved, That, in accordance with the act of appropriation, passed by the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, and approved April , appropriating for Chemical, Horticultural and Agricultural departments, and for books and apparatus, an amount of $25,000, the Treasurer be authorized to draw said sums, from time to time, and that the Regent and Recording Secretary be requested to furnish such certificates as he may require. The ayes and noes being called on Mr. Cobb's resolution, the vote resulted in— Ayes—Messrs. Blackburn, Bowen, Brown of Pulaski, Cobb, Cunningham, Edwards, Galusha, Goltra, Griggs, Lawrence, Pearson, Pickrell, Pullen, Pickard, Slade, Scroggs, Scott, Yan Osdel, Wright and the Kegent—20. Noes—0. It was moved and carried that the plans and specifications of the new University building, prepared by Mr. Van Osdel, of Chicago, be acted upon by the Board. Mr. Van Osdel exhibited the plans, and read the estimates, amounting to $143,700. The plans were adopted by the following vote: Ayes—Messrs. Blackburn, Bowen, Brown of Pulaski, Cobb, Cunningham, Edwards, Galusha, Goltra, Griggs, Lawrence, Pearson, Pickrell, Pullen, Pickard, Scott, Slade, Van Osdel, Wright and the Kegent—19. Noes—0. The specifications were referred to the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, with instruction to report at 10 o'clock A. M. to-morrow. —9
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