Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1873 [PAGE 140]

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136 The bills of Messrs. Flynn & Scroggs for bookbinding, and Mr. E. V. Peterson for stationery, were referred to the Eegent, with power to settle, if correct. The reports of the Horticultural Department, the Farm Superintendent, the Mechanical Department, and Carpenter Shop were read and accepted. A requisition from the mechanical and carpenter shops for divers articles, was referred to a Committee consisting of Dr. Gregory and Mr. Pearson. The report of Mr. W. M. Beatty of his recent survey of the University lands in Minnesota was received, the amount of $160 for expenses and services allowed, and the thanks of the Committee expressed to him for the faithful survey and accurate description of the University lands in Nebraska and Minnesota. Mr. E. Cobb offered the following resolution:

WHEREAS, The business of the University in its various departments has greatly increased, and is constantly increasing; and whereas it is deemed vitally essential to the interests of the University that all purchases be made through the Regent or his assistant; therefore, be it Resolved, That Prof. Snyder be relieved from his classes in bookkeeping and act as such assistant to the Eegent.

This resolution was adopted, and the Secretary instructed to inform the heads of departments of the above action of the Board. The following resolution, offered by Judge Cunningham, was adopted :

WHEREAS, In accordance with a resolution of the Board of Trustees, at the annual meeting held in March, 1870, a sale of the south half northeast quarter section 21, town Id, range 9 east, has been negotiated to C. R. Griggs, therefore * Resolved, That the Regent, upon receiving the agreed consideration, execute and deliver to Mr Griggs a deed conveying said lands with the usual covenants of warranty.

It was decided that handbills, advertising the sale of University lands, be printed, and that the interest of deferred payments shall be 6 per cent, for the lands in Minnesota, and 8 per cent, for the lands in ^Nebraska. The architect, Mr. J. M. Yan Osdel, then read his report on the progress of the new University building, which was accepted, and on his recommendation, an amount of $9,679 39 (payments assigned) was allowed to Mr. E. F. Gehlman, the contractor. It was directed to leave off the construction of a new gallery in the chapel of the new University building. A report of Prof. J. B. Webb, of the Department of Civil Engineering, was read by the Eegent, requesting additional instruments for the Department. The report was accepted, and it was ordered that the recommended purchases be made, or such part thereof as the appropriation for library and apparatus may allow. The Eegent was iDstructed to attend the meetings of the Presidents of State institutions, and there to represent the financial wants of the University.