Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1876 [PAGE 178]

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178 The following motion of Mr. Flagg was carried:

Resolved, That Mr. Hays, heretofore appointed Florist, is hereby recognized as the assistant o Professor Burrill, in the Department of Botany and Horticulture.

Treasurer, J. W. Bunn, then read his report of receipts and expenditures for the quarter ending March 1, 1876, which was received.

TREASURER'S REPORT, ILLINOIS INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY,

In acct. with John W. Bunn, Treasurer. 1875

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December 1 To Balance 1876 : Febr'ary 29 To interest on Chicago city bonds 'v Illinois 6 per cent bonds amount received on account of Agricultural Department., ' 'i '' " Horticultural '' ' " " Architectural '' '' " " Mechanical '' •' " '' Chemical '' " " " Experimental Farm " " " fees and room rents " " " fuel and lights " '' '' buildings and grounds " " " 111. Cent. R. R. donation.... " " " library and apparatus , " *g " incidentals

OR.

$13,845 35 875 00 930 00 2,505 74 192 98 1,136 45! 936 14 448 19 395 90 2,133 751 179 47 181 55! 1,023 00 5 10| 1 07 $24,789 691

By amount paid salaries " •' " for buildings and grounds ... " ' " " fuel and lights " " stationery and binding " " board expense " " Mechanical Department " " Architectural " a < Agricultural < " " " Horticultural " " " Chemical " " " Military " " " library and apparatus " •' incidental expense " " Physical Laboratory " " Experimental Farm " " Centennial '* " Chicago Exposition 11 " Engineering Department " " Ladies'Gymnasium " '• Physical Laboratory (State appropriation). 1 ' " Veterinary Department " " 4 ' " printing office " " Balance

$9,S29 86 672 25 1,740 98 150 13 137 05 1,062 67 800 74 3,038 79 281 69 656 75

142 38 535 16 117 52 32 83 125 78 215 24 18 01 128 00 8 30 588 09 164 07 14 65 4,828 75 $24,789 69

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URBAN A, I I I . , J u n e 4,1876. JOHN W. BUNN, TREASURER.

Mr. Blackburn presented the following which was adopted :

* Resolved, That the Professor of Horticulture and D. Gardner be directed to make all proper efforts ~ o enlarge and complete the collection of trees in the Arboretum, and that that the sum of $50 be pprppriated to procure such as thev cannot procure by exchange or donation.

An amount of $600 was appropriated for tree planting and other improvements on grounds around New University Building to be expended under the direction of Mr. Gardner, Prof. Burrill, and Business Agent. The subject of certain drains was referred to Prof. Miles with -instructions to report to Executive Committee.