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86 DECEMBER 15, 1874. The Board met at the University at 4:30 P. M. Present—Messrs. Cobb, Brown/Blackburn, Gardner, Mason and Sabin. Absent—Governor Beveridge, Pickrell, Slade and Boyd. Letters from Governor Beveridge and Mr. Pickrell were read regretting their inability to attend this meeting. The minutes of the last meeting of the Board and the meeting of the Executive Committee v ere read and approved. The Business Agent then read his report,as follows:

HON. EMORY COBB, President of the Board of Trustees of the III. Ind. University : SIR :—I have the honor to make herewith my report as Business Agent for the three months ending December 1, 1874. Paper A gives statement of the current appropriations. Paper B gives statement of the State appropriations. Paper C gives a list of the University warrants drawn to date. Paper D gives a list of unpaid bills presented for audit. Judging from the unexpended balances the appropriations will not be overdrawn during t h e next three months unless a large amount is needed to enlarge the Chemical Laboratory.

" A."—.Statement of Appropriations for Current Expenses.

November 30, 1874. Board expenses Salaries Fuel and lights Stationery and printing Buildings and grounds Incidental expenses Mechanical Department Architectural " ;. Horticultural " Chemical " Military " ~ Library and apparatus Cabinet Sundries Agricultural Department Experimental Farm Sundries—Physical Laboratory Botany and Microscopy Shumman bill of mining app.. Bill of division fence Bill of expense Engineering Department.. Map of Europe Model case, Mechanical Department Fees and room rents Appropriations, $300 00 16,300 00! Receipts. Drawn. $102 05 7$ 677 20 1,127 30i 23 001 292 41 50 681 844 50 210 66 192 04 301 46] 48 56 200 15 335 23j 1,249 54 145 63 154 135 14 17 13

2,769 50

Unexpen'd $197 95 8,622 80 1,873 10 237 00 396 34 278 32 207 90 307 59 480 17 388 46 101 44 399 85 500 00 467 02 2,039 19 80 00 15 00 295 11

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260 0*1 688 00 300 00 413 83 447 75 499 79 689 92 150 00 600 00 500 00 802 25 29 638 70 172 7t> 00| 57 50 42

80 15 450 135 14 17 90

00 00 00 50 15 60 00,

50j 15 60 09

76 91

B."—Statement of State Appropriations.

November 30, 1874. New University building. Heating apparatus Fitting and furnishing Gas fixtures Physical laboratory Taxes on lands Agricultural experiments, Appropriations.

$15,000 00 18,000 00 7,350 00 1,200 00| 3,0C0 00 6,000 00 1,500 00

Drawn. $14,685 60 14,326 90 7,271 17 1,200 OO] 2,954 83 5,202 78 684 57

Un'xpen'd

$314 40 3,673 10 78 83 45 17 797 22 815 43

S. W. SHATTUCK, Business Agent,