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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1884
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166 PROCEEDINGS OF T H E BOARD. MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DECEMBER, 1882. The Board met at 8 P. M., December 12, 1882, in the University parlor. Present: Governor Cullom, Messrs. Mason, Millard, McLean, Kenower, Pearman and Scott, Absent: Messrs. Cobb, Bennett and Paden. Mr. Geo. F . Kenower, newly appointed member of the Board, took the oath of office, administered by Hon. W. A. Day. The record of last meeting was read and approved. The following report of the Executive Committee was received : Meeting of the Executive Committee at the Doane House, Champaign, October 27, 1 82. Present: Messrs. Cobb, Scott and Pearman. Major Pearman, of Nebraska, appeared before the committee and made certain statements concerning the lands owned by the University and situated in Gage county, Nebraska, and making an offer for the purchase of those lands. After hearing the statements of Major Pearman, on motion of Mr. Scott, seconded by Dr. Pearman, it was ordered : That the Regent be authorized to advertise tile lands owned by the University in Gage county, Nebraska, for sale, for cash, or for one-third cash, the remainder to be p u d in three equal installments at the end of one, two and three years respectively, with int rest payable annually, at seven per cent. Bids to be required for- all the lands owned by the University in said county. The Trastees to reserve the right to reject any or all bids. Bids to be directed to the Regent of the University, at Urbana, 111., and to be received on or before four in the afternoon of the twelfth day of December next. After which the committee adjourned. EMOKY COBB, JAS. R. SCOTT, J. T. PEA KM AN, Committee.
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