Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1888 [PAGE 28]

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PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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Your committee also approves the accompanying estimate presented by the Director of the Laboratory of Natural History and recommends that the legislature be requested to appropriate the -sums named for carrying on the work of that department. Estimate of expenses of the State Laboratory of Natural History for the years 1887-8 and 1888-9, per annum; For For For For For salary of Director traveling and incidental expenses entomological, botanical and miscellaneous assistants additions to library publication' of bulletins Total appropriation per annum $2,000 1,000 3,000 1,000 300 00 00 00 00 00

$7,300 00

All of which is respectfully submitted, S. M. MILLARD, ) S. H. PEABODY, V Committee. CHARLES BENNETT, )

That part of the report in regard to the general appropriations for the University was approved, and the regent was requested to present these askings to the legislature. That part of the report regarding the appropriations asked for the Laboratory of Natural History was also approved, and the Director of the Laboratory was requested to present it to the legislature. The following resolution, offered by Trustee Bennett, was passed:

Resolved, That a special committee of four be instructed to investigate and report in detail at the next meeting of this Board such recommendations as they may deem of advantage in the future management of the farm of the University.

The Chairman appointed Trustees Pearman, Cobb, Bennett and Eisenmayer. The following report from the auditing committee was received and approved:

To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: We, your auditing committee, report that alj the vouchers submitted by the business agent from 1,001 to 1^043 of 'SS-^G and 1 to 235 of '86-87, inclusive, are in proper form and duly receipted, and we recommend that the same be approved. We have examined, also, the report of J. W. Bunn, treasurer, find it correct, and recommend its approval by your Board. F. M. McKAY, GEO. C. EISENMAYER,

Adjourned.

E. SNYDER, S. M. MILLARD,

Secretary.

President