Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1890 [PAGE 151]

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UNIVERSITY

OF

ILLINOIS.

Paper A is a list of vouchers, Nos. 600 to 676, inclusive, for audit. Paper B is a statement of the Station expenditures for the quarter -ending March 31, 1890. Paper C is a statement of the appropriations, expenditures, and balances June 1st for the quarter ending June 30, 1890. Paper B is a statement of appropriations asked for the purpose of carrying on the work of the Station for the quarter ending September 30, 1890. Estimates for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 1890:

Buildings a n d r e p a i r s Board expenses B o o k s a n d periodicals Botanical a p p a r a t u s Bulletins Chemical a p p a r a t u s Fertilizers, Fuel a n d lights. Incidentals Printing, stationery and postage... Salaries Tools and supplies Wages and teams SundryDairying experiments E x p e r i m e n t with b r o o m c o r n seed Wheat experiments Total

$10 00 40 00 25 00 50 00 250 00 275 00 5 00 80 00 25 00 25 00 1,900 00 35 00 1,250 00

25 00 25 00 60 00

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$4,080 00

The Board of Direction asks authority to use, for such purposes as may best subserve the interests of the Station, any unexpended balances of the Station funds appropriated for this fiscal year. Authority is asked to continue the outside wheat experiments, sowings to be made at some four points and the expense for the whole to be limited to $125.00 for the year 1890-91. Authority is further asked to undertake investigations— 1. To determine the feeding value of broom corn seed. 2. To determine the feeding value of apple pomace. The Trustees are also requested to confirm the appointment of Mr. G-. I 3 . Clinton as Assistant Botanist, at a salary of $50 per month from Sept. 1, 1890. SELIM H. PEABODY, President Board of Direction.

T H E STATE LABORATORY OF N A T U R A L HISTORY.

The Director presents the following nominations of assistants for the coming year and asks t h a t they be approved:

F i e l d entomologist, J o h n M a r t e n Office entomologist, ( h a r l e s A. H a r t B o t a n i s t , Prof. T. J . Burrill S t e n o g r a p h e r , Mary J . S n y d e r Salary " " '' $900 p e r a n n u m 600 200 600

He also asks for the usual appropriations for the coming quarter.

ASSIGNMENTS. A n a s s i g n m e n t from state a p p r o p r i a t i o n for b o o k s and publications for t h e n e x t y e a r is a s k e d for b i n d i n g 8180 00 F r o m state a p p r o p r i a t i o n for a p p a r a t u s a n d material, a s follows: F o r a p p a r a t u s for t h e physical l a b o r a t o r y 250 00 F o r engineering instruments J 250 00

I recommend t h a t authority be given to employ a janitor for the department of chemistry, at the rate of twenty-five dollars per month. All which is respectfully submitted.

SELIM H. PEABOBY, Begent.