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PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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brick, No. 3 color, and colored mortar joints—the price for the whole to be fifty-eight thousand, five hundred and nineteen dollars and fifty cents : and t h a t the President and Secretary of the Board be authorized and instructed to contract with Mr. Jobst for the construction of the building upon these terms, he to furnish a satisfactory bond in the amount of $20,000. Taking up, then, the question of choice between Bedford and Warrensburg stone, it was voted, on motion of Mr. Cobb, t h a t Bedford stone be used for the water-table, steps, area copings, and window sills ; t h a t for all other stone above the water-table Warrensburg sand stone be used ; but, if the contractor should object to furnishing two kinds of stone, t h a t then Bedford stone should be used for all the stone above named. The grade was fixed at six inches above the top of the ground at the southwest corner of the site chosen. But the architect was given authority to make it higher, not exceeding 12 inches above "the ground at point named, if he found it best to do so.

W. L. PILLSBTTRY;

Secretary of Joint Committee.

The action of the joint committee was approved. The Secretary stated t h a t Mr. J o b s t was promptly notified t h a t his bid for the erection of Natural History Hall was accepted, and t h a t on September 25th a contract with Mr. J o b s t was duly executed, and t h a t he gave a satisfactory bond of f 20,000 for the fulfillment of the contract. By a joint resolution of the two houses, the General Assembly in 1873 instructed all boards of trustees having charge of s t a t e buildings n o t t o insure them. Consequently in making the cont r a c t with Mr. J o b s t the usual clause providing for insurance by the owner was stricken out. Mr. J o b s t stated t h a t he had n o t contemplated carrying the insurance himself, but t h a t he would do so if a further sum of $250 were paid him. The representatives of the Board did n o t consider t h a t they had aut h o r i t y t o agree t o make such payment, and the m a t t e r is reported t o the Board t h a t it may t a k e such action as it deems expedient. The question of insurance was referred t o the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, and the committee was directed t o rep o r t thereon a t the next meeting of the Board. The Secretary presented the following communication from Mr. Bronson Murray, of New York, and stated t h a t the bronze model referred t o hnd been received:

238 W. 52d St., NEAV YORK, November 7, 1891. W. L. Pillsbury, Secretary, etc. DEAR SIR : I have to-day sent by U. S. Express, to address of the University at Champaign, a bronze model of the French Merino, or "Rambouillet" sheep, executed in 1849 by a French artist of some repute, which I have thought worthy of a place in the agricultural department. In the days, or years rather, in which I pastured sheep on the then wide prairies of your state (40 years since) the "Rambouillet" was eagerly sought as the most profitable type, both west and east. I am, dear sir, cordially,

BRONSON M U R R A Y .

I read with interest and thank you for your Reports.