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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1894
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120 UNIYEESITY OE ILLINOIS. The committee on Minnesota lands made the following report which; was received for record: To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN: The sales of lands not heretofore reported have been as. follows: No. Date. Name. Description. No. acres. 80 80 160 40 360 Price per acre. $15 15 15 12 78 78 00 50 Whole price. $1,262 50 1,262 52 2,400 00 500 00 $5,425 00 Cash paid. $125 00 125 (X> 360 (K> 125 00 $735 00 112 March 1, 1893.. Ole Lundquist.... 113 Peter Lundquist.. 114 115 Dec. 31,1892..!.' H. fl. Killeen,,,. N*/ 2 NE 26-117-34.. S H NE 26-117-34.. NE % 34-117-33.. S E S E 31124-36.. Respectfully submitted, S. A. BULLARD, S. W. SHATTUCK, ) > Committee on W. L. PILLSBURY, ) Minnesota Lands. The secretary stated t h a t he had procured a book for the endowmentfund register, as directed by t h e trustees at their meeting of March 28th. On motion of Mr. Bullard, it was voted t h a t the register be submitted to the finance committee. Mr. Armstrong, from the committee on instruction, made an informal report with regard to the regency. The papers presented by the regent from the faculty, with regard tot h e proposed new building for the college of engineering, were referred to the committee on buildings and grounds. Mr. G. W. Parker, instructor in wood working and foreman, was given a vacation of two months, on motion of Mr. Bullard. On motion of Mr. McLean, it was voted to print in the minutes a report of an inspection recently made by Capt. J. M. Lee, 9th Infantry, assistant to inspector general, Department of the Missouri. Mr. Bryant stated t h a t Governor Altgeld, who had delivered the commencement address, had been unable to remain for the board meeting. He had, however, in conference with some members of t h e board, urged t h a t the erection of the new building be pushed as rapidly as possible. Mr. Bryant offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Besolved, T h a t we most heartily approve of the recommendation of Governor Altgeld, and t h a t the committee on buildings and grounds begin immediately to make preparation for the construction of the building for the engineering college, and t h a t the committee has our hearty good will and support in pushing forward the erection of the building with all practicable dispatch. On motion of Mr. McLean, the items in the regent's report were considered in detail. The scheme for the classification of instructors in the University, and of their salaries was referred to the committee on instruction. The recommendation with regard to leasing ground to the members of the faculty for building purposes was referred to t h e following committee, appointed by the president, Messrs. McLean, Morgan, Raymond. The several requests for appropriations presented by t h e regent were referred to the finance commmittee to be reported upon as soon as practicable. The proposition for a store room in the basement of the chemical laboratory, to be connected by an elevator with t h e laboratories upon the firstand second stories, was referred to the committee on buildings and grounds..
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