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PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF TEUSTEES.

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The pressed brick may be estimated at $16.00 per thousand, f. o. b. cars at Champaign or Urbana, and molded brick a t $15.00 per thousand less than t h e list. Proposals will be filed with W. L. Pillsbury, secretary of t h e board of trustees, Urbana, 111., and will be opened in t h e presence of bidders. The committee reserves t h e right to reject any and all proposals.

SAMUEL A. BULLAKD, ) N. B. MORRISON, [-< Committee. RICHARD P. MORGAN, )

Urbana, 111., August 22, 1893. As the full committee could not meet at the hour for opening bids, the chairman of t h e committee, through t h e secretary, Mr. Pillsbury, received t h e proposals, fifteen in number, and adjourned t h e meeting to 3 o'clock t h a t afternoon. At t h a t hour, with only himself of t h e committee present, but in t h e presence of the president of the board and with t h e assistance of t h e secretary of the board, t h e chairman opened t h e proposals, in t h e presence of t h e bidders. One of t h e proposals was informal, not having a check enclosed as per instructions, and was laid aside. The fourteen proposals presented were as follows:

Name. Peter Kinney & JSon Valentine Jobst Hanes & Ohlson ;. Frederick W. Menke Ben j amin Hyde Beverforden & Still well.. S. S. Goehring L. L. Leach & Son Donaldson & Anderson.. Chas. A. Moses L. M. Moore & Son C. F. Shultz & Co John Griffiths Murdoch, Campbell & Co Peoria. Springfield Quincy Chicago LaFayette, Ind. Tuscola Chicago. Danville. Chicago.. Place. $176,000 00 154,225 00 157,335 00 164,248 00 144,000 00 143,509 00 148,987 00 166,983 00 144,958 00 149,650 00 147,697 00 154,670 00 175,000 00 166,377 00

The chairman announced to t h e bidders present t h a t t h e proposals were above t h e amount t h a t could be expended for t h e building; t h a t t h e committee would consider them, report them to the board with their recommendations, and t h a t t h e action of t h e board in t h e matter would be reported to t h e competitors. Also t h a t their checks would be returned in due time. Your committee recommends t h a t .all proposals be rejected, and t h a t further proposals be sought; and, if necessary, t h a t the building be reduced in cost to make it come within t h e amount of money we have to expend on it. Your committee recommends t h a t Professor Ricker be paid $50 for his services as expert in deciding upon plans for t h e building. Respectfully submitted, S. A. liULLARD, ) Committee on

RICHARD P. MORGAN, ) Buildings and Ground?.

MINORITY REPORT OK SITE.

Mr. Morrison, of t h e same committee, while agreeing to other matters of t h e report, made a minority report upon the site as follows: To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN: The minority of your buildings and grounds committee, to which was referred t h e location of t h e new engineering building, b3gs leave to submit t h e following report: