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PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES. The treasurer of t h e University received t h e following telegram:

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TACOMA, W A S H , September 12, 1893.

To the Treasurer of University of Illinois. We send you to-day certified check to your order for $1,000 as guaranteed for Gribble & Shurz, bidders on engineering building.

L. R. MANNING, Cashier.

The secretary of t h e board received t h e following telegram: W. L. Pillsbury, Secretary Board of Trustees, University. If necessary, we will guarantee Gribble & Shurz' certified check for one thousand dollars, sent by Pacific National Bank to treasurer University of Illinois.

METROPOLITAN SAVINGS BANK.

Your committee understands from these telegrams t h a t these gentlemen make a further proposition to stand by their proposal, and guarantee t h a t with a certified check to t h e amount of one thousand dollars. We, therefore, recommend t h a t this board adjourn, when it adjourns, to meet in two weeks; t h a t Gribble & Shurz be notified t h a t we accept their proposal, and t h a t they be ready with their bond to enter into contract for t h e erection of engineering hall at t h a t time. Respectfully submitted,

S. A. BTTLLABD, I Committee on

N. B. MORRISON, j Buildings and Grounds. Mr. McLean offered as a substitute for this motion t h a t t h e committee on buildings and grounds be directed to readvertise, as soon as possible, for bids for t h e construction of Engineering Hall. On t h e question of the adoption of t h e substitute, t h e ayes and noes were called with t h e following result: Ayes, Raab, McKay, McLean, Morgan, and Raymond. Noes, Bullard, Graham, Morrison, and Armstrong. And t h e substitute prevailed. On motion of Mr. McLean, it was voted t h a t t h e board adjourn, when i t adjourns, to meet at noon, October 5, 1893. The question of a site for t h e new building was then taken up, and it was moved t h a t t h e minority report with regard to site be substituted for t h a t of t h e majority report. On this motion t h e ayes and noes were called with t h e following result: Ayes, Raab, Graham, and Morrison. Noes, McKay, McLean, Bullard, Morgan, Armstrong, and Raymond. The substitute was lost. The recommendation of t h e committee with regard to t h e site was then approved. On motion of Mr. Armstrong, it was voted t h a t t h e regent be requested to direct t h e janitor to have t h e street crossings on t h e north, northwest, and west of University Hall kept clean. On motion of Mr. Raymond, it was voted t h a t t h e buildings and grounds committee should, in its discretion, move t h e house in t h e arboretum to t h e south farm, if found practicable. The president, Mr. Graham, being obliged at this time to return home, called Mr. McLean to t h e chair.

BUSINESS AGENT'S REPORT.

The business agent then made t h e following report:

URBANA, I I I . , September 12, 1893.

JV. W. Graham, President Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, SIR: I have t h e honor to hand you herewith t h e following financial statements: Paper A is a showing of t h e current appropriations for three months ending August 31, 1893.