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PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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he would be unable to make further payments on t h e land and surrendered his contract. A cash payment had been made of $324.40 when t h e contract was given, but t h e interest due January 2, 1893, had not been paid. Your committee having first ascertained t h a t t h e contract had not been recorded, accepted t h e surrender subject to t h e approval of t h e Board. Eespectfully submitted, I ' W BsSfTTUCK I Committee on The report was accepted and t h e committee was instructed to procure .a release from Mr. Andrew Olson for t h e tract of land surrendered. Upon request of Professor Forbes, after explanation made by him, t h e appropriation of $200 from t h e State Laboratory of Natural History funds for t h e payment of Mr. Frank Smith, asssistant zoologist, was made $400. (See page 260.) The board then adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock p. m.

EVENING SESSION.

The same members were present as in t h e afternoon, with t h e exception of Governor Altgeld. Upon recommendation of t h e finance committee, the bill of t h e treasurer, Mr. Spalding, for traveling expenses, stationery, and other incidentals, amounting to $116.72, was ordered paid from current funds. The executive committee made t h e following report:

URBANA, I I I . , August 2, 1894.

To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN: Your executive committee begs leave to report t h a t it has completed the purchase of t h e Bronson tract of land for $4,500, as ordered, and t h a t t h e deed has been duly recorded. Eespectfully submitted,

N. W. GRAHAM, )

S. A. BULLARD,

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> Executive Committee.

B. MORRISON, )

The report was approved. The committee on buildings and grounds made t h e following report, which was approved;

URBANA, I I I . , August 2, 1894.

To the Board of" Trustees of the University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN: Your committee on buildings and grounds begs leave to report t h a t it has examined into t h e advisability of boring for natural gas in t h e vicinity of t h e University, and, after thoroughly investigating t h e subject, and from t h e advice of t h e professor of geology, it was detided best not to expend any money in making any investigations. Respectfully submitted,

£T. B. MORRISON, ) Committee on

S. A. BULLARD, | Buildings and Grounds. The following committee report was received and approved:

URBANA, I I I . , August 1, 1894.

To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN: Your special committee to which was referred t h e petition of Messrs. W. A. Heath and Solon Philbrick, regarding the action of t h e faculty in withholding t h e diploma of George Frederickson, begs leave to report: