Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1898 [PAGE 204]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. APPROPRIATIONS.

[Sept. 21,

On motion of Mr. Bullard, $100.00 was re-appropriated for the protection o£ Engineering Hall from the drip from window sills. Appropriations were made for the three months ending December 31, 1897, as requested by the Business Manager.

Board expenses Salaries for instruction and P r e s i d e n t Salaries for services Building's and g r o u n d s F u e l , lights, and electric power Stationery, p r i n t i n g , etc A d v e r t i s i n g and postage -. R e p a i r shop Mechanical d e p a r t m e n t Departments Laboratories L i b r a r y and a p p a r a t u s Incidentals F u r n i t u r e and fixtures, Heating apparatus 'Greenhouse W a t e r supply Minnesota lands School of P h a r m a c y School of Medicine W a t e r s u r v e y of t h e State $500 00 35,000 00 \ 5,000 00 2.000 00 3,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 500 00 300 00 1,000 00 50 00 800 00 500 00 500 00 300 00 125 00 100 00 $52,675 00 6,500 14,000 4,500 750 00 00 00 00

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$25,750 00 $78,425 00

On motion of Mr. McKay, $50.00 was appropriated for the payment of Wilson, Moore & Mcllvaine's bill for legal services rendered the University in the matter of the H. M. R. Construction Company's bond. I t was ordered that the President and Secretary make a requisition on the Auditor for a warrant on the State Treasurer for the sum of $1,597.50 in favor of John R. Tanner, Governor, «^. S. McCullough, Auditor of Public Accounts, and Henry L. Hertz, Treasurer, to be drawn from the appropriation made by the General Assembly for defraying the expenses for legal services in the matter of the Spalding defalcation, and to be used in the payment of the bill of Wilson,. Moore and Mcllvaine for legal services rendered amounting to said sum. I t was also ordered that a further requisition for $500.00 be drawn in favor of the same persons from the same fund, to be paid as a retainer fee to C. E. Richards, of Red Oak, Iowa.

OOAL CONTRACT.

Mr. Smith from the Finance Committee made a report with regard to bids received for furnishing coal. On motion of Mr. Bullard, fcne committee was directed to reject these bids and to call for bids again. The committee was further instructed to report with regard to said bids to the Executive Committee, and the Executive Committee was given power to contract for coal for the ensuing year, in case a satisfactory contract could be made.