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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

A D J O U R N E D S E S S I O N , S E P T E M B E R 29 AND 30, 1898.

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T h e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Illinois m e t p u r s u a n t to a d j o u r n m e n t a t 9 o'clock a. m., S e p t e m b e r 29, 1898, i n t h e office of t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of P u b l i c I n s t r u c t i o n , Springfield, 111. T h e members p r e s e n t were Messrs. B u i l a r d , F r e e m a n , M c L e a n , P e a r c e and R a y m o n d a n d M r s . Flower. Mr. Builard was elected c h a i r m a n . T h e r e b e i n g n o q u o r u m p r e s e n t t h e board a d j o u r n e d to meet a t t h e same place t h e n e x t m o r n i n g a t 8:30 o'clock,

S E S S I O N O F F R I D A Y , S E P T E M B E R 30, 1898.

W h e n t h e B o a r d m e t p u r s u a n t t o a d j o u r n m e n t t h e same m e m b e r s were p r e s e n t a s o n t h e day before a n d i n addition Messrs. A r m s t r o n g a n d Morrison a n d M r s . Carriel. Mr. F r e e m a n was elected c h a i r m a n . T h e B u i l d i n g s a n d G r o u n d s C o m m i t t e e made t h e following r e ports:

LIGHTNING RODS. SPRINGFIELD, I L L S . , Sept. 30, 1898.

To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN:—Your Committee on Buildings and Grounds desires to report that under your directions lightning rods on the Astronomical Observatory and the U. S. Experiment Station building were contracted for at the same rate for which the work was done on the other buildings of the University—19 cents per running foot, including the fastenings. Three bronze trolley wheels were required for contact connections on the dome of the Observatory. These were extra. Mr. White reports that the work has been satisfactorily done, and that he finds by measurement the length of rods put up to be 774 feet. He has approved the bill of Mr. Charles Bejohr, the contractor, for $125.93. Mr. Bejohr's bill is for $146.93, he having included freight and railroad fare to the amount of $21; but we believe not justly; therefore we recommend that $125.93 be ordered paid to Mr. Charles Bejohr for rodding and ligtning conductors on the buildings herein mentioned. Respectfully submitted,

S. A. BULLARD, J . E. ARMSTRONG, M R S . LUCY L. FLOWER,

Committee on Buildings and Grounds. T h e report of t h e " c o m m i t t e e was approved a n d t h e Ipill o r d e r e d p a i d at $125.93.

SALE OF BOILERS. SPRINGFIELD, I L L S . , Sept. 30,1898.

To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN:—Since the installation of the Heating, Lighting and Power plant three small 40-horse power tubular boilers, which were formerly used to furnish power for the shops, and one water tube Sterling boiler of 60-horse