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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

FIRE LOSS, REPAIRS, IMPROVEMENTS.

[Sept 28,

URBANA, I I I . , Sept. 28, 1901.

lo the Board of Trustees: Your Committee on the College of Medicine begs leave to report as follows : On the night of June 25, 1901, a fire occurred in the Building of the College of Medicine which destroyed a portion of the building together with a large part of its contents. The loss haviug been adjusted by representatives of the several insurance companies whose policies were held, there was allowed and paid—

On contents On lease Total

$19,500 00 15,449 34 2,663 28 $37,612 62

Your committee deems the settlement reasonable and liberal, as will fully appear from exhibit A hereto attached. It was doubtless the duty of the officers of the College of Physicians and Surgeons as landlords, to proceed to repair the damage by fire, and reconstruct the old college building. The Board of trustees had already authorized the expenditure of $5,000.00 on the new building and $4,000.00 for equipment for the ^School of Dentistry. The officers of the College of Physicians and Surgeons found it necessary to make repairs and changes at once, and so proceeded to call for bids in order to have the building ready for the opening of the fall season October 1,1901. Exhibit B herewith shows in detail the amount of bids and the cost of repairs and equipment.

EXHIBIT B .

August 30, 1901. D. A. K. Steele, Actuary, Chicago, 111. MY DEAR DOCTOR:—Pursuant to your request for a detailed report of contracts let for repairing the old college building (in consequence of the damage by fire) for the Dental school, and remodeling High School building for College purposes, I respectfully submit the following: