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UNiVEESiTY

OF ILLINOIS.

[Dec. 13

The report in the amended form, as given below, was then adopted.

i. GENERAL BILL. A

ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.

P a y m e n t of salaries and ordinary operating expenses . . . $350,000 00 Total for biennium Materials for shop practice , 5,000 00 Increase of scientific cabinets and collections 2,000 00 Additions to t h e library .•*. 25,000 00 Additions to apparatus and appliances 3,000 00 F i r e protection 1,500 00 Laying pavements and walks 5,000 00 Maintenance and extension of engineering e q u i p m e n t . . . 75,000 00 Painting and repairs on buildings 10,000 00 State water analysis 4,000 00 Drainage, fencing, and repairs on experimental farms . . 5,000 00 Maintenance of t h e department of commerce and industrial | 8,000 00 economics 3,000 00 Maintenance of t h e School of Music Providing additional teachers in t h e College of Agriculture, 6,000 00 etc 50,000 00 Enlargement and equipment of t h e Graduate School Establishment and conduct of an Agricultural School of 10,000 00 Correspondence 15,000 00 Equipment of t h e Chemical laboratory 5,000 00 Maintenance of School of Pharmacy Total

$582,500 00 x 2 = $1,165,000 0 > 0

A P P R O P R I A T I O N S F O R A D D I T I O N S TO T H E P L A N T .

Additional equipment of t h e water station ! 3,000 00 Increasing telephone exchange 1,500 00 F o r enlarging t h e general heating plant 35,000 00 Heating and furnishing Woman's building 15,000 00 F o r purchase of land—farm land, $10, OOO.OOr Y. M. C. A. 25,000 00 lots, $15,000.00 150,000 00 F o r Physics Building 150,000 00 Auditorium 10,000 00 Equipment of Law School

389,500 00

II. ASSOCIATIONS B I L L . College of Agriculture, equipment and running expenses.., Beef feeding, etc Improving corn Investigation of soils Investigation of orchards Investigation of dairy

$50,000 25,000 10,000 25,000 10,000 15,000 00 00 00 00 00 00 270,000 00 $1,824,500 00

$135,000 00 x 2 •

Grand total.

The question of sending the regiment to Springfield January 9, 1905, to attend the inauguration of the Governor was referred to President James with power to act.