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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1908
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1908] . PEOOEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 423 The building is to have a frontage of 178 feet- on Green street, is U-shaped in plan, with wings 125 feet long, and three stories, basement and attic high. The exterior will be of local red brick (as in the Woman's Hall and laid as in that building) with stone trimmings and slate or tile roof. , I t was ordered that the architect should prepare plans and specifications and advertise for bids as soon as practicable. NATURAL HISTORY BUILDING. The architect also showed plans for the new Natural History Building and these were adopted. The architect was told to prepare plans and specifications and to* call for bids for this building at the same time as for the Physics Building. The regular order of business was then taken up, and the secretary presented the minutes of the regular meeting of December 10, 1907, and of the special meeting of January 25, 1908, which were approved as presented. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Mr. W. L.-Abbott was elected president of the board for the ensuing year. Mr. W. L. Pillsbury was elected corresponding and recording secretary and registrar for the same term. The Executive Committee, of which the president of the board is ex-officio chairman, was completed by the election of Mr. Lehman and Mrs. Alexander to be the other two members. COMMUNICATION PROM THE SUPERVISING ARCHITECT. President James presented a letter and accompanying papers from Professor White, Supervising Architect, and action was taken on the matter referred to as stated below. UEBAKA, I I I . , March 10, 1908. President Edmund J. James, University of Illinois, I submit herewith various matters which should receive consideration by the Trustees at an early date. Very truly, JAMES* M. WHITE, Supervising Architect, EXTENSION OF UNIVERSITY HEAT, LIGHT, AND POWER PLANT. We have enough boiler capacity to-carry us through next winter, but we must have additional draft facilities, and the coal conveyer must be rebuilt or replaced by a better method of handling coal. Before we can furnish heat and light for the new buildings it will be necessary to have, in addition, more boiler and generator capacity. A special committee should be appointed, consisting of the Chairman of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, the Professor of Mechanical Engineering, * the* Supervising Architect, and possibly others, to recommend the most feasible plan to the Board. We hoped the entire S35,000.00 appropriated would be available for this, extension. Eeferred to the Committee on Buildings and Grounds for investigation and report.
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