Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1908 [PAGE 504]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

[June 8

Fences Around Horticultural Grounds.—Dean Davenport has requested that an iron fence similar to the one now around the horticultural plat on the north farm, be built around the new orchard plats on the south farm. The committee recommended that such a fence be constructed at a cost not to exceed $2,600.00, and to be paid for out of the State appropriation for' fencing. Fence Around Soil Experiment Plats.—Dr. Hopkins has requested that an iron fence similar to the one in front of the horticultural building* be built around the soil experiment plat directly south of the Astronomical Observatory. The committee recommends that the fence be built as requested at a cost not to exceed $2,125.00, and that it be paid for out of the State appropriation for fencing*. University Milk Route.—The committee was directed to investigate and report upon the commercial features of the milk route now operated by the dairy department. The committee Has directed its chairman to ask the advisory committee of the State Dairymen's Association for a recommendation regarding the advisability of continuing the University milk route, and pending a reply to this request your committee asks for further time. Leases of Experiment Lands.—The committee finds the following leases in force at the present time:

Name. J o h n Eggleson J o h n F."Jolley W . M. Gusson, J r A. N . Abbott W . N . Sunderland Acres. 30 10 10 20 10 Location. Clay county Richland county Johnson county Whiteside county Rental. $185 100 75 120 50 00 00 00 00 00 Expiration. 1911 1912 1912 1908

The above leases are signed on the part of the University by professors connected with the experiment station without authority from the board, so far as the committee is aware. The committee recommends that the board approve the above leases, but that the Director of the Experiment Station be advised that in the future all similar leases and all purchases of land should be signed by the proper officers of the board. Respectfully submitted,

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, FRED L. HATCH, Chairman.

With regard to this report was taken as follows: Judge Harker's course concerning the line fence was approved. The recommendation with regard to fence around horticultural grounds was approved and the appropriation therefor made. With regard to the fence around soil experiment plats the board voted to refer the matter back to the committee with instruction to see whether or not a fence like that on the tennis courts near by would not be sufficient, and if this were found to be so, whether or not the other experiment plats further east might be similarly fenced and to report to, the board. The committee was given further time to investigate the report upon the milk route. The recommendation of the committee with regard to leases and purchases of experiment lands was adopted.