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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1910
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130 UNIVERSITY OF I L L I N O I S . [March 31 On recommendation of President James and the supervising architect, the contract was awarded to Snead & Company, whose hid "C" and "F," amounting to $5,137.00, seemed most advantageous, considering the capacity, type of construction and the facilities and conveniences included; the shelf area included in their proposition being 11 per cent greater than in any of the others. The report of the committee was adopted on motion of Mr. Moore. Separate votes being taken as follows: Museum Addition—Yeas, Messrs. Crebs, Abbott, Davison, Grout, Meeker and Moore, Mrs. Alexander and Mrs, E v a n s ; nay, Mr. H a t c h ; absent, Governor Deneen, Mr. Blair, and Mrs. Busey. Chemistry Laboratory Desks—Yeas, Messrs. Crebs, Abbott^ Davison, Hatch, Grout, Meeker and Moore, and Mrs. Alexander and Mrs. E v a n s ; nays, n o n e ; absent, Governor Deneen, Mr. Blair, and Mrs. Busey. P O S T S AND C H A I N S . On recommendation of the supervising, architect, Professor White, by the following vote, one hundred dollars ($100) was appropriated for the purpose of pipe posts and light chains to be p u t u p as temporary barricades to prevent people from - walking across the lawns. Yeas, Messrs. Crebs, Abbott, Davison, Hatch, Grout, Meeker and Moore, and Mrs. E v a n s ; nay, Mrs. Alexander; absent, Governor Deneen, Mr. Blair, and Mrs. Busey. DOUBLE T R A C K ON O L D K I G H T - O F - W A Y . The supervising architect, Professor White, notified the board t h a t the Interurban Company was starting work to put in an additional track across the campus on the old right-of-way. On motion of Mrs. Alexander, the matter was referred to the U n i versity Counsel, Judge Harker, for investigation and report to the board. The president of the board was instructed to take, on advice of the counsel, such action as might be necessary to protect the interests of the board. YOODRY W I L L . A communication from J u d g e Harker was received with regard to the Voodry will case, and it was ordered that it be placed on file. The board adjourned. W. L. ABBOTT, W. L. PILLSBURY, President. Secretary.
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