Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1910 [PAGE 43]

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1908]

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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Little Vermilion Coal Company, f. o. b. cars Urbana (amended b i d ) . . . .$1 05 Electric Coal Company, delivered in University bins 1 25 Crerar, Clinch & Company, f. o. b. I. C. R. R., Champaign 1 49 Western Consolidated Coal Company, f. o. b., Big Four, Urbana 1 50 Christian County Coal Company, f. o. b., Wabash R. R 1 27 Springfield Coal and Mining Company, f. o. b.,„ Wabash R. R. 1 35 Bell & Zoller Coal Company, f. o. b., Big Four, Urbana 1 47 Guy Gibson & Company, f. o. b., Big Four 1 08 Barclay Coal and Mining Company, f. o .b., I. C. R. R;, Champaign . . . i 35 Colliery Coal Company, f. o. b., Wabash tracks 1 15 A proposition for hauling was received:—from Champaign, twenty cents a ton; from Big Four, Urbana, eighteen cents a ton; and from Wabash tracks, Urbana, sixteen cents a ton. On motion of Mr. Lehman it was voted that the contract be awarded to the Electric Coal Company provided a contract satisfactory as to details can be made. The committee authorized the Supervising Architect to make a contract for the construction of fire escapes on University Hall with F. B. Smith of Chicago on his bid of $1,065. Respectfully submitted,

W. L. ABBOTT, L. L. LEIIMAN, MBS. LAURA B. EVANS.

Tlie appropriation of an additional $65 for the construction of fire escapes on University Hall- was approved. The consideration of the minutes was then taken up, and after making the following changes and corrections the minutes of the meetings of March 10, 1908; April 3, 1908; April 23, 1908; May 2, 1908; May 29, 1908; J u n e 8, 1908; J u n e 20, 1908, and July 3, 1908, were approved. Change the second paragraph on p. 422 of minutes of the meeting of March 10, 1908, to read— "President James called the attention of the board to a communication," etc. Add after the third paragraph, same page— "Dr. Kemp made a brief preliminary statement after which he was excused with the understanding that he would be called again. The hearing of these gentlemen and the'consequent discussion lasted until noon, when a recess .was taken until 2:00 p. m." On p. 436 change in paragraph 1 "his annual" to "an," and add at the close of the paragraph— "And recommended that the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois hereby re-affirm their approval of the general university policy thus far developed by the President of the University." Change the next paragraph to read— "Mr. Blair moved the adoption of the recommendation of the President. The Trustees on motion of Mrs. Alexander went into executive session for the consideration of the recommendation." Substitute for paragraph 4, p. 437, and the following paragraph— "The matter- of Dr. Kemp's communication, which had been left as unfinished business from the last meeting, was called up. Dr. Kemp was not xpresent, not having been notified." "After considerable discussion of. the case, on motion of Mr. Lehman, a further consideration of the question was postponed until the next meeting 'Of the board." The first line of the paragraph near the bottom of p. 516 of the minutes of July 3, 1908, was corrected by substituting for "Mr. Abbott, Chairman," "Mr. Pillsbury, Clerk."