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UNIVERSITY OF I L L I N O I S . ORGAN L O F T FOR AUDITORIUM.

[June 9,

(12) A r e c o m m e n d a t i o n from t h e S u p e r v i s i n g A r c h i t e c t t h a t t h e s u m of n i n e t h o u s a n d five h u n d r e d d o l l a r s be a p p r o p r i a t e for p r e p a r i n g t h e A u d i t o r i u m for t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n of t h e n e w pipe o r g a n . T h i s includes t h e o r g a n - c h a m b e r , t h e grills a n d d e c o r a t i n g , a n d also t h e w o r k of r e m e d y i n g a c o u s t i c defects.

On motion of Mrs. £$enrotin, the sum of nine thousand fire hundred dollars ($9,500) was appropriated for preparing the Auditorium for the installation of the pipe organ. The vote was as follows: Ayes, Mr. Abbott, Mrs, Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moore, Mr. Trevett, Miss Watson; noes, none; absent, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Meeker. At this point Mr. Abbott, being called from the room, asked Mr. Moore to take the chair.

FINISHING ADDITIONAL ROOMS IN L I N C O L N HALL.

<13) A r e c o m m e n d a t i o n from t h e S u p e r v i s i n g A r c h i t e c t t h a t t h e n o r t h e a s t a n d s o u t h e a s t c o r n e r r o o m s on t h e t o p floor of Lincoln H a l l be finished off for u s e , a t a cost of one t h o u s a n d d o l l a r s .

On motion of Mrs. Henrotin, the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) was appropriated for finishing the northeast' and southeast corner rooms on the top floor of Lincoln Hall. The vote was as follows: Ayes, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moore, Mr. Trevett, Miss Watson; noes, none; absent, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Meeker. At this point Mr. Abbott returned and resumed the chair.

O P E N I N G OF S T R E E T T H R O U G H PHARMACY LOT.

(14) A r e q u e s t from t h e B o a r d of L o c a l I m p r o v e m e n t s of t h e city of C h i c a g o t h a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Illinois d e d i c a t e for t h e o p e n i n g of a s t r e e t a s t r i p of l a n d t o t h e city from t h e lots w h i c h it o w n s on Fairfield A v e n u e a n d F o r t y - s e v e n t h S t r e e t in t h e city of Chicago.

On motion of Mrs. Evans, this request was referred to the President of the Board of Trustees for investigation and report.*

CHANGES IN MECHANICAL PLANT, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.

( 1 5 ) A r e q u e s t from t h e S u p e r v i s i n g Architect for a u t h o r i t y to c h a n g e t h e m e c h a n i c a l p l a n t in t h e b u i l d i n g of t h e College of Medicine in Chicago so a s t o m a k e it a low p r e s s u r e h e a t i n g s y s t e m , w i t h t h e e x p e c t a t i o n of b u y i n g t h e e l e c t r i c i t y needed in t h e conduct of t h e college. T h e cost is e s t i m a t e d a t $5,080. I t is believed t h a t a s a v i n g of a p p r o x i m a t e l y $2,000. a y e a r m a y r e s u l t from t h i s change. * Since the meeting of the Board the Secretary has received the following report for the President Of the Board concerning the opening of the street thru the Pharmacy l o t June 30,1914. Mr. H. E. Cunningham, Secretary, University of Illinois, Urbana, III. DEAR SIR: Agreeable to instructions given by the Board on April 22.1, in company with Professor Day, of the School of Pharmacy, inspected the lot owned by the University between Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Streets and between Rockwell Street and California Avenue, in the city of Chicago. This inspection was made as a result of a notice received from the Board of Public Improvement of the city of Chicago, advising it was proposed to have Fairfield Avenue cut through from Forty-seventh to Fortyeighth Street, in which case one-half of the street, or a strip 33 feet wide, would be taken off of our property, reducing its width from 8 rods to 6 rods. I find that the lot in question is located in that part of the city generally known as Gage Park, which, because of lack of drainage, is liable to be covered with water during rainy seasons, although these conditions have been somewhat improved of late by the construction of a large main sewer on Halsted Street about one-half mile distant from our property. The streets in that locality are, for the, most part, unimproved and there is a great deal of unsubdivided and vacant property in the neighborhood, and on. the whole the property is not immediately desirable and offers very little promise for the near future; and if Fairfield Avenue is cut through, as is proposed, there will,'in the course of time, follow assessments for improvements amounting to $3,000 or $4,000. But as the only hope for the property is to have it subdivided and sold off, and as this would be impossible without Fairfield Avenue being improved, both Professor Day and I favored having the street opened, and, at my request, Professor Day appeared before the Board of Public Improvements and stated to the Board that the University would donate a strip two rods wide providing the street were opened from Forty-seventh to Forty-eighth Street, and as no objection was raised at the hearing, Fairfield Avenue will probably be cut through; and I Would suggest to the Board that it consider offering the lot for sale at a price which real estate experts would consider to be reasonable. Respectfully submitted,

W. L. ABBOTT.