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UNIVERSITY OE I L L I N O I S .

[Jan.

30,

The matter of leasing for the coming year the land which was given by Capt. Smith was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, with power to act, the chairman of the Committee on Agriculture to have authority to act in case it should not be possible to get a quorum immediately.

F I N A L REPORT, A C Q U I S I T I O N OF L A N D ON N E V A D A S T R E E T .

(2) A report of the Legal Counsel and the Comptroller concerning the condemnation and acquisition of lots 23, 24, and 25 in Forestry Heights Addition to Urbana. [Report.] ' „,, _ December 11, 1914. The Board of Trustees of the University 1 of Illinois Petition to condemn lots 23, 24, and 25, v. Y in Forestry Heights Addition to UrHenry L. Rietz, Nellie G. Walton, and I bana. Charles W. Walcott. J President Edmund J. James, University of Illinois. DEAR S I R : The Legal Counsel and the Comptroller beg to submit the following reports as to the disposition made of the above entitled case. The action now reported has been taken in compliance with the vote of the Board of Trustees at their meeting on November 14, 1914 (minutes of the Board of Trustees, page 137) : The- Legal Counsel prepared an order which has been accepted and approved by Judge William G. Spurgin, judge of the County Court of Champaign County. Under this order, the Board of Trustees secures the right to enter the lots described and use them in perpetuity for educational purposes. In addition to this order, the Comptroller has secured warranty deeds from each of the parties running to the Board of Trustees. The form of these deeds has been approved by the Legal Counsel, and the deeds have been recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Champaign County. The abstracts have been brought down to date, including the transfer to the Board of Trustees, and have been filed with the Secretary of the board. The Comptroller has made the following payments: Mrs. Nellie G. Walton. Lot 24, Forestry Heights Addition $3,500 00 Mr. A. B. Gray, special collector: Paving tax assessments against lot 24, assumed and paid by the University 43 79 Dr. H. L. Rietz. Lot 23, Forestry Heights Addition 3,500 00 For abstract, and to equalize the payment made to Mrs. Walton 43 79 Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Walcott. Lot 25, Forestry Heights Addition 3,500 00 For abstract, and. to equalize the payment made to Mrs. Walton 43 79 In the case of each lot, the University has also assumed the payment of the taxes levied in 1914, and due in 1915. The Comptroller has paid the court costs involved in the case, amounting to $85. A receipt in full has been obtained from Mr. Fred Hess, County Clerk, and a copy of that receipt is enclosed herewith. Respectfully submitted, O. A. HARKBR, Legal Counsel. [Receipt.] Received from George E. Frazer, Comptroller of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois the sum of eighty-five ($85) dollars, in full payment of court costs, including fees, in the case of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois versus Rietz, Walton, and Walcott.

GEO. E. FRAZERJ Comptroller.

This report was received for record.

FRED HESS, County

Clerk.

A C C E P T A N C E OF T H E ORGAN.

(3)~A letter from Prof. James M. White, concerning the completion of the organ: President Edmund J. James, University of Illinois. DEAR S I R : Casavant Brothers completed the installation of the organ in the Auditorium in November, and they have been paid all but one thousand dollars ($1,000) on the contract price. The specifications have been complied with, and the entire work has been performed in a highly commendable manner. A few minor mechanical defects have developed, partly due to the changing humidity in the building, and partly to defects in design. These are not serious, however, and I recommend that the organ be accepted and the final payment be authorized. I will not issue the final certificate until I am satisfied that the builders have fully met their obligations. Yours truly, " . . M , #i ^ Letters have also been received from Mr. Charles H. Mills and Mr. J. Lawrence Erb, who, after careful examination of the instrument, unite in certifying that the Casavant Brothers have complied, so far as the general construction of the organ is concerned, with the specifications; that in their opinion the workmanship is first class; and that when the final touches, are put on the organ the Trustees will have a very satisfactory instrument.

JAMES M. W H I T E , Supervising Architect. URBANAJ IKL.J January 22, 1915.