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'PROCEEDINGS OE THE BOARD OE TRUSTEES.

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This is a total of $715,000 besides the appropriations for the Armory, the Botanical Laboratory, the Vivarium, Insectary, and Pond for the Department of Zoology, the extension to the Heating, Lighting, and Power Plant, the small Observatory and the Storehouse, all in addition to the various building projects for the Agricultural College and Experiment Station. It is quite evident that no one of the larger buildings can be completed during the coming year, owing to the physical impossibility of preparing the plans, calling for bids, awarding contracts, and constructing the building. I would suggest therefore that the board authorize the preparation of plans for. the above buildings based on the sums indicated and that the board then appropriate for the year 1914-15 such sums for one or more of these buildings as can probably be properly spent up to July 1, 1915 ; these sums would be determined by the amount available for building after the salary budget and expense budget have been approved. I would further suggest that contracts be let for the entire buildings as far as practicable. The adoption of the mill tax by the Legislature was undoubtedly intended to enable the Trustees to carry out a well-considered building program, over a series of years, and this is the only way in which such a program can be pursued. The board discussed this matter at some length, but took no action. At 12.20 p. m., the board took a recess, for luncheon, until 1.30 p. m.

Afternoon

Session.

When the board reconvened after luncheon, the same members were present as during the morning session. MATTERS PRESENTED BY T H E PRESIDENT OF T H E UNIVERSITY. President James continued the presentation of matters for the considerataion of the board.

P A Y M E N T ON MORTGAGE, COLLEGE OF M E D I C I N E .

(5) A letter from Prof. G. B. Frazer, Comptroller, requesting the board's approval of his act in making a payment of $10,000 on the principal of notes issued by the College of Physicians and Surgeons and held by the Chicago Board of Education, secured by a mortgage on the medical property, occupied and owned by the University of Illinois in the city of Chicago, together with semi-annual interest at the rate of 5 per cent on $66,000, amounting to $1,650—a total payment of $11,650 due July 1, 1914. On the recommendation of President James and on motion of Dr. Montgomery, the action of the Comptroller was approved.

LEASE OF P H A R M A C Y BUILDING.

(6) A recommendation from Mr. W. B. Day, Actuary of the School of* Pharmacy, that the Board of Trustees take a two-year lease on the quarters occupied by the University of Illinois School of Pharmacy, at the present rental, from April 30, 1915. The present lease runs until that time. The owners decline to give a lease for another year from May 1, 1915, at the same annual rental, but will give a two-year lease on the same terms, from the same date, running to April 30, 1917. They demand an increase of $1,000 a year in the rental if it is to be only for one year from April 30, 1915. On motion of Mrs. Busey, the Comptroller was authorized to take a lease of the building occupied by the School of Pharmacy for two years from April 30, 1915, at the present rental of $6,000 a year, with the condition that the University may give up the property at the end of one year from April 30, 1915, upon payment of $1,000 to* make the annual rental $7,000 for the year ending April 30, 1916. PRICE OF LOT FOR SCHOOL OF PHARMACY. In this connection, President Abbott reported concerning the lot for the School of Pharmacy, the purchase of which was authorized by the board at the meeting of April 22, 1914, (see page 670) that the owner of the lot,had died and that as the administrators of the estate had set the price at $60,000, it was impossible to proceed with the purchase.

TYPHOID FEVER SITUATION.

(7) A report of an investigation of certain cases of typhoid fever in Urbana and Champaign during the past spring, prepared by H. P. Corson of the Illinois Water Survey and Dr. J. Howard Beard, Instructor in the Department of Physiology, and submitted by Dean Thomas A. Clark. On motion of Mrs. Henrotin, this report was received for record, to be printed separately for distribution.