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MEETING OF OCTOBER 14, 1915.

A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held at the Blackstone Hotel, in Chicago, on Thursday, October 14, 1915, at 12 o'clock noon, pursuant to the following notice which was sent out by the Secretary on October 5, 1915: On the call of the President, Mr. W. L. Abbott, there will be a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, at the Blackstone Hotel, in Chicago, on Thursday, October 14, 1915, at 12 o'clock noon, to consider such matters as the committees of the board and the President of the University may submit, and such other matters as may be duly presented. When the board convened, the following members were present: Mr. Abbott, Mrs. Busey, Mr. Carr, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Small, Miss Watson. President James was present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. The Secretary presented the minutes of the meetings of August 4, 1915, and September 14, 1915, and of the adjourned sessions of September 23 and 27, 1915. On motion of Mr. Carr the minutes were approved as printed above on pages 782 to 844 inclusive. MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT JAMES. The board proceeded to the consideration of the following matters presented by the President of the University.

F I N A L PLANS FOR THfe W O M E N ' S R E S I D E N C E H A L L .

(1) For the Supervising Architect I submit the final plans for the Women's Residence Hall. • Of course minor changes such as the location of the range in the kitchen and the location of the dishwashers' sites may be made from time to. time, but aside from these the plans represent the final views of the Supervising Architect. They have been submitted to everyone who might be supposed to have an interest or an expert judgment in the matter and have met their approval. The only other important matter connected with the location and erection of the Women's Residence Hall is the exact placing of the building upon the site. The deeds to lots Nos. 24, 25, and 26 in the Forestry Heights Addition show these lots to be 147.4 feet deep. The atlas of Champaign County shows these same lots to be 146.9 feet deep. The fence on the south line, as at present established, is 146.7 feet from the property line and 147.7 feet from the sidewalk. A covenant in the warranty deed conveying the property to the owners from whom the University acquired it is as follows: "As a part of the consideration of the conveyance, the grantee agrees that no residence house shall be built upon either lot for a less value than twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500) ; said house shall not be located nearer than forty feet from the front of the lots." If the University desires to locate the Women's Residence Hall in conformity with this covenant and to place the very front line of the building on this "forty foot building line," then the Residence Hall will overlap the south end of this lot by 4 feet 8 inches, this location being based on the assumption that the deeds are correct. If, however, the atlas of Champaign County is correct and the deeds are not, in so far as the dimension of the depth of the lot is concerned, then the building, if placed on the forty-foot building line, will overlap the south end of these lots by 5 feet 4 inches. Assuming that the building will be placed on this forty-foot building line, then the south line of the building will be approximately 22 feet from the north line of the agricultural plots. The north line of the agricultural plots is approximately 174 feet from the north line of the property and the building from its north line to its south line is 112 feet 1 inch. As the University has no funds for the erection of this building during the present year it will be necessary in letting the bids to make the condition that no bills will be due and payable until after July 1, 1916. It is believed that there will be no difficulty in securing bids from responsible contractors based on that condition, provided the Trustees would be willing to pay one-half of one per cent a month interest on certificates issued prior to July 1, 1916, and it is possible that they will be willing to carry the contract without interest. It will probably not be possible to have plans ready for bidders before January 1 or February 1, but if the bids could be let at that time it would enable the contractors to get their material all together so that as soon as the frost is out of the ground they might proceed with the erection of the new building. 845