Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1924 [PAGE 162]

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1923]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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APPROPRIATIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE

(1) A recommendation that the balance of $10,164.22, unencumbered April 3, 1923, of the appropriation of $260,000 for a Horticultural laboratory and equipment be now appropriated for the purpose of equipment and furnishings for this, laboratory. O n motion of M r s . Evans, this appropriation w a s m a d e , b y the following vote: A y e , M r . Armstrong, M r s . Blake, M r s . Busey, M r s . Evans, M r s . Grigsby, M r . Herbert, M r , Noble, M r . Trees, M r . Trimble; no, none; absent, M r . Blair, M r . Small. (2) A recommendation that $11,917 be appropriated to the department of Horticulture as a deficiency appropriation for operation for the rest of thefiscalyear, that is, April 1 to June 30, inclusive, as follows: (a) By transfer of the unexpended unencumbered balance of the fund assigned to the Department of Horticulture for equipment at the meeting of October last ' . $ 1,775 (b) By transfer from equipment fund of College of Agriculture $ 6,375 (c) By unused balance of appropriation for salaries, April 1 $ 1,167 (d) By transfer from the sum of $10,000.00 appropriated October 20, 1922 for drainage of agricultural land $ 2,600 Total $11,917 The above appropriation is to be expended according to the following schedule of estimates submitted by Professor Blair and as approved by Dean Mumford and the President of the University. (1) Extra labor for spring Pomology. $ 933 Total $ 3,425 Plant Breeding 945 (2) Regular labor and extra clerical payroll per month Olericulture I>547 Labor $1,848 Clerical 198 Total (three months) $2,046 $ 6,138 (3) Spraying and fertilizing materials necessary Spraying materials $4,076 Fertilizer 1,106 Total. $ 5,182 (4) Miscellaneous Operating expenses at $500 per month, plus $600 travel $2,100 Total Estimated Expenses $16,845 Less Estimated Receipts 5,000 Unassigned 72 11,845 Net Total $11,917 O n motion of M r s . Busey, this recommendation w a s concurred in. T h e vote w a s as follows: A y e , M r . Armstrong, M r s . Blake, M r s . Busey, M r s . Evans, M r s . Grigsby, M r . Herbert, N r . Noble, M r . Trees, M r . Trimble; no, none; absent, M r . Blair, M r . Small. (3) It is further recommended that anyreceiptsfrom sales in excess of $5,000 between April 1 and June 30 be covered into the Reserve and Contingent Fund. (4) A further recommendation that the balance ($7,400) of the $10,000 appropriated October 20, 1922, for drainage of agricultural lands be covered back into the Reserve and Contingent Fund.