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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1926
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1925] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 493 4. That the President of the Board and the Secretary of the Board be authorized and instructed to accept for the Board the conveyance of and title to the Hessel tract referred to as soon as they are advised by Green and Palmer, Counsel for the University in this case, that the title is good and merchantable; and that the Comptroller and Treasurer of the University be authorized and directed to pay over to Mr. J. F. Hessel, or his proper lawful attorneys, the purchase money appropriated for this purpose on receipt of merchantable deed and abstract conveying this land to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois in fee simple. O n motion of M r . Trees, the action of the President of the University in signing the contract for the purchase of the Hessel land was approved, the purchase was ordered, and the officers of the Board were authorized to execute all necessary instruments for the consummation of the purchase, as recommended. O n motion of M r . Armstrong, the appropriation from the R e serve and Contingent fund of $127,000 for the purchase of the Hessel land w a s m a d e by the following vote: Aye, M r . Armstrong, M r . Barr, M r s . Evans, M r s . Ickes, M r . Noble, M r . Trees, M r . W h a m ; no, none; absent, M r . Blair, M r s . Busey, M r s . Grigsby, M r . Small. At this point, M r s . Grigsby took her place with the Board. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR DIRECTOR HUFF (2) A request for authority to grant leave of absence during the winter to Director George A. Huff, on terms to be arranged between him and the President of the University. O n motion of M r s . Evans, this authority was granted. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR PROFESSOR ROY L. MOODIE (3) Dean Davis and Dr. Emmel recommend that Professor Roy L. Moodie, of the Department of Anatomy, be allowed a leave of absence of three weeks during January to enable him to continue his studies in Paleopathology in California. O n motion of M r . Armstrong, this leave was granted. APPROPRIATION FOR PAVING AND LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS (4) The Superintendent of Business Operations and the Comptroller recommend an additional appropriation of $1400 to the Physical Plant Extension budget under the item Special Assessments to pay for paving and lighting improvements against various properties which have been assumed by us on purchases or exchanges of properties and which assessments exceed the amount estimated in the preparation of the budget; the appropriation from the Reserve and Contingent Fund to be distributed as follows: Additional amount needed to pay assessments on the land known as the Athletic Association tract resulting from sale and exchange of property $875 Assessments assumed in purchase of various lots 400 Southwest Urbana lighting system accepted by the Board of Trustees October 23 (page 415) 125 $1400 This appropriation was m a d e by the following vote: Aye, M r . Armstrong, M r . Barr, M r s . Evans, M r s . Grigsby, M r s . Ickes, M r . Noble, M r . Trees, M r . W h a m ; no, none; absent, M r . Blair, M r s . Busey, Mr. Small.
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