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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

(July 7

PAVING A N D S I D E W A L K I M P R O V E M E N T S B Y ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (20) I submit the following letter from Judge Harker on behalf of the Athletic Association concerning the paving and sidewalk improvements proposed to, and accepted by, the Board at its meeting in May (see minutes, page 601): July 1, 1926 President David Kinky, University of Illinois Dear President Kin ley: I wish to inform you that sincereceivingnotification from the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University, that said Board gave approval to the general program of paving and sidewalk improvements to be made at the Stadium, the Athletic Association has completed arrangements with the City of Champaign, whereby the city has awarded the contract for paving First Street, South Drive, and the widening of Fourth Street. The Athletic Association has entered into an agreement with the City providing that the Athletic Association will meet the payments as they fall due under the contract for the pavement work. Kent and Company, the contractors, have already commenced the work of paving these streets. The Board of Directors of the Athletic Association are also making plans for awarding contracts for the laying of concrete sidewalks and approaches to the north and the west of the Stadium. Very truly yours, Oliver A. Harker, Secretary Attest: C. J. Roseberrt, Clerk This report w a s received for record.

YEATS PROPERTY

(21) At the meeting of April 12, 1922, the Board approved the purchase of what was said to be an acre of land and a four room cottage from Mr. John E. Yeats, the property being located in the angle between Mount Hope and Roselawn cemeteries, across the street from the paddock, east of our military stables. The price was $4000. For several reasons, especially some difficulty about the title, the matter was not brought to a conclusion. The purchase is now proposed again. The Supervising Architect recommends the purchase of this property at $4,000, the price mentioned four years ago. He estimates the value of the house at about $1200. He states that a re-survey shows that measured to the center of the street on the north, there is exactly one acre, adding: "As this has never been platted, it is, of course, sold as acre property which does extend to the center of the surrounding streets." While this i true, it i also s s true that the street on the north to whose center the survey extends is a public street by virtue of thirty or more years' usage. Judge Harker informs me that it will be safe for the University to make this purchase i the owner, Mr. Yeats, will secure a decree of the Superior Court quietf ing the title before transferring to the University. Inasmuch as we need this land, I concur in the renewed recommendation of the Supervising Architect that we buy this property at the price, £4,000, and recommend an appropriation of that amount from the Reserve and Contingent Fund to make the purchase, on receipt of proper title, abstract, and other necessary papers. O n motion of M r s . Evans, this appropriation was m a d e , by the following vote: A y e , M r . Armstrong, M r s . Busey, 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 . Barr, M r . Blair, M r . Small.

REMOVAL OF BARN ON SOUTH CAMPUS

(22) As reported to your Board some time ago (see minutes page 550), the Supervising Architect removed most of the old barns on the south side of the road just south of the new Agricultural and Commerce Buildings. There has been no place to