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board of trustees

[February 20

WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of Champaign has made a request in wr

to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois that appropriate action be taken to "clarify the public record with reference to the relocation of Wright Street and. . . to confirm the action of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Industrial University apparently taken" when Wright Street was relocated as hereinbefore set forth; and W H E R E A S , it is the desire of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois to confirm of record the action taken, and herein above described, by the Board of Trustees of Illinois Industrial University whereby the city authorities of Champaign relocated Wright Street, as above described; and W H E R E A S , it has always been the policy of the Board of Trustees to cooperate with public officers in making public improvements within the limits of its legal power and the discharge of its duty in protecting the welfare of the University, and it will adhere to this policy in the present instance; N O W , T H E R E F O R E , B E I T R E S O L V E D by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, acting by authority of law and authorized thereunto, that the action of the Trustees of Illinois Industrial University taken in the year 1867 as above described, with reference to Wright Street whereby that street was relocated as herein described and has been thus used ever since, be and the same is hereby approved and confirmed; and B E I T F U R T H E R R E S O L V E D that the public generally and the people of the cities of Champaign and Urbana, Illinois, continue to have the right to use said street over and across the above described premises for street purposes.

J. W. Armstrong

Sveinbjorn Johnson Legal Counsel D. KlNLEY President of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

H. E. Cunningham

President

On motion of Mr. Trees, this resolution was adopted,1 by the following vote: Aye, President Armstrong, M r . Barr, M r . Blair, Mrs. Evans, M r . Fisher, Mrs. Grigsby, Dr. Noble, M r . Trees; no, none; absent, Mrs. Busey, M r . Emmerson, M r . Simpson. CONVEYANCE OF LAND IN COLLEGE PLACE TO THE CITY OF C H A M P A I G N FOR STREET PURPOSES

(3) O n April 12, 1928, the Board m a d e an exchange of land in College Place with the City of Champaign for a new location of Gregory Street, the n e w street being located on land conveyed to the City by the University, and in return the City vacated the old street. O n looking up the matter I found that the transaction had been completed but the fact had not been reported to the Board as such matters should be, in m y opinion. Accordingly, I instructed the Comptroller to look up the matter. H e reports that the deed conveying the land was executed by the President and Secretary of the Board on M a y 24, 1928, andfiledfor record in Champaign County on July 10, 1928. T h i s report w a s received for record.

GIFT OF MR. ROBERT F. CARR FOR RESEARCH WORK ON ALLERGY

(4) A report that M r . Robert F. Carr has given the University the s u m of $900 for research work on allergy (asthma, hay fever, etc.) in the College of Medicine. This report was received for record.

CONTRACT FOR FINISH HARDWARE FOR CHEMISTRY ANNEX

(5) T h e following schedule of bids received by the Supervising Architect for the finish hardware for the Chemistry Annex: 'A copy of this resolution, duly executed, was sent, on request of Mr. Harrington, to Mr. Louis A. Buach (of Busch and Harrington, Attorneys), the City Attorney of Champaign, on February 22, 1030.