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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March 14

ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY IN CHICAGO (4) Mr. Robert Kingery, Secretary of the Chicago Regional Planning Association, has suggested that representatives of the University and the State Department of Public Welfare confer with the Cook County Board of Commissioners to consider the acquisition, either by the University or the Department, of the properties on Taylor Street between Wood Street and Wolcott Avenue adjoining University property, in the interest of the development of the medical park plan. T h e buildings in this area are old tenements, very undesirable in appearance and character. The Director of the Department of Public Welfare has on several occasions considered acquiring the property adjacent to the Nurses' H o m e but has delayed such action because of the prices asked.

No action was taken on this matter.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS MUTUAL BENEFIT HOSPITAL FUND (5) At the February meeting (Minutes, page 766) the Board accepted the custody of a savings deposit of the University of Illinois Mutual Benefit Hospital Fund in the First National Bank of Chicago, and authorized withdrawals against that fund by the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board. To meet the requirements of the bank, a resolution was necessary designating all persons authorized to draw against this account. Accordingly, the following resolution is offered: Resolved, that Lloyd Morey, Comptroller, and H . E. Cunningham, Secretary, of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois are authorized to sign withdrawals against the savings account in the First National Bank of Chicago in the name of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, formerly known as University of Illinois Mutvial Benefit Hospital F u n d ; and be il further Resolved, that the Comptroller is authorized to delegate the signing of his name as Comptroller to withdrawals on this account to C. H. P r a t t and to L. M. Dahlenburg; and the Secretary is hereby authorized to delegate the signing of his name as Secretary to withdrawals on this account to Maude Archdeacon and to H . C. Oesterling, and be it further Resolved, that the First National Bank of Chicago be and is hereby requested, authorized, and directed to honor withdrawals on this savings account when the withdrawals are signed by both Lloyd Morey and H. E. Cunningham or their deputies as herein authorized.

On motion of Mr. Cleary, this resolution was adopted.

APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE (6) A recommendation that a special non-recurring appropriation of $4,000 be made from the unappropriated income of the Department of Horticulture to supplement the item of wages in its budget for the year 1939-1940.

On motion of Mr. Cleary, this appropriation was made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Pogue; no. none; absent, Mrs. Plumb.

RETIREMENT OF ELLIS MONTGOMERY (7) Dean H. P. Rusk of the College of Agriculture has recommended that Ellis Montgomery, laborer in the Department of Horticulture, be retired as of March 1, 1940, because of physical disability. A statement from the University Health Officer indicates that Mr. Montgomery is unable to resume his duties from which he has had a leave of absence on account of ill health since March 1. '939- T h e Head of the Department of Horticulture requests that he be retired. Mr. Montgomery's record of employment is as follows: April 15, 1931, to November 15, 1931; reemployed May 29, 1932, to March I, 1939 (date of leave on account of illness). T h e rules provide for a retiring allowance at the rate of $312 a year, payable for one year and eight months.