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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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(11) Such other terms, provisions, and conditions, not inconsistent with the foregoing, which may be agreed upon between representatives of Council and the Vice-President and Comptroller, Director of the Physical Plant, and Legal Council of the University. O n m o t i o n of M r . H u g h e s , t h e f o r e g o i n g r e s o l u t i o n w a s a d o p t e d by the following vote: Aye, M r . Clement, M r . H a r e w o o d , M r . Herrick, M r . H u g h e s , M r . J o h n s t o n , M r . P o g u e , M r . S w a i n , M r s . Watkins,' M r . Wilkins, M r . Williamson; no, none; absent, M r . Stratton. SITE SELECTION FOR RELOCATION O F T H E CHICAGO UNDERGRADUATE DIVISION

Mr. Johnston, for the Committee on General Policy, presented the following report:

On February 23, the General Policy Committee and the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees met with the Mayor of Chicago at the Mayor's request to discuss certain suggestions which he had to make. At the meeting the Mayor presented a statement, copies of which have been made public and sent to the members of the Board of Trustees. T h e General Policy Committee agreed to recommend to the Board of Trustees that the date for reconsideration of its action on the selection of the Riverside site as the location for the Chicago Undergraduate Division would be extended to April 15, and that the Board express its willingness to receive from the Mayor any suggestions that appear to him to be the equivalent in feasibility and desirability. At the meeting the Mayor emphasized the point which he had included in his prepared statement, that the City would be prepared to defray any extraordinary costs which would arise out of the selection of the site in Chicago as compared with Riverside. The Mayor also agreed to attempt to give a definitive answer on this question and that all proposals are to be consonant with the time schedule established by the Board of Trustees for land acquisition and construction of buildings for the Chicago Undergraduate Division. It is understood that the University administration will follow the instruction given to it at the Board meeting on February 19, for legislative purposes, and assume that the amount required for Riverside would be the base need if there should be any. subsequent alteration of the site decision now on record. Thus, negotiations with Riverside Golf Club are to go forward, but an alternate plan of action may be devised. The budget request to the Governor and the General Assembly will be made accordingly. Consonant with the reactions, understandings, and events reported above, I move that the date for reconsideration of the action of the Board of Trustees in designating Riverside Golf Club as the site for the development of the Chicago Undergraduate Division be extended to April 15, 1959. In adopting this motion, the Board will understand that the administrative staff will work with representatives of the City as requested.

Following general discussion of this report, on motion of Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Johnston's motion was unanimously adopted. EXECUTIVE SESSION At this point, on motion of Mr. Johnston, an executive session was ordered for consideration of the following item of business.

PURCHASE O F LAND (32) T h e Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend the purchase of the property at 1003 West Green Street, Urbana, at a price of $40,000 on these terms: $10,000 to be paid on or before March 31, 1959. provided title is shown to be good and merchantable; the balance of $30,000 to be paid upon possession by the University, not later than July 15, 1959; taxes for 1959 to be pro-rated as of the date of possession; and the seller to be permitted to remove the garage, fence, and the stair carpeting from the property. The property is a lot with a frontage of 63.4 feet on Green Street and 220 feet deep, and a frame residence consisting of a five-room apartment occupied by the