Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1944 [PAGE 492]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Subsequently the Civil Aeronautics Administration selected a site one-half mile west and one-half mile south of the area originally selected, in order to meet United States Army requirements, but the Board nevertheless authorized the purchase of the Kimmel property. The abstract of title has been sent to Chapman and Cutler, Attorneys retained by the Board of Trustees in the acquisition of the airport land, for examination. Action should be taken at this meeting authorizing payment to Mrs. Kimmel subject to approval of title and the proper conveyance thereof in accordance with the terms and conditions of the above contract. I recommend that an appropriation of $52,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be made from the General Reserve Fund for the purchase of this land. This will preserve the special appropriation of $250,000 for airport land for the acquisition of other areas. On motion of Mr. McKelvey, this purchase was approved and authorized, and the appropriation was made from the General Reserve Fund, as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Davis, M r . Fornof, M r s . Grigsby, M r . Jensen, M r . Livingston, D r . Luken, Mr. McKelvey, D r . Meyer, Mr. Nickell; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Green, Mr. Karraker.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO ACQUIRE LAND

The President of the University recommended the adoption of the following resolution. Be it resolved by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, that the Executive Committee be and it is hereby authorized and directed to acquire, purchase, and pay for all real estate or interests in real estate necessary for the construction of an airport and landing field for the University of Illinois, and to that end to make contracts and to do all things necessary to carry out the authority hereby given said Executive Committee. All acts and things heretofore done by said Executive Committee in connection with the acquisition of real estate and the purchase of the same by the University for the purpose of acquiring an airport and landing field, be and the same are hereby ratified and approved. On motion of Dr. Meyer, this resolution was adopted, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, M r . Fornof, M r s . Grigsby, M r . Jensen, Mr. Livingston, D r . Luken, Mr. McKelvey, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Nickell; no, n o n e ; absent, Mr. Green, Mr. K a r r a k e r .

LOCATION OF UNIVERSITY AIRPORT

The President of the University presented the following. The following communication was received on August 7 from the Civil Aeronautics Administration advising that to meet the requirements of the United States Army the boundaries of the University of Illinois airport have been changed: August 7, 1943 Dr. A. C. Wiiiard, President University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois

DEAR DR. WILLARD:

Reference is made to our letters of June 30, 1943, and July 14, 1943, outlining the land required for the construction of the new University of Illinois Airport at Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Due to the fact that the project description for this work has been changed and to the increased standards for construction required by the military authorities, it will be necessary for the University to purchase slightly different land than originally outlined in our earlier letters,