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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 17

and reasonable and which it finds constitutes the present market value of said land ; but that said owners have refused to sell and convey said land, or any portion thereof, to said T h e Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for such price and continue to refuse to sell and convey the same to it except for a consideration and price which this Board of Trustees deems unreasonable and excessive and is, therefore, unwilling and has refused to pay; and Be It, and It Is Hereby Further Resolved, Found and Declared by The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois that the compensation to be paid by it for said land cannot be agreed upon between this Board of Trustees and the owners of said property and they and it are unable to agree upon the purchase price to be paid to said owners for the sale and conveyance of said land by said owners thereof to said The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois; and Therefore, Be It, and It Is Hereby Further Resolved, Found and Declared by The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois that because of said need of the University of Illinois for said land for the purposes hereinabove set forth and because the compensation to be paid to the owners thereof for such land cannot be agreed upon between them and this Board of Trustees, it is necessary for The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois to take said land and acquire title thereto through the exercise by it of the right of eminent domain conferred upon it by law and to have the compensation to be paid by it to the owners thereof and any and all other persons who may have any right, title or interest in and to said land determined in the manner provided by law for the exercise of said right and power of eminent domain; and Be It, and It Is Hereby Further Resolved by The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois that the necessary and appropriate action be taken for the acquisition of title to said property by said The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and to have the compensation to be paid therefor determined by the institution and prosecution to completion of a proceeding in eminent domain in a court of competent jurisdiction and that the Legal Counsel of the University be, and he is hereby authorized to proceed accordingly, to institute and prosecute an eminent domain proceeding in the name and on behalf of The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for the acquisition of said land and the determination of the compensation to be paid by it therefor, and to employ such special legal counsel, appraisers, and others as he may deem necessary or desirable to assist him in the institution and prosecution of said proceeding. O n m o t i o n of M r . G r i m 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 . Grimes, M r . H a h n , Mr. Jones, M r . P a g e , M r . Pogue, M r . Swain, M r . W i l l a m s o n ; no, none; absent, Mr. H u g h e s , Governor Kerner, Dr. Weatherly. ACQUISITION O F P R O P E R T Y AT I O I O W E S T CALIFORNIA AVENUE. URBANA (41) The President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends adoption of the following resolution authorizing acquisition of the property at 1010 West California Avenue, Urbana, through condemnation proceedings. In addition, authorization for settlement of the condemnation suit is recommended, if such acquisition can be completed at a price within the appraisals received by the University. The property consists of a lot 70 by 90 feet (6,300 square feet) and is improved with a two-story frame residence. The University has been negotiating with the owner of this property, who has been advised that University representatives would be willing to recommend to the Board of Trustees the purchase of the property at a price of $29,500 based on appraisals received by the University; however, this price is not acceptable to the owner. Funds are available in state capital appropriations to the University for 196769 and have been released by the Governor. R e s o l u t i o n A u t h o r i z i n g C o n d e m n a t i o n of P r o p e r t y L o c a t e d at 1010 W e s t California A v e n u e , U r b a n a , Illinois Be It, and It Hereby Is Resolved, Found and Declared by The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, a body corporate and politic and a public