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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March 17

supported by the State of Illinois, for a site for an addition to the Digital Computer Laboratory and for related educational purposes conducted and to be conducted by said University of Illinois and for the further expansion of the educational facilities of said University of Illinois and to enable said University of Illinois to discharge its duty to the people of said State and for public use; that funds have been appropriated by the General Assembly of the State of Illinois for the purchase of said land for said educational purposes; that this Board of Trustees has negotiated with the owner of said land for the purchase of said land at a price which this Board of Trustees considers fair and reasonable and which it finds constitutes the present market value of said land, but that said owner has refused to sell and convey said land, or any portion thereof, to said The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for such price and continues 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 this Board of Trustees of The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois that the compensation to be paid by it for said land can not be agreed upon between this Board of Trustees and the owner of said property and he and it are unable to agree upon the purchase price to be paid to said owner for the sale and conveyance of said land by said owner 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 this Board of Trustees of 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 owner thereof for such land can not be agreed upon between him 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 owner 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 this Board of Trustees of 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.

On motion of Mr. Pogue, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dilliard, Mr. Harewood, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Wilkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Kerner.

PURCHASES

(22) The Director of Purchases has proposed and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommends the following purchases. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase in each case is recommended on the basis of lowest acceptable bid. I concur. Chicago Colleges and Divisions

Item 504 bottles Lipomul I.V., a high carbohydrate food supplement given to patients who require intravenous feeding (this amount represents a threemonth supply) Department Pharmacy Stores Vendor The Upjohn Co., Chicago Cost $ 2 948 40 net delivered