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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March 20

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 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. O n m o t i o n of M r . W i l l i a m s o n , 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 adopted b y t h e following v o t e : A y e , M r . Clement, M r . H u g h e s , M r . P o g u e , Mr. S w a i n , M r s . W a t k i n s , M r . W i l l i a m s o n ; n o , n o n e ; a b s e n t , M r . Dilliard, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Kerner, Mr. Page. ACQUISITION O F PROPERTY AT 9 0 9 - 9 0 9 ' / i SOUTH FIFTH STREET, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS (3) Representatives of the University have been negotiating for the purchase of the property at 909-909i/£ South Fifth Street, Champaign, Illinois, required as part of the site for a residence hall for single graduate students to be constructed in the block bounded by Daniel, Fifth, Chalmers, and Fourth Streets. The property consists of a lot 57 feet by 140 feet and is improved with a three-story and basement frame house. An offer of $36,000, based on appraisals secured by the University, was made to the owners, who were advised that if they agreed to that amount a recommendation would be made to the Board of Trustees for the purchase of the property. The offer is not acceptable to the owners whose asking price remains in excess of highest University appraisals. The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend that the Board of Trustees exercise its power to acquire the property by eminent domain and authorize condemnation proceedings for its acquisition. Funds are available in the state capital appropriations to the University for 1961-63 from the Universities Building Fund and have been released. I concur and recommend adoption of the following resolution: 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 at 909 and 909i/i S o u t h Fifth Street, C h a m p a i g n , Illinois Be It, and It Is Hereby Resolved, Found, and Declared by this Board of Trustees of T h e Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, a body corporate and politic and a public corporation of the State of Illinois, that the followingdescribed real estate situated in the County of Champaign, in the State of Illinois, to-wit: Lot Ten (10) in Block Three (3) of a Replat of Lots Five ( 5 ) , Six (6), Seven (7) and Eight (8) in Block One (1) and Lots Five ( 5 ) , Six (6), Seven (7) and Eight (8) in Block T w o (2) and Lots One ( 1 ) , Two (2), Three ( 3 ) , Five (5)', Six ( 6 ) , Seven ( 7 ) , and Eight (8) in Block Three (3) of A. T. Hall's Addition to the City of Champaign, Illinois, being a part of the Southeast Quarter ( S E \b) of the Northwest Quarter (<4) of Section