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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Revised Request ?300 000 200 000 Reduction in Increase Requested $1 282 339 248 840 194 326

Adjustments are suggested in the following items: Original New positions and wages for increased Request enrollment (eliminated entirely).. $i 282 339 Supplies and equipment 548 840 Replacement and modernization 394 326 Expansion of programs (#553,180 is t o be requested in t h e general state appropriation for nonrecurring projects, making a net reduction of $672,090 on this item) 3 131 596 Betatron (item transferred to nonrecurring projects) 1 300 000 Totals $6 657 101

I 906 326 $2 406 326

1 225 270 1 300 000 $4 250 775

Of the proposed reduction, t h e sum of $1,853,180 will be requested separately in a general state appropriation for nonrecurring projects. Revised Summary by Funds Appropriated Proposed 1943-1945 Increase General Revenue and Mill T a x . . . . S15 281 924 #4 630 132 Reappropriated federal grants 320 262 University income 4 501 460 1 498 540 Totals ?2o 103 646 $6 128 672 Revised Request 1945-1947 $19 912 056 320 262 6 000 000 #26 232 318

Detailed schedules giving an analysis of these changes are submitted herewith.

On motion of Mr. Karraker, this revised budget was approved for presentation to the State Department of Finance.

LEGAL S E R V I C E S O F J U D G E S V E I N B J O R N J O H N S O N (20) T h e Board of Trustees on September 29, 1944 (Minutes, page 227), authorized the employment of the services of Judge Sveinbjorn Johnson as special counsel for the University in t h e litigation in t h e Supreme Court on t h e attempt of the assessors of Champaign and Cunningham townships to assess the Men's Residence Halls and the Illini Union Building for general property taxes. T h e decision of the Supreme Court is given in t h e minutes of the meeting of N o vember 30, 1944 (page 295). Judge Johnson now renders a bill for $2480 for services in this matter (see below).

After discussion, and on motion of Dr. Meyer, this bill was ordered paid, and an appropriation of $2,480 for that purpose from the General Reserve Fund was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Grigsby, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McKelvey, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Nickell; no, none; absent, Mr. Davis, Mr. Green, Mr. Jensen, Dr. Luken.

December 12, 1944

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF T H E UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, U r b a n a , Illinois, Dr.

to SVEINBJORN JOHNSON, 1007 West Church Street, Champaign, Illinois Re: Goodman v. University of Illinois, et al., in the Supreme Court of Illinois, No. 28276 This case tested t h e power of Champaign County to t a x t h e Union Building, the Men's Residence Halls, Illini Hall, and t h e Arcade properties. While the tax for t h e year 1942 alone was directly in issue, it was agreed that t h e decision would also dispose of the taxes for the years 1943 and 1044. T h e r e was at stake a sum of approximately $80,000. T h e r e were also at stake in this case certain principles of law of great i m portance to t h e University. One was whether property held in trust by t h e Uni-