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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1956
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178 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [December 20 EXECUTIVE SESSION When the Board convened, an executive session was requested for consideration of the following matters of business presented by the President of the University. CLOSING ILLINOIS STREET To complete the acquisition of land for the site for the proposed Biology Building on the Urbana campus, the University must (1) acquire the property at 1208 West Illinois Street, (2) reroute the alley now extending from Illinois Street to California Avenue in the block between Mathews and Goodwin Avenues, and extinguish any possible easement which any private property owners may possess in the alley, and (3) make payments to the city of Urbana required for vacation of Illinois Street between Mathews and Goodwin Avenues. T h e University has attempted to negotiate the purchase of 1208 West Illinois Street and to extinguish the possible easement of private property owners in the alley. Difficulties have been encountered in both negotiations, which may necessitate condemnation proceedings. The city of Urbana desires that the University make some of the payments it has agreed to make, which would be an advantage to the University in reduction of interest cost. A partial payment is also desirable as it may prevent repealing or amending the ordinance vacating Illinois Street previously passed by the City Council. If payments are made to the city of Urbana, and the University fails in its negotiations to acquire 1208 West Illinois Street and to extinguish the easement, the University may find it necessary to enter into condemnation proceedings to acquire the property and to ascertain through litigation if an easement exists, to protect its situation resulting from such payments. This fact is reported to the Board to make certain that there is no objection to the anticipated condemnation proceedings. On motion of Mr. Bissell, the Board gave its assent to this program, as outlined above, for the acquisition of the land needed for a new Biology Building. ELECTION OF DR. DAVID DODDS HENRY AS PRESIDENT OF T H E UNIVERSITY Pursuant to the action of the Board of Trustees at its meeting on November 29, 1954, extending to Dr. David Dodds Henry, Executive Vice-Chancellor of New York University, an invitation to become President of the University of Illinois, and following Dr. Henry's announcement of acceptance, the Secretary of the Board sent him the following formal notice of his election: December 9, 1954 D R . DAVID D. HENRY 2 Fifth Avenue New York 11, New York DEAR D R . H E K R Y : T h e Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois has elected you President of the University of Illinois at a salary of $30,000 a year, to serve at the pleasure of the Board beginning September 1, 1955. In addition you will have the use of the President's House and automobile which are provided for the convenience of the University. May I have your formal acceptance for my files and for communication to the Board? Respectfully yours, A. J. JANATA Secretary, Board of Trustees
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