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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1948
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1947] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 257 mended, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Livingston, Dr. Meyer; absent, Mr. Davis. T h e Executive Committee adjourned. H . E . C U N N I N G H A M , Clerk P A R K LIVINGSTON, C H E S T E R R. DAVIS K A R L A. M E Y E R Chairman S E C O N D S E S S I O N , F E B R U A R Y 27, 1947 W h e n the Board convened following the recess on F e b r u a r y 27, 1947, the same members and officers were present as during the first session; also General Davis. PURCHASE OF MILLIGAN PROPERTY A t this point the Board took u p consideration of the acquisition of the Milligan properties at 606 South Mathews Avenue a n d 1201 to 1203 W e s t California Avenue, in Urbana. President Stoddard expressed the opinion that since prices h a d been established for these properties by due process of law in condemnation proceedings in circuit court, the Board of Trustees is now justified in purchasing the properties at the prices so fixed as a part of the site for the Chemical Engineering a n d Chemistry Buildings so that construction of these essential buildings will not be unduly delayed. M r . McKelvey, Chairman of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, also expressed the opinion that the property should be purchased at t h e prices fixed by the j u r y . T h e Comptroller stated that there were sufficient funds in the appropriation for the purchase of land to meet this expenditure. O n motion of Dr. Meyer, this purchase w a s authorized as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Davis, M r s . Grigsby, .Mr. Livingston, D r . Luken, M r . McKelvey, D r . Meyer; n o , n o n e ; absent, Mr. Fornof, M r . Green, M r . McLaughlin, M r . Nickell, M r . Williamson. MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT STODDARD T h e Board considered the following matter presented by the President of the University. PURCHASE OF TEXACO PROPERTY (1) The Director of the Physical Plant Department requests authority to offer the Texas Company $40,000 for the property at the northeast corner of Green Street and Mathews Avenue, in Urbana, with the understanding that if this offer is not acceptable to the Texas Company, he may negotiate on their continued use of the site for a period not to exceed five years. On motion of M r . McKelvey, authority was given to Director Havens to proceed as recommended. OPEN SESSION T h e Board, at 12:30 p.m., declared that the meeting w a s open to the public.
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