Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1950 [PAGE 140]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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EMPLOYMENT O F S P E C I A L C O U N S E L (3) The Legal Counsel has requested authority to employ outside counsel to assist him in the preparation for and trial of cases now pending and to help in work on the appeal of these cases to the Supreme Court, if necessary, and to handle negotiations in an effort to settle out of court the controversy with the Warner Construction Company. There are four cases pending in Cook County. Another one is soon to be started. One case is pending in De Kalb County, one in Piatt County, and one in Champaign County. One case from Champaign County has reached the Supreme Court, briefs are to be written, one case is in the Court of Claims and one is before the Illinois Commerce Commission. The bulk of the work of the Legal Counsel's office concerns the review and approval of contracts, the handling of claims for compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Law, the writing of legal opinions, and conferences on the legal aspects of various kinds of transactions. I recommend that the Legal Counsel be authorized to employ outside counsel, in these and similar cases, as they arise, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees. O n m o t i o n of M r . D a v i s , t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a d o p t e d . EMPLOYMENT O F REAL ESTATE NEGOTIATOR (4) At the meeting of the Board of Trustees on September 23, 1948, a question was raised about the broker employed in the purchase of real estate properties. The Board of Trustees on March 13, 1945 (Minutes, page 413), authorized the employment of Mr. Sidney B. Trelease as a negotiator in the acquisition of properties. Champaign-Urbana real estate brokerage fees are 5 per cent of the first $10,000 and 2 per cent of the balance. Mr. Trelease offered to serve as negotiator at a flat rate of $250 a parcel of property. During the past two years the University has purchased a number of residence properties for faculty housing. The negotiations for the acquisition of these properties were carried on as follows: I. Properties negotiated by Mr. Sidney B. Trelease: Property Former Owner 1108 West Green William F. Schulz 1001 West Nevada Chester W . Richards 608 West Church Lloyd Wise 709 West Michigan Warren A. Ruth Mr. Trelease was paid by the University $250 for his services in each of these negotiations. 508 Ridgeway Leland Haworth 206 West Vermont G. LeRoy Porter 305 North Prospect Ruth Rockwood Mr. Trelease was paid a brokerage fee by the sellers of these properties. II. Negotiations conducted by the former owners, no commissions being paid: Property Former Owner 302 West Vermont William Habberton 407 West Washington Edwin P a r k 207 West Washington R. D. Carmichael 301 West Pennsylvania Robert Thompson 701 West Delaware Charles E. Odegaard 710 Indiana Gordon Phillips 1116 West Illinois Munice O. Bachman I I I . Negotiations conducted by real estate brokers other than Mr. Trelease representing the former owners: 610 Haines Robert Patterson 601 ^ East Springfield Elmer and June M. Melchi T h i s report w a s received for record.