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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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male students, and living quarters for the owner; and a detached frame garage. The land will be needed as a part of the site for the construction of a residence hall for 1,332 single undergraduate men, Stage 4 in the University's Program for Housing Students as approved by the Board January 28, 1956; first hall and dining room originally scheduled to be completed by fall of i960; second hall, 1961; third hall, 1062. The contracts negotiated for the acquisition of these two properties on Green Street include provisions that the owners shall retain possession until September 10, 1958, and that they shall pay taxes and keep up and maintain the buildings during the entire period of their occupancy. 1000 West Illinois Street, Urbana — Owners, Mr. and Mrs. W . C. Nogle. Total Cost: $37,000. Terms of Payment: The University will pay the entire purchase price immediately upon transfer of title, not later than December 15, 1957. The property consists of a lot approximately 67 feet wide and 248 feet deep and a two-story frame house used as an apartment house. There is also a Gunnison house, approximately three years old, on the property (known as 1001 West High Street) which is occupied by the owner. The contract negotiated for the acquisition of this property provides that the owners shall be permitted to remove the following items from the house at 1000 West Illinois Street: partitions, new lumbeT, bathroom fixtures, kitchen sink and faucets, and the copper tubing used for water and gas; and to remove the house at 1001 West High Street, located at the rear of 1000 West Illinois Street, including fixtures, plumbing, electrical wiring, and gas furnace, any time between the date of the University's purchase and June 30, 1959. 1008 West Illinois Street, Urbana — Owners, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Nogle. Total Cost: $33,500. Terms of Payment: The University shall pay the entire purchase price immediately upon transfer of title, not later than December 15, 1957. The property consists of a lot approximately 63 feet wide and 200 feet deep and a two and one-half story frame house used as an apartment house. The contract negotiated for the acquisition of this property provides that the owners shall be allowed to remove from the house: two kitchen sinks, two kitchen wall cabinets, medicine cabinet, bathroom fixtures, wall gas furnace, new doors, partitions and new lumber used on the first and third floors and the oil furnace and oil tank. The land, including 1000 West Illinois Street and 1008 West Illinois Street, is needed as a part of the site for the construction of residence halls for single undergraduate men (Stage 4 in the University's Program for Housing Students). The contract for the acquisition of these two. properties on Illinois Street provides that the University will enter into a lease with the owners permitting them to retain possession until September 1, 1958, with the option to extend the period of occupancy to June 30, 1959, rent free, and that the owners shall pay taxes and keep up and maintain the buildings during the entire period of occupancy. Recommendations for these property acquisitions were previously submitted to the Committee on Buildings and Grounds which considered them carefully and authorized negotiations with the owners. The sale prices are well within the limits set by the Committee and in line with the appraised values. Funds are available in the state capital appropriations for 1957-59 for land acquisitions and have been released by the Governor. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute the necessary documents for the acquisition of these properties, subject to the approval of the title in each case by the Legal Counsel.

On motion of Mr. Johnston, these purchases were authorized, as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Stratton.