PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL LOTS.

Mr. SOROGGS, Chairman of the Committee of the Executive Committee, on the purchase of additional lots, reported as follows:

The Committee appointed to inquire into the feasibility of the purchase of additional lots to the Illinois Industrial University grounds, would beg leave to respectfully submit the following report:

One entire tier of lots upon the west side of said grounds has been purchased, and the deeds have been made out, and are now ready for delivery whenever the money shall be paid for the same, except two, viz: Nos. 140 and 173. On account of a little delay on the part of the agent for the sale, lot No. 140 has not been fully secured by deed. The temporary absence of Mr. Sherfy has also delayed the transfer, by deed, of lot No. 172. The lots already deeded to the Trustees rate as follows, viz: Lot No. 105.

.$800

300

800

800

250

250

150

$1850

Your Committee would further state that, in setting the fence on the west side, fourteen feet of said grounds were left out, so as to make the street on the west (Wright street) eighty feet in width, and would suggest that the same width-eighty feet-be continued south, along the 40 acres, on the west line, making an avenue through to the 160 acres known as the experimental farm, and that said avenue be called "College Avenue."

Time having been given to the Committee to report upon the purchase of the lots upon the east side of the University grounds, the Committee now report as follows: Twenty-four lots upon the east side of the University grounds, in blocks 41, 42, 51 and 54, making half of said blocks, and consisting of three tiers of lots, running from Main street, on the north of the University, to the Springfield road south. The cost of said twenty-four lots on the east would be, at present prices, as follows:

By the vacation of the streets, four more lots would fall to the Trustees, which would make the whole number of the lots, in fact, twenty-eight; twenty-four of which would have to be paid for, and four gained by the vacation of the streets passing between certain lots in the twenty-four.

The purchase of these lots would add over five and a half acres to the grounds, making in all about twenty acres, which will prove in the end to be none too much. In the purchase of the above lots, the ground would be extended on the east and west, so as to bring the University grounds proper to the same width as the forty acre tract known as the Wills tract; thus amplifying the college grounds for ornamental shrubbery, flower gardens, parade grounds, etc., and bring it into uniform width with the farming lands, adding beauty and symmetry to the whole premises. A consideration of these facts induces your Committee to most respectfully recom mend the purchase of the last-mentioned twenty-four lots.

By vote of the Board, this report was laid upon the table.

The Treasurer of the Board, J. W. BUNN, read, by request, a statement of his receipts, expenditures and investments to this date.

Mr. COBB, from Finance Committee, read a proposition from Mr. Lewis, for the purchase of one hundred thousand acres of scrip at eighty-five cents per acre.

The proposition was referred to the Finance Committee.
On motion, the Board took a recess until 2 o'clock, P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

November 26, 1867.

Board met at 2 o'clock.

REGENT in the Chair.

Twenty-two members were present.

The CHAIRMAN called for the report of Committee on Library

and Cabinet.

Mr. BURROUGHS, Chairman, reported in a fragmentary manner, asking time to arrange and file his report.

On motion, his request was granted, with instructions to lay his report, when arranged, upon the table, to be taken up in its regular order.

On motion of Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. JOHN P. REYNOLDS, Secretary of the Illinois State Agricultural Society, who was present, was invited to participate in the deliberations of the Board.

Mr. QUICK presented the following resolution, which was laid upon the table, to be taken up in connection with the report of the Committee on Library and Cabinets, viz:

Resolved, That the Committee on Library and Cabinets be authorized, in their discretion, to purchase the Cabinet of Professor Bromley, as soon as there are sufficient funds in the treasury, on the best possible terms, not to exceed in amount the sum of six thousand dollars.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.

SAMUEL EDWARDS, from Committee on Horticultural Department, made a minority report, which was laid upon the table, to be considered in its proper order, viz:

The undersigned, members of the Committee on Horticulture, would respectfully represent to this Board, that having had no previous notice that a report would be expected from us at this meeting, and also, the majority of the members of our committee being absent, we are unable to make a full or even a majority report. Yet we would recommend to the Board that a suitable person or persons be employed by the Agricultural and Horticultural Committees, to survey and lay out the one hundred and sixty acre farm, as well as the lands surrounding the Institute building, with the intervening lands, employing an experienced landscape gardener, if they deem expedient, to assist in said survey, causing accurate maps of the same to be made, and that the said person or persons shall take measures to secure the preparation of ground and planting of screens, the coming spring, upon the west and north sides of the experimental farm and the Busey farm. Also, as liberally as may be practicable, for the purpose of shelter, on grounds surrounding the University building, without injuring the general appearance of said grounds.

We would also further recommend that, in said survey, provision be made for planting an arboretum of all ornamental and forest trees, likely to succeed, fruit trees of various kinds adapted to cultivation here, and for shrubbery, kitchen and flower garden.

[CHARLES H. TOPPING arrived a little later, read and signed the above report, thus making it a majority report.-Rec. Sec.]

Mr. GOLTRA presented a proposition which had been handed him,

relative to hedging a portion of the lands located by the Board; which, on motion of Mr. BRAYMAN, was indefinitely postponed.

REPORTS CONSIDERED.

Mr. FLAGG moved that the reports of the several committees, which had been laid upon the table, be taken up in their regular order for action.

Carried.

I. REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

The report of the Executive Committee was called up, when Mr. A. M. BROWN moved its approval, but temporarily withdrew his motion.

Mr. BURROUGHS offered an amendment to the resolution creating an Executive Committee of this Board.

On motion of Mr. MAHAN, the resolution of Mr. BURROUGHS was referred to Committee on By-Laws.

Mr. BROWN's motion for approval was then renewed.

Mr. BURCHARD moved the postponement of the consideration of this motion, until the meeting of the Board to-morrow morning; which was agreed to.

II. REPORT UPON ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL LOTS.

Mr. A. M. BROWN moved that we now take up the report of the committee appointed by the Executive Committee, for the consid eration of the purchase of lots adjoining the University building and grounds.

The motion prevailed, and Mr SCROGGS read said report. [See page 70.]

Mr. A. M. BROWN offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Executive Committee be authorized and directed to purchase the lots specified in the report just read, provided the money necessary to make the purchase can be raised by sale of a sufficient portion of the Griggs farm.

Mr. JOHNSON moved to refer the report, and resolution of Mr. BROWN, to the Finance Committee, with instructions to report tomorrow morning, at 10 o'clock.

Which was lost.

The resolution of Mr. BROWN was then put to vote, and lost.

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Mr. LAWRENCE moved that the report read by Mr. SCROGGS be referred to the Finance Committee, with instructions to report to the Board, at its next annual meeting.

Carried.

III. REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.

Mr. BURCHARD called up the report of Finance Committee, and moved its adoption.

Carried.

Mr. A. M. BROWN moved that the Finance Committee be instructed to report, at its earliest convenience, the amount of Champaign county bonds it will be necessary to sell, to furnish funds for the immediate use of the Board.

Carried.

IV.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.

Mr. FLAGG moved to take up the report of the Committee on Agriculture; which was so voted, and the Secretary read the report. [See page 68.]

Mr. DUNLAP moved to strike out the words "Regent and Professor of Agriculture," as superintending and directing the work of the "head farmer," and insert the words "Executive Committee" in their stead.

Mr. A. M. BROWN presented the following as a substitute for article 7, which Mr. DUNLAP proposed to amend, viz:

Resolved, That be appointed Superintendent of the farm of the University, and that he have the control and management of the said farm; that he shall, in March of each year, make a report to the Regent, indicating his plans for the coming season, with an estimate of the cost of labor, implements, seeds, working and other animals, required by him; and t is report shall be submitted to the Executive Committee, for their approval or rejection, and for the appropriation of the necessary funds. And the said Superintendent shall, also, in of each

year, make a report to the Regent of the result of his plans of the previous season. The substitute of Mr. BROWN, and the amendment of Mr. DUNLAP, were lost.

Article 7 of the report was adopted.

Article 8 of the report was, upon motion, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, with instructions to report to-morrow morning.