Vault Early Papers of the University Box 1 Document 11

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"The Commissioners having Reported that the sum of ($500000.00) Five Hundred Thousand Dollars had been secured,

{note in the margin lines 5 - 11} Laying the Corner Stone of the University. {end note}

Resolved, That the Corner Stone of the principal Building of the University shall be laid on Wednesday, the 10th day of October next; provided that the Committee herewith appointed shall deem the obstacles now existing sufficiently removed to make it expedient & proper to do so; & that the nescessary arrangements be made for that purpose.

On motion, it was further Resolved, That Bishops Otey, Polk & Elliot, Dr. Pise, & [Messrs?]. Bass & Fairbanks be a Committee to make all nescessary arrangements for laying the corner stone _ any three of whom

{note in the margin lines 18 - 23 only partially visible} Laying [t?]he Corner Stone, & m: on [?] [w?]_ {end note}

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shall constitute a quorum for this purpose.

On motion of Mr. Fairbanks, it was Resolved, That Bishop Polk be requested to open a correspondence ^with the T.C. & RR Company to ascertain & adjust the Relations between said Company & ^the Board of Trustees of the University.

{note in the margin lines 5 - 7} Present relations between T.C. & R.R. Co. & the University {end note}

On motion, it was Resolved, That the University Engineer be instructed to construct an additional building, 20 x 30, (connected by a passage, with the one now occupied by him,) for office purposes; & also to construct in the same a vault for the safe keeping of maps & other Documents: & to procure a small iron safe.

{note in margin lines 13-16} Construct additional Room with Vault & Safe. {end note}

The Committee adjrd. to meet tomorrow.

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Friday Morning, July 20, /60

The Committee reassembled. Present, as yesterday.

On motion, it was Resolved, That the University Engineer be authorized to procure a Sun-Dial, & the [ne?]scessary Instruments for making Meteorological observations - the same to be purchased from the House of Green & Co: - & that Bishop Elliott & Messrs. Fairbanks & Bass be a Committee to determine wha[t?] Instruments are nescessary.

{note in margin lines 6-8} [Inction? o?] logical Instruments &c. {end note}

On motion, it was futher Resolved, That the same Committee be authorized to make experiments for procuring water by boreing.

On motion, it was Resolved, That Mr. Fairbanks be instructed to communic0

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{margin note lines 1 -2 } Station House. {end note}

cate with Mr. Jockmu[ss?], upon the subject of erecting a StationHouse a[t?] the R. R. Station on the University Grounds.

{margin note lines 9 -12} Com. on Roads, Grounds, {end note}

On motion it was Resolved, That Bishops Otey, Polk & Elliot be appointed a Committee to superintend the laying out the Roads & Grounds of the Domain of the University; & that they be authorized to employ for this purpose the services of the University Engineer, & any other assistance, whether of Engineers or Landscape Gardener they think nescessary; & that the Commissioners for raising the Endowmwnt, be authorized to pay any expense incurred by in that work.

On motion, it was

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Resolved, That Mr. Fairbanks be /instructed/ appointed to audit & adjust the accounts of Col. Barney, the University Engineer, with Mr. [James?] B. Craighead, the Treasurer of the University.

{margin note lines 2-5} To audit &c Ac/c of Univ. Engineer. {end note}

The Committee adjourned.

Attest. David Pise, Secretary

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