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Leave of absence to Bessey.

MAR 2(sic) 1888

2nd. That a leave of absence be granted to Prof . Bessey from June 1st .(sic) until the middle of September 1888.

J. T.Mallalieu.B.B.Davis,Geo.Roberts Com't.(sic) On motion the report of the committee was received and adopted.

2d. report of finance com't.on report of Ex.Com. of station. Substituted, See page

The finance committee submitted the following substituted report in place of the report submitted on yesterday.and(sic) Regent Burnham moved the adoption of the same, viz.

Your committee to whom was referred the report of the executive committee appointed in connection with the agricultural experiment station,beleiving(sic) from the discussion engendered by their previous and first report that the recommendations contained in the same are not acceptable to a majority of the Board of Regents,and(sic) desiring so far as possible to harmonize differences,and(sic) further what they beleive(sic) to be the best interests of the University, while acting consistently and conscienciously, ask leave to withdraw said former and original report and submit the following:

1. Your commttee recommend(sic) the modification of said executive committee of said agricultural experiment station,by(sic) the addition thereto of the Chancellor of the University and Professor Hicks.

2. They recommend the reengagement of Dr.F.S.(sic) Billings as investigator of animal diseases until July 1st.1888,and(sic) that said executive committee be instructed to consider the selection and recommendation of some [other-handwritten] suitable person to continue the conduct of experimentation and investigation in the line of animal diseases and otherwise,as(sic) required, from that date.

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3. They concur generally in the recommendations of sections nos.5.and 6.(sic) of said executive committees report.

4. That appropriat ions(sic) be made as follows for the year ending July 1st. 1888,from(sic) the Government appropriation.

Building &c $3.ooo.(sic)
Salary Dr.Billings(sic) Apr.1. to July 1. 88 75o.
Salary Director 87-8. 25o.
Printing,bulletins(sic) &c., 2.ooo.
Experimental or Ag'l. farm 1.5oo.
General expenses not specified 1.ooo.
Expenses Hicks,Colo.convention(sic) 4o.
Repayment of University,
Apparatus purchased 2.225.
Current expenses animal diseases
heretofore advanced by University 1.2oo.
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11,965.

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5. That expenditures should not be made by said

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