Board of Regents, Minutes, 1884-1890

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Steward to contract for finish Chem.Lab & Armory Gymnasium and Bowling alley Gas, water and sewerage Fulmer employed on Station Staff at $1000.

To contract for inside finish of Chemical Laboratory and Armory as per plans herein (meaningStewards report).

To furnish gymnasium as far as funds will admit including bowling alley.

To arranged for the necessary gas, water and sewer connections as soon as practicable. C.H.Gere, L. Burnham, M.J. Hull Com't.

Regent Hull moved hat the report of the University & Library committee and the vote heretofore adopting the same be reconsidered relating to the employ of instructor, [and station workers] which motion prevailed.

The question recurring upon the adoption of the report in question, Regent Hull moved that portion which was stricken out rleating to Mr. Fulmer be reinstated, and that the report be amended so as to provide the employment of Elton Fulmer as assistant Chemist [to the Experiment Station] at a salary of $1000.00 per annum, payable from the Experiment Station funds.

The motion to amend prevailed and the report as amended was declared adopted by consent.

The Board then adjourned C.H. Gere President J. S. Dales, Secretary Attest

Proceedings of the Executive Commitee of the Board.

Lincoln, Nebraska Julky 10th, 1889.

The Excutive commitee of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, met at the Steward's office at 12 o'clock m.

Present regents Burnham, Gere, and Hull.

Bids on file for the construction of the new boiler house, were opened, as follows: I. M. Smith $11,490.00, Louis Jensen $16,236.00, J. N. Snoemaker $14,554.00, Grace and Kelley $15,435.00, D. B. Howrad $12,783.00, F. W. Krone $15,500.00, F. W. Krone (modified) $11,800.00

Ordered that the secretary of the Board be instructed to notify Principal Bennett and Instructor Fontaine of the receip of their resignations at the hands of the acting Chancellor and that the same are accepted by the Excutive committee on behalf of the Board, the committee regretting the circumstances making such steps necessary and appreciating the valuable services rendered by each of them to the University.

The folowing was adopted; Resolved, that the acting chancellor be authorized and empowered to employ instructors to fill the vacancies caused by the resignations of professor Bennett principal of the Latin School and Instructor Fontaine in the department of Modern Languages, his appointments to be subject to the ratification of the Board of Regents at their next regular meeting, at such salaries as he may consider adequate, not to exceed $1600.00 for Principal, nor $1200.00 for instructor in modern languages.

In the matter of the construction of new boiler house, it was ordered on motion of Regent Burnham, that the bid of Mr. D. B. Howard for the work; that one stack be omitted, and that a contract be entered into with Mr. Howard for the construction of the proposed boiler house and one stack &e, in a sum not exceeding $10,500.00; that the Superintendent, the Steward and Mr. Howard go over the plans and specifications in different portions of the work in addition to ommitting one stack, as will reduce the entire cost to $10,000.00, if possible, preserving general plan, construction and materials as originally called for.

Commitee adjourned subject to call of chairman.

Proceedings of the Executive committee of the Board.

Lincoln, Nebraska August 1st, 1889.

The Executive committee of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska met at the office of the Steward at 2 o'clock p. m., upon the call of the chairman Mr. Gere.

Present Regents Gere and Hull committeemen; Absent Regent Burnham committeeman;

Ordered that the contract for three new steam boilers be awarded to John Mohr and Son, Chicago, at $4584.00 F.O.B. cars at Lincoln Nebraska; also that the contract for steam heating, setting boilers et. al., complete, according to plans and specifications on file in the office of the Steward of the University be awarded to Messrs. Pomorene and Percival of Lincoln, Neb., at $9047.00, and that the Steward be instructed to enter into contract for the same with the respective parties.

Ordered that the laying of wooden sidewalk on the south front of the campus be omitted for the present and that the west side of the grounds be cut down partially to established grade, as indicated in the reports of the Steward.

Committee adjourned.

Attest;

C H Gere Chairman

J D Dales Secretary