150

MAR 22 1888

Same.
Adopted,see(sic) below.

executive committee unless appropriated by the Board of Regents except as follows: - upon occasion, making the same necessary, a majority of said executive committee shall submit by mail or otherwise in writing to the members of the Board,a(sic) brief statement and recommendation of the desired and proposed expenditures, stating purpose and amount, and upon written approval of and from a majority of said members,as(sic) to any sum,said(sic) expenditure may be made.

M.J. Hull,Leavitt Burnham,Geo.Roberts Com't.(sic)

Proceedings

Under the motion of Regent Burnham to adopt the substituted report of the finance committee,the(sic) same was by consent taken up and considered section by section.

Pending discussion upon the first section of the substituted report of the finance committee,Chancellor(sic) Manatt urged objection to the present constitution of the executive committee of the station,stat ing(sic) that he thought the Steward and Secretary of t he University ought not to be a member of said committee,and(sic) that while he himself did not wish to be a member of the same,he(sic) thought it one of his prerogatives to nominate a member.

Resignation of Dales from Ex. com't of station accepted

Mr. J.S.Dales tendered his resignation as a member of the executive committee of the agricultural experiment station,to(sic) take effect immediately,which(sic) was accepted.

Reorganization of the Ex.Com't(sic) of station, Gere,Burnham & Bessey.

Regent Mallalieu then offered the following as an amendment to the report of the finance committee,and(sic) moved its adoption seconded by Regent Davis, (to section one of report)

That the executive committee of the experimental station be reorganized by the appointment of Regents Gore,Burnham(sic) and Professor Bessey as such committee: the motion to adopt prevailed.

Amendment of section 2,"other" stricken out.

The second section of the substituted report of the finance committee now coming on for consideration,Regent(sic) Mallalieu moved to amend the same by striking out the word "other" (in connection with Dr.Billings).(sic) The mot ion(sic) was agreed to by the committee submitting report,and(sic) the word "other" was ruled to be striken from said proposed section two.

Amendment by Roberts,relating(sic) to Billings.

Regent Roberts now offered the following substitute for section two of the substituted report of the finance committee,as(sic) amended,and(sic) moved to adopt the same seconded by Regent Davis,viz:

Whereas the contract for service as Director of the experiment station for the investigation of animal diseases,made(sic) with Dr .F.S. Billings,will(sic) soon expire,it is recommended that the said Dr. Billings be engaged to continue inthe same work from the 1st.day(sic) of April next for an indefinite term,subject(sic) to termination upon three months notice by the Board of Regents or by Dr. Billings,at(sic) a salary of $3500. per year,to(sic) be paid out of such funds as the Board may determine.

Lost,
(see over)

147

MAR 22 1888

Same.
Adopted,see(sic) below.

executive committee unless appropriated by the Board of Regents except as follows: - upon occasion, making the same necessary, a majority of said executive committee shall submit by mail or otherwise in writing to the members of the Board,a(sic) brief statement and recommendation of the desired and proposed expenditures, stating purpose and amount, and upon written approval of and from a majority of said members,as(sic) to any sum,said(sic) expenditure may be made.

M.J. Hull,Leavitt Burnham,Geo.Roberts Com't.(sic)

Proceedings

Under the motion of Regent Burnham to adopt the substituted report of the finance committee,the(sic) same was by consent taken up and considered section by section.

Pending discussion upon the first section of the substituted report of the finance committee,Chancellor(sic) Manatt urged objection to the present constitution of the executive committee of the station,stat ing(sic) that he thought the Steward and Secretary of t he University ought not to be a member of said committee,and(sic) that while he himself did not wish to be a member of the same,he(sic) thought it one of his prerogatives to nominate a member.

Resignation of Dales from Ex. com't of station accepted

Mr. J.S.Dales tendered his resignation as a member of the executive committee of the agricultural experiment station,to(sic) take effect immediately,which(sic) was accepted.

Reorganization of the Ex.Com't(sic) of station, Gere,Burnham & Bessey.

Regent Mallalieu then offered the following as an amendment to the report of the finance committee,and(sic) moved its adoption seconded by Regent Davis, (to section one of report)

That the executive committee of the experimental station be reorganized by the appointment of Regents Gore,Burnham(sic) and Professor Bessey as such committee: the motion to adopt prevailed.

Amendment of section 2,"other" stricken out.

The second section of the substituted report of the finance committee now coming on for consideration,Regent(sic) Mallalieu moved to amend the same by striking out the word "other" (in connection with Dr.Billings).(sic) The mot ion(sic) was agreed to by the committee submitting report,and(sic) the word "other" was ruled to be striken from said proposed section two.

Amendment by Roberts,relating(sic) to Billings.

Regent Roberts now offered the following substitute for section two of the substituted report of the finance committee,as(sic) amended,and(sic) moved to adopt the same seconded by Regent Davis,viz:

Whereas the contract for service as Director of the experiment station for the investigation of animal diseases,made(sic) with Dr .F.S. Billings,will(sic) soon expire,it is recommended that the said Dr. Billings be engaged to continue inthe same work from the 1st.day(sic) of April next for an indefinite term,subject(sic) to termination upon three months notice by the Board of Regents or by Dr. Billings,at(sic) a salary of $3500. per year,to(sic) be paid out of such funds as the Board may determine.

Lost,
(see over)

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