The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-07-07
counties were presented, all Of which
were laid upon the tatlo.

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were laid upon the tatlo.
Mr.. Fisher offered a preamble and res
olution po:tponing location Of College
Farm until the Cd Monday Of January
next; which, after considerable discus
sion, was lost, by the following vote:
Ycas-Messrs. Day, Of Van Burcn,
Fisher and Robinson.
Nays-Mcssrs. Day, Of Story, Foster,
Gaines, Henderson, Mills, Pattee, Sher-
win and Williamson.
On motion Of Mr.. Day, Of Van Bu-
rem, the Board proceeded to ballot for the
location of College Farm. On the first
ballot Marshall county received 4 votes,
Story 3, Polk 3, and Hardin l. On the
second ballot Story had Z and Polk
votes, Mr.. Henderson being excused
from voting.
Adjourned until evening.
At the evening session, the vote ta-
ken at the last session in favor Of locat'
ing in Polk county, was reconsidered,.
and laid upon the table BY every vote
except one.
The following resolution, offered at
the afternoon session, by Mr.. Gaines,
being amended, was thus adopted:
Resolved, That the location Of the To-
wa State Agricultural College and Mod
el Farm is not considered binding until
the contracts and bonds on the part Of
the citizens and county Of TIE same arc
carried out and titles perfected, SO that
they shall be satisfactory to the Board.
In accordance with resolution passed
at the last session Of the Board, Great
ing an Executive Committee, Of which
one shall be designated and act as Pres
ident pro tenn, of the Board, with power
to take charge Of the farm and the i'm,
provcments of the same, ballot was
had, which resulted in the election Of
Suel Foster as President pro tenn, and
John Pattce and i G. Day as members
Board adjourned till Wednesday morn
ing.
Wednesday, juno %, A. NJ.
Mr.. Sherwin presented the following
from Committee, which were adopted !:
Resolred, That the Executive Commit
tee be instructed to procure plan and
draft for farmers house and barn to
have lumber purchased and stone quar-
ried in readiness to put up the same next
year; to enclose, or make preparations
for enclosing, 1GO acres Of the farming
land, and to have it broken to have the
whole ground surveyed, and q correct to-
biographical map Of the same; to pro
cure plan and specification Of College
buildings to procure the transfer Of the
farm and donations and subscriptions
to the Institute in due form, and submit
the title to the Attorney General for ap
proval and that they be required to re-
port their whole proceedings to this
Board at its next meeting.
Resolred, That for the above uses, the
Executive Committee are authorized to
draw from the treasury Of the Institu
ton, or from the subscription fund, from
time to time. a. it is necessary, { sum
not exceeding three thousand dollars.
A resolution was passed authorizing
thcnegotiation Of the Story county bonds,
if found necessary provided it could be
done at an expense not to exceed one
hundred dollars, and at discount not
to exceed ten per cent, and that the
Agent give bonds in the sum Of $780,
900.
The following resolution vas passed
in regard to the location of the College
Farm:
Resolrcd, That the Iowa State Agri-
cultural College and Model Farm, be
and is hereby located in Story county,
Iowa, on the West fractional half ofSection
number (3) three, the East fractional
half Of Section No. (4) four, the East
half Of North West fractional quarter
Of Section No. az four, in Township
No. (s3) eighty. three, North Of Range
No. (24) twenty-four, West Of P. NJ,
Iowa, containing six hundred and forty
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