The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-02-03
Iowa Farmers College.

Below we publish the action Of the
Board of Trustees of the Iowa Farmers
College on propositions, and publish the
same for the information of our readers ::
Action of the Board on propositions to
donate lands. &C., for farm, and in re :
gard to future proposals.
Mr.. President Your committee APP
pointed to examine the several PROPOSE
tons for donations of land money, &C.,
for the use Of the Iowa State Agricultural
Society and Model Farm, having had
the same under consideration. recon-
mend plan of action to the Board in
regard to the reception of further propo-
silions and action thereon, beg to re-
port
That the propositions offered, though
from reliable and from sources demand
ing consideration, are not of the uniform
character which admitted of being com
pared directly with each other on their
merits, and would recommend to the
Board the extension of the time to the
first day of May, A. d. 1859, and re-
quire all proposals TO be under certain
specifications that those having already
made proposals conform TO these speciti-
cations, and that all proposals must be
handed TO the Secretary of the Board
previous to the first day of May A. D.
1859, and by him furnished to com
mittee of three. to be elected by the Board
the duties of which committee shall be
to examine personally SO many Of the
proposed locations as in their view may
demand attention, who shall report the
result of their examination for the action
of the Board at their next meeting, on
June 9th, A. ID. lS59-and for carrying
out the above plan faction would rec
ommend the passage of the following res
olutions
LIST. Resolved, BY the Board of Trus-
tees of the Iowa State Agricultural Col
lege and Model Farm, that in view of
the appropriations made by the General
Assembly with which to commence the
Agricultural College, we deem it advi-
sable to avail ourselves Of the liberality
of those friends of the object, we hereby
invite proposals for the sale or donation
ofthe requisite quantities of land and the
donation of money or material for the i'm
proyement of the same, and that said propo
sails be received up TO the first day of
May, A. d. 1859.
I'd. Resolved, That in making propo-
sitions, parties be required to send in to
the Secretary of the College, at Des
Moines, a specific description OF the land,
accompanied by plot of the same, show
ing its Typographical character, together
with the express conditions upon which
the same is offered, all of which shall be
properly authenticated, and a sufficient
bond must accompany each proposal,
together with complete abstract of title.
G.. w. L. SHERWIN, Chairman.
Ordered to be published in those pa
pers of the State which will do so with
out charge to the Board.
VIM. DUANE WILSON, Secretary
Sccretary's Office of Iowa FARM
College, Des Moines. Jan. 10, 80.
Resolutions ofMe Board Of Trustees of'Me
Iowa FARMER S COLLEGE, passed al tier
first session al Des Noines, fora, Janua-
ry IN:
!" Resolved, That IN Executive Com
mlttee OF three be appointed, whose du-
ties it shall be TO correspond with differ
eni parties throughout this State and