Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-10-21
THE AGTICULTURAL COLLEGE
LOCATED

The Board of Trustees of the Ohio
Agricultural and Mechanical College
met. at the Agricultural Rooms on Thurs
day, Oct. I3, at 9 a. m. After a visit to
the Stimmel Farm, the Board proceeded
to consider the question of location. It
was finally decided to locate the College
on the Neil Farm, by vote of IA to /.
At the meeting in the afternoon the
following resolution was adopted:
ReSol0ea, That the lands in the proPo-
sition known to the Board as the Neil
Farm proposition do present and possess
all the requisites for a permanent loca-
ton of the Ohio Agricultural and Me
chanical College, provided for in an act
entitled an act to establish and main
tain an Agricultural and Mechanical
College in Ohio, passed March II, 1870;
and that subject to the conditions and
provisions of said act the said Ohio Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College is and
shall be permanently established there
on, the said lands consisting of the fol-
lowing tracts to-wit A tract held by r.
z. Neil and VIM Dennison in trust for
Henry NJ. Neil, ofHIoo acres a tract OF
Adam Zinn, of 50 acres; a tract of Mar
tha Ellen Witt, of 20 acres 4; a tract OF
Vim. Dennison and wife, of p acres and
90 poles a tract Of J.. ]. Rickly, of IO5
acres a tract Of George Potts; Of 8
acres, and tract of L. Humphreys, Of ?
acres, with all the buildings and appur-
tenances thereto belonging, containing
in all 327 acres, more or less, and
situated in county of Franklin, Ohio, on
the west side Of the road leading from
Columbus to Worthington, about two
miles north of the State House, and all
except the linn tract being part of the
old William Neil farm, and all lying in
body and adjoining each other. The
Board, on behalf of the State, agreeing
to pay for the same the sum of one hun
dred and fifteen thousand nine hundred
and fifty dollars, out of the subscription
made to the State for the benefit of said
College by Franklin county the parties
owning said land agreeing to receive in
part payment of said consideration a
subscription oftwenty-eight thousand dol
lars made by other parties to secure said
location or to guarantee the payment OF
said last mentioned subscription to the
| Board within four months, the said par
ties further agreeing to make or cause
to be made to the satisfaction OF ths
Attorney General Of the State, go0a al. al.9 y
sufficient deed in fee simple loI an 7'lH
I lands, conveying to the StaeS sooS
tle in fse simple for the same, and to
rive possession of said lands as soon as
I fbe purchase money IS ready to be
naid in manner aforesaid.
The said parties also agreeing that
the boundaries Of said lands shall be
definitely ascertained and described,
and all the terms Of the proposition put
in writing in due form as may be advis-
ed by the Attorney General within the
4 earliest convenient time.
ResokVed, That the Standing ENecu-
tive committee Of the Board be author
lied, under the advice Of the Attorney
General, to execute for the Board all
necessary orders for, money or bonds, e
accept title and possession Of the lands
purchased for said location, and gener-
ally to transact all details necessary tC
| consummate the location and carry ou
the purposes Of the Board signihed in
| the foTegoing resolution.
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