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Office of the Board of Trustees
of the Ohio University
Athens Ohio August 28th 1901 .1. PM
An adjourned meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Ohio
University was held at its Office this day at
One oclock P.M. Dr Alston Ellis President of the
Ohio University in the Chair. A call of the roll
showed the following members of the Board to be
present:
President Alson Ellis. L M. Jewett Secretary
A Lene. L J. Fenton _ J E. Benson _ J.M Welch
F. C. Whiley - H. W. Coltrap _ D H Moore _
I. M. Foster and T. R. Biddle, being more than a
legal quorum for the transaction of business,
and thereupon the Chair declared that the
Board was ready for the transaction of business.
[inserted] O.U. Certificates [end inserted] Mr Whiley moved that we
take up the subject of opening the sealed bids
for the sale of $10.000.00 Ohio University Certificates
heretofore ordered to be sold by the Secretary of this Board
by its former resolution adopted on the 19th of
June A. D 1901 - which motion was duly seconded
and adopted D. H. Moore not voting.
Mr Whiley offered the following
resolution, "Whereas, by resolution adopted by this
Board at its annual meeting held on the 19th day
of June 1901, as by its records will appear, it
was among other things resolved that the Secretary
of this Board be directed to advertise for sale during the
year 1901 - $10.000.00 of Ohio University Certificates
maturing as follows to wit: $5.000.00 on the 1st day
of Sept. 1908, and $5.000.00 on the 1st day of September
1909, in order to refund the $10.000.00 of Ohio
Unversity Certificates maturing on the 1st day of September
1901 in accordance with the Act of the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio passed April 3 1900 (94-
O. L-94).
Now therefore be it resolved that this