Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1914-1917)

102 JANUARY MEETING, 1915
Two requests were received from Mrs. Margaret E.
Hunt, the surviving donor to the University of certain lands
in Humboldt and Mendocino counties, Californa. These
requests were (I) for the re-imbursement to Mrs. Hunt
of taxes which she had paid, and (2) for the agreement by
the Regents to convey a strip through one of the tracts for
purposes of the highway now being constructed by the State
of California. Accompanying these requests was an opinion
by Dean Bates to the effect that the actions requested by
Mrs. Hunt were in accordance with the provisions of the
deeds of trust under which the lands were conveyed to the
University. On motion of Regent Sawyer, the sum of
$918.21, the amount of the taxes in question, was authorized
to be paid to Mrs. Hunt and the signing of the agreement
with respect to the highway was also authorized.
The Secretary presented the following report, addressed
to Regent Bulkley, in the matter of the Octavia W. Bates
estate:HONORABLE H. C. BULKLEY,
Detroit, Michigan.
DEAR SIR: —
In reply to your request for the report of the present
status of the Octavia W. Bates estate, I beg to advise you
as follows:
At your request I visited Baltimore, January 8, and
having checked up the various matters in accordance with
your directions and having verified my checking with the
consultation and help of the firm of lawyers in Baltimore
to whom you referred me, I delivered to Mr. E. J. W.
Revell, the executor of the will, the release signed by the
President under authority from the Regents.
The University has received under this will the following:LAW LIBRARY BEQUEST
Cash from the Executor..............$14,000.00
Interest as part of the University Trust
funds............................ 477.85
Total in the Octavia W. Bates Law Library Fund $14,477.85