Central Michigan University
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES
Special Meeting
June 29, 1965
Central Michigan University Board of Trustees
Special Meeting, June 29, 1965, 7:00 P. M.
A special meeting of the Central l\1ichigan University Board of Trustees
having been <h11y called, the follOwing members were personally prescnt:
Lloyd M. Cofer; Mrs. Kaiharine C. Hafstad; J ohn W. Sivie r , Walter W.
Wightman; J ames M. Umphrey; E. Allen Morrow, Chairman; Judson W.
Foust, President. Also: Byron P . Gallagher; Mrs. Doris L. Crippo.
Secretary .
Absent: Mrs . J ean Backus; Lawrence D. Rahilly. Also, Norvall C.
Bovee, Trea8l.lrer.
P resident Foust called the meeting to order. He thanked all present for
coming to this special meeting which was necessary in order to clear some
t echnicalities relative to land acquisition.
It was moved, seconded and carried that the follOWing Resolution be approved:
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RESOLUTION CONCERNING EMINENT
DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS
W'HEREAS, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan , is
a State educational in.ti tution under the control and management of the
Central Michigan University Board of Trustees, and
WHEREAS, Central Michigan University has ex perienced a greatly in -
cr.:ased enrollment of students, which increase m a ke s necessary a dditional
college fa cilities for housing for nuden t$, and
WHEREAS, Central Michigan University anticipates an immediat ...
further increase in enrollment of etud ... nU , whi ch makes nece ssary further
additional college !acilitie~ for housing for students, and
W'HEREAS, by law the Central Michigan Uni ver sity Board of Trustees
has supervision, managem ... nt and control of Central Michigan University
with the pow ... r and duty to provide such college facilities and to acquir ... land
therefor, as may be required for the good of the institution, including the
p"""er to acquire land by eminent domain, and
WHEREAS, surveys of available space suitable for the erection of
hOUSing facilities to se rve the presen t undent enrollment and the imme-diately
anticipated increase in n ... w student enrolhnent have b ... en made. and
WHEREAS, such survey . show a need for locating such college !aci-li
ties in a proper and coordinated plan for coU ... ge and campus d ... v ... lopm ... nt.
now, ther efore,
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Central Michigan Univer s ity B oard
of Truste es doel h e r eby declare the necusity of providing such additional
college faci lities for h ousing for . tudents for the public use and benefit,
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IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED tha t the Centra l Michigan University Board
of T ruuees doe s hereby de clare the nQc essity of acquiring for tho p..,blic USe
and benefi t fo r the location and construction of ,..,ch college facilities and •
fo r the furth erance of a proper and coo.r dinated plan for co llege and campus
deve lopm ent the following described lands, includi ng aLl str..,ctures and im -
pr ovementB thereon:
P AR C E L A :
Beginning at t he i ntersection of the South line
of the North ~ of the Northwe s t ~ of Section
22, T ownship 14 North , Range 4 West , Mich_
igan, with the Westerly right of way line of the
Ann Arbor Railroad, thence Weal along the
South line of the Nor th ~ of the Northw est ~
of s aid Se c t ion 22: , 760 {e et , thence North 90
fee t, the nce Wes t 165 fe e t to the West line of
the East 10 acres of the Northwest y. of the
Nor th\lelSt y. of , aid Section 2:2: , thence Nor th
235 fee t, thence East 364 fc c t , thence No rth
355.56 fe e t , the nce East 44 5. 49 [ e et, more or
le u , to the Wes terly right of way line of the
Ann Arbor Railroad , thence South ea sterly
a long said r ight of w ay line 690 . 3 feet, more
Or less, to the place of beginning, containing
a pproximately II acres of land, City of Mt.
P leasant, County of Isabella and State of
Michigan .
P A R C E L B :
The Nort h 3 acres of the following pa rcel:
Beginning at a point on th e South line of Sec tion
2:2:, Township 14 Nor th , Range 4; West,
Mic higan , at ita i nters ection with the Wes t
e rly line of Ann Arbor Railroad right- of-way,
said point being 74. 7 feet We . t of the So..,th ~
c o rner of said Se ction , r..,nning thence So..,th
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2: 9 ' We s t along Section line 365 . 5 feet
th e nce Nor th 00 2:9' We s t 2:33 feet , thence
So..,th 890 29 ' Wes t Z)O fe et, thence North
00 2 9' We st 115 feet to t he So..,th line of Hall
Stree t , thence North 890 29 ' E ast 2: 4 feet to
the Southeau cor ner of the reco r ded pial of
Breidenste in Ac res, thence North 00 2: 9' Wes t
2: 16 feet, thence North 89° 29' East 100 fe e t,
thence North 80 17 ' West 346. 17 i e et, thence
No r th 8 10 0' E as t 202.8 fee t , the nce North
90 0' We st 4 5 1. 0 fe et to the P. C. of a curve of
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the left, ha ving a deClection angle 61° 29' , radiu.
16B. 14 fe et and the long c ord bea r ing of Nor th
390 44 ' 30" Weu a length of 171 . B9 Ieet, thence
a long the arc of "aid curve 180.43 Ieet to the P. T.,
the nce Nor th 700 29' Welt 138. 3 Ieet to the South easterly
corner of L ot I of the r~ cord ed plat of
Stockman Acres , thence Nor th 0 2 9' West, along
the East line of Lot I of Stockman Acres, 194 . 2
feet to the Nor th line of the South 50 acres of the
E a s t Ya of the Southweu ~ , Section 2:2: , Township
14 North, Range 4 West, Mich igan, thence North
880 57' East along said line 325 ieet , more or
le ss , to We sterly right _of_w ay line of Ann Arbor
R ailroad, the nce So..,theasterly along said Rail road
right-of_way , 1, 670 fe et, more or less , to
point of beg inning , Township of Union, County of
I s ab ~lla and State of Mich iga n.
P AR CEL C :
Lots 5 and 6, except the West 39. 5 feet o[ L ot
5, in Block 9 of Axtell Ter r ace No. 2, City of
Mt. P le as a nt, County of Is abella and State of
Michigan .
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution
be tran sm itted to By r on P. GalLlgher , as attorney for said Central Michigan
Unive rs ity Board of Trus tees, and that he is hereby authori zed and di r ected
lorthwith to insti tute appropriate proceedings for the acquisition by said
Central Michigan Univers ity Board of Tru s tee! of the above described l and
by the exercise of the powe r of eminent domain, for the afor esaid uses and
p.., r posQs , and [..,rther he reby au thori ~ed a nd direct ed to sign any and all
pl e adings and papers nece s sary for the commencem ent of and prose c..,tion of
s uch proceedings fo r and On beha!! of the Central Michlaan University Board
o f Tru.te e s, for said ules a nd p..,rposes .
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Mr . Morrow called attention to a letter he had received from Stratton and
Stebbins of Lansing relative to insurance on our self-liquidating properties.
This will be an item for discussion at the August meeting of the Board.
On motion, the meeting adjourned at 7:45 P. M.
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'Mrs. Doris L. Crippo
Secretary
