 | Board of Visitors minutes October 8, 1954 |  |
VACANT LOTS AND LANDS
The following letter from the Comptroller was read to the Board
At the June meeting I was requested to furnish the Board with a
list of vacant lots and lands owned by the University
We have examined all the records of the University, including
the file of wills and trust instruments, and have found the following
pieces of property
1 Estate of William J. Humphreys
90 acres mountain land in Wayne County, West Virginia. On
February 12, 1954, sale at $3,000 was approved by the University
and the Washington Loan and Trust Company, Trustees, under
Dr. Humphreys' will, but sale fell through. Widow and other heirs
have life interest
2 Estate of Joseph Harvey Riley
Residence in Falls Church, Virginia, with 8.312 acres, to
become the property of the University of Virginia at the death
of Mr. Riley's sisters, Margaret R. Parker and Maude K. Gage
3 Estate of Bertha L. Makinson
10 acres of wooded land in Princess Anne County, Virginia
Mr. Black is familiar with this land, I believe
4 Estate of Mazyck Wilson Shields
20 acres of land in Marion County, Florida, valued at $10.00 an acre.
Offer of $92.50 for the timber was received but bidder was not interested
in purchasing the land.
President
University of Virginia
The Board resolved that the Secretary be directed to file this Report, and that the Rector
refer it for study to a special committee. It was so ordered, and the Rector appointed the
following to the special committee
Mr. Gray, Chairman
Mr. Coxe
Miss Dunn
| Board of Visitors minutes October 8, 1954 | |