University of Virginia Library

OFFER OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION WITH ERECTION OF ADDITION TO NURSES' HOME:

The President read to the Board of Visitors the following telegram;

"Dr. J. L. Newcomb, President, the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, Va., Project No. Va-44-356 Bolton Nurses Home, Charlottesville, Va.,
approved applicant's funds $147,500, Grant $147,500. Formal offer will be forwarded


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in few days. As soon as received, acceptance proceedings should be taken
by you.

(Signed) C. L. Vickers."

The President then read a form of acceptance of the offer of the United States of America, as
follows:

"WHEREAS, there has been filed with the Federal Works Agency in behalf of the University of
Virginia (therein called the "Owner"), an application for Federal assistance under the War
Public Works program, and the United States of America, acting by and through the Federal
Works Administrator, has transmitted to the Owner an Offer of Federal assistance in connection
with the public works referred to in said application and described in said offer; and

WHEREAS, said Offer has been duly read in open meeting, fully considered in accordance with
all pertinent rules of procedure and legal requirements, and made a part of the Owner's
records, and

WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable and in the public interest that said Offer be accepted:

NOW, THEREFORE, be it Resolved by the Board of Visitors of the Rector and Visitors of
the University of Virginia of the Owner that the said Offer, a true and correct copy of
which, including the Terms and Condition, is hereto attached, be and the same hereby is
accepted without reservation or qualification.

Whereupon it was Resolved:

RESOLVED, by the Board of Visitors of the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
that J. L. Newcomb, President, be and he is hereby authorized and directed to sign for this
Board an acceptance of a grant from the United States of America of $147,500 to aid in the
construction of a Nurses' Home, Project No. Va. 44-356, when the formal offer shall have
been received; and that the certificate be signed and attested by the Secretary of the Board.