Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1932 [PAGE 145]

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COMPTROLLER'S REPORT OF CONTRACTS (20) T h e following report from the Comptroller of contracts executed since the last report:

CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE COMPTROLLER DECEMBER3, 1930, TO JANUARY3, 1931

Contract executed on special authorization of the Board of Trustees in meeting of December 9, 1930 (Minutes, page 131): Amount Name Estimated Date Item Illinois Printing Company $7 000 December Printing and binding, 24 000 copies 17,1930 of 1930-3 r Annual Register Lease executed under general regulations: Rental to be paid by the Leased from Property University Date Tenure Fairview Park Cemetery Association 36.25 acres of #362.50 November January!, (Renewal) land near Annually 29,1930 193110 DeKalb, 111. December 31. 1035 Minor contract executed under general regulations: Name Amount Dale Item Peoples Gas, Light and Cost to be billed to December Installation of gas service for Coke Company United Plumbing 5, 1930 Medical and Dental College and Heating Co. Laboratories

Lloyd Morey

Comptroller This report w a s received for record. AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (21) A report of the approval of agreements for the following cooperative investigations: 1. Agreement with the Gibson Canning Company of Gibson City, Illinois, for a study by the Agricultural Experiment Station of the factors which determine the best development of certain types of vegetables. This agreement is for a period of three years, beginning January 15, 1931, and the company agrees to pay the sum of five thousand dollars per year on or before thefirstday of February each year during the period of the contract, in addition to furnishing all land, labor, seed, and other materials required for carrying on this investigation. 2. Agreement with the Portland Cement Association and the Concrete Masonry Association for an investigation of the stability of concrete masonry walls by the Engineering Experiment Station. T h e agreement is for a period of one year, beginning January 1, 1931, and the cooperating agencies agree to pay the s u m of five thousand dollars to cover the expenses of this investigation. These agreements are of the form and character of similar agreements hitherto approved by the Board. These agreements were approved. PROPOSED JOURNALISM BUILDING (22) A report that an investigation of the work in Journalism did not show that the proposed building was one of the most pressing needs of the University at this time. This report was received for record. PROPOSED APPROPRIATION FOR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (23) A request from the Alumni Association for an appropriation of $4600 to increase the usefulness of the Association. Action o n this request w a s deferred. CONTRACT FOR X-RAY APPARATUS At this point, the Supervising Architect reported thatwithhad made many fruitless attempts during the day to get in touch he the repre-