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BOARD OF TRUSTEES LIBRARY FURNITURE

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M a y 13, 1931 Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Re: Medical and Dental College Laboratories Polk and Lincoln Sts., Chicago Library Furniture Gentlemen: W e submit herewith bids received for providing the library furniture required in the Medical and Dental College Laboratories: Kewaunee Mfg. Co $5 306 90 W . M . Welch Mfg. Co 6 354 15 Library Bureau 8 657 00 In checking the proposals and the photographs and drawings submitted therewith we find that the proposal of the Kewaunee Mfg. Company is not in accordance with our drawings and specifications. W e therefore recommend that this contract be awarded to the W . M . Welch Mfg. Company for the amount of their bid of $6,354.15. Very truly yours, I Concur. GRANGER & BOLLENBACHER James M . White B y J. O. Merrell O n motion of D r . Noble, this contract w a s a w a r d e d as recomm e n d e d to the W e l c h Manufacturing C o m p a n y , the lowest bidder conforming to the specifications.

APPROPRIATION FOR PUBLICITY AND RADIO STATION

(22) A request from the Director of Publicity and the Director of the Radio Station for an appropriation of $400, $300 for Publicity and $100 for the Station. This supplementary appropriation is needed because of certain abnormal operating expenditures on the Publicity side and the fact that the Director has been obliged to go to Washington four times this year for conferences with the Radio Commission and on other business in connection with the Radio Station. I recommend that the sum of $400 be appropriated from the Reserve and Contingent Fund for this purpose. O n motion of M r . Trees, this appropriation w a s m a d e , b y the following vote: A y e , M r . Armstrong, M r . Barr, M r . Barrett, M r . Blair, M r s . E v a n s , M r s . Grigsby, M r s . Hopkins, D r . Noble, M r . Trees, M r . Williams; no, none; absent, M r . E m m e r s o n .

REPORT OF AUDITORS

M r . Trees, for the Finance C o m m i t t e e , presented for record the following report of Arthur Y o u n g & C o m p a n y . April 30, 1931 Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois Dear Sirs: W e have audited the books of the University of Illinois for the quarter ended March 31, 1931, and submit the following brief summary of the work done and the result of the audit: The Cash Receipts have been verified by checking all cash receipts vouchers into the cash book and examining a substantial portion of the original departmental records. Cash received as recorded has been duly deposited with the University Treasurer. The warrants drawn on the University Treasurer and the vouchers certified to the State Auditor have been checked into the cash book and a substantial portion of the supporting vouchers has been examined with respect to authorization, object of expenditure and receipt of goods or services by the University. A number of pay roll vouchers for non-appointees has been checked against the original time reports onfilein the respective departments. Salaries of appointees have been checked against the notices cash book have of the by the The been cashof theofconfirmation from the depository. Asof the Board ofprotection has The verified by appointment issuedproved.Secretary an additional Trustees. footings balance in the hands been University Treasurer as at March 31, 1931,