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board of trustees

[October 30

APPROPRIATION F O R MILITARY B A R N S (21) A report from the Supervising Architect that on October 22 at n :io p.m. a :5re started in a barn used by the Military Department, destroying seventy tons of baled hay and damaging the building which is of steel frame construction with roof and side walls of asbestos and corrugated iron. The building damage is estimated at $2500 and the hay loss (which is the Government's loss) at $1000. I recommend that an appropriation of $2500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be made from the Reserve and Contingent Fund for the restoration of this building. O n motion of M r s . Hopkins, 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 . Hopkins, D r . Noble; no, none; absent, M r . E m m e r s o n , M r s . Evans, M r s . Grigsby, M r . Trees, M r . Williams. APPROPRIATION FOR PHYSICAL PLANT EXTENSION PROJECTS (22) A recommendation that an appropriation of fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be made from the Reserve and Contingent Fund to supplement the appropriation made for Physical Plant extension for the year 1931-32, to finish up the following projects: Partitioning off additional space for the University Press J 325 00 Pump house for the new well 3 500 00 Walks, drives, and finish grading at the Woman's Gymnasium 6 000 00 Cases for the storage of archaeological material 411 00 Mats for theriflerange 300 00 Acoustical correction in the Band Building 700 00 Equipping the basement room in Music Building 750 00 Chlorinator and pump for the Power Plant 2 300 00 Furniture 714 00 Total ?I5 000 00 On motion of Mr. Armstrong, this appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hopkins, Dr. Noble; no, none; absent, Mr. Emmerson, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Grigsby, Mr. Trees, Mr. Williams. ASSIGNMENT OF PATENT TO UTILITIES RESEARCH COMMISSION Mr. Barrett presented the following report of the Committee on Patents, and stated that Mr. Williams had written him an expression of approval of the report. August 5, 1931 Your Committee on Patents has considered a proposal made by the Utilities Research Commission concerning the commercial development of patents which have been or may be obtained on discoveries made in the course of a cooperative investigation concerning the elimination of sulphur fumes in stack gases. The Committee has approved the proposal and recommends that the Board accept it with the following reservations: 1st: In the event the Commission willfully or without just cause neglects to prosecute the researches and develop the possibilities of the discoveries relating to the elimination of sulphur fumes in stack gases in order to perfect these discoveries, then soeverCommittee public of thatpatents collected with the policy ofand Board such a considered ofthe all royalties shall be have commercially, whethertheshall ofshall be to Boarddiscoveries likelythe University ofthe to ormay substantialbasis fromconcerning thereassignment of all of the be made assigned patent a reasonableagreement therein. porations, cancelled. generally exploited Illinois no demand constituent cornature the That believes to it will and little them, and this interestbe whomYourThe orTrustees may 2nd: discoveries that not. is in keeping upon already obtained are entitled