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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1944
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328 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [April 29 at the tax sale. It was necessary for F a r r & Company to employ local counsel familiar with all the legal requirements in this technical procedure and to pay certain fees and costs, including advertising prior to the sale, confirmation of the sale, and issuance of a certificate of title to the University. F a r r & Company have submitted a statement that the expenses in connection with tax foreclosure of these properties totalled $1,150. Funds for payment of these expenses are available in the appropriation for the purchase of this property. On motion of Mr. Davis, this payment was authorized. PURCHASES RECOMMENDED (15) The Comptroller recommends that the following purchases, submitted by the Purchasing Agent, be authorized: 1. Rental of caps and gowns for graduates at 1943 Commencement, from the Collegiate Cap & Gown Company, the lowest bidder, at an estimated total cost of $2,081. 2. Thirty tons of linseed oil meal for the Animal Husbandry Department, from Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota, at $1,700. 3. 4,500 diplomas from W. M. Welch Manufacturing Company, the lowest bidder, at a total estimated cost of $i,755, to be charged to the appropriation to the Registrar's Office for this purpose, through the Office Supply Store. 4. 4,500 diploma covers from W. M. Welch Manufacturing Company, the lowest bidder, at a total estimated cost of $3,960, to be charged to the appropriation to the Registrar's Office for this purpose, through the Office Supply Store. 5. 18,500 reams of 8J^ x 11" i 6 # mimeograph bond paper, in various colors, for use in the Agricultural Experiment Station, from Newhouse Paper Company, Moline, Illinois, the lowest bidder, at a price of $3,519. On motion of Mrs. Grigsby, these purchases were authorized as recommended. PURCHASES AUTHORIZED (16) A report of the following purchases proposed by the Purchasing Agent and authorized by the Comptroller as emergency action: 1. Sixty-five feeder cattle, average weight 800 pounds, for the Animal Husbandry Department, from the Chicago Producers Commission Association, the total expenditure to be approximately $7,000. 2. Furniture for the Research and Educational Hospitals, from the Wisconsin Chair Company, Port Washington, Wisconsin, as follows: 58 special tables ( 3 6 x 3 6 " sandalwood) with no-stripe Nairn Linoleum tops (]4") pattern 1002, and legs to match B4, at $16 each—$928; 232 chairs (B4 sandalwood) with no-stripe # 3 7 4 leatherette cover, faultless glides if available, to match above tables, at $6 each—$1,392; delivery charges, $60; total, $2,380. On motion of Mr. Jensen, the action of the Comptroller in authorizing these purchases was approved and confirmed. CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE COMPTROLLER MARCH I O TO APRIL 8 , 1 9 4 3 (17) T h e Comptroller's report of contracts executed. Amount to be With Whom War Production Board War Production Board War Production Board U. S. Army—Engineer Service Kimberley Clark Corporation F. H. Woodruff and Sons, Inc. Staley Manufacturing Co. Purpose Restricted contract Restricted contract Restricted contract Secret contract Confidential contract supplement to OEM 102 Grow seed and introduce to the public new varieties of sweet corn Cooperativeinvestigation of growth and yields of crop plants received by the University #100 000 1 000 12 000 1 4 000 Date December i, 1942 March 29, 1943 March 29, 1943 February 24, 1943 March 4. 1943 March 30, 1943 1 500 April 1, 1943 This report was received for record.
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