Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1944 [PAGE 728]

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1943]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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I hereby present to the Secretary of the Board for record signed reports of appraisals of damages caused by surveys as follows: A. F . Koss $ 31 40 T. A. Burt ( E . S. Bell, tenant) 28 50 Walter Fisher 13 °5 Roy Stout (Lyle Fisher, tenant) 4° 5° Sub-total $119 45 Paul Butlin, Appraiser 10 00 Total $129 45 This does not include all the farms within the airport area, and other reports will be submitted later. I recommend that the Board authorize: (1) payment of damages in the above cases; (2) payment of damages in other cases to be presented; (3) an appropriation of $250, or so much thereof as may be necessary, from the General Reserve Fund for the payment of these claims and any expenses involved in determining the damages. On motion of Mr. Davis, payments were authorized and the appropriation made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Davis, Mr. Jensen. Purchases Recommended (3) The Comptroller recommends that the following purchase, submitted by the Purchasing Agent, be authorized: One lot of Cold Spring Granite Co.'s "Pearl White" Granite Steps for north entrance to the Library Building, and one lot for north entrance on west side of Commerce Building, from the Illinois Cut Stone Company at their price of $1,739- This purchase is requested by the Physical Plant Department. Bids were sent to four firms, this firm being the only one to send in its bid. Funds are available in the budget for this purpose. On motion of Mr. Jensen, these purchases were authorized as recommended. Appropriation for Test H o l e s for N e w W e l l s (4) The Director of the Physical Plant has reported that water consumption from the University water system is of such an amount that it reduces the reserve supply below a satisfactory minimum and that the local water system can not be depended upon satisfactorily to take care of this deficiency. H e requests a special appropriation of $1,000 for drilling test holes to determine possible locations for a new well. The Comptroller recommends this appropriation from the General Reserve, and I concur. On motion of Mr. Jensen, this appropriation was made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Davis, Mr. Jensen. Reappropriation for Grading W e s t of First Street (5) On June 24, 1041 (Minutes, page 317), the Board, on recommendation of the Committee on Special Appropriations and Non-Recurring Expenditures, appropriated $3,000 to finish grading along construction and other improvements in the area west of First Street and north of Stadium Drive. Due to various circumstances, only a small amount of work could be done on this project, and an unused balance of $2,690 was lapsed into the General Reserve. T h e Physical Plant Department now finds it possible to complete this work and advises that the original area has been somewhat increased since the appropriation was first made. T h e Director of the Physical Plant therefore requests an appropriation of $3,000 to complete this work, which to a considerable extent would be a reappropriation of the amount originally allotted. I concur in this recommendation. On motion of Mr. Davis, this appropriation was made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Davis, Mr. Jensen.