Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1944 [PAGE 813]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[December 18

7. Acids for the Chemistry Department, from Merck and Company, Rahway, New Jersey, at their price of $3,162, as follows: 2,500 gms. dl-isoleucine; 2,000 gms. dl-threonine; 4,000 gms. dl-valine. These acids are available only at Merck and Company in the quantities required. The cost of this purchase is to be charged as follows: Chemistry, $1,917.60; Graduate School Research (W. C. Rose), $1,244.40; total, $3,162.00. Because this material is needed at once the purchase was authorized on December 16 by the Comptroller as an emergency item. O n motion of M r . Nickell, this report was received for record and the action of the Comptroller in authorizing the purchases was approved and confirmed.

CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE COMPTROLLER OCTOBER 2 4 TO DECEMBER 1 3 , 1 9 4 3

(18) The Comptroller's report of contracts.

With Whom Veteran's Administration Wilson and Company Purpose Agreement for vocational rehabilitation training for disabled veterans Investigation of the use of pure food gelatine in the manufacture of dairy products Purpose Services as consulting engineer for the Band Building Contract for construction under confidential contract Contract for gas service for cooking equipment in the Ice Rink Agreement for digging a pond in Trelease Woods Mutual agreement for organization and operation of sustained yield forestry enterprise Property Lease of property at 1002 S. Lincoln and certain equipment therein Lease of land known as the Kimmel farm Lease of Recordak Model C reader

Amount to be received by the University Charges for each course set forth in contract

Jfi 000

Date November i, 1943 November 5, 1943

With Whom S. Allan Baird E. N. De Atley Illinois Iowa Power Company R. Sanders and Lewis Mayol Sinnissippi Farms, Inc.

Amount to be paid by the University

$

800

Date November i? t 1943 October 5, 1943 October 1, 1943 November 9, 1943 September 22, 1943

1 658 Rates set forth in contract 750 Share in costs of operation

Leases executed under general regulations of the Board of Trustees:

With Whom Delta Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi Ralph A. Bachert United States Navy Department received by the Amount to be University £83.33 for November, j i o o a month thereafter; £20 a month for equipment Share in proceeds of farm Date November 6, 1943

November is, 19+3 September 23. 1943

This report was received for record.

ILLINOIS ORCHARD COMPANY BONDS

(19) On November 19, 1932 (Minutes, page 146), the Board authorized, for the purpose of foreclosure, the deposit with a trustee of $2,500, par, first 7% bonds of the Illinois Orchard Company. Mr. Newton M. Harris was named trustee. He now reports that he has disposed of all property covered by this bond issue, including oil and mineral rights, and that the proceeds are sufficient to pay expenses of the trust and to pay all bonds in full. A remittance has been received by the Comptroller to cover the University's holdings, thus closing the transaction. This report was received for record.

INSULATION OF ATTICS

(20) The Physical Plant Department recently took bids to utilize the balance of the special appropriation made by the Board on March 20, 1943 (Minutes,