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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

The report of t h e committee on buildings and grounds with reference to choice of site for t h e new building, advertising for bids, opening bids, etc., was then taken up. On motion of Mr. McLean, t h e report was approved, except with reference to choice of site, and t h e appropriation of $50 to pay Professor JRicker, was made. Mr. Bullard, chairmain of t h e committee on buildings and grounds, made t h e following report, and moved t h a t its recommendations be adopted:

U R B A N A, I I I . , September 13, 1893.

To the Board of Trustees of the University of I Minos. GENTLEMEN: Your committee on buildings and grounds begs leave t o make further report as follows: The informal proposal received by this committee for t h e erection of t h e new engineering building, referred to in t h e previous report, reads as follows:

TACOMA, W A S H . , August 30, 1893.

To the Honorable Board of the Illinois State University. GENTLEMEN: We, t h e undersigned, will construct t h e college of engineering building in a workmanlike and satisfactory manner, according to t h e plans and specifications drawn by George W. Bullard, architect, and will give satisfactory bonds for t h e completion of t h e same, for t h e sum of one hundred and sixteen thousand seven hundred and ninety-four dollars ($116,794.00). Kespectfully submitted,

GRIBBLE & S H U R Z .

P. S.—The above bid includes plumbing throughout. G. & S.

TACOMA, W A S H . , August 30, 1893.

To the Honorable Board of the Illinois State University. GENTLEMEN: Mr. Bullard, your architect, could not inform us of t h e conditions on which our bid had to be submitted, so in case we should be low, we would refer you to t h e banks mentioned below, or we can telegraph you a certified check, if necessary. Metropolitan Savings Bank, Tacoma, Wash. Pacific National Bank, Tacoma, Wash. Yours respectfully,

GRIBBLE & SHURZ.

The gentlemen making this proposal sent it before they had received ^'Instructions to bidders," sent out by this committee, but have since received it. After it appeared to your committee t h a t none of t h e bids received in due form were sufficiently low, and t h a t they must all be rejected, t h e chairman of your committee sent t h e following telegram to Messrs. Gribble & Shurz.

U R B A N A, I I I . , September 12, 1893.

Gribble & Shurz, Tacoma, Wash. GENTLEMEN: Your bid appears low. Are you satisfied with it? If so, wire check for one thousand dollars to-day, and bid will be considered.

S. A. B U L L A R D ,

Chairman of Committee. In reply t o this, t h e same day, we received t h e following telegram:

TACOMA, W A S H . , September 12, 1893.

To S. A. Bullard, Chairman University of Illinois Building Committee. We are ready to qualify. Certified check sent to-day by Pacific National Bank.

GRIBBLE & SHURZ.