Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1896 [PAGE 240]

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PEOCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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s a n d dollars for permission to use t h e e x p a n d e d metal system of fireproofing i n s t e a d of tile fire-proofing, as described in t h e p l a n s a n d specifications. T h e bill of S. S. B e m a n , a r c h i t e c t of t h e P r e s i d e n t ' s H o u s e , was referred to M r . M o r g a n , for r e p o r t at t h e n e x t m e e t i n g of t h e B o a r d . Mr. G r a h a m , to w h o m was referred a c o m m u n i c a t i o n from t h e U n i o n M a n u f a c t u r i n g Co., w i t h r e g a r d to t h e contract for water, r e p o r t e d t h a t h e h a d h a d a conference w i t h t h e officers of t h e c o m p a n y a n d t h a t t h e y h a d agreed to allow m a t t e r s to r u n as at p r e s e n t u n t i l t h e e x p i r a t i o n of t h e existing contract. O n m o t i o n of Mr. B u l l a r d , t h e S e c r e t a r y was i n s t r u c t e d to r e t u r n all checks deposited w i t h t h e proposals for t h e erection of t h e l i b r a r y W i l d i n g , except those deposited b y Mr. J o b s t a n d t h e H . M. R. Cons t r u c t i o n Co. T h e following c o m m u n i c a t i o n was received from Messrs. K i c k e r & White:

URBANA, I I I . , May 25, 1896.

lo the President and the Board of Trustees, University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN:—In accordance with instructions received from your Building Committee, we have accepted the bid of the B. F. Sturtevant Company for the heating apparatus for the new University Library at $4,952, complete. This proposal was, in our opinion, the lowest and best of those received from the five competitors from whom bids were asked and who are the leading competitors for this kind of work. The system proposed by this company has been carried out in the building and the necessary ducts and spaces provided which are required therefor. In accordance with instructions received from the Building Committee we have accepted the bid of George B. Meleney, Chicago Manager of the Library Bureau, for the book stacks, glass floors, wood shelves, etc., at $8,500, complete for three tiers of the book stack room of the new University library. This bid was the lowest one received from three competitors, leading manufacturers of these fixtures, and we believe that the work will be done to your entire satisfaction. Very respectfully submitted,

EICKER & W H I T E ,

Architects of Library

Building.

T b e action of t h e a r c h i t e c t s in a c c e p t i n g these b i d s for book stacks, etc, a n d for h e a t i n g a p p a r a t u s , was confirmed. U p o n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r , a p p r o p r i a t i o n s were m a d e as follows:

Board expense President's H o u s e Balance on contract H e a t i n g contract Extras Grading Brick, cement, etc Salary of Q. P . Clinton, March, April, and May, 1896 S a l a r y of t h e gardener, April and May $100 00 $59 30 152 68 401 05 52 05 15 55 $250 00 100 00

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