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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. U N I O N LABEL.

[Sept. 8,

On motion of Mr. Bullard the following resolution was adopted:

Whereas, I n a communication from the Champaign and Urba,na Typographical Union No. 444, this Board was requested to take action "authorizing the use of this label (Union label) upon the catalog, announcements, circulars of information, and all other printed matter of the University, excepting only small cards, circulars,'' etc., and Whereas, This Board did take such action and, inasmuch as the action is susceptible of more than one interpretation, now be it Besolved, By this Board that when printed matter of the University of Illinois is produced in a shop employing union labor, such shop is authorized to place upon such publications the union label, provided such shop shall so elect. COAL CONTRACT.

The Committee on Buildings and Grounds made the following report with regard to contracts for furnishing and hauling coal for the University for the year beginning September i, 1903, which was adopted.

URBANA, ILLINOIS, Sept. 8, 1903.

To the Board of Trustees: Your Committee on Buildings and Grounds begs leave to report as follows concerning the contracts for furnishing and hauling coal for the University during the year ending August 31, 1904. July 21 an advertisement was inserted in one Urbana and two Champaign papers asking proposals for coal. The same was mailed to nine dealers in Illinois, known to us, and a letter was sent to them calling their attention to the advertisement. A letter was sent to about six other dealers in Urbana and Champaign calling their attention to the advertisement. The attention of the "Wabash and Illinois Central Eailroad officials was also called to the advertisement by letter. August 5 your committee received the following sealed proposals: Belle & Zoller Coal Company, Chicago, No. 2 Nut or Pea coal $1.80 per ton. St. Louis & Big Muddy Coal Company, Carbondale, 4,000 tons No. 3 and No. 4 Washed Pea $2.33 per ton. Weaver Coal and Coke Company, Chicago, Boiler-screened No. 2 N u t and Pea mixed $2.18 per ton. Springfield Coal Mining Company, Chicago, Pea Coal .$1.60 per ton. Your committee awarded the contract to the Springfield Coal Mining Company at $1.60 per ton, f. 0. b. cars Urbana, as it was the lowest and best proposal. The Springfield Coal Mining Company is a merger company and its mines are located in Sangamon and Christian counties in Illinois, the mines of the Eiverton Coal Company, from which we have been supplied with coal for the last three years, being a p a r t of the property of the new company. At the same time and place proposals were asked and received for hauling coal for the year ending August 31, 1904, from the railroad tracks to the heating plant. Two bids were received, one from Eenner Brothers, Urbana, for twenty cents a ton from Urabna; twenty-three cents from the Green street crossing, Champaign; and thirty cents from University avenue crossing, Champaign; and one from Pearl Adams, Urbana, for twenty cents a ton from Champaign or Urbana. The proposal of Pearl Aadms for hauling caol from the Urbana tracks was accepted.