Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1906
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1906] PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 347 Meeting of April 25, 1906. The following call for a special meeting of the (Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was issued April 17, 1906: "Upon the call of the President, Mr. S. A. Bullard, there will be a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois at the University at 2:00 o'clock p. m., Wednesday, April 25, 1906, to open bids and award a contract upon satisfactory bid, for the erection of a farm mechanics building. Also to hear the report of the committee on cadet uniforms, and to transact such other business as may be duly presented." When the Board was called to order the members present were Messrs. Abbott, Bayliss, Bullard; Davison, Kerrick, Lehman and McLean, and Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Busey, and Mrs. Evans; absent, Governor Deneen and Mr. Barber. President James came in later. FARM MECHANICS BUILDING. Bids were opened for the construction of the farm mechanics building. They were as follows: GENERAL CONTRACT. Gross bids. REDUCTIONS SUGGESTED IN SPECIFICATIONS. BIDDERS. Dormers. Quoins I Cement quoins. 1 floorg house Pent I D I Walls Doors. t Q 1 2 i n < $900 00 696 00 750 00 700 00 W. M Allen, Son & Co. English Bros L . M. Moore & Son A. W. Stoolman $29,587 29,995 37,325 31,580 00 00 00 00 $500 00 $1,400 00 $1,200 00 $ 75 O i $500 00 O 500 00 1,300 00 1,250 00 65 00| 420 00 500 00 1,875 00 1,325 00 210 00 475 00 340 00 1,600 00 1,360 00 200 00 525 00 Heating and plumbing bids received were: Carson-Payson Co Reliable Plumbing and Heating Co Otis Elevator Co J. W. Rudy Elevator Mfg. Co P a r k h u r s t Mfg. Co $2,414 00 2,796 00 $2,500 00 1,563 00 1,095 00 Elevator bids received were: These bids were referred to Professor Case, and Messrs. Davenport and Kerrick for examination and report. RELEASE OF L I E N ON NORWOOD PROPERTY. The University having been asked to release a certain tract of land from the lien of a judgment against certain of the bondsmen of C. W. Spaulding, rendered in suit brought in the name of the University of Illinois, Mr. Matthew S. Bradley, Attorney of Chicago, was heard in behalf of the request.
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