Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1908 [PAGE 35]

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1906]

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOAED OF TRUSTEES.

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WITNESSETH: It is hereby agreed that there shall be conducted in the State of Illinois a cooperative survey to determine, as hereinafter provided, the character and applicability of the natural waters of said State, during a period of twelve months from July 1st, 1906, and that the parties hereunto subscribed shall contribute to the support of said survey as follows: By the Party of the First Part $3,000 By the Party of the Second Part 3,200 By the Party of the Third Part .' 1,000 By the Party of the Fourth Part , 1,000 Total $8,200 1. That all work performed under this cooperative agreement shall be confined to the determination of the mineral and organic constituents in the surface and ground waters of said State, their applicability for use for industrial and domestic purposes, and their pollution by sewage, together with certain experimental work—a, upon the effectiveness of sewage purification, plants now installed within the State; b, upon the reaction of different types of water in the production of steam in boilers, with studies of boiler scale "corrosion and foaming; c, upon a comparative study of methods for the prevention of the growth of crenothrix and in addition thereto such special studies as may be determined upon by the Board of Control hereinafter designated, 2. That the work performed under this cooperative agreement shall be under the direction of a Board of Control composed of representatives designatecl by the parties hereunto and until further action by the parties shall be as follows: . « For the Party of the First Part—M. O. LEIGHTON;

For the Party of the Second Part—EDWARD BARTOW;

For the Party of the Third Part—L. P. BRECKENRIDGE,

ARTHUR N. TALBOT, and SAMUEL W. PARR; For the Party of the Fourth Part—H. FOSTER BAIN.

It is hereby understood and agreed that in case of a division of opinion in the Board of Control with reference to the disposition of any of the matters over which said board is placed in control under the terms of this agreement, that each of the parties to this agreement shall be entitled to but one vote. 3. That Edward Bartow is hereby designated as Administrative Director of the investigations provided under this agreement, and shall have in charge the approval of accounts for disbursement, and shall, with the approval and consent of the Board of Control, engage the services and fix the compensation of such assistants as are required for the carrying on of the work herein provided, with the exception of those assistants especially appointed under this agreement. 4. That a member of the staff of the United States Geological Survey, duly classified by the United States Civi] Service Commission, shall be designated to carry on a part of the work provided under this agreement, the nature of which shall be determined upon by the Board of Control, and that said official shall be paid the sum of fourteen hundred dollars ($1,400) a year for such services. 5. That the three thousand dollars contributed by the party of the first part to the support of the work provided under this agreement shall be expended, so far as it is possible, for the salary of the member of the staff of the United States Geological Survey, and those of such other assistants as may be designated by the Board of Control, the total amount of such salaries not exceeding the contribution by the party of the first part, and that all accounts to be paid by the party of the first part shall be prepared and audited in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Geological Survey and of the United States Treasury Department. 6. That the thirty-two hundred dollars contributed by the party of the second part and the one thousand dollars contributed by the party of the third part shall be expended for assistance, traveling expenses, clerical work,