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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOAED OF TRUSTEES.

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b y t h e S t a t e A r c h i t e c t a n d t h e s u p e r v i s i n g a r c h i t e c t of t h e c o n t r a c t o r ' s e s t i m a t e s of costs. ( T h i s m a t t e r w a s r e f e r r e d to t h i s c o m m i t t e e on A p r i l 10, 1912, w i t h p o w e r t o a c t , R e p o r t , 1912, p . 528.)

PROPOSED WIDENING AND PAVING OF ORCHARD LANE.

W i t h r e s p e c t to t h e p e t i t i o n from r e s i d e n t s a n d o w n e r s of p r o p e r t y in O r c h a r d L a n e , C h a m p a i g n , r e q u e s t i n g t h e U n i v e r s i t y to d o n a t e l a n d for t h e w i d e n i n g of t h e s t r e e t a n d to s i g n a petition for t h e p a v i n g of t h e s a m e , it w a s v o t e d t o r e c o m m e n d to t h e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s t h a t t h e t r u s t e e s do n o t see t h e i r w a y c l e a r to d o n a t e l a n d for t h i s p u r p o s e ; a n d f u r t h e r , t h a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y is n o t . y e t r e a d y to join in a petition for t h e p a v i n g of O r c h a r d L a n e . The committee adjourned.

W . L. A B B O T T , MARY E. BUSEY, L A U R A B . EVANS., F R E D L. H A T C H ,

Committee

on Buildings

and

Grounds.

It was voted to receive the foregoing report of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds for record, and to adopt the recommendation of the committee with respect to the proposed widening and paving of Orchard Lane.

CONTRACT FOR FLORICULTURAL GREENHOUSES.

Prof. James M. White, Supervising Architect, submitted the following report and recommendation on the subject of the bids received on the superstructure for the floricultural greenhouses:

U R B A N A , I I I . , A u g u s t 3 1 , 1912. C. M. McGonny Secretary^ Board of Trustees. D E A R S I R : I t r a n s m i t h e r e w i t h a schedule of t h e bids received on t h e s u p e r s t r u c t u r e for t h e floricultural g r e e n h o u s e s . A s e a c h bidder bids on h i s o w n design, it does n o t n e c e s s a r i l y follow t h a t t h e low price is t h e m o r e a d v a n t a g e o u s one. T h e F o l e y M a n u f a c t u r i n g C o m p a n y a r e b i d d i n g on a l a r g e r g l a s s a r e a t h a n Lord & Burnham, and the computation shows t h a t the Foley Manufacturing C o m p a n y ' s bid of $7,390 is a b e t t e r proposition t h a n L o r d & B u r n h a m ' s bid of $7,151.19; a n d F o l e y ' s bid of $9,090 is c o n s i d e r a b l y lower t h a n L o r d & B u r n h a m ' s bid of $9,471.19. I t h e r e f o r e r e c o m m e n d t h a t w e a c c e p t F o l e y ' s bid of $9,090, d e f e r r i n g t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e e a s t g r e e n h o u s e section, w h i c h is bid u p o n s e p a r a t e l y In I t e m 3 ; a n d , f u r t h e r , r e s e r v i n g t h e r i g h t to cancel t h a t p o r t i o n of t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n , provided funds a r e n o t a v a i l a b l e for it. Yours truly, Mr.

JAMES M. WHITE,

Supervising [ENCLOSURE.]

Architect.

S C H E D U L E O F R E V I S E D BIDS—FLORICULTURE G R E E N H O U S E S . Original bid. $13,800 00 12,625 00 13,529 00

Bidder. Foley Manufacturing Company Lord & Burnham King Construction Company...

Item I.

Item II.

Item I I I .

Item IV.

-$4,800 00 —$1,610 00 +$1,700 00 —3,188 49 —2,280 00 +2,320 00 4,124 001

*-$278 32

SCHEDULE O F R E V I S E D BIDS—FLORICULTURE

GREENHOUSES—Concluded, Revised bid plus item I I I . $9,090 00 9,471 19

Bidder.

Additions.

Total to deduct. $6,410 00 5,473 00

Revised bid. $7,390 00 7,151 19

Foley Manufacturing Company

+$273 00 $300 00

* Omission of glass partition in show house. t For hauling and extra for change in size of house. % For hauling and increase in height of superstructure.