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Meeting of September 10, 1912.

The quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held at the University, in Urbana, on Tuesday, September 10, 1912, beginning at 9 A.M. There being no quorum present, the board adjourned to meet at the La Salle Hotel, in the city of Chicago, on Thursday, September 19, 1912, at 12:30 P.M.

W. L. ABBOTT, President. C. M. MCCONN, Secretary.

ADJOURNED SESSION, SEPTEMBER 19, 1912. Pursuant to the adjournment taken at the quarterly meeting of September 10, 1912, the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois met at the La Salle Hotel, in the city of Chicago, on Thursday, September 19, 1912, beginning at 12:30 P.M. The following members were present: Mr. Abbott, Mr. Anthony, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hoit. President James was present.

VEGETABLE GREENHOUSES:

BIDS AND CONTRACTS.

The secretary presented the following report from Prof. James M. White, Supervising Architect, in regard to the bids and the award of the contract for the foundations of the vegetable greenhouses:

Mr. U R B A N A , I I I . , A u g u s t 28, 1912. G. M. McConns Registrar: A c c o r d i n g t o t h e action of t h e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s , p. 90, m i n u t e s of J u l y 5, I w a s a u t h o r i z e d t o a w a r d c o n t r a c t s for t h e f o u n d a t i o n s of t h e v e g e t a b l e r a n g e s a s p a r t of t h e r e m a i n i n g c o n t r a c t s for t h e completion of t h e s t r u c t u r e s . I h a v e received bids, copy of w h i c h I enclose, a n d h a v e a w a r d e d t h e c o n t r a c t t o M r . C. J. W e l c h for $1,800. W e t h i n k t h a t it is d e s i r a b l e t h a t t h e s e bids should b e r e c o r d e d in t h e m i n u t e s of t h e b o a r d . Yours truly,

J A M E S M. WHITE,

Supervising [ENCLOSURE.]

Architect.

SCHEDULE OF BIDS—CONCRETE WORK FOR VEGETABLE GREENHOUSES. Price Price Price Price p e r cu. p e r cu. p e r sq. p e r sq. ft. for ft. p l a i n yd. for yd. e x t r a Proposal Proposal extra concrete extra pebble Bidder. "A." "B." pier. walls, e x t r a . floor. dash. C. J . W e l c h $1,800 00 $0 22y 2 $0 23y 2 $0 90 $0 50 N . H . Shields $2,962 00 2,662 00 29 37 90 50 F r e e m a n & B r o o k s . 2,132 00^ ,22 35 1 08 60 P r o p o s a l A.—All c o n c r e t e f o u n d a t i o n a n d w a l k w o r k called for b y t h e p l a n s a n d specifications in t w o w e e k s t i m e f r o m d a t e of s i g n i n g c o n t r a c t . P r o p o s a l B.—All c o n c r e t e f o u n d a t i o n a n d side w a l l s for g r e e n h o u s e s N o . 1, 2 a n d 3 r e a d y for t h e e r e c t i o n of t h e s u p e r s t r u c t u r e i n t w o w e e k s t i m e f r o m d a t e of s i g n i n g c o n t r a c t , a n d t h e b a l a n c e of t h e w o r k called for b y t h e p l a n s , i n c l u d i n g side w a l l s a n d floors of c r o s s h o u s e a n d s t o r a g e p i t a n d all w a l k s , in t h i r t y d a y s from d a t e of s i g n i n g c o n t r a c t .

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