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U N I V E R S I T Y OP I L L I N O I S .

[July 5,

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a n d in o t h e r w a y s t h e inspection w a s n o t t h e k i n d of one t h a t we need. r e c o m m e n d t h a t o u r f o r m e r p l a n of inspection be continued. Yours very truly,

„,, J A M E S M. WHITE.

The committee

adjourned. Respectfully submitted, W . L. ABBOTT., Chairman,

M a y 3, 1912. Mr. C. M. McConn, Secretary, University of Illinois, Urbana, III. D E A R S I R : T h e B u i l d i n g s a n d G r o u n d s C o m m i t t e e held a m e e t i n g a t t h e B l a c k s t o n e Hotel, Chicago, M a y 2, 1912. P r e s e n t : Mrs. M a r y E . B u s e y , Mrs. L a u r a B . E v a n s , Mr. F r e d L. H a t c h , Mr. W . L. A b b o t t . S t a t e A r c h i t e c t W . C. Z i m m e r m a n w a s a l s o p r e s e n t . TRANSPORTATION BUILDING: BIDS A N D CONTRACT.

A s t a t e m e n t from t h e s u p e r v i s i n g a r c h i t e c t w a s p r e s e n t e d , giving a t a b u l a t i o n of bids received for t h e erection of t h e T r a n s p o r t a t i o n Building, a s f o l l o w s : SCHEDULE O F BIDS ON T H E TRANSPORTATION BUILDING—UNIVERSITY O F ILLINOIS. "B" "A" "C" Building Building Building complete; omitting complete, north four ten months. wing, four months. months. **D" Building omitting north wing, ten months. "F" "E" Price Price per cu. p e r c u . ft. add. yd. add. cencrete excava- in fountion. dation. $0 60 50 75 50

Contractors.

$106,150 00 $83,250 00 $101,650 00 $80,250 00 V. Jobst & Sons 107,878 00 85,500 00 104,378 00 English Bros 82,000 00 109,521 00| 87,721 00| 101,790 00| 80,401 00 W. M. Allen, Son & Co Fitzsimmons-Wheeler C o n . No bid.. No bid.. 97,755 001 78,800 00 Co

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A f t e r full consideration, it w a s v o t e d t o direct t h e S t a t e A r c h i t e c t t o a w a r d t h e c o n t r a c t to V. J o b s t & Sons for t h e erection, w i t h i n four m o n t h s of d a t e of c o n t r a c t , of t h e e n t i r e building, o m i t t i n g t h e n o r t h w i n g , a t a price of $83,250. T h e a r c h i t e c t w a s d i r e c t e d to d r a f t a c o n t r a c t w h i c h would provide for t h e erection of t h e r e m a i n i n g p o r t i o n of t h e b u i l d i n g b y t h e s a m e c o n t r a c t o r w i t h i n four m o n t h s of d a t e of notice to proceed w i t h t h e w o r k , p r o v i d i n g s u c h notice is given w i t h i n t w o m o n t h s of t h e d a t e of t h e original c o n t r a c t ; t h e c o s t of t h e e n t i r e b u i l d i n g in t h a t case to be $106,150. T h e a r c h i t e c t w a s also directed to p r o v i d e in t h e c o n t r a c t for a sufficient p e n a l t y to i n s u r e t h e completion of t h e b u i l d i n g w i t h i n t h e t i m e limit specified. 1912 M E M O R I A L . A c o m m u n i c a t i o n from t h e s u p e r v i s i n g a r c h i t e c t w a s r e a d , r e c o m m e n d i n g t h a t t h e C l a s s of 1912 be p e r m i t t e d to locate a Senior M e m o r i a l j u s t w e s t of B u r r i l l A v e n u e a n d b e t w e e n t h e W o m a n ' s B u i l d i n g a n d Lincoln H a l l ; t h e m e m o r i a l to consist of a Doric column 12 feet high, w i t h a half-circle s e a t 14 feet in d i a m e t e r , a l l of stone. T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d . Committee adjourned. Respectfully s u b m i t t e d , W . L. ABBOTT, Chairman.

The foregoing reports of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, of the dates of April 20, 1912, and May 3, 1912, were approved in full.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE. ROOFING OF COURT OF AGRICULTURAL BUILDING.

The secretary presented the following report from the Committee on Agriculture:

U R B A N A , A p r i l 20, To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: Y o u r C o m m i t t e e on A g r i c u l t u r e , a t a m e e t i n g held a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y d a t e , w i t h all t h e m e m b e r s p r e s e n t , a u t h o r i z e d t h e roofing of t h e c o u r t A g r i c u l t u r a l Building, a t a cost of $6,000. a s r e c o m m e n d e d b y t h e D e a n 1912. on t h i s of t h e of t h e