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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

[March 10,

BIDS ON ADDITION TO LIBRARY GENERAL CONTRACT. Completion Extra per Extra per of Cu. Yd. Cu. Yd. Contractor. . work. of Exca. of concrete. John B. Bennett $13,832 00 $1 00 $ 8 00 English Brothers 11,700 00 1 00 6 75 Freeman & Brooks ; 11,386 00 1 00 12 15 A. W. Stoolman 11,172 00 1 00 7 83 BOOK STACKS. Contractor. Snead & Co. ' Art Metal Const. Co Library Bureau , 7,419 00 standard Stacks in Stacks in present building, addition to building. $670 00 $7,208 00 open end 7,343 00 closed end 8,890 00 6,730 00 tube const. 7,419 00 standard STONE WORK. Stone F.O.B. Champaign, Kettle River Co SUMMARY. General contract Stone Book stacks * $11,172 00 3,888 00 7,208 00 $3,888 00

$22,268 00 On the recommendation of President James and on motion of Mrs. Henrotin, contracts were awarded, as recommended by the supervising architect, to A. W. Stoolman, for the masonry, at $11,172; to Snead & Co. Iron "Works, for the book stacks, at $7,208; and to the Kettle River Co., for the stone work, at $3,888; and the supervising architect was authorized to sign minor supplementary contracts within the total appropriation of $27,000. The vote was as follows: Ayes, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moore, Mr. Trevett, Miss Watson; noes, none; absent, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Meeker.

A D D I T I O N TO T H E POWER HOUSE.

3. Bids were received on March 7, 1914, for the completion of the addition to the Power House in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by the Supervising Architect, and a summary of the bids is submitted herewith. I recommend that the contract be awarded to Freeman and Brooks, the low bidders, on the basis of their bid of $10,655, and completion by September 1, 1914. The original estimate upon this addition to the Boiler House and the equipment proposed therein was $44,880. The award of the contracts for equipment should be made from time to time during the next three months. There may be a dozen contracts involved. The equipment includes the following: Two 500 horsepower boilers; coal and ash conveyers; stokers, pumps and piping, track scales, track work, etc. The detailed information which we have at this time shows that the preliminary estimate was very close. The full sum of $44,880 should be appropriated for this work. To facilitate the purchase of equipment I recommend that the Committee on Buildings and Grounds be given power to award the various contracts involved. BIDS ON ADDITION TO POWER PLANT. Completion Extra per Extra per of Cu. Yd. Cu. Yd. Contractor. work. of Exca. of concrete. A. W. Stoolman $11,762 00 $1 00 $ 7 83 English Brothers 12,700 00 1 00 6 25 Freeman & Brooks 10,655 00 2 50 12 15 On motion of Mr. Hoit, the contract for the addition to the boiler-house was awarded to Freeman & Brooks for $10,655. ' T h e vote was as follows: Ayes, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Hoit,,Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moore, Mr. Trevett, Miss Watson; noes, none; absent, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Meeker.