Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1926 [PAGE 23]

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board of trustees

[September 26,

EXECUTIVE C O M M I T T E E MEETINGS T h e Secretary presented for record the minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee held on July 22 and September 22, 1924. MEETING OF JULY 22, 1924 Pursuant to authority given by the Board of Trustees at its meeting on July 14, 1924, the Executive Committee of the Board on July 22, 1924, awarded the contract for the paving of Fourth Street to E. F. Kent & Company. The bids were received on July 2i, as follows: R. P. Devine $14,500.00 E. F. Kent & Company 14,794.00 Sternberg-Powell 14,815.40 F. A. Somers 15,745.00 Because the low bidder was also low on the north end of Fourth Street and on Stadium Drive, it was felt that one contractor could not handle such a large amount of paving and get it done by the time the University required the work to be completed. Therefore the low bidder—R. P. Devine—was given an opportunity to withdraw his bid and the contract was awarded to the second low bidder—E. F. Kent & Company, for $14,794M E E T I N G O F S E P T E M B E R 22, 1924 A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees was held in Chicago at ten o'clock a. m . Monday, September 22, 1924, to consider bids on the approach from Fourth Street to the Stadium. Dr. W . L. Noble and Mr. M . J. Trees were present. Bids were received as follows: King & Petty $14,500 English Bros 14,890 E. F. Kent Si C o 20,400 Ellis Brooks 11,073 King and Petry being the lowest bidders it was unanimously voted to award them the contract at F O U R T E E N T H O U S A N D F I V E H U N D R E D (14,500) D O L L A R S on the basis of ten feet of concrete all the way around and the centerfieldof asphalt, and in accordance with blue print prepared by the office of the Supervising Architect. MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT KINLEY The Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University. SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT ON ESTABLISHING A GOAT HERD (1) After the hearing of the petitions for the establishment of a goat herd at the University (see minutes, June 9, 1924, page 582) I requested the Committee of the faculty which had reported on the matter to consider the arguments advanced at the hearing (of which I had made notes which I sent to the Committee). I submit their supplementary report and askfinalaction on the request of the petitioners. I also suggest that the reports be printed in the minutes. January 3> l9*4 To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Ladies and Gektlemen: At the meeting of September 25, 1923, your Board referred to m e for investigation and report the subject of the importance of milch goats and the desirability of establishing a herd at the University, with a view to the development of the goat industry and promoting the use of the milk of goats for children. Accordingly, I requested Dean Mumford to appoint a committee to investigate and report on the matter. H e appointed Dr. W . W . Yapp, (Ph.D.), Assistant Professor of Dairy Cattle, Chairman; Mr. W . G. Kammlade (M.S.), Assistant Professor of Sheep Husbandry; Dr. J. H . Beard (A. M., M.D.), Professor of Hygiene and University Health Officer; and Professor Henry B. Ward (Ph.D., D.Sc), Professor of Zoology and former Dean of the Medical School of the University of Nebraska. I