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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 29

BIDS O N C O N T R A C T F O R C R A N E F O R M A T E R I A L S TESTING LABORATORY (9) The Supervising Architect reports bids received for providing a ten ton crane for the Materials Testing Laboratory, as follows: Bidders Bids H . D. Conkey & Company, Mendota, 111 $ 4 775 00 Milwaukee Electric Crane & Mfg. Co., Milwaukee 4 9^5 °o The Cleveland Crane & Engineering Co., Wickliffe, Ohio (Chicago Office, 80 E. Jackson Blvd.) 4 945 00* Manning, Maxwell & Moore, Inc., Chicago, 111 5 0I0 oo2 Whiting Corporation, Harvey, 111. (Chicago Office, 1502 Railway Exchange Bldg.) 5 I0S 00 Professor White recommends, on the advice of Dean Ketchum, that a contract be awarded to the Cleveland Crane and Engineering Company, on their bid of $4,945, although that bid is not the lowest. Dean Ketchum writes that the low bid was rejected because it was evidently based on a light crane, as shown by the schedule of bids above. T h e Cleveland crane is recommended because it is built of welded structural steel throughout and is equipped with Hyatt roller bearings throughout in place o£ bronze bearings. H e is of the opinion that these advantages outweigh the difference in cost, the difference being, as the schedule shows, $25. O n motion of D r . Noble, the contract w a s a w a r d e d to the Cleveland C r a n e a n d Engineering C o m p a n y as r e c o m m e n d e d .

PURCHASE OF NOYES PROPERTY

(10) T h e Comptroller reports that in accordance with the action of the Board on June 12, he has concluded the purchase of the Noyes property, known as Lot 26 in Forestry Heights Addition to the City of Urbana, for $22,000, with the understanding that Professor Noyes m a y retain possession to a date not later than November 1, 1928. In consideration of settlement at this time, he has assumed the taxes for 1928, payable next spring, and has also taken out fire insurance aggregating $15,000 in favor of the Board of Trustees. This report w a s received for record. GIFT OF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION PROPERTIES (11) T h e Comptroller reports that pursuant to the action of the Board of Trustees on M a y 23 (Minutes, pages 614-615), the Athletic Association has delivered to him warranty deeds, together with abstracts of title, and insurance policies, as indicated in each case, conveying to the Board of Trustees the following properties: D. Alice Taylor Property. Part of the SEJ4 N W } 4 Sec. 18 T w p . 19 N.R. 9 E. 3rd P.M., having a frontage of 55 feet. Purchase price $18,600. Fire insurance $4,000. O. I. Dueringer Property. Commencing at a point on the W line of 5th St. 165 ft. N of S line of SEJ4 N W K Sec. 18 T w p . 19 N.R. 9 E. 3rd P.M. thence North 55 ft., thence West 170 ft., thence South 55 ft., thence East 170 ft. to the place of beginning, situated in the City of Champaign, having a frontage of 55 feet. Purchase price $18,600. Fire insurance $3,500; wind storm insurance $3,500. This report w a s received for record. 1This crane is structural steel, welded throughout, instead of cast iron. Also has Hyatt roller bearings instead of bronze bearings. 2Original bid i $5,216, with freight allowed to Urbana, and the services of an s erector for five days, which would make a deduction of approximately $200 to place their bid on the same basis as the other bids.