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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 17

CONTRACT FOR STAGE EQUIPMENT IN LECTURE ROOM OF LINCOLN HALL ADDITION

(9) The Supervising Architect submits the following schedule of bids for stage equipment in the lecture room of the Lincoln Hall Addition: A s Specified With Specified Alternate Sosman & Landis ?4 478 plus ?5 503 plus 4851-?4 963 48S'-?5 988 Civic Opera Shops 4 575 plus 6 719 plus 2001—?4 775 aoo1—$6 919 A c m e Scenic Studios 5 566 6 149 Twin City Company 4 356 5 397 Volland Studios 4 300 5 484 National Theatre Supply 5 670 6 562 19 He recommends that the contract be awarded to the Volland Scenic Studios of St. Louis, Missouri, on their bid which, with their alternate bid on the rigging, amounts to $5,484. This bid is $87 above the Twin City Company's bid which, however, did not fully comply with the specifications, as in certain cases the Twin City Company reduced the dimensions specified for curtains so that the Volland Scenic Studios m a y be considered to be the lowest bidders. The President concurs in this recommendation. O n motion of M r . Barr, this contract was awarded as recommended.

CONTRACT FOR STAGE LIGHTING EQUIPMENT IN LECTURE ROOM OF LINCOLN HALL ADDITION

(10) The Supervising Architect submits the following schedule of bids on the stage lighting equipment in the lecture room of Lincoln Hall Addition: A s Specified With Specified Alternate Sosman & Landis ?i 099 00 plus $1 341 00 plus i75*-$i 274 i752-?i 516 M-ajor Equipment Company 1 547 42 2 074 50 H u b Electric Company 1 430 14 1 757 89 National Theatre Supply Company... 1 5 9 1 1 0 1 7 2 4 14 Belson Manufacturing Company 1 444 37 1 567 03 He recommends that the contract be awarded to the Belson Manufacturing Company of Chicago, the lowest bidder, on the basis of their bid of $1,567.03, payable from the State appropriation. President Kinley concurs in this recommendation. O n motion of M r . Barr, this contract was awarded to the lowest bidder as recommended.

EXPENDITURE FOR MUSEUM CASES FOR LINCOLN HALL ADDITION

(11) The following recommendation from the Supervising Architect: "I recommend that whatever free balance there m a y be in the appropriation for the Addition to Lincoln Hall be spent for museum specimens, to be selected from the accompanying lists submitted by Professor Neil C. Brooks and M r . H. N . Couch. But in the event that you do not consider that these funds m a y be used for this purAmount added for delivery and installation. pose, then I recommend that w e increase the order for museum furniture to take '#175.00 added for cables. up the balance." President Kinley approves the expenditure for museum cases, but not for material. O n motion of Mr. Barr, the expenditure of the free balance in the appropriation for Lincoln Hall Addition for museum cases was approved.