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board of trustees

[September 17

There is a balance of $284.69 remaining in the appropriation made fpr this purpose in the budget, and statements have been received from the University's patent attorneys totaling $566.72 for services rendered in the various cases. Other expenses will be incurred from time to time. I recommend that an appropriation of $1,000 be made from the Reserve and Contingent Fund for this purpose; and I recommend further that the payment of the statements submitted herewith from Brown, Jackson, Boettcher, & Dienner be authorized. O n motion of D r . Noble, these recommendations were adopted. T h e appropriation w a s m a d e b y the following vote: A y e , M r . A r m strong, M r . Barr, M r . Blair, M r s . Blake, M r s . Evans, M r . Fisher, Dr. Noble, M r . Trees; no, none; absent, M r . E m m e r s o n , M r s . Grigsby, M r . Simpson. A t this point, President Barr, being called from the room, asked M r . Fisher to take the chair.

PAYMENT FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES ON THE MEDICAL A N D DENTAL LABORATORIES

(11) A statement from Granger & BoUenbacher, Architects, of the balance ($12,000) due them August 13 for professional services rendered on plans for the new building for the Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry in Chicago. The Supervising Architect, who sends in this statement, recommends payment, the amount to be charged to the State appropriation for the new building. I concur. O n motion of D r . Noble, this p a y m e n t w a s authorized.

CHANGE IN GENERAL CONTRACT FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL LABORATORIES

(12) A recommendation from Granger & BoUenbacher, Architects, in which the Supervising Architect concurs, that the action of the Board of Trustees of June 3, 1930 (Minutes, pages 594-596), in accepting the recommendation for the Kalman Process floors for the new Medical and Dental Laboratories Building at an extra cost of $9,400 be rescinded and that Easthom Process floors be accepted in lieu thereof at a total cost of $7,500. I recommend approval. O n motion of M r . Trees, this recommendation w a s adopted.

SCREENS FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL LABORATORIES BUILDING

(13) At the meeting of the Executive Committee on August 4, 1930, contracts for the sash for the Medical and Dental Laboratories Building were awarded to the Kawneer Company of Niles, Michigan, for aluminum sash, and to the David Lupton's Sons Company for the steel sash. In neither of these cases were the screens included. The Supervising Architect now submits a recommendation from Granger & BoUenbacher, architects for the building, that the contract for aluminum alloy screens for all aluminum windows, to cost $2700, be awarded to the Kawneer Company; and that the contract for steel screens for all steel windows be awarded to the David Lupton's Sons Company, at $4270, and concurs in these recommendations. I recommend approval. O n motion of M r s . Evans, these contracts were awarded as recommended.

ELEVATORS FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL LABORATORIES BUILDING

(14) The Supervising Architect submits the following schedule of bids received by Granger & BoUenbacher, Architects, for elevators for the Medical and Dental Laboratories Building: Company Base Bid Bond Completion Montgomery Elevator Co : $35 300 $270 Four months Otis Elevator Co 36 000 300 Five months Haughton Elevator & Machine Co 36378 370 Four-five months Western Electric Co Pitt Engineering Elevator Co 41 737 39 124 313 291 Eight months Three months