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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1936
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1935] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 113 AGREEMENT WITH PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION FOR INVESTIGATION OF RIGID FRAME STRUCTURES (10) A recommendation for the authorization of an agreement with the P o r t land Cement Association for a cooperative investigation of rigid frame structures by the Engineering Experiment Station. A similar agreement approved by the Board on October 13, 1933 (Minutes, page 397), was never executed. This new agreement is the same as the previous one with the exception that the materials to be used will be purchased out of the funds provided for the investigation instead of being contributed by the Association. T h e agreement is drawn for a period of one year from January I, 1935, and the Association agrees to contribute the sum of $8,000, in quarterly installments, to cover the expense of the investigation. On motion of Mr. Trees, the execution of this agreement was authorized. EXTENSION OF AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (11) A report of the renewal or extension of agreements for cooperative investigations as follows: Utilities Research Commission, Incorporated, agreements extended to December 31, 1935, the amount of additional funds which the Commission proposes to contribute being indicated in each case: Case 23—Methods of eliminating the stretching of lead sheaths of high voltage cables (Original agreement approved by the Board October 13, 1928, Minutes page 58) $3 300 Case 31—Solubility studies of boiler waters (Original agreement approved by the Board March 11, 1930, Minutes page 540) 5 000 Case 34—Stack gases (Original agreement approved by the Board July 23, 1930, Minutes page 2) 7 500 W a r m Air Heating and Air Conditioning Association, agreement for cooperative investigation of warm air furnaces and furnace heating which has been under way for sixteen years, extended for one year from April 16, 1935 3 800 The Grasselli-R. & H. Chemicals Department of E. I. duPont de N e mours & Company, for a cooperative investigation to study the evaluation of the toxicity of various insecticides, extended to February 1, 1936. (Original agreement approved by Board, February 4, 1934, Minutes page 452. T h e extension provides $500 more than the sum mentioned in the original agreement.) 5 °°° This report was received for record. LEASE OF LAND FROM MRS. ETTA L. PERCIVAL (12) A report that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board have been authorized to execute an agreement with Mrs. Etta L. Percival, owner of a tract of land adjoining the University farms, for the use by the Department of Dairy Husbandry of approximately a 40-acre tract during the year 1935 for the purpose of producing and harvesting such crops as the University may elect. It is necessary either to raise feed for University livestock or to purchase it, and this arrangement saves the University considerable money. Under the terms of the lease, Mrs. Percival will receive two-fifths of the crop in lieu of cash for the use of the land and the University has first option on the purchase of her share if she desires to sell. This is a renewal of a lease originally approved by the Board on June 6, 1933 (Minutes, page 229), and renewed on June 15, 1934 (Minutes, page 595). On motion of Dr. Meyer, this action was confirmed. TITLE TO GREEN STREET (13) In accordance with the action of the Board on December 15, 1934 (Minutes, page 81), in discussing the proposed survey of Green Street, the University Counsel submits the following report concerning the title and suggestions on how the University may acquire title:
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