Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1936
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19351 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 171 two tanks installed in 1913 which are beyond further repair. Funds are available in the budget of the Physical Plant Department to cover the cost of purchase and installation. On motion of M r . M a y e r , this bid w a s rejected because there was no competition a n d the Comptroller w a s instructed to get additional bids. (c) T w o safes for filing records in the Registrar's Office (one for 8" x 6}i" cards and one for 8" x 10" cards) from Remington Rand, Incorporated, at a price of $1,181.35 f.o.b. Urbana. This is a part of the equipment for the new record system which was authorized by the Board on February 23, 1935. On motion of Mrs. Plumb, this purchase was authorized. ( d ) One hundred and thirty-two cases P y r e x laboratory glassware for stock in the General Chemical Storeroom at a price of $2,283, for issue to various departments using such equipment, from E. H. Sargent and Company. F unds are available for the purchase of this glassware. On motion of Mrs. Plumb, this purchase was authorized. ( e ) T w o hundred and seventy-two awnings to be recovered in accordance with University specifications, by the Twin City Awning & Upholstering Co., Champaign, at a price of $1,149.56. A special appropriation ($3,000.00) for awnings was made by the Board of Trustees on February 23, 1935. On motion of M r s . F r e e m a n , this purchase w a s authorized. REPORT OF PURCHASES AUTHORIZED BY THE PRESIDENT (35) In accordance with the action of the Board of Trustees on May 22, 1934 (Minutes, page 577), the following purchase, amounting to $1,000 and over, has been authorized as emergency action: Eighteen hundred bushels of No. 3 yellow seed corn at 82 cents per bushel from H. N. Pell, of Urbana, at a total cost of $1476, for the Department of Animal Husbandry. It was necessary to make this purchase immediately in order to take advantage of the price and to secure the corn. T h i s r e p o r t w a s received for r e c o r d . COMPTROLLER'S REPORT OF CONTRACTS (36) T h e following report from the Comptroller of contracts executed since the last report: CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY T H E COMPTROLLER MARCH 7 TO APRIL 8, 1935 The Illinois State Board for Vocational Education to pay regular fees to the University for instruction to be rendered as follows: For whom Russell NeBbitt Instruction in Engineering (Extension) Tenure February 6, 1935, to September, 1935 Date March 8, 1935 Extension of agreement for cooperative investigation, reported to the Board February 9, 1935 (Minutes, page 113) ; original contract approved by the Board February 4, 1934 (Minutes, page 4 5 2 ) : Name E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company (Grasselli Chemicals Division) Amount to be received by the University Date #5 000 February 15, 1935 Purpose Investigation to study the evaluation of the toxicity of insecticides Agreements approved by the Board March 12, 1935: With whom Dun and Bradstreet, Inc. Cotrell and Leonard, Inc. Purpose Agreement covering collection of accounts receivable and student loans for the University Agreement covering rental of academic costumes by the University for the 1935 Commencement Date March 19, 1935 March 18, 1935
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