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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 18

salary of any position now above it in scale unless other increases have been or are about to be made; and that the President of the University be, and he hereby is, authorized to make such adjustments as are necessary to maintain the existing relationship between salaries where no other factors enter into consideration.

ASSIGNMENTS FROM CONTINGENT FUND

(3) A recommendation that the actions of the Board making the following appropriations from the General Reserve Fund with the understanding that this fund be reimbursed by assignments from the Contingent Fund in the University's appropriation for 1933-1935 be rescinded and that the appropriations be made without qualifications from the General Reserve Fund of the University. 1. Balance on water system $ 1 320 2. Awning replacements 3 000 3. Registrar's record system 5 610 4. Steam line to north greenhouse 1 330 5. Recovering steam main 1 000 6. Engineering equipment 10 000 7. Building repairs (roofs, gutters and downspouts, part of item 5) 10 000 Total $32 260 On motion of Mr. Barrett, these assignments were rescinded, and the appropriation of $32,260 from the General Reserve F u n d to cover these items was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett, M r s . Freeman, Mr. Mayer, D r . Meyer, M r s . Plumb, Mr. Pogue, M r . W i l l i a m s ; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . H o r n e r , Mr. K a r r a k e r , M r . Wieland. A further recommendation that the Governor be requested to make the following assignments from the Contingent Fund: 1. Remodeling physical plant toolroom and warehouse. . $10 000 2. Replacement of plastering 5 000 ToUd $15 000 There are other important repair, improvement, and equipment needs which should be taken care of during the present fiscal year, but the total exceeds the amount available in the Contingent Fund. Consequently the Committee on Special Appropriations and Non-recurring expenditures has been asked to review these items—all of which have been considered and recommended by it as essential—and advise as to their order of importance. On receipt of the Committee's report, these items will be presented to the Board for its consideration. On motion of M r . Barrett, this recommendation was adopted. President Williams requested M r . Barrett to take this matter up with Governor H o r n e r .

BIDS ON ELEVATED WATER TANK

(4) A recommendation that the Physical Plant Department be authorized to secure bids on the elevated water tank. It will be necessary to place the order promptly on receipt of the bids in order that the appropriation for this purpose may fee utilized during the present fiscal biennium. Consequently, if the Board does not meet soon, it is recommended that the President of the University and the Director of the Physical Plant Department, in consulation with the Chairman of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, be authorized to place the order for the tank with the lowest bidder.

On motion of Mrs. Freeman, this recommendation was adopted, and authority was given as requested.