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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 22

ALTERATION OF ANIMAL HOSPITAL (24) T h e Physical Plant Department secured the following bids on the remodeling of the animal hospital in the Research Laboratory and Library in Chicago:

A Base bid H. E. Mueller Co W. E. O'Neil Cons. Co Gerhardt F. Meyne Co *3 595 3825 3 897 B C If dale is substituted for albtrcnt for cages *I75 v (Deduct) ,, JW (Added) ,, _,&> (Added) Using Robertson skylight (Add) *35o * 5 3*°

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A—B+C $i 770 4^5 * s ?7

An appropriation of $10,000 was made by the Board of Trustees in May for the housing of laboratory animals and $5,000 of this was assigned by the President of the University for such work in the Chicago Departments. Since a specific appropriation was made for this purpose and as it was important to complete the remodeling before the opening of the academic year, the award of the contract to H. E. Mueller Company, the low bidder, was authorized on the basis of its bid of $3,770. Subsequently, the Physical Plant Department recommended an increase in the contract of $259, so that an improved type of skylight could be used instead of the one specified, thus increasing the contract to $4,029, which was still lower than the other two bids.

On motion of Mr. Barr, the award of the contract to H. E. Mueller Company and the increase in the contract were approved.

IMPROVEMENT O F G R E E N S T R E E T (25) A recommendation concerning the improvement of the Green Street entrances to the campus and the intersection of Burrill Avenue and Green Street, and the further recommendation that an appropriation of $4,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be made from the Reserve and Contingent F u n d for this purpose.

On motion of Mr. Barr, this matter was referred to the Committee on Buildings and Grounds for consideration and report at the October meeting.

EFFECT OF STATE INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY ACT ON PURCHASES OF COAL (26) T h e following report from the Comptroller: September 21, 1934 President A. C. Willard, 355 Administration (W)

DEAR PRESIDENT WILLARD:

On May 25 I wrote President Daniels concerning the effect of the State Industrial Recovery Act on the purchases and contracts of the University. Judge Johnson wrote President Daniels on J u n e 14, commenting on this problem. We have proceeded in accordance with Judge Johnson's suggestions. A situation seems to have arisen which calls for consideration along the lines suggested in the closing paragraph of his letter. I enclose copy of a memorandum from Mr. E d w a r d s describing the situation which relates to our purchases of coal. Briefly, the situation is that there are mines in Vermilion County which have no rail connections and from which we can purchase coal for delivery by truck. These mines are willing to sell to us at a price by which the coal would cost us $1.40 to $1.60 per ton at our plant, as compared with $1.00 per ton which is the lowest price we are able to obtain on coal delivered by rail. T h e Code Authority, however, insists that these mines must charge not less than $1.40 per ton at the mine to which the expense of trucking would have to be added. If this requirement is recognized, and we are not able to get the benefit of the lower price at which the mines are quite willing to sell, the expense of our coal