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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1936
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486 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [December 18 MEETING O F EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, DECEMBER 1 4 , 1 9 3 5 The Secretary presented for record the minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee. Pursuant to the call of the President of the Board of Trustees, the Executive Committee met in the offices of Edward E. Barrett in the Wrigley Building, Chicago, at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 14th. There were present Dr. Karl A. Meyer and Mr. Edward E. Barrett of the Executive Committee, Mrs. Marie C. Plumb and Mr. Oscar G. Mayer of the Board of Trustees, Judge Sveinbjorn Johnson, Counsel of the University, and Mr. Stouffer, Assistant Supervising Architect of the University. Mr. Stouffer presented a list of items covered in the public bids for the new Medical Building, which items, if omitted at this time, would enable the University to complete the building itself under the general contract and keep within the allotments from the P.W.A. It was moved by Dr. Meyer and unanimously carried, that Mr. Stouffer prepare these items and the revised proposal to the P.W.A. in regular form, and that Judge Johnson present this revised application to Mr. Bower, Director of the P.W.A. in Chicago, before noon on Monday, requesting him to allow the University to proceed with the work as outlined under the revised application. It was also moved and unanimously carried, that the contract for the building, and for the various items covered in the bidding, be awarded to the lowest bidders, subject to the work proceeding under the revised application. There being no other business before the meeting, it was adjourned at 2:50 p.m. EDWARD E. BARRETT, Acting Chairman KARL A. MEYER MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT WILLARD The Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University. CONSTRUCTION OF POULTRY HOUSE UNDER A PROJECT OF THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION (1) At the meeting of the Board on July 26, 1935, an assignment of $10,000 was made for minor agricultural buildings, including a poultry breeding house (Minutes, page 358). The Dean of the College of Agriculture recommends that this poultry house be constructed as a project of the Works Progress Administration with the following distribution of costs: Federal University General Construction funds funds Construction labor $5 157 25 $250 63 Superintendence 645 00 30° °° Total labor $5 802 25 $550 63 Materials $1 005 50 $4 878 63 Equipment rentals 370 00 Small tools, etc 154 o° Total for general construction $7 177 75 $5 5 8 3 26 Other Costs Estimated cost of installation of heat, water, and light (W.P.A. labor not available in these trades) $1 500 00 Total $7 177 75 $708326 Distribution of Funds for General Construction, Involving WJ'.A. Labor University funds $5 5«3 ^6 Federal funds 7 177 75 Total $12 761 01 I recommend approval and request authorization to submit an application for this project to the Works Progress Administration.
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