Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1940 [PAGE 202]

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PURCHASES RECOMMENDED (17) A recommendation that the following purchases be authorized: 1. Supplies for the General Chemical Stores: iooo# Acetic Acid, Reagent 4500# Hydrochloric Acid, Reagent 2800* Nitric Acid, Reagent 5850* Sulfuric Acid, Reagent l8oo# Ammonium Hydroxide, Reagent i86o# Hydrochloric Acid, Commercial 756o# Sulfuric Acid, Commercial from the Monsanto Chemical Company, St. Louis, Missouri, the lowest bidder, at a price of $1,995.15 f.o.b. Urbana, vendor to pay transportation on returned containers. This price includes the Illinois Sales T a x . 2. One large Littrow Spectrograph, for Graduate School research and Chemistry, from Bausch and Lomb Optical Company, Chicago, at a price of $2,800 f.o.b. Urbana. 3. One carload of Select Kiln Dried Douglas F i r (about 31,000 board feet) of various sizes, from W m . C. Schreiber Lumber Company of Chicago, the lowest bidder, at a price of $1,077.75. 4. 250 cases P y r e x Laboratory Glassware for stock for the General Chemical Storeroom from E. H . Sargent and Company, Chicago, at a price of approximately $4,200. This is a noncompetitive item, as it is sold only through jobbers at prices fixed by the manufacturer, and the lowest price applies to lots of 100 or more cases. 5. Steel book shelving for various libraries and reading rooms from W . B. Read and Company (for Lyon shelving), Bloomington, Illinois, at a price of $1,599.62, f.o.b. Urbana and installed. O n s e p a r a t e m o t i o n s , t h e p u r c h a s e of t h e i t e m s l i s t e d a b o v e w a s authorized as recommended. PURCHASE AUTHORIZED (18) A report of the following purchase authorized by the President of the University, pursuant to the Statutes, of forty drawing tables for the Department of Civil Engineering from W. B. Read and Company, Bloomington, the lowest bidder, at a price of $1,002.80.

On motion of Mr. Cleary, the action of the President of the University in authorizing this purchase was confirmed.

COMPTROLLER'S REPORT O F CONTRACTS (19) T h e following report from the Comptroller of contracts executed since the last report:

CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE COMPTROLLER NOVEMBER 22, 1938, TO JANUARY 10, 1939

Minor contracts executed under general regulations of Board of Trustees: Amount to be paid by the With Whom For University Date Illinois Iowa Power Electrical Service at Radio Schedule Rate November 22, 1938 Company Transmitter Station White Line Laundry Laundry service Schedule Rate December 15, 1938 Research agreements executed under general regulations of Board of Trustees: Amount to be received by the With Whom For University Date Illinois Farm Supply "Effects of various active ingredients $200 December 22, 1938 Company on insect pests" Innis, Speiden and "Effects of Larvacide on various inJ350 November 29, 1938 Company sect pests"