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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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LEGISLATION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR BUILDING PROJECTS (21) At its meeting on January 14 the Board gave consideration to the advisability of reintroducing into the General Assembly a program to authorize issuance of bonds for the construction of self-liquidating building projects such as the Union building and dormitories. Tentative drafts of bills for this purpose have been prepared and sent to the Board for further consideration. I recommend that this matter be referred to the Committee on General Policy and the University Counsel for further consideration and recommendation to the Board.

This matter was referred to the Ccmmittee on General Policy as recommended.

BIDS ON EQUIPMENT FOR POWER AND HEATING PLANT (22) A request from the Director of the Physical Plant Department for instructions concerning the taking of bids on the equipment for the new power and heating plant, conditioned of course on the availability of the appropriation asked for. O n m o t i o n of M r s . P l u m b , t h e D i r e c t o r of t h e P h y s i c a l P l a n t D e p a r t m e n t w a s directed to a d v e r t i s e i m m e d i a t e l y for bids for equipment for the p o w e r plant. EXTENSION OF AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (23) A report of the extension or renewal of the following agreements for cooperative investigations, the agreement in each case having been approved by the Board of T r u s t e e s : 1. Utilities Research Commission, agreement for the following investigations, to December 31, 1939, the Commission having agreed to contribute the amounts indicated in each case: Methods of Eliminating the Stretching of Lead Sheaths (Case No. 23), $4,000; Solubility of Boiler Waters (Case No. 31), $7,500; Investigation of Stack Gases (Case No. 34), $7,000. 2. National W a r m Air Heating and Air Conditioning Association investigation entitled " W a r m Air Furnaces and Furnace Heating Systems," one year from April 15, 1939. T h e Association agrees to contribute $5,000 for the continuation of the research program. 3. T h e American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers, investigation of heating and ventilating, one year from J a n u a r y 1, 1939. T h e Society will contribute an additional $1,800 for the continuation of this investigation.

This report was received for record.

PURCHASES RECOMMENDED (24) A recommendation that the following purchases be authorized: 1. 900 reams, 25" x 38"—40 lb. English Finish Book Paper for printing Annual Register, from Bradner Smith and Company, Chicago, the lowest bidder, at a price of $1,386.45, f.o.b. Urbana. 2. Academic costumes for the June, 1939, Commencement, from the Collegiate Cap and Gown Company, Champaign, the lowest bidder, at an approximate total of $2,100. 3. 400 cases (car load) I l " x i 5 " Bleached Paper Towels for Physical Plant Stock, from the Illini Chemical Company, Champaign, one of the lowest bidders, at a total cost of $1,352, f.o.b. Urbana. It is not possible to divide the order between the two lowest bidders since the price is for a car load lot. 4. Fire insurance on the second unit of the Medical and Dental Building from the Building Owners Federation of Mutual Fire Insurance Companies, whose net quotation is lowest when the anticipated dividend is deducted from the gross premium. T h e net premium on $234,400 on an 80 per cent co-insurance