Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1940
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i93«] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 51 PURCHASE OF COAL FOR THE URBANA DEPARTMENTS (10) The following schedule of bids received and opened on August 8, 1938, covering the University's coal requirements for the Power Plant in Urbana for the period from October 1, 1938, to June 30, 1939: RAIL M I N E S Name Tons Shippers Fuel Corp 25 000 Tilton Mining Co 4 000 Peabody Coal Co 35 000 Rice Miller Coal Corp.. . 35 000 Penwell Coal Mining Co. 10 000 South Mine Co 1 500 Walter Bledsoe Co 5 000 Chicago, Wilmington, and Franklin 1 500 Price Shipping f.o.b. Point mine Grays J i 16 Tilton 1 15 Westville 1 20 Nokomisand 90 Hillsboro Pana I 10 Carlinville 1 15 Percy 1 08 Coulterville T R U C K E D COAL Freight $ 63 63 63 1 30 1 30 1 30 1 75 1 75 Shipping Point Oakwood Oakwood Danville Delivered cost %l 79 1 78 1 83 2 20 2 40 2 45 2 83 3 00 Per cent fines 32 40 35 30 5 15 1 25 Name Crawford Coal Co Oakwood Coal Co F. B. & M. Coal Co Tons 2 000 4 000 2 000 Delivered price J i 50 1 80 1 90 While the price submitted by the Tilton Mining Company is one cent per ton less than the Shippers Fuel Corporation price, the latter guarantees a lower per cent of fines. If coal received from the Shippers Fuel Corporation contained 40% fines, the price would be adjusted to $1.59 per ton. The Crawford Coal Company would deliver by truck, the price being subject to premium and penalty based on the amount of fines under 34% and over 36%. The Purchasing Agent and the Comptroller recommend, and the Director of the Physical Plant Department concurs, that contracts be awarded as follows: Price f.o.b. Delivered Name Tons mine cost Shippers Fuel Corp 25 000 J i 16 J i 79 Crawford Coal Co 2 000 (Trucked) 1 50 Proposals inviting sealed bids were sent to approximately four hundred operators and dealers and bids were received from eight operators shipping by rail, and three delivering coal by truck. The State Constitution requires the Governor's approval of contracts for the purchase of coal. On motion of Mr. Cleary, the award of contracts, as recommended, was authorized. PURCHASE OF RADIO TRANSMITTER (11) At the meeting of the Board of Trustees on August 1 (Minutes, page 44), a proposal was presented for the purchase of a 5,000-watt radio transmitter. Action on this was deferred pending the receipt of additional information desired on a number of points. Reports from the Purchasing Agent, the Director of the Radio Station, and the Chief Engineer of the Station, in answer to
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