Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1960 [PAGE 10]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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following v o t e : A y e , M r . Bissell, M r . H u g h e s , M r . Livingston, M r . Nickell, M r . Swain, M r s . W a t k i n s , M r . Williamson; no, n o n e ; absent, Mr. Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Stratton. CONTRACT FOR LANDSCAPING OF MEN'S RESIDENCE HALLS AREA (12) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $24,800 to WandeU's Twin City Nursery and Landscape Service, Urbana, the lowest bidder, for the landscaping of the areas of the three new units of the Men's Residence Halls now being completed on the former Parade Grounds. Funds are available in the construction account for these buildings. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h i s c o n t r a c t w a s a w a r d e d b y t h e f o l l o w ing v o t e : A y e , M r . Bissell, M r . H u g h e s , M r . Livingston, M r . Nickell, Mr. Swain, M r s . W a t k i n s , M r . Williamson; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Stratton. CONTRACT FOR REROOF1NG TALBOT LABORATORY (13) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $9,354 to Petry Roofing and Sheet Metal Company, Champaign, the lowest bidder, for reroofing the Arthur Newell Talbot Laboratory. Funds are available in the operation and maintenance budget of the Physical Plant Department. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . Bissell, t h i s c o n t r a c t w a s a w a r d e d b y t h e f o l l o w i n g v o t e : A y e , M r . Bissell, M r . H u g h e s , M r . L i v i n g s t o n , M r . N i c k e l l , M r . Swain, M r s . W a t k i n s , M r . Williamson; no, none; absent, M r . Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Stratton. IMPROVEMENTS IN ICE RINK (14) The Safety and Fire Prevention Committee has recommended certain improvements in the Ice Rink, the most important being replacement of the ammoniaoperated compressor motors and auxiliary equipment. This is the original equipment, installed in 1931, and while it has been well maintained, the machinery is now obsolete, it is beyond further overhauling, and it is considered unsafe by the Safety and Fire Prevention Committee. It is recommended that new Freon machinery be installed. Other maintenance work needs to be done at the Ice Rink, as recommended by the Safety and Fire Prevention Committee, for example, installation of panic hardware. The total estimated cost of the minimum improvements necessary is $75,000. The Athletic Association is financially able to finance this work on a temporary basis but is unable to make a permanent commitment of funds. The Board of Directors of the Athletic Association has allocated this amount so that the work may be completed by the fall of 1958, with the understanding that the University will later reimburse the Association from capital appropriations for remodeling and rehabilitation of buildings. I recommend approval of this program and that the assignment of funds made by the Board of Directors be confirmed. O n m o t i o n of M r s . W a t k i n s , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d . ADDITION TO CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LIBRARY ADDITION (15) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend an increase of $3,138.69 in the contract with Johnson, Drake, and Piper, Incorporated, for the construction of the sixth addition to the University Library to provide for four-inch valves in the heating and ventilating installations