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U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S

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SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR NON-RECURRING EXPENDITURES (13) In accordance with recommendations from the Committee on Special Appropriations and Non-Recurring Expenditures, I recommend appropriations from the General Reserve Fund for the following purposes: Equipment for Sanitary Engineering Laboratory $2 500 Remodeling in Health Service Building 2 300 Shelving in Music Library in Smith Memorial Hall I 500 Remodeling in New Agriculture Building to provide storage s p a c e . . . I 200 Total $7 500 Reports from the Committee on Special Appropriations and Non-Recurring Expenditures explaining the need for each item are attached. For the reasons indicated in the Committee's report the remodeling of the Health Service Building is an emergency item, and to save time the Comptroller has been authorized to execute a contract with Corkery & Siems in the amount of $1,898, which was the lowest bid submitted, for the general work. O n m o t i o n of M r . F o r n o f , t h e s e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s w e r e m a d e a s

recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Grigsby, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McKelvey, Mr. Nickell; no, none; absent, Mr. Davis, Mr. Green, Mr. Karraker, Dr. Luken, Dr. Meyer.

APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE (14) T h e Dean of the College of Agriculture requests an appropriation of $1,300 from accumulated surplus receipts in the Department of Horticulture (present balance $15,886) for the purchase of an additional orchard sprayer which is greatly needed by that department, to replace an old sprayer. T h e present sprayer has been in use since 1938 and is smaller than is needed. A sprayer of satisfactory size is offered by the John Bean Manufacturing Company at a net cost of approximately $1,300 after allowing $449 for the old sprayer. Only three of these machines are available for distribution in Illinois and one is being held for the University. I recommend an appropriation as requested and approval of the purchase as described.

On motion of Mrs. Grigsby, this appropriation was made as requested, and the purchase authorized, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Grigsby, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McKelvey, Mr. Nickell; no, none; absent, Mr. Davis, Mr. Green, Mr. Karraker, Dr. Luken, Dr. Meyer.

ADJUSTMENT IN URBANA COAL CONTRACT (15) On August 31, 1943 (Minutes, page 515), the Board authorized a contract with the Globe Coal Company for 160 cars of 2" screenings at a price of $2.00, f.o.b. mine, to be delivered by November I. This contract was concluded and 34 cars were delivered. It was not possible to accept delivery of the remainder because, soon after the contract was completed, heating was discovered in stored coal on hand, making it necessary to burn some of the latter. Coal purchased from the Globe Coal Company was not suitable for storage, so it was not possible to make delivery of the quantity specified in the contract within the specified time. Since the time for delivery expired, a new miners' wage scale has been put into effect which has increased costs of production. A new price schedule has not yet been issued, but the Company was willing to proceed with the delivery of the remaining 126 cars on the contract at a price of $2.20 a ton, f.o.b. mine (delivered price approximately $3.00 a ton) during the period ending January IS, 1944. These deliveries would meet our plant requirements during that period. Other possible sources of coal have been contacted, but no other offers have been received to date. In view of the emergency, the Comptroller authorized this adjustment in