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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 21

Based on estimates of construction costs, the total estimated cost of the engineering services, exclusive of those of a resident engineer and/or inspectors for supervision of the work, is approximately $20,000. The Physical Plant Department will provide the supervision from its own personnel. Funds are available in the state capital appropriations from the Universities Building Fund. Submitted herewith is a supporting memorandum from the Physical Plant Department, a copy of which is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. T h e Committee on Buildings and Grounds has been consulted and supports the recommendation. I concur.

On motion of. Mr. Swain, this contract was awarded, as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dilliard, Mr. Harewood, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Kerner, Mr. Wilkins.

IMPROVEMENT OF FOURTH STREET IN CHAMPAIGN (28) The city of Champaign is planning to widen and resurface South Fourth Street from its present width to forty-four feet from curb to curb from Springfield Avenue south to Armory Avenue; with the University's participation, the City will extend the improvement south to Florida Avenue. The University owns one-half the street frontage in the block between Armory Avenue and Gregory Drive, and all the frontage from Gregory Drive south to Florida Avenue, except for the Roselawn Cemetery frontage of about 625 feet north of Florida Avenue and on the east side of Fourth Street. The improvement from Armory south to Florida Avenue would include widening and resurfacing the street from the present width of approximately thirty-five feet to forty-four feet between curbs, a mercury vapor lighting system, a new eight-foot wide sidewalk on both sides of the street between Armory Avenue and Gregory Drive, traffic signals at the intersection of Gregory Drive, drainage and incidental construction related to these improvements. T h e City has requested the University to share in the estimated cost of the improvement on the following basis: F o r that portion of the project from the center line of Armory Avenue to the south property line of Gregory Drive including the traffic signals at the latter intersection on the ratio of University property frontage to the total property frontage, or 50 per cent of said portion of the subject cost $ 22 135 18 For that portion of the project from the south property line of Gregory Drive to the north curb line of Florida Avenue 95 100 92 100 per cent of cost for University-owned property frontage $87 200 92 50 per cent of cost for Roselawn Cemetery frontage 7 900 00 Total $117 236 10 The Roselawn Cemetery is not within the Champaign city limits and can not be assessed for this improvement. T h e Roselawn Cemetery Association has advised it has no funds to participate on a voluntary basis. T h e proposal here submitted provides that the University and the City will share equally in the cost of the improvement along this frontage, estimated at approximately $15,800, or approximately $7,900 to be paid by each party. T h e University's share of the cost will be based on the actual cost of construction, plus engineering, legal, and miscellaneous expenses where applicable, and will be due and payable in one lump sum within thirty days after completion of the project. Funds are available in the state capital appropriations to the University for 1961-63 from the Universities Building Fund. I recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute an agreement with the city of Champaign for the University's participation in this improvement on the basis of the above estimates and that funds be assigned for this purpose.

On motion of Mr. Swain, this recommendation was approved, and