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BOARD O F TRUSTEES

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QUARTERLY REPORT O F T H E COMPTROLLER

(16) The Comptroller presented his quarterly report to the Board as of September 30, 1960. T h i s report was received for record and a copy has been filed with the Secretary of the Board.

CHANGE IN CONTRACT FOR POWER PLANT EQUIPMENT

(17) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend an increase of $12,860 in a contract with the General Electric Company for the turbine generator unit and exciter and electrical equipment for the addition to the Abbott Power Plant (Boiler No. 6, Unit No. 7). This change will omit one of three 4160 volt motor starters and will add two 13.8 kv. swttchgear units for the auxiliary transformers and also one swinging panel for synchronizing equipment. The change is recommended by Sargent and Lundy, Chicago, consulting engineers for the Power Plant addition, and by the Physical Plant to insure greater reliability, flexibility, and centralized metering of the generator electric load.

I concur.

O n motion of M r s . Watkins, this change in the contract was authorized.

PURCHASE OF PROPERTY O N HEALEY STREET IN CHAMPAIGN

(18) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend the purchase of two vacant lots at 607 and 609 East Healey Street, Champaign, as asite for a building for the Department of Electrical Engineering gaseous electronics research prom-am, at a price of $4 per square foot with a minimum price of $40,000, based on an estimate of approximately 10,000 square feet. The lots are irregular in shape and the exact amount of land to be conveyed can be determined only after the property has been surveyed.1 The area is zoned for business and the price is reasonable compared with other purchases by the University in business-zoned areas, and is consistent with appraisals secured by the University. I recommend authorization of this purchase, subject to the release of funds from the state capital appropriation for 1959-61 for land acquisitions. O n motion of M r . Swain, the purchase of this property, subject to availability of funds, was authorized by the following vote: Aye, Mr. G e m e n t , Mr, Harewood, M r . H u g h e s , Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watlcins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Johnston, M r . Stratton, M r . Wilkins. SECRETARY'S REPORTS T h e Secretary presented for record the following lists: ( 1 ) appointments made by the President; ( 2 ) graduate fellows; ( 3 ) resignations and declinations; ( 4 ) leaves of absence.

APPOINTMENTS MADE BY T H E PRESIDENT

(The date in parentheses is the date on which the appointment was made by the President of the University. C = College; S = Station; E = Extension.) ANAST, BASIL P., Assistant Professor of Parasitology (Department of Medicine) (Medicine), 83/100 time, one year from September 1, 1960, $6,250, supersedes (10-26-60). ASCH, WALTER B., Instructor in Social Sciences (Chicago Undergraduate Division), %i time for the first semester, $319.50 a month, and Vi time for the second semester, $191.67 a month, to render service during the academic year, September 1, 1960-August 31, 1961, supersedes (10-26-60). BAEHR, RALPH H., Assistant in Radiology (Medicine), one year from September 1, 1960, without salary (10-11-60).

1 The survey subsequently made indicated an area of 10,316 square feel and the purebav price was $41,264. — Secretary's Note.