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BOARD OF

TRUSTEES

[July 22

CONTRACT FOR REPLACEMENT OF PHYSICS BUILDING ROOF (8) The Director of the Physical Plant Department submits a schedule of bids for the replacement of the Physics Building roof.

B I D S C H E D U L E — R E - R O O F I N G PHYSICS BUILDING

Bidders Base Bid Henry Reuter&Sons, 151-159S. West Ave., Kankakee, 111.. . $ 1 5 9 9 8 Industrial Roofing Co., 124 N. 15th St., Mattoon, 111 17 987 C. F . Warning Co., Ceape at Court St., Oshkosh, Wis 19 634

Alternate* $550 680 200

'Alternate—Deduction, in the event that present main gutter linings are recused, the present linings reconditioned and reformed, expansion joints installed and connections made to new eaves flashings.

T h e Physics Building was erected in 1908-1909 and the present roof has been in service since then. T h e present slate is in such condition that for the past several years it has been increasingly difficult to keep water out of the building, with damage not only to the building but also to research equipment. T h e cost of replacing the roof is such that considerable study has been given to various other alternatives such as the use of galvanized iron roof and an asphalt shingle. T h e r e is not much saving in cost in changing to galvanized iron due to the problem of making connection with the existing copper gutters and downspouts, and the difficulty of getting galvanized iron is such that it is not believed desirable to use this material. T h e Director recommends the award of the contract to H e n r y Reuter & Sons, the lowest bidder, in the amount of $15448 which results from acceptance of the base bid of $15,998 and of an alternate of $550 which provides a reduction of that amount in the event present main gutter linings are re-used, the present linings reconditioned and reformed, expansion joints installed, and connections made to new eaves flashings.

On motion of Mr. Davis, this award was made as recommended.

RETIREMENT OF PROFESSOR E. N. GATHERCOAL (9) Professor E. N. Gathercoal of the College of Pharmacy has requested that he be retired from active service as of September 1, 1941, on account of his health, under the provisions of the University of Illinois Statutes which provide that "in exceptional cases and for substantial cause, retirement may be permitted by the Board at any time after a member reaches 65 years of age." Professor Gathercoal is 66 years old. H e has been in the service of the University 31 years. T h e retiring allowance payable in his case will be $2,383. I recommend that Professor Gathercoal be retired as of September 1, 1941, as Professor of Pharmacognosy, Emeritus, with a retiring allowance of $2,383.

On motion of Mr. Wieland, this recommendation was adopted.

OPERATION OF U N I O N BUILDINGS

Mr. Livingston, for the Committee on Affiliated Student Activities, presented the following regulations for the operation of the Illini Union Building and the Chicago Union Building.

OPERATION OF T H E ILLINI UNION BUILDING Introduction— It is recommended that the Illini Union Board, consisting of four students appointed by the Student Senate and five faculty members appointed by the President, be abolished at the end of the academic year, 1940-1941. This Board was established originally as the Union Advisory Committee during the period when the Illini Union Building was under construction, and its purpose was to plan the policies to be established in the new building. Its duties in this interim have been carried out, and with the completion of the building its work is practically finished. For various reasons it now appears desirable to reorganize the Board and