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Contract Change Order No. 20 with W . E. O'Neil Construction Company for general work. (1) Piers under west entrance steps necessary because solid earth bearing was found at a lower level than indicated for the bottom of foundations on our construction drawings $ 726 (2) Installation of push bars and small knobs on twelve interior doors in main entrance vestibules to guard against breaking of glass and subsequent injuries 155 42 Total Addition Contract Change Order No. 6 with Robert Gordon, Incorporated, for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning work. (1) Furnish and install 2-valve traps in connection with turbine discharge to condensate pump in accordance with quotation dated August 29, 1940 $ 83 67 (2) Furnish and install float control boxes in the hot wells of refrigeration condensors in accordance with quotation dated September 5, 1940 268 81

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Total Addition 352 48 On motion of Mr. Williamson, these change orders were approved, and the action of the Executive Committee in authorizing certain of them was approved and confirmed, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Jensen, Dr. Meyer, Mrs. Plumb, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Adams, Mr. Horner, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Mayer, Mr. Wieland.

APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDS FOR R . O . T . C . BUILDING (10) The Professor of Military Science and Tactics (Commandant of the R.O.T.C. Brigade) has submitted a statement, with supporting data, that there is an urgent need for an Armory Annex for the training of mounted and mechanized R.O.T.C. units. The Federal appropriation for work relief and relief for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, provides that W.P.A. projects which are directly related to the program of national defense are exempt from the customary requirement that the sponsor must supply one-fourth of the total cost and the limitation of $100,000 as the maximum total cost of any one project. Thus senior units of the R.O.T.C. now established at colleges and universities may qualify for Federal funds for R.O.T.C. buildings, if they are certified by the Secretary of W a r as important to the national defense and it can be shown that the construction is necessary to the proper care and operation of such units. T h e W a r Department has adopted no general policy but has stated that each case will be considered on its merits. It is recommended that the Board of Trustees authorize the application for a grant of funds from the W o r k Projects Administration sufficient to cover the full cost of construction and equipment of an Armory Annex at the University of Illinois pursuant to the provisions of the act of Congress (Public Resolution No. 88, 76th Congress, Chapter 432, 3rd Session) referred to herein. T h e statement from the Professor of Military Science and Tactics in support of this recommendation is submitted herewith and a copy given to the Secretary of the Board for record. In this connection it should be noted that the Board of Directors of the Athletic Association has requested that no assignments of land in the vicinity of the Stadium and George Huff Gymnasium which might be used for physical