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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[January 24

Radio Transmitter Armed guard 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. (14 hours a day @ 72(f an h o u r ) $1 681 68 Bell Telephone rental 57 29 Total $ 1 738 97 Armory (Armed guard 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., five days a week and from 12:30 p.m. Saturday to 7:30 a.m. Monday (103 hours a week @ 72(f) 1 958 83 Military Stables ( A r m e d guard 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., five days a week and from 12:30 p.m. Saturday to 7:30 a.m. Monday (103 hours a week @ 72^) 1 958 83 Abbott Power Plant (Armed guard 24 hours a day, 7 days a week @ 72<t) 2 882 80 Old Power Plant (Extend time of present staff (three m e n ) to provide 24-hour service for six days a week (closed on Sundays) . . 328 13 Total from General Reserve Fund $ 8 867 56 Noyes Chemistry Laboratory (Armed guard 24 hours a day, 7 days a week @ 72^) 2 882 80' Total authorised, expenditure $11 750 36

On motion of Mr. Fornof, this appropriation was made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, President Cleary, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Grigsby, Mr, Jensen, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Livingston, Dr. Meyer; no, none; absent, Mr. Adams, Mr. Green, Mr. Wieland.

GARAGE AND SERVICE BUILDINGS FOR NATURAL RESOURCES BUILDING (11) On May 14, 1938 (Minutes, page 806), the Board of Trustees entered into an agreement with the Department of Registration and Education relating to the construction of a Natural Resources Building for the State Scientific Surveys on the University campus. T h e agreement provides that the University shall furnish a site for the Natural Resources Building and that plans and specifications for the building shall be submitted to the Board for approval before the Department advertises for bids and that contemplated contracts shall likewise be stibmitted to the Board for approval before they are awarded. Plans are being developed for the construction of a garage and service building for the Natural Resources Building. Representatives of the Natural History and Geological Surveys have been conferring with representatives of the Physical Plant Department concerning construction details and it is anticipated they will soon reach an agreement. In the interests of saving time, I request that the Board of Trustees authorize the President of the University: (1) to approve the plans and specifications for these two service buildings provided they conform to University standards of construction; and (2) to approve the award of contracts in accordance with the agreement with the Department of Registration and Education.

On motion of Mr. Jensen, the President of the University was authorized to proceed as requested.

AGREEMENT W I T H THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS FOR A COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATION BY ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION (12) T h e Dean of the College of Engineering recommends approval of an agreement with the Association of American Railroads for a cooperative investigation of (1) fatigue failures of rail joint bars for the Committee on Rail, and (2) studies of the relation of wheel load to wheel diameters for the Joint Committee on Relation Between Track and Equipment, by the Engineering Experiment Station. 'This will be charged against funds received from the Federal Government for research projects carried on by the University for the National Defense Research Committee. These allocations of funds include an allowance for overhead expense in the case of each project.