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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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14. Ten thousand reams &fi" x i o ^ j " 16 lb. No. 4 white mimeograph bond; and 8 j / 2 " x n " 16 lb. No. 4 mimeograph bond in colors as follows: 500 reams green, 800 reams blue, 250 reams pink, 800 reams canary, 150 reams goldenrod, 250 reams buff; for the Extension Service in Agriculture and H o m e Economics, from the Dwight Bros. Paper Company, Chicago, at a cost of approximately $5,618 f.o.b. Urbana. 15. Twenty-one watthour meters, and 28 current transformers, for the Physical Plant Department, from the Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Springfield, at a cost of $1,599.05. 16. One hundred thirty-eight cases of P y r e x laboratory glassware, for the General Chemical Stores, from A r t h u r S. LaPine and Company, Chicago, at a cost of approximately $2,309.97. 17. One Springfield lathe with attachments, 71 holesaws of assorted sizes, 32 taper shank twist drills, and 205 straight shank twist drills, for the Department of Physics, from the W a r Assets Corporation, Louisville, Kentucky, at a cost of $2,441.34. 18. Ten Frigidaire Model No. PR610 water coolers, to be installed in various buildings, for the Physical Plant Department, from McMullen-Shane, Inc., Danville, at a cost of $1,971.40. 19. T w o Monroe calculating machines, for the Department of Physics, from the Monroe Calculating Machine Company, at a cost of $1,213.80. 20. T w o Marchant calculating machines, for the Department of Physics, from the Marchant Calculating Machine Company, at a cost of $1,020. 21. Seven hundred sixty-two 36" x 75" 32 lb. cotton felt mattresses, for the Residence Halls, from A. D. Sackett, Champaign, at a cost of $9,144. 22. Labor, materials, and equipment to complete concrete sidewalk and curb replacements described in drawing #900-17-1, for the Physical Plant Department, by the Wold Concrete & Construction Co., Chicago, at a cost of $1,400. 23. Thirty-two special circuit-breaker lighting panels, for the Physical Plant Department, from the W m . W u r d a c k Electric Manufacturing Company, at a cost of $3,050 f.o.b. St. Louis. 24. Six hundred plastic 10-oz. cups with handle, 600 plastic 12-oz. cereal or soup bowls, 600 plastic compartment trays, I5J4" x u J 4 " , for the Illini Union, from Devine Foods, Inc., at a cost of $2,287.32 f.o.b. Chicago. 25. F o u r rebuilt generators (20 K.W., }4 K.W., 50 K.W., 1 K . W . ) , for the Department of Physics, from the Inland Industrial Electric Service Company, at a cost of $2,753 f.o.b. Chicago. 26. Twelve R.O.T.C. advanced course uniforms, for the Military Department, from Merlo's Military Store, Champaign, at a cost of $1,044.84. 27. Six sofas and 22 chairs for the lounge, for the Residence Halls, from Marshall Field and Company, Chicago, at a cost of $2,280. 28. T w o hundred nineteen double-deck beds for the Skating Rink, and 161 double-deck beds for the Stadium, from the Universal Equipment Company, Batesville, Indiana, at a cost of $18,753. 29. One thousand grams each of l(-)-leucine, dl-phenylalanine, dl-threonine, for the Department of Chemistry, from Merck and Company, Inc., at a cost of $1,053 fo.b. Rahway, New Jersey. O n m o t i o n of M r . F o r n o f , t h e a c t i o n of t h e C o m p t r o l l e r i n a u t h o r izing these purchases w a s approved and confirmed. PURCHASES RECOMMENDED (19) T h e Purchasing Agent has proposed and the Comptroller recommends the following purchases. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase in each case is recommended on the basis of lowest bid, ceiling price, or because the item is noncompetitive. I concur in the recommendations. 1. Rental of caps and gowns for June, 1946, Commencement, from the Collegiate Cap and Gown Company, Champaign, at a cost of $1,260. 2. T w o hundred eighty-eight anatomy dissecting sets, for the Student Supply Store, Chicago, from the Graf-Apsco Co., Chicago, at a cost of $1,710.80. 3. One Sonntag universal fatigue machine, for the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, from the Baldwin Southwark Division of Baldwin Locomotive W o r k s , Philadelphia, at a cost of $1,000.