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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1946
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1152 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [June 15 RESOLUTION RELATING TO INCREASED F U N D S On motion of Mr. Williamson, the following resolution was adopted. Whereas, the internal budget of the University of Illinois for 1946-1947 involves increased funds necessary to maintain essential activities and especially to render instruction to veteran students in the University, and Whereas, the Board has received a report on the proposed branch of the University to be established at the Navy Pier in Chicago, primarily to accommodate veteran students desiring to enroll in the University but who can not be taken care of at Urbana-Champaign, and Whereas, these programs involve expenditure of funds not appropriated to the Board of Trustees, and the Board, in view of constitutional and statutory limitations, is without authority to create liability or indebtedness in excess of appropriations actually made, and Whereas, the Board has given its approval in principle to the financial plan contemplated in the internal budget for 1946-1947 now in preparation and the proposed program at the Navy Pier in Chicago, which expenditures the Board considers essential to the proper functioning of the University and providing of service to veterans desiring to enroll in the University, now therefore Be it resolved, that the President of the Board and the President of the University be and they hereby are authorized and directed to submit these facts to the Governor and the appropriate committees of the General Assembly with an urgent request for immediate consideration in a special session of the General Assembly of the additional appropriations needed to carry out these programs. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CONTRACTS (6) T h e Board of Directors of the Athletic Association requests approval of assignment of funds and award of contracts for the following items: 1. Canvas cover for football field. A new cover is needed to replace one purchased a number of years ago and no longer suitable for use. On investigation it has been found that the C. J. Hoigard Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is in a position to furnish a cover of the type and quality used by other institutions at a price of $5,500. 2. Architectural services. Because of evidence of deterioration of the concrete work on the Stadium, ticket booths, and east approach to the Stadium and the need for a new south entrance, an arrangement is proposed with Holabird and Root of Chicago for architectural drawings and specifications on the basis of direct cost, with a limitation of 10% of the cost of any construction undertaken, plus supervision if required. T h e preliminary estimate of the cost of this service is $5,000. 3. Repair of concrete work at Stadium. Holabird and Root of Chicago recommended that all bad concrete should be removed and built back to proper grade and contour, treads repaired to give proper pitch for drainage, and portals and railings patched, repaired, and painted. T h e use of gunite is recommended. T h e John D. Bolton Company of Kansas City is prepared to do this work and to guarantee its early completion. Architects estimate the cost at $20,000, and this concern made a firm bid of $18,850 on the specifications submitted. T h e Comptroller recommends the assignment of these funds and approval of these contracts, and I concur. On motion of Mr. Davis, these changes in the Athletic Association budget were approved, and the award of contracts was authorized as recommended. SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS OF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION APPROVED TO MARCH 3 1 , 1 9 4 6 (7) In approving the Athletic Association budget for the current year (Minutes, August 29, 1945, page 633), the Board authorized the President to make changes and adjustments as recommended by the Association's Board of Directors within the total estimated income. Following is a statement of the adjustments thus made to March 31, 194°. not previously reported:
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