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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 24

4. One electric furnace, requested by the Ceramic Engineering Department, from the Hevi Duty Electric Company, the lowest bidder, at their price of $2,396.25 f.o.b. Milwaukee. 5: 2,850 tons screenings coal, requested by the Physical Plant Department for use at Abbott Power Plant during February 1945, from the Taylor-English Coal Company, Danville, at a total cost of $7,837.50. 6. T h r e e 7" Berger transit theodolites, requested by the College of Engineering, from Charles Bruning Company, Inc., Chicago, at their price of $2,610. (This is a non-competitive item; emergency action was necessary to obtain required delivery.) 7. One G.M.C. dump truck, requested by the Physical Plant Department, from Dillavou Brothers, Champaign, at a cost of $1,803.52. (Emergency action was necessary to obtain delivery of available truck.) 8. Shingles, as follows, requested by the Physical Plant Department, from the Structural Slate Company, Chicago, the lowest bidder, at their price of $1,925 f.o.b. Urbana: 5500—10" x 16" x Ya," black slate shingles 4800—10" x 18" x Yx" black slate shingles 5500—10" x 16" x YA" unfading green shingles 4800—10" x 18" x Yi" unfading green shingles (Emergency action was necessary because this material was offered subject to prior sale.) 9. One lot of valves and pipe fittings, requested by the Physical Plant Department, from the Crane Company, Chicago, the lowest bidder, at their price of $1,760. (Emergency action was necessary as the quotation was subject to prompt acceptance.) 10. 2,736.607 bushels No. 4 yellow shelled corn, requested by the Animal Husbandry Department, from William McGath, Champaign, at a total cost of $2,750.29, or a unit price of $1,005 a bushel. (Emergency action was necessary because the corn was offered subject to immediate delivery. T h e ceiling price was $1.02 a bushel.) 11. 7,000 bushels (approximately) No. 2 oats, requested by the Animal Husbandry Department, as follows: H . T. Walton & Son, Maywood: 3,000 bushels @ $.755 a bushel..$2 265 Silver Bros., Urbana: 4,000 bushels @ $.755 a bushel 3 020 These are ceiling prices. (Emergency action was necessary since the offers were available for immediate acceptance only.) 12. T w o cars No. 1 alfalfa hay, requested by the Dairy Husbandry Department, from the Shofstall H a y Company, Cozad, Nebraska, at a total cost of approximately $1,380. This price is based on a cost of $34.50 a ton, f.o.b. Champaign. This is the only proposal received. (Emergency action was necessary because the offer was made subject to prior sale. Alfalfa hay is very scarce and we have experienced difficulty in locating our requirements.) T h i s report w a s received for record. CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY T H E COMPTROLLER JANUARY 12 TO FEBRUARY 1 4 , 1 9 4 5 (12) T h e Comptroller's report of contracts executed. v

With Whom Coraeli Seed Company Cornell Seed Company Purpose Cooperative investigation to grow and distribute a certain variety of peppers, known as Mini F5 Cooperative investigation to grow and distribute certain varieties of mung beans, known as Illinois green mung 833, 831, and 793 Secret Contract 7401 in connection with research for U. S. Government Systematic clinical investigation of the use of alphatron radon ointment Amount to be received by the University Date January 19, 1945 January 26, 1945

University of Chicago Canadian Radium and Uranium Corporation

January 24, 1945 $1 000 co January is, 1945