Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1946
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1945] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PURCHASES RECOMMENDED 629 (23) The Purchasing Agent has proposed and the Comptroller recommends the following purchase. I concur in the recommendation. Coal, 8,000 tons screenings, for the Chicago Physical Plant, from RothAdam Fuel Company, Chicago, at a cost of $44,640. O n motion of D r . Meyer, this purchase w a s authorized as recommended. T h e Executive Committee adjourned. H . E . C U N N I N G H A M , Clerk PARK LIVINGSTON, Chairman KARL A. MEYER S E C O N D S E S S I O N , A U G U S T 29, 1945 W h e n the Board convened after t h e recess on August 29, 1945, the same members were present as at t h e opening session; also M r . Fornof and M r . Williamson. President Willard a n d t h e other University officers were present as listed on page 617. MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT WILLARD T h e Board considered the following matters presented b y the President of t h e University. CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY T H E COMPTROLLER J U N E 2 2 TO JULY 1 7 , 1 9 4 5 (1) The Comptroller's report of contracts. With Whom Office of Scientific Research and Development British Ministry of Supply Mission With Whom Corkery and Siems Iinde Air Products Company Purpose OEM-1476 secret contract Four spare tubes for the 4.5 Mevbetatron Purpose Alterations to rooms 307-308 Administration Building, East Unionmelt welding process Amount to be paid to the University $4000 1 760 Amount to be paid by the University $4 130 Five centsall pound for a metal deposited Date June 24. 1945 June 14, 1945 Date June 28, 1945 July i, 1945 This report was received for record. QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER (2) The Comptroller presents his quarterly report to the Board as of June 30, 1945. Copies of this report have been sent to all members of the Board in advance of this meeting. T h i s report w a s r e f e r r e d to the Finance Committee. REPORT O N R U L I N G O F ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION IN PROCEEDINGS O N FREIGHT RATES O N COAL (3) On March 20, 1043 (Minutes, page 313), the Board of Trustees authorized proceedings before the Illinois Commerce Commission to obtain a reduction in what appeared to be discriminatory freight rates charged by certain carriers for coal hauled to the University from the Danville area. On April 8, 1944 (Minutes, page 924), on recommendation of Judge Sveinbjorn Johnson, who had been handling this matter for the University, the Board retained the services of Mr. Nuel D. Belnap of Chicago as special counsel experienced in the technical aspects of freight rate litigation. Reports on the status of this case and the progress of proceedings were made to the Board on June I, 1944, and September 29, 1944 (Minutes, pages 961 and 217).
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