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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

957

December 15, 1945

Honorable Scott W. Lucas United States Senate Washington, D. C.

DEAR SENATOR L U C A S :

I thank you for your telegram of December 13, informing me that the application of the University of Illinois for 125 additional housing units has been approved by the National Housing Agency. Subsequently we received a telegram from the Chicago Office of the N H A indicating that similar instructions have been received there. T h e National Housing Agency has no more houses of the portable shelter type such as those at Charlestown, Indiana. T h e houses now available will require dismantling and re-erection, but we are investigating this carefully. Incidentally, we are having difficulty in securing permission to transport the houses at Charlestown, Indiana, over the Indiana highways, but that is something we will have to work out at this end. Enclosed is a copy of a telegram received from Congressman Rolla C. McMillen concerning S J R 122. Under this bill, if amended as he has proposed and passed, it would be possible for the University of Illinois t o secure funds to cover the.cost of moving houses made available by federal agencies to UrbanaChampaign and installing them here. So, if the University of Illinois could get such federal funds it could use its State appropriation of $1,500,000, part of which has been assigned for the temporary housing project, for construction of permanent housing facilities for students. I am also enclosing a copy of the reply I have sent Mr. McMillen. I have not previously been in touch with him about this particular matter. With best wishes, I am Very sincerely yours,

A. C. WILLARD

President 1945 December 13 A. C. Willard, President University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois Happy to advise you that application for 125 additional dwelling units for University of Illinois was approved by National Housing Agency today.

SCOTT W . LUCAS, U.S. Senator

December 15, 1945 Honorable Rolla C. McMillen House of Representatives Washington, D. C.

DEAR M R . MCMILLEN:

Please accept my thanks for your telegram of December 14 concerning action by the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds of the House of Representatives on S J R 122. I also have your letter of December 12 enclosing a copy of this bill, and have just received your telegram of December 15 concerning the allocation of 125 additional housing units to the University of Illinois by the National Housing Agency. W e are investigating this possibility. The University of Illinois has contracted with the Federal Public Housing Authority for removing 275 portable houses from Charlestown, Indiana, to Urbana-Champaign t o be- used for housing veteran students. It is estimated that this will cost about $500,000. T h e University of Illinois has a State appropriation of $1,500,000 for student housing, part of which has been assigned for this