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1946]

U N I V E R S I T Y OF

ILLINOIS

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America relating to project Number Illinois-11254 and said Comptroller and Secretary be and the same are hereby authorized to execute future contracts, with the Federal Public Housing Authority, for the acquisition and use of other dwelling units, for the purposes set forth, when so directed by the President of the University of Illinois. Director Havens presented this matter and commented oh it. '. O n motion of Mr. McLaughlin, the above resolution was adopted by unanimous vote. O n motion of M r s . Grigsby, the use of the area east of the Gallivan Tract as a site for the new units was authorized. O n motion of M r . McKelvey, the Legal Counsel and the Comptroller were directed to clarify the status of the use of funds from the $500,000 released by the Governor for portable housing for veterans in relation to its use for the above project, and if the funds are not available, the President of the University was authorized to request the Governor to release additional funds. 1

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE O N ADDITION TO CONTRACT FOR PORTABLE HOUSES

(20) The Board of Trustees on November 23, 1945, appropriated $500,000 released by the Governor from the state building appropriation, for moving, erection, and equipment of 275 portable houses secured from the National Housing Agency. It was understood that the contracts for that moving would be submitted to the Executive Committee. The latter was done on November 29 and the Committee approved the following contracts: Kuhne-Simmons Company (general contract)—maximum $300 505 Champaign Plumbing and Heating Company (plumbing contract) — maximum 56 773 On December 11, 1045, the Board awarded the following contract: Hecker and Company (electrical contract)—maximum $ 9625 The Committee also received an itemized budget of capital costs for this project. One of the items in the budget was that of additional exterior general work, interior wiring, and interior plumbing. It was impossible to estimate this work at that time or to inaugurate it before the houses were delivered. A considerable number of the houses are now in place and estimates of all necessary work are being made as rapidly as possible. Contractors now on. the job are willing to undertake this work on a unit cost basis with a guaranteed maximum. The estimated maximum of such work is $75,000. The estimate of the general work is $27410. The Executive Committee has approved an addition of this amount to the Kuhne-Simmons contract. The committee has also authorized the Comptroller to approve additions to other contracts as fast as estimates can be completed, all such additions to be reported to the Board. O n motion of Mr. McKelvey, this report was received for record, and the action of the Executive Committee in authorizing the additions to the general contract, and to other contracts, was approved and confirmed.

LIMITATION OF ENROLLMENT IN T H E UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS AT URBANA A N D CHAMPAIGN

(21) The visible supply of housing of all kinds as of January 22, 1946, will accommodate an enrollment of 10,400. The rest of the prospective enrollees will have to depend on any additional housing that may be made available in private homes in Urbana and Champaign which do not now and have not before rented quarters to students. An intensive campaign, with appeals to the citizens of the

1 This question was submitted to the Governor by the President of the University, and the Governor on February 5 replied " I hereby approve the inclusion of the words 'or other temporary* so that the release would then read 'portable or other temporary housing units.' "