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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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CONTRACT FOR PLASTERING AND ACOUSTICAL WORK (29) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend award of a standing contract to H a r r y F . Fisher, Urbana, for maintenance, plastering, patching repairs, and acoustical installations, work to be done as needed, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1956, on the basis of the following terms: ( r ) $2.50 an hour for trucking of equipment and materials for actual time used solely for transportation, provided that not over 10 per cent of one job will be charged to trucking costs unless the total costs are $25 or less; and (2) contractor's fee of 19 per cent of all job costs. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract.

On motion of Mr. Herrick, this contract was awarded, and the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the same.

AGREEMENT WITH EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AND RADIO CENTER (30) The Director of University Broadcasting and the Comptroller recommend authorization of an agreement with the Educational Television and Radio Center, a non-profit corporation for the advancement of educational television and radio at Ann Arbor, Michigan, to furnish television program materials. The fee will be $4,800 for a period of twelve months from July I, 1956. The University will not be under any obligation to use or broadcast any material furnished by the Center which the University may deem unsuitable for its use. Funds are available in the budget of Television-Motion Pictures of University Broadcasting. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this agreement for the period indicated. O n m o t i o n of M r . J o h n s t o n , t h e C o m p t r o l l e r a n d S e c r e t a r y of t h e Board w e r e a u t h o r i z e d t o e x e c u t e t h i s a g r e e m e n t . COMPTROLLER'S REPORT OF CONTRACTS (31) The Comptroller's report of contracts executed during the period May 1 to May 31, 1956. Amount to be

With Whom American Iron and Steel Institute Board of Education of East Alton-Wood River Community District No. 144, Madison County, Illinois Board of Education of Sycamore Community School District No. 427, DeKalb County, Illinois Creole Petroleum Corporation The Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago Charles Pfizer and Company, Incorporated Reinforced Concrete Research Council United States Air Force AF 33(6l6)- 33 o6 United States Navy NObs-72060 United States Navy NOrd-16417 Purpose Welded wire fabric for reinforced concrete School survey Paid to the University

2 750 00

Effective Date

$14 000 00

June 1, 1956 March 28, 1956

School survey

3 750 00

March 12. 1956

Consolidation characteristics of soils under high pressures Substitution value of sludge for nitrogen and phosphorus Mechanism of antibiotic action Effect of moment ratio on shear strength of reinforced concrete beams Reversible changes in the central nervous system Pressure vessel design Fatigue test of leaded steels

15 010 00 12 OOO OO 2 500 OO 6 000 00

June 15, 1956 M a y 1, 1956

July i, 1956 July i, 1956

28 026 OO IO 600 OO 14 55O OO

December 15, 1955 December 1, 1 955 September 22, 1955