Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1956 [PAGE 143]

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Item Equipment for government research (restricted)

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Department Engineering Research Engineering Research Vendor Everett Associates, Chicago

[October 2j

Cost J 6 602 50 f.o.b. factory 68 915 00

A study for government research program (restricted)

The Ramo-Wooldridge Corp., Los Angeles, Calif.

T h e following purchases w e r e authorized by the President on the recommendation of t h e D i r e c t o r of P u r c h a s e s a n d t h e C o m p t r o l l e r . Item Department Vendor Cost A study for government research proEngineering Chromatic Television, Inc., $10 000 00 gram (restricted) Research Oakland, Calif. One 10-channel timer, without relay Civil Engineering Electro-Pulse, Inc., 4 500 00 circuits, io-9econd in 0.001 seconds Culver City, Calif. f.o.b. intervals (1 millisecond accuracy), Culver 5 ampere contacts City

On motion of Mr. Bissell, these purchases were approved.

COMPTROLLER'S REPORT OF CONTRACTS (16) The Comptroller's report of contracts executed during the period September 1 to September 30, 1954. Amount to be

With Whom Illinois Dairy Products Association Refrigeration Research Foundation, Inc. Trojan Powder Company With Whom State's Attorney of DeKalb County Purpose Cream quality improvement Refrigerated warehousing of foods Silage preservation program Purpose Services rendered (in lieu of taxes) Paid to the University #24 000 00 for two-year period 1 000 00 Effective Date July 1, 1954

September 1, 1954 September 9, 1954 Effective Date July 26, 1954

1 500 00 Amount to be Paid by the University $3 624 20 Amount to be Paid by the University $ 120 83 640 00 55 00 317 03 433 33 958 85

Leases

With Whom J. I. Case Company Chicago Medinah Temple John Deere Plow Company Harry Ferguson Company Fox River Tractor Company International Harvester Company (four agreements) Purpose Farm equipment for use by department of agriculture Rental of main auditorium for commencement exercises, June 17. 1955 Farm equipment for use by department of agriculture Farm equipment for use by department of agriculture Farm equipment for use by department of agriculture Farm equipment for use by department of agriculture Effective Date June 10, 1954 September 8, 1954 August 31, 1954 July 19, 1954 July 1, 1954 August, 1954

Contract Changes

With Whom Commonwealth Edison Company Commonwealth Edison Company Illinois Farm Supply Company Lederle Laboratories Division, American Cyanamid Company Sanitary District of Chicago Swift and Company Transparent Package Company Purpose Covering for underground cables Heating in reinforced steel by electrical fields Trace elements in soils and crops Aureomycin nutrition of swine Nutritive value of dried activated sewage sludge for animal feeding Antibiotics and fat-soluble vitamins Deterioration of meat Amount to be Paid to the University $1 800 00 1 800 00 2 000 00 1 500 00 4 680 00 2 775 00 3 000 00 Effective Date July 20, 1954 July 20, 1954 September 24, 1954 August 1, 1954 May 10, 1954 September 24, 1954 September r, 1954